Above is a picture of the Emmaus Interact High school students enjoying a day at the Miracle League.
You may be asking why the picture of the Interact students? We have a new Emmaus High School Interact Club advisor. Amy Kaunitz is the new advisor for our Interact club. Samantha will be going out on maternity leave in the next few weeks. We thank Samantha for all of her hard work and dedication to the club the past three years.
A little about Amy until she has a chance to tell us herself. Amy spent 12 years teaching middle school and now she is now helping young freshman minds understand and appreciate Social Studies. It is her first year as a teacher at the high school level. When you meet Amy you will see how her enthusiasm, passion, and love of teaching comes out. We have found a new leader for the Interact club. If you happen to run into her on the street or at the supermarket, please say hello. I will have a picture of Amy in a future issue of the Trumpet.
Until then Uncle Bob will be helping her and her students prepare for a very special Halloween at the Miracle League on October 24th. Thank you, Bob, for all of your work with the Miracle League.
In the Fall of 1742, Borough founders Jacob Eberhardt and Sebastian Knauss organized and built a Moravian Church. In 1758, the 102 acre Moravian village was named Emmaus after the Palestinian village in the Gospel of Luke. By the 1800's, it was called Emaus in common usage and was incorporated under that name in 1859. Note the bank inscription in this photo from the Triangle area.
Below is the photo of one of the many artifacts on display at the Emmaus Historical Society on Chestnut Street. Note that both "Emaus" and "Emmaus" are painted on the drum head.
Emmaus Rotary was instrumental in making the permanent change back to Emmaus. In 1938, Rotarians went door to door asking residents to sign a petition asking for the return to two "m's". The petition was presented in court and the return to the original spelling was granted.
MIRACLE LEAGUE HALLOWEEN NIGHT / WEDNESDAY OCT.24TH
We usually have over 400-Children attending.
Please bring Halloween Candy or Donations this week to our regular Thursday breakfast meeting.
The Emmaus Interact Club, along with Tony Moyer, will be operating our Trick or Treat Tent.
We will also be requesting 3 or 4 Rotarians to bake Chocolate Chip Cookies for the Refreshment Stand. In previous years, Bob Bisbing & Ray Schumaker, along with my wife Edie & Cindy Hornaman have provided the cookies. If you are able to provide Cookies, please contact Bob Halsey for details.
The 11th Annual Emmaus Rotary Golf Tournament will be held
on Monday, October 15, 2018
at Brookside Country Club.
Emmaus Rotarians-- bring your raffle tickets, stubs and money to this Thursday's regular breakfast meeting.
And try to let everyone you sold raffle tickets to know the drawing will now be held on October 15.
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REGISTER TO PLAY ON October 15th NOW!!
WWW.ERCGOLF.COM
2018 Golf Committee
Co-Chairmen-Steve Gould, John Zayaitz
Committee Members - Mario Cozzubbo-Treasurer, Bob Rust, Don Blose, Mike Lahanas, Joe Pugliese, Rick Zayaitz, Bryce Ruggieri, Rory King, Eric Loch Lisa Spradlin, Morgan Thomas, John Chisca
We have collected 154 deodorants and this is our last week to reach our optimum goal of 200 for the Angel Network. I will be delivering our contribution to Holy Spirit Church on November 12th. I want to thank all of you who have made contributions to this drive. We are working with the Angel Network again to provide Baskets for families of East Penn School District. In the past, we have collected tuna, soup, dish detergent, and pasta.
Every year when we do this I am amazed at the support of our club and proud to be a member of the best club in the Lehigh Valley!
Emmaus Rotarian Ralph Lewis has moved the collection day for canned goods and food items to this Thursday. He will be front and center to receive the items you bring. He will greet you warmly and thank you profusely.
And if you are numbered among those who forgot to bring something from home, no problem...you can still contribute...drop a dollar bill or two in the rattan basket.
Thank you to all the Emmaus Rotarians who step up every month to support Bethel Bible Food PLUS Pantry, which is supported by other service organizations and ecumenically by area churches.
in Pennsylvania, 19% of children live in poverty. Their next meal is not assured especially on week-ends when there are no reduced or free school lunches.
Come and join us for 8th Yvette M. Palmer Purple Pinkie Race to Zero 5K Run/1 mile fun walks. This year we have two events in different parts of our district so that many more of us can participate! The first was held on October 6th at DelVal in Doylestown. So we are now looking toward ---
Saturday, October 13, Lehigh Carbon Community College, Schnecksville, PA, 9:30 AM start
All Proceeds will be donated to Polio Plus and every Dollar Raised will be TRIPLED by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
To sign up for the race, or learn more, visit the website at www.purplepinkie.net. You can either register online or mail in the registration form available on the website.
You don’t need to run to participate. Most people walk! It will be a fun event. Bring your family and friends. We will have awards for the race winners and also many drawings for door prizes, so both runners and walkers will be winners. We will also have great food! We will have members of the Pennsylvania Polio Survivors Network at both events to talk to participants about their experiences with polio.
Sign up Early to avoid the Cost Increase: The cost to participate is $25 ($15 if 17 and under) (includes tech T-shirt) before Sep 20. After September 20 and on race day, the cost is $35 ($25 if 17 and under) (tech T-shirt only while supplies last). Come on out and have a great time for a great cause!
Ask Others to Sponsor You: Help us raise much more money for Polio Plus by asking Rotarians and friends who can't attend to sponsor you. Sponsor sheets and details are available on the Purple Pinkie website. Any Rotarian that sponsors a runner/walker will get credit towards their Paul Harris.
Special prize basket for largest group running or walking together: Interact Clubs, Rotary Clubs, families, other organizations, sports teams. If you have the largest number of folks walking or running in either Purple Pinkie event, you will receive a special prize basket for all to share! Those who walk or run together will eliminate Polio together!
On Thursday, October 4th, the EPSD Education Foundation will host a Career Exploration Fair for 5th through 12th grade students and their families. The event will be held from 6:00pm-8:00pm in the EHS gym. The fair will provide students and parents/guardians the chance to connect with local professionals to learn about specific careers, the training/education required for those careers, job outlook, and more! Currently, there are plans for 50 tables. There will also be a drawing for an IPad!
Rotarians Sal Verrastro and Tony Moyer can help both individual businesses as presentors and Emmaus club members as volunteers to plug into this event.
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