As we celebrated Memorial Day, let us not forget those who gave the greatest sacrifice to protect our freedom. A poem from Laurence Binyon, "For the Fallen":
They went with songs to the battle, they were young. Straight of limb, true of eyes, steady and aglow. They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted, They fell with their faces to the foe.
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them.
Thank you also to those who have served.
On a Rotary note, this week is the first of the month and we will be collecting food for the needy. This all goes to local families in need. Also, this weekend we will be mulching and cleaning the exterior of the Hillside School. If you haven't RSVP'd and would like to help, please let Gary Guthrie know. I look forward to seeing you this Thursday morning at our regularly stated breakfast meeting! - Jeff McElhaney Jr.
Thursday morning we had the pleasure of inducting 5 new members into the Emmaus Rotary Club. JP Raynock the membership chair lead off the meeting introducing the sponsors and the sponsors introduced their member. Bob Goehler introduced his friend and new member Doug Reichley, John Zayaitz introduced his member Doug Brinker Bruce Fosselman introduced Sal Verrastro, Alicia Ruiz Orbin introduced Rose Galleano Phillips and last but not least was JP Raynock introducing John Kunes(John had a previous engagement and was unable to attend). Bryce Was asked to speak by Bruce Fosselman and bryce invited all of the new members to Rotary International and a service organization with its motto service above self. He also gave each new member a membership packet. Don Blose another committee member gave each new member a Rotary tee shirt to be worn at any and all Rotary events where we work as a team. He also presented each member with their framed certificate of membership. Don introduced Valerie who described the Rotary wheel which is a 24 cog 6 spoke gear known the world over as the Rotary symbol. Valerie also handed out a new Rotary Pin a symbol she described through the words of Rotary International President Bob Barth which says this about the wearer "You Can rely on me, I am dependable, I am reliable. I give more than I take, and I am available." JP Introduced Steve LaPierre another membership committee member, who spoke about the 4 way test. Below is a picture of the sponsors and our newest members.
What an interesting day. First a meeting with our District Governor Rick Gromis who explained that during his year as president we will all be M.A.D. (Making a Difference). Members from our club that attended the meeting were Cindy Hornaman, Burt Durin, Tony Moyer, Alicia Ruiz Orbin. We learned about strategic planning from Cindy and what we need to do as a club to move forward with our long term planning (three years out). I also attended Foundation training with Tony Jannetta. President Elects spent their breakfast meeting going over their needs for their Presidential year beginning July 1 2017. I know I DID NOT DO THIS WONDERFUL LEARNING EXPERIENCE JUSTICE, but rest assured this is an enlightening for all that attended. You will also get to meet other Rotary clubs, their Presidents and members. Make yourself available for the next meeting coming up in the fall.
District Governor Elect below
Don't miss the next Rotary leadership meeting November 4th 2017. You will learn a lot about Your Rotary.
Edward Humes has written a book entitled “Door to Door” which he correctly subtitles, “The Magnificent, Maddening, Mysterious World of Transportation”. If you would like to learn about the future of driverless vehicles, logistics and why we cannot build our society out of traffic congestion, read this book – it is an easy read! If you would like to hear Mr. Humes speak, he is the keynote speaker at the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce Transportation Committee luncheon on June 8th.
Check the list below to see if you are scheduled to serve as Greeter & Raffle, Sign-in Table, Invocation or EREY.
If you will not be at the meeting when you have an assignment, please arrange for another member to swap with you or cover for you. NOTE-CHANGES MAY BE MADE FROM PREVIOUS TRUMPETS.
Thank you for taking your turn and helping Emmaus Rotary Club run a smooth meeting.
July 13, 2017.......Alisa Bowman Speaks About Transgender People
Rotary is a place where members get informed about subjects of interest in the community, especially on topics where there is a lack of information. Transgender people are becoming a more common topic in the media, in legislation and in our community.
National Geographic in January 2017 and Time Magazine on Mar 15, 2017 did cover stories on trans people. An article in January 2017 The Rotarian magazine page 30 discussed transgender Rotarians. The Morning Call covered a trans student in East Penn School District in September 2016. In 2017, the Boy Scouts allowed transgender children in their programs.
There are about 92 transgender people living in Macungie and 34 transgender people live in Emmaus, based on 0.3 percent of the US are transgender people.
Our speaker July 13th is the mom of a transgender child in Emmaus and will tell you her family’s story. She is also the co-author of a book on the subject called Raising the Transgender Child: A Complete Guide for Parents, Families, and Caregivers by Michele Angello and our speaker Alisa Bowman. Jim Palmquist will have a copy of the book to give away to anyone who is interested in reading more about the topic. The first one to ask Jim for the book gets it!
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July 20, 2017.........Karen Hobson - Classification Talk
July 27, 2017.........Scholarship Awards Presentation & Ron Nelson &
Peace Corps & African Adventures
Aug 3, 2017.........David Dunn - Classification Talk
Sept 14, 2017............District Governor Rick Gromis
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