“Let us pick up our books and our pens. They are our most powerful weapons. One child, one teacher, one book and one pen can change the world.”
― Malala Yousafzai
An Important Month
Sometimes you just get lucky and this was my month. There are lots of things we could do for Basic Education and Literacy Month but giving the Emmaus Library $500 for a laminator to upgrade their program is certainly gratifying and very much appreciated. Also, thanks to Rotarians Ceil Birdsell and Joe Pugliese for serving on the Emmaus Public Library Board…great role models for all of us.
Service Above Self
Wheels of Time – always fun doing an early shift with a hard-working fun crew. Thanks to everyone who helped out at the Wheels of Time.
Lots of good volunteering in the works…September 16 packing items for Turning Point and Make a Difference Day with at least 5 different service activities that day…Nicole and Karen are busy so please get your name onto a sign-up sheet! Check out the Trumpet articles to sign up for the September 16 articles that are needed.
Lots of Ways to win
It’s summertime and the winning is easy…or at least the chances to win are easy to buy! Golf outing raffle tickets are at ERCgolf.com or talk to Mario or Rick and the Topless Motorcycle Poker Run tickets are only $10 each [3 for $25!] from Mark Erle. Both of these super events raise money for the many projects that we are currently doing or are in the works…please help out if you haven’t already.
Welcome to September, Basic Education & Literacy Month for Rotary International. RI has set goals to (1) grow basic education and literacy; (2) reduce gender disparity in education; and (3) increase adult literacy. 17% of the world's population over age 15 is illiterate. RI seeks to grow literacy for all people.
And it's Basic Education and Literacy month in District 7430. We are aligned with Rotary International's goals. Theme projects in District 7430 teach reading, and grow knowledge and self-esteem. Those projects include District and Global grant funded service and Club projects funded by Club resources.
September 8th is the United Nations' International Literacy Day. Former Secretary General Kofi Annan said: "Literacy is a bridge from misery to hope." Please let your basic education and literacy projects bring hope into the world!
We now have a MASK MANDATE in place for our weekly meetings! If you are attending the meeting in person at the Brookside Country Club, the ERC Board of Directors voted to impose a mask mandate for all future meetings. You must wear your face masks in the building unless you are at your table eating breakfast. We apologize for the inconvenience but we want to be as safe as possible for all of our members. Thanks for understanding.
Please Note that if you are attending virtually please use the following ZOOM link!
As members we are all responsible for making each week's meeting a success. Beginning this week we shall resume listing the weekly assignment in the newsletter so please see below to verify who has what in-person meeting assignments. PLEASE NOTE: If you prefer NOT to be on this list or if you prefer NOT to be given a specific assignment, please let me (Sal) know via text, phone call or email. I will respect any requests.
The assignments below are selected from our membership list and are in alphabetical order (or close to it). Should you be unavailable to make it to the meeting to fulfil your assignment, please do one of the following:
- Switch with someone else from another week.
- Contact another member to fill your slot.
- If either one of the above attempts is unsuccessful, please notify the Trumpet Editor ASAP.
September 9th:
Sign-In-Table: Fred Hermann & Karen Hobson
Greeter: Cindy Hornaman
Invocation / Moment of Reflection: Nelly Kabiru
September 16th:
Sign-In-Table: Irvin Keister & Courtney Kennedy
Greeter: James Kenny
Invocation / Moment of Reflection: Rory King
September 23rd:
Sign-In-Table: Robert Kraus & Mike Lahanas
Greeter: Ashley Lorah
Invocation / Moment of Reflection: Jeffrey McElhaney
You Are Invited to the E-International Rotary Peace Conference 2021
The Keynote Speaker is RI President Shekhar Mehta. Jim Palmquist is one of eight global speakers on the schedule. The detailed schedule will be coming out soon. Reference the flyer below for more details.
This event is scheduled for 8:30 AM EST until 11:30 AM EST Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th September, 2021.
Organized by Rotary Club Chinchwad-Pune, India (Club No. 50476) Rotary District 3131.
Back in April we planned a service activity to put together supply kits for the Rescue Mission and we got some good feedback. We have decided to plan another one. This time it is going to benefit women at Turning Point. They need our help!
Survivors and their children often arrive at Turning Point of Lehigh Valley's Safe House Emergency Shelter with nothing but the clothes on their backs. Welcome Baskets provide families with necessities to help them feel welcome and valued. All items that they receive, they will take with them as they start their lives over.
This time around, we are planning on helping them out by collecting some items for welcome baskets for the women. During our breakfast meeting at Brookside on September 16th, we would like to make this a service activity meeting for all and put together these baskets. To make the collection a little easier, we decided to put together a sign-up genius, again like we did for the Rescue Mission, so that we don’t get too much of the same thing. Below I have included a link to get to the list of needed items. With these baskets, Turning Point does ask for full size items. If you have any issues using this site, just let us know and we can just mark you down manually.
Also if you do not have time to shop but would still like to contribute you can give myself or Karen money and we will go out and shop for you.
There are lots of ways for you and your family to participate in this year's Purple Pinkie Race to Zero to End Polio. You can run or walk. Kids can bike. You can say no to a tee shirt. And YES! to the beer at the early afternoon Octoberfest. Some may choose to participate virtually (no tee-shirt unless you buy it in the merch corner of the website). Others may just log on and make a donation. Easy. Log in with this link
We already have 3 team members. And are looking for at least 7 more. Recruitment will begin after our Annual Golf Outing is held!!!
And now: an embedded message for President Waddell
and his Execs from the Purple Princess
I am sorry finding a cape of purple
Has turned out to be such a hurdle
I'd hoped to wear it over my kirtle
Embroidered with designs of white myrtle
Look for the Emmaus Rotary Team and join us! Remember to mark any donations at this time to the Race to Zero Purple Pinkie as from Emmaus Rotary. (Our club is number 5427) And SAVE the DATE - Saturday morning, October 2, 2021.
Sign up Today for the 11th Annual Race to ZERO! New this year, we will have the Race to Zero and Oktoberfest on the same day and place. The Race and Oktoberfest will be on October 2nd, 2021 at the Schnecksville Fair Grounds.
The location is right next to the prior year's location of LCCC. This year’s route includes Packhouse Road down and a covered bridge, then back to the start. There are also options for 1 mile, kids race and biking. In the afternoon we will be celebrating our District’s commitment to Ending Polio by celebrating Oktoberfest with food, beverages and entertainment!.
Join us on October 2nd and Let's End Polio!! Sign up to Run, Walk, Bike and Join us afterwards for Oktoberfest! All Proceeds go to the Rotary Foundation Polio Plus!
Walk, Run, Bike:
Registration opens at 8:00 am
Childrens Race at 9:00 am
10K Bike Ride (not timed) at 9:15 am
5k Runners & walker leading at 9:30 am
1 Mile and all others immediately after
Oktoberfest Celebration: 11:30 - 2 pm
Join us after the run for a catered Oktoberfest celebration event at the Fairgrounds Pavilion. Oktoberfest Themed Food: Sausage, Grilled Fish, Pretzels, Potato Dumplings and/or Pancakes, Sauerkraut, Salad, Soft Drinks, Beer, Wine, Mixers, Selfie Booth, Entertainment. Silly Hats
Please join with Rotarians from throughout our district to raise awareness at this year's Race to Zero event
Both Events are Located at the Schnecksville Fair Grounds, Pavilion
Greetings Rotary District 7430 Clubs: This communication comes to you as we embark on a new Rotary year and assure that club leadership is aware of the Guidelines issued by District 7430 regarding COVID-19. The 2019 suggestion to meet virtually continues, but with Club discretion. The District will meet in-person, virtually or in a hybrid fashion depending on the event and the venue. Masks are recommended. Please report to your President any positive COVID-19 tests of a Rotarian who has participated in the last 14 days in an in-person Rotary event. A Club announcement, tracing and testing should follow any positive test of a Club member in attendance. Presidents, please report such positive tests to District Governor Bob Hobaugh.
Important highlights from the RI May, June, and July Board of Directors meetings found at https://my.rotary.org/en/learning-reference/about-rotary/board-decisions include: “To better guide Rotarians in their Rotary-related travel as pandemic threats continue to change and more communities adjust their pandemic restrictions, and to ensure the safety of all participants in Rotary programs, meetings, and events, the Board made several amendments to its travel policy, including: (a) agreeing that virtual or hybrid meetings should continue to be implemented; and (b) encouraging districts to appoint a COVID-19 adviser with a public health background for assistance in monitoring local guidance with respect to meetings, events, social distancing, vaccination progress, and masking protocols.” Dr. Michael Seidner has agreed to serve as our District 7430 COVID-19 advisor. The RI Board also “reaffirmed its policy that no in-person Rotary meeting or event shall be mandatory for any participant who may feel uncomfortable attending because of the COVID-19 pandemic.”
As of August 21, 2021, the Pennsylvania Department of Health (Health Department) reported increasing case counts throughout Pennsylvania in multiple counties of PA with “substantial” community spread of COVID-19. Unvaccinated individuals are at the highest risk for hospitalization and death. Among vaccinated individuals, COVID-19 cases also continue to rise but tend not to require hospitalization. COVID-19 in these individuals still can be transmitted so individuals testing positive should isolate for two weeks and participate in contact tracing. Check the Pennsylvania Department of Health website for more updates at https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/disease/coronavirus/Pages/Coronavirus.aspx.
Counties with greater than 5% positivity rates are considered to have “substantial” community spread. Thank you for your attention and commitment to keeping yourselves, your clubs, and the public safe during the ongoing evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic. As with Polio, please advocate for vaccinations to not only keep individuals safe but our worldwide community!
More than 775 million people over the age of 15 are illiterate. That’s 17 percent of the world’s adult population.
Rotary International's goal is to strengthen the capacity of communities to support basic education and literacy, reduce gender disparity in education, and increase adult literacy. We support education for all children and literacy for children and adults.
"When you teach somebody how to read, they have that for a lifetime. It ripples through the community, one by one."
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
For more details, please contact Eric Loch!
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
