At the risk of repeating myself, let me say “Emmaus Rotary Rocks!”
Sunday’s Cornhole Tournament and Beef n Beer event was a fun, fundraiser that built community. Leave it to all of you to show me how to throw a party for over 100 people and raise money! All of that money is designated for the East Penn Food Coalition, our food program to meet the hunger of East Penn School District students and families. Both Janet Kolepp, our District Governor, and our Governor-Elect for 2021-2022 Bob Hobaugh were among our guests and were duly impressed by the vibrancy of Emmaus Rotary and the success of this inaugural event.
The food and hospitality and venue at Gio Italian Grill were all outstanding. (Several people recommended that I try Gio’s thin crust pizza in the near future.) And we had some generous sponsors: Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Valley Partners, Keystone Precision Solutions, Spillman Farmer Architects, Embassy Bank, Eric Loch Diamond Jewelers, Ai Orthodontics, and Vinyl Press.
ERC fielded three teams. Mark and Michele Erle went several rounds, deep into the tournament. Karen Hodges and her partner Teri Sorg McManoutdid themselves by dressing like the Bobbsey Twins and earned a mention for sartorial splendor. Roger and Roberta Whitcomb snagged an ad hoc prize from Better Homes and Gardens for representing the Senior Division.
I am sure that in his report to Emmaus Rotary, Sal Verrastro will give us all the details of who won the tournament, how much profit we might anticipate, and be generous in his acknowledgment of the contributions of all his team. My personal thanks to Sal, Rick, Don, Meghan, Steve, Courtney, and Doug.
Please remember that we are taking subscriptions to our Flag Program. See Eric Loch for details. Memorial Day is this weekend and our first round of flags will wave around the community.
This Thursday, after our regular breakfast meeting, there will be a Board meeting. Please get any agenda items to me.
Yours in Service,
Lexa Shallcross
Emmaus Rotary President 2020-2021
Immediate past President and President Lexa Shallcross enjoy the Cornhole Event
THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO ATTENDED OUR ANNUAL CORNHOLE TOURNAMENT / BAGS & BEER EVENT!
A giant thank you to the Committee: Rick Zayaitz, Don Blose, Steve Gould (Our Event Sponsor), Courtney Kennedy, Doug Brinker, Meghan Reed, Lexa Shallcross and Mike Waddell. Also thanks to Mark Erle for setting up the registration web site.
We would also like to acknowledge our sponsors:
Better Homes and Garden Real Estate- Event Sponsor
Play Sponsor - Keystone Precision Solutions
Board Sponsors:
Ai Orthodontics
Edward Jones Financial Advisors
Embassy Bank
Spillman Farmer Architects
Eric Loch Diamond Jewelers
Turf Pro
Vinyl Press
A fun time was had by all!
The Cornhole Winning Team with Tony & Gioavanna
The Bartender Rick Zayiatz
Jim Palmquist with Janet Kolepp, our District Governor, and our Governor-Elect for 2021-2022 Bob Hobaugh
We are are having a Fun Way Speech Picnic this Friday, June 25th from 6:00 to 9:00 PM. It’s an opportunity to include everyone at a safe outdoor event at the mmaus Community Park, Rotary Pavilion.
It is going to be fun to seefriends in-person again and to get to know each other better?
When Rotarians get together we are sure to spark new ideas to benefit everyone!
See what I did there? How do you use the Four Way Test in your everyday life? Think about how often you actually do! It’s second nature isn’t it?
The Fun Way Speech Picnic will be a casual event for Rotary members to give their own spin to the Four Way Speech. There will even be some festive prizes from Lexa! So come with a speech or just come for the fun of it all. Everyone’s welcome; grown up or small.
The Fellowship Committee will provide hot dogs and picnic type bites to enjoy. BYOB (no glass!)
Please RSVP to Meghan Reed MeghanReed517@gmail.com or 610-737-5942
Let Meghan know if you plan to attend and if you will be giving a Fun Four Way Speech.
WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A CELEBRATION! -- FUN, FOOD, DRINKS, ALL OUTSIDE AND………….MORE SURPRISES WE WILL BE CELEBRATING OUR FANTASTIC 2020-2021 EMMAUS CLUB ROTARY YEAR
AND MORE IMPORTANTLY THE SUCCESS OF OUR PRESIDENT LEXA SHALLCROSS.
Please come out to support Lexa and all the great things that this club did during the past 12 months.
DATE: JULY 21, 2021 5:00 PM STAY TUNED FOR MORE DETAILS!!!!!
I am proud to report that Luke has graduated from Dog Training School and will be assigned to a needy Veteran. Many thanks to our Poker Run Committee for raising the funds for this program.
HOLIDAY FLAG PROGRAM - It is not too late to sign up for this new program which is designed to provide each recipient with an American Flag to be installed in your yard at each of the following US holidays. For an annual subscription of $49, a 3' x 5' American Flag will be placed in a designated area in your yard and removed immediately after each date:
Memorial Day
Flag Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Patriots Day
Veterans Day
To sign up please use this link: Flags.EmmausRotary.org
A top priority for Rotary International is to value diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) within its membership and activities. District 7430 has responded to this goal by establishing a DEI Committee.
Since August 2020, the DEI Committee has actively been exploring and defining how DEI can benefit service and membership in our District and has been creating a program to implement those benefits. We are pleased to share that much progress has been made developing resources to assist your Club in reflecting the communities you serve.
The DEI Committee would like to introduce its initial presentation to generate and start conversation within your Clubs. District-wide presentations are scheduled in the Harleysville Rotary Club on June 9 at 7:00 am and in the Quakertown Rotary Club on June 15th at 7:30 am. Information to join these meetings is available on the District website (click here.)
We invite all Clubs and all Rotarians to be open to ongoing conversations as we grow healthy and vibrant clubs reflecting DEI. We are all learning together as we educate, enhance and empower one another.
EXTRA EXTRA READ ALL ABOUT IT!! If you haven't heard we are back live at the Brookside Country Club. Vaccinated guests do not need to wear masks inside or outside of the club. Non-vaccinated or partially vaccinated people should continue to wear them inside and outside while moving around the Clubhouse but can remove them when seated. As of next week (June 28th), the mask mandate expires and all guests, vaccinated or non-vaccinated, can retire their masks until our next pandemic.
But as we move slowly towards getting back together in person our meetings will continue to be Hybrid and continue to provide you the meeting virtually.
If you are joining us online, please use the link below to join us this Thursday, at 7:30 AM or sooner if you would like.
We still encourage you to invite a virtual guest to help introduce Rotary to someone who could make a great Rotarian. Simply share the link provided in the red section below with your guest. Pleas ask all guest to sign in as - their name (guest of...?) - in the name field so we know who they were invited by.
To enter the virtual meeting, just click this link or copy and paste it into your URL Browser. Please note that you will need Firefox or Google Chrome as your browser to join the meetings.
2) Scroll down on the sign in page and you will see the list of recorded meetings under "Public Room Recordings".
3) Click on the blue presentation button of the meeting you'd like to view. 4) Click on the triangle shaped play button at the bottom left of the screen to play the recording.
5) Enjoy!
WE ARE GRATEFUL TO ERIC LOCH AND JOHN CHISCA FOR MAKING THE HYBRID MEETINGS POSSIBLE EACH WEEK! And a special thanks to Wade George for helping with the camera and microphone this week.
The ceremony at the Remembrance Garden brick installation on June 3rd was for three of our past Rotary Members. Our Vice president Michael Waddell facilitated the brick installation of Bob Halsey, Bob Pfander and Paul Sarver. Below are the highlights.
The Paul Sarver Family,
Edie Halsey and son Andrew
Mike Waddell sweeps the sand into the joints to complete the installation.
Rotary Zones 28 and 32 (which includes our District 7430) are partnering with Zone 33 to respond to the COVID-19 crisis in India. We have received a special request from RI Director Valarie Wafer for donations from Rotary Clubs and Rotarians to a special fund to assist with providing oxygen concentrators.
Rotarians are partnering with a disaster relief organization, SEWA International (SEWA). The goal is to raise $250,000 which SEWA will match. SEWA is an international organization recognized in the United States as a 501(c)(3) charity with a 4-star charity navigator rating. Learn more about SEWA’s campaign to defeat COVID-19 in India at https://www.sewausa.org/Covid-19-India.
Those partners will purchase the oxygen concentrators in Singapore and elsewhere and have them shipped to India. RI Director Kamal Sanghvi, of Kolkata (formerly Calcutta), and other Indian Rotarians there will be involved in the distribution and transportation of these products to the most critical parts of India.
If you would like to donate, please send your support checks to the Rotary District 6400 Foundation, with your email ID.
Check payable to:
Rotary District 6400 Foundation
Manager’s Office 201 S. Main Street Plymouth, MI 48170
In addition to this request, District 7430 has responded to a request from District 3040 in India and committed to contribute $5000 from our Rotary Foundation District Designated Global Funds to assist in developing an Oxygen Generating Plant.
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to us via email, text or call.
Rotary Fellowships Month - Make New Friends Around the World
Rotary Fellowships Month - June is designated as “Rotary Fellowships Month” by the RI Board to recognize the importance of international fellowship and good will among Rotarians with similar recreational interests, vocations, and health and medical issue-oriented interests, to promote increased participation in fellowships and increase understanding of this program. The RI Board encourages fellowships groups to highlight activities through projects, activities, and events in celebration of “Rotary Fellowships Month” in June.
“Fellowship is wonderful; it illuminates life’s pathway, spreads good cheer, and is worth high price.”
HELP!! We are all responsibility for making each week's meeting a success. But since the pandemic, we have stopped issuing meeting assignments due to the lack of in-person meetings. So many thanks to all of you who have stepped up each week and staffed the front reception table and all of the other assignment since we have returned to Brookside. And thanks to the following people who volunteered to take on the respective assignment this week JUNE 17th:
Sign-In-Table: Joanne Smida
Greeter: Mike Lahanas
Invocation: Courtney Kennedy
EREY: OPEN!
Welcome to the Emmaus Rotary Club!
We meet at 7:30 AM on Thursday mornings
at Brookside Country Club, 901 Willow Lane, Macungie, PA 18062
