Emmaus Rotary Trumpet October 31, 2019 (Oct 24, 2019)

We meet at 7:30 AM on Thursday mornings

at Brookside Country Club, 901 Willow Lane, Macungie, PA 18062

District 7430 Club 5427

2019-2020 President

Steve Gould

District 7430 Governor

Herb Klotz

Assistant Governor Area 1

Barb Bottitta

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Beef and Beer Scholarship Fundraiser

Apr 23, 2020 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

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Apr 02, 2020

No meeting

No Meeting

Apr 09, 2020

No Meeting

Apr 16, 2020

TBD

Apr 23, 2020

TBD

Apr 30, 2020

Joe Parks

Joe Parks Classification Talk

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President

Steve Gould

President Elect

Lexa Shallcross

First Vice President

Mike Waddell

Second Vice President

Meghan Reed

Secretary

Jim Palmquist

Treasurer

Chris Wills

Sergeant at Arms

Don Blose

Sergeant-at-Arms Emeritus

Dale Dries

Immediate Past President

Rick Zayaitz

Director

Ceil Birdsell

Director

Valerie Deneen

Director

Diamond Man Loch

Director

Sal Verrastro

International/Foundation Chair

Bill Erdman

Community Service

Nicole Steirer

Membership Chair

J. P. Raynock

Youth Exchange

Rose Galeano-Phillips

Public Relations

John Chisca

Audit

David Dunn

Fellowship

Meghan Reed

Fundraising - Beef-n-Beer

Bryce Ruggieri

Fundraising - Golf

John Zayaitz

Fundraising - Poker Run

Mark Erle

International Women's Day

Alicia Ruiz-Orbin

Social Media

Valerie Deneen

Youth

Anthony Moyer

Mike Waddell
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President's Message

Hey Emmaus Rotary!!!!

Guess what Thursday is??? Halloween!!!!(Hint, Hint, Hint)

Lets get festive!!! According to my sources (Google) Halloween originated with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, which marks the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter or the "darker half" of the year. People would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off ghosts.

So...... Do you dare to ward off the ghosts at Emmaus Rotary at this Thursday's meeting? It could be worth some bling dollars to the Sergeant at Arms!!!

Have you had a chance to see the updates Valerie Daneen posted on our website www.emmausrotary.org? Check it out. She did a great job making it current. Thanks Valerie for all your hard work this Rotary Year.

Also, thank you to the Board of Directors and others who joined in at the ERC Board Meeting last week. I think I'm starting to get the hang of it, even though we ran a bit over the 1 hour allotted time. With that said, we are gaining ground on getting things accomplished and gaining the transparency our club deserves. Thanks for a great meeting. I look forward to November's Board meeting. Remember, it counts as a makeup!!

Lets have some fun this Thursday!!! See you all then.

Steve Gould

2019-2020 ERC President

The Right Stuff!

Posted by Mike Waddell

Two of our favorite programs throughout the year are inducting new members and recognizing perfect attendance, both of which were capably facilitated by Rotarian JP Raynock last week. The meeting began with a rousing group sing-along of R-O-T-A-R-Y leading into the presentation of new members and their sponsors – Steve Stauffer (Steve Gould), Patrick McNealis (Rick Zayaitz), Shannon Boyle-Schuster (JP Raynock) and Wade George (Ashley Lorah). Unfortunately, only Wade could be present for the induction, but, please introduce yourself to the new members in the coming meetings.

It's interesting that in a new era when there isn't an attendance requirement we still have members with perfect attendance! At this meeting JP recognized Cindy Hornaman and Don Blose for three years, Dale Dries for 47 and Wilmer Schultz for a league leading 67 years! Congratulations to all four for this exceptional achievement.

MADD about Miracle League

Posted by Mike Waddell

Many, many thanks to the Interact students and Rotarians who help out at the ball games for MADD...you are the best!

Pinned on ERC's Bulletin Board

Weekly Door Prize Donations! Shop Small. Shop Local. Make a Difference!
Would you like to sponsor a weekly door prize for the club? Now more than ever it's important to show the local businesses in our community we care. They have shown us support with raffle donations and sponsorships throughout the years. Consider purchasing a $20.00 gift card from one of the many small businesses in the East Penn Area. As we know every little bit helps. It's also a great way to start a conversation about Rotary and invite business owners and managers to a club meeting. Speak to Meghan Reed for more information about our weekly door prizes.

Pictures for ERC Website
If you have recently taken photos at community service activity or another Emmaus Rotary event/activity please share them with Meghan so they can be uploaded to the ERC website.

Upcoming Committee Meetings: Consider holding a virtual meeting to stay in touch and on task with your committee!

(Does your committee have an upcoming meeting? Let Meghan know and we will list it here)

Rotary and Beyond:

If you are participating in a fundraiser outside of Rotary and would like help spreading the word to our club members please contact Meghan Reed. It may be eligible to run in our new section in the Trumpet called "Rotary and Beyond". It will cost $2.00 (Happy Dollars) each time you'd like to run the information in the Trumpet. To have the information posted in the Trumpet you must be an active committee member or board member of the non-profit organization facilitating the activity outside of Rotary participation. The $2.00 entry may be given to Meghan at a club meeting. Contact Meghan with any questions.

MEMBER RESPONSIBILITIES

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, it is your responsibility to arrange for coverage of your duty.

Please note that changes may be made from previous editions of the TRUMPET. Please check before each meeting!

Thank you for taking your turn and helping Emmaus Rotary run a smooth, fun and friendly meeting.

PLEASE NOTE THAT MEMBER ASSIGNMENTS HAVE SHIFTED DATES FOR WHEN WE RETURN TO REGULAR MEETINGS.

April 2, 2020

Greeter - Collins (shaking hands is optional to avoid spreading germs)

Sign-in-table - Deneen and Dunn

Invocation - Delhagen

EREY- Brinker

April 9, 2020

Greeter - Fenstermacher (shaking hands is optional to avoid spreading germs)

Sign-in-table - Fornwalt and Epperly

Invocation - Erle

EREY- Galeano-Phillips

Service above Self.