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Welcome to Emmaus Rotary Club!
 
We meet at 7.30AM on Thursday mornings at Brookside Country Club, 901 Willow Lane, Macungie, PA 18062
 
2016-2017 President 
Jeff McElhaney                            
 
District 7430 Governor
Linda Young
 
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Jun 01, 2017
AARP on the topic of staying at home for care after a life changing event.
Jun 08, 2017
Classification Talk
Jun 21, 2017
Come one come all $35 per person
Jun 29, 2017
Burt Duren will be inducted this morning
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Steve Gould
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President's Message - April 11, 2017
"Long-range planning does not deal with the future decisions, but with the future of present decisions.” Peter Drucker
 
We set out to accomplish five main challenges this Rotary year and we've almost acheived all of them, along with so much more. This Thursday we will measure how we are doing and set a course to finish the 2016-2017 year strong. With three months to go, we have much more we can do to serve humanity.  However, more importantly continuous evaluation, planning, execution and measurement, the point of a club assembly in my view, will ensure that our club grows even stronger into the future.
 
As we had done at our last club assembly I'd ask for candid feedback for areas of improvement and new ideas. In fact, if you'd prefer to email in a question or concern in advance, please send your comments to my personal email (jeffmcelhaneyjr@gmail.com). I'll also provide the suggestion box sheets during Thursday's meeting. The leadership team will review these suggestions and seek to make appropriate changes to enhance the club.  
 
Thank you, 
 
Jeff McElhaney Jr. 
President's & Club Recognition Dinner - JUNE 21st

Wednesday, June 21-6-9 p.m.

President's & Club Recognition Dinner

Lower Macungie Community Center, Casual Dress

$35/person 

 

Menu:
 
    Appetizers: Mango BBQ chicken kabobs, coconut shrimp with Pina Colada dipping
                        sauce, avocado, roasted tomato, corn Cristina
   
     Entrée: Hawaiian chicken, pulled pork sliders, roasted ginger carrots, confetti yellow
                 rice, Fire & Ice salad with pineapple mango vinaigrette
   
      Dessert: Ambrosia, Mini Pineapple Upside Down cake, coffee & tea
                 
 
    BYOB   Coke, Sprite, Ginger Ale, Ice Tea, Lemonade & water will be provided.
 
 
ALL RESERVATIONS WITH PAYMENT MUST BE GIVEN TO
NANCY BERLIN BY JUNE 14TH. NONE WILL BE ACCEPTED
 AFTER THAT DATE.  PLEASE MAKE YOUR CHECK PAYABLE TO:
EMMAUS ROTARY CLUB
BRING TO A MEETING AND GIVE TO NANCY BERLIN OR
 
PLEASE MAIL TO:
C/O Nancy Berlin
7294A Sauerkraut Lane
Macungie 18062
Allstate JP Raynock Donates to The Emmaus Rotary Foundation
A big THANK YOU to JP Raynock, our very own Emmaus Rotarian for facilitating a $1,000 donation to our Foundation through Allstate Insurance.  Nice work JP!
Emmaus Main Street Presentation
Women in Rotary

Women share stories of humanitarian service on International Women's Day

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Razia Jan, the founder and director of the Zabuli Education Center, was honored on International Women's Day.  

 

Three Rotary members answered that question at a celebration of International Women’s Day hosted by the World Bank at its Washington, D.C., headquarters 8 March. 

Speaking to an audience of more than 300, with thousands listening to the live-stream, Razia Jan, Deborah Walters, and Ann Lee Hussey told their personal stories and explained what inspired them to build a girls school in Afghanistan, assist people living in a Guatemala City garbage dump, and lead more than 24 teams to immunize children in Africa and Asia.

“I’m so inspired to see the faces of the children, what they’re learning, how to stand up for their rights, to have ambition ... to want to do things that may even be impossible — to have dreams,” said Jan, a member of the Rotary Club of Duxbury, Massachusetts, USA. 

An Afghan native now living in the United States, Jan has worked for decades to build connections between Afghans and Americans while improving the lives of young women and girls in Afghanistan.

Founder and director of the Zabuli Education Center, a school that serves more than 625 girls in Deh’Subz, Afghanistan, Jan said the first class of students graduated in 2015 and a women’s college will open soon.

The girls school teaches math, English, science, and technology, along with practical skills to prepare them to achieve economic freedom within a challenging social environment.

 Walters, a neuroscientist and member of the Rotary Club of Unity, Maine, USA, has served as a volunteer for Safe Passage (Camino Seguro), a nonprofit organization that provides educational and social services to children and families who live in a Guatemala City garbage dump.

Walters, known as the “kayaking grandmother,” traveled from her home in Maine to Guatemala in a small kayak to raise awareness of the plight of the residents.

Hussey, a member of the Rotary Club of Portland Sunrise, Maine, has made the eradication of polio and the alleviation of suffering by polio survivors her life’s work.

A polio survivor herself, she’s spent the past 14years leading teams of Rotary volunteers to developing countries to immunize children during National Immunization Days.

She often chooses to lead or participate in NIDs in places that don’t often see Westerners: Bangladesh, Chad, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, and remote areas of Egypt and India. There, the need is greatest, and the publicity and goodwill that the trips foster are critical in communicating the urgency of the need for immunizations.

“These women exemplify what the World Bank is striving to attain every day with the twin goals of ending extreme poverty within a generation and boosting shared prosperity,” said Daniel Sellen, chair of the World Bank Group Staff Association. “They illustrate the power of women to change the world and improve people’s lives through innovative and impactful projects in education, economic development, and health.”

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, 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.

 

May 25, 2017

Reichley - Greeter & Raffle

Ritter & Roberts - Sign-in Table

Rohrbach, Gary - Invocation

Rohrbach, Woody - EREY

June 1, 2017

Ruggieri - Greeter & Raffle

Ruiz-Orbin - Sign-in Table 

Rust - Invocation

Sarver - EREY

June 8, 2017

Schantz - Greeter & Raffle

Schultz & Schwartz - Sign-in Table

Seagreaves - Invocation

Shallcross - EREY

June 15, 2017

Smida - Greeter & Raffle 

Spradlin & Steirer - Sign-in Table

Stocker - Invocation

Straeter-Doviak - EREY

 

CALENDAR OF EVENTS
 
                       
 
Here's What's Happening at This Weeks
         Emmaus Rotary Club Meeting        
 
May 25, 2017........Membership Induction Ceremony Hosted by J.P. Raynock
 
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June 1, 2017.........Jim Palmquist - AARP on the topic of staying at home for care after a life changing event.
 
June 8, 2017.........David Dunn - Classification Talk
 
June 8, 2017........Thursday at 1:30 p.m.-Ribbon Cutting Dedication Ceremony for EHS Observatory at the Observatory Site behind the practice football field
 
June 21, 2017......President's & Club Recognition Dinner 6:00PM - 9:00 PM  Place: Lower Macungie Community Center, Casual Dress Cost:. $35/person More Information to Come!
 
June 29, 2017.........President Change Over - Burt Duren will be inducted this morning
 
July 6, 2017..........Club Assembly with our new President