Trumpet 3/3/22 (Mar 01, 2022)

Meredith's Mantra

Yes, I know that our family members are all special but isn’t there always one that is just a tad more special in some special way? Well, my special family member for just overall niceness is grand-daughter Meredith. She is 9 and just one of the nicest people I’ve ever met…not only willing to help when she visits but actually asks if there’s anything she can do to help us!

One of her habits is writing something on our white note board in the kitchen whenever she is here. It’s usually hearts or Make it a Nice Day, or I love you, but this time she wrote the note in the picture above. I don’t know if she made this up or she saw it somewhere, but it perfectly represents the niceness in this little girl’s heart that is just naturally in her DNA and which I hope never leaves her. The obvious question is, why can’t we all take this message to heart and just be kind to each other? It’s an easy choice because, at least to me, being kind is much easier than being mean. I’m sure that I could spend several paragraphs doing a psychological analysis of why kindness isn’t the norm in the world, but I’ll just say let’s follow Meredith’s mantra and choose to be kind every day to everyone we meet…I’m pretty sure that this is one of the many reasons why we are Rotarians. [Also, I'll teach her the difference between Were and Where sometime!]

FOOD FOR THE NEEDY WEEK!

DON'T FORGET!

This is our food collection week. Joanne and Ashley are the new leaders of this great cause.

Here are this weeks needs;

As you're doing your grocery shopping or Spring cleaning this weekend, please keep in mind the following items that the Emmaus Food Pantry needs to support our community.

-Spam or luncheon meat -Pasta sauce -Applesauce in a jar

-Ketchup -Mustard -Mayo -Pickles -Relish

-Salad Dressings -Salsa -BBQ sauce

-Apple, Orange, and/or Grape juices in 24-36 oz bottles

-Cereal -Snack cakes -Crackers -Cookies and snack items

NON FOOD ITEMS - bars of soap

Of course we'll also be collecting money to either purchase items for donation or to be given to the food bank for allocation as they see needs arise.

Thank you!

Joanne and Ashley

Mark your calendar!!

International Women’s Day

This is a great time to bring guests to Rotary especially women. We do need a number for Brookside so let Sal know ASAP how many guests you will be bringing.

P.S. This is a long worthwile program and the meeting will run a bit over 8:30.

Please mark your calendars for a very special presentation on March 10th, as we celebrate this year’s International Women’s Day award winners.

Our Rotary Woman’s award will go to Gwen Carr, a long-time Rotarian and advocate for many service projects.

Our Rotary Community award will go to Clarice James, the founder and director of the Allentown nonprofit M.I.R.A (Migrant, Immigrant, Refugee and Asylee).

This is always an inspiring event and will be again this year as we celebrate our awardees and listen to their stories.

Lucky You, It"s Your Birthday

A hearty congratulations on your Birthday!

Let's celebrate our fellow Rotarian's who have birthdays in May:

Kabiru, Nelly May 08 Gould, Steve May 09 Lewis, Ralph May 09

Thought for the Day

Last week's meeting snipits

We were presented with an awesome program to help new businesses and existing ones through Rotary. Derrick outlined how the program works and the obstacles faced and conquered by new start-ups. Rick Zayaitz and Mario Cozubbo are working from our Club to move this program forward.

Time to earn our Angel Wings

This is the last week. Let's pile it on for Eileen! We are once again partnering with the Angel Network to collect items for their basket give-aways. Rotary is going to collect Bar Soap and Toothpaste this year.

Please bring items to a meeting. We will be collecting items until our March 31st meeting.

Thank you

Eileen Prokop

4 Way Speech Contest Volunteers Needed

Judges needed for our upcoming 4 Way Speech Contests: No experience required.

Emmaus Rotary Club Speech Contest, March 19, 10 - 11 AM, Willow Lane Elementary School

North Region Rotary Speech Contest, April 2, 10 - 11 AM, Willow Lane Elementary School

Please contact Anthony Moyer if interested: anmoyer1229@gmail.com, 610-295-7691

Bob Halsey's Keeping Tabs on Us!

Can Tabs For The Miracle League LV / Submitted By Bob Halsey

In 2018 We started collecting the Tabs from all types of cans Soda, Beer, Seltzer, Tuna Fish, Sardines, Soup Cans, Etc. In 2018 we were able to deliver Five Full One Gallon Jugs of Tabs…Last year, 2019 we were able to deliver Three Full One Gallon Jugs of Tabs. So far this year 2020 we now have One Full One Gallon Jugs. I would hope we can again this year, 2020, can fill at least another Five Full One Gallon Jug OR MORE. I turn these into the Miracle League in the Middle of October, right before Halloween. They turn them into the Dupont Children’s Hospital in Wilmington Delaware. Other organizations also collect these Tabs, in total the Hospital has been able sell these for enough Money to pay 75% of the Utilities Cost in their Ronald House, where Families to stay at a very Nominal Cost when their Handicapped Children need to go for Treatment. You can bring Tabs every Thursday to our regular Breakfast Meetings.

Meghan's tab collection pictured. How is yours looking?

WEEKLY MEETING ASSIGNMENTS

As members we are all responsible for making each week's meeting a success. Working the sign-in and EREY tables are a great way to get to know members.

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 Diamond Man Eric know via email. DiamondMan@LochsJewelers.com

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 fulfill your assignment, please do one of the following:

- Switch with someone else from another week.

- Contact another member to fill your slot. Club Runner has our Member Directory.

- If either one of the above attempts is unsuccessful, please notify me ASAP. DiamondMan@LochsJewelers.com

May 12th.

Sign in Table - Mike Lahanas & Steve LaPierre

Greeter - Lorah Ashley

Invocation - Thought of the Day (You can be remote for this) - Eric Loch

May 19th.

Sign in Table - Jeff McElhaney & Tony Moyer

Greeter - Stephen Motze

Invocation - Thought of the Day - (You can be remote for this) Frank Mastroianni

May 26th

Sign in Table - Emma Ombima & Jean Onyambu

Greeter - Ann Peaslee

Invocation - Thought of the Day (You can be remote for this) Eileen Prokup

Rotary and BEYOND

Emmaus Rotarians truly do live a lifestyle of Service Above Self!

Many of us help with other organizations to raise funds for great causes. If you wish to mention your outside fund raising event at Rotary, just put up four Happy Dollars and let us know about what is going on. If I have a website link to your cause I will post it here.

Ex. I support the PA. Perimeter Ride Against Cancer which benefits the American Cancer Society and Dream Come True.

https://www.pprac.net/2022-ride.html

Check out some of the great work our fellow members are doing in our community outside of Rotary and learn how you can support their efforts.

Trumpet Editor

Please send all items and reports for the Trumpet to DiamondMan@LochsJewelers.com. by Monday before the meeting.

Cheers,

Diamond Man Eric

Virtual Meeting Details

For those members wishing to do Rotary virtually here are the Zoom meeting details. The virtual meeting should be started by 7:15a.m. Feel free to chat with your virtual friends and the members in attendance. Please mute yourself when the President starts the meeting. Use the Chat feature to chat with the Zoom Master and others on the virtual meeting. We'll do our best to give you the same feel of the meeting as if you were able to attend in person.

Please Note that if you are attending virtually please use the following ZOOM link!

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82733046253?pwd=VW0zclZnUDdPVlZoR1FheHA3djFDdz09

Meeting ID: 827 3304 6253

Passcode: ERC1234

Dealing with Covid

As we progress through this Covid virus it is still important to protect those who are vulnerable to the virus. If you test positive for Covid within a few days of any Emmaus Rotary event please notify those who may have been in close contact with you and the Club President, so we can also reach out to those Members.

Thanks for your efforts in dealing with this virus.

Useful Links

Posted by Eileen Prokop on Jul 29, 2012

Weekly Meeting Zoom link

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82733046253?pwd=VW0zclZnUDdPVlZoR1FheHA3djFDdz09

PW - ERC1234

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CALENDARS

Emmaus Rotary:

Thursday, December 16th - EHS Chorus Presentation

Thursday, December 16th - ERC Board Meeting

Thursday, December 30th - No Meeting

January 6th, 2022 - Club Assembly

January 27th, 2022 - Meeting At the Macungie Institute

(We are not meeting at Brookside Country Club.)

District 7430

Rotary International

President

Mike Waddell

President Elect

Meghan Reed

Treasurer

Chris Wills

Secretary

Jean Onyambu

Co Chair Rotary Foundation/Intl Service

Bill Erdman

Membership co-chair

Wade George

First Vice President

Salvatore Verrastro

2nd Vice President

Diamond Man Loch

Immediate Past President

Lexa Shallcross

Community Service

Nicole Steirer

co Chair Foundation/International Service

Cindy Hornaman

Fund Raising- Flag program

Diamond Man Loch

Fund Raising Poker Run

Mark Erle

Director

John Chisca

Departing Secretary

Jim Palmquist

International Women's Day

Alicia Ruiz-Orbin

Director

Nelly Kabiru

C0-chair Community Service

Karen Hobson

Fellowship

Meghan Reed

Director

Courtney Kennedy

Membership co-chair

Courtney Kennedy

Director

Wade George

Interact

Anthony Moyer

Sergeant-at-Arms

Don Blose

Youth Services

Anthony Moyer

Youth Exchange

Rose Galeano-Phillips

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