A reminder that there will be a Board meeting immediately following our regular meeting on Thursday. All ERC members are invited to attend and a reminder that this counts as a meeting make-up!
Prabha Sinha, founder of the Pratyush Sinha Foundation, spoke to the Emmaus Rotary on Thursday, May 16, 2019 about her work to bring the practice of Mindfulness to at risk students and their teachers in the Allentown and Bethlehem School Districts.In the 2018-2019 school year the Foundation was able to impact over 10,000 children, adolescents and adults. Sinha said that while working with "at risk" children, she has come to see that everyone is "at risk" because of the amount of daily stress with which we live.
The Foundation is named in honor of her deceased son who shortly before his death told her "to do what you love." He is her inspiration. Her work grows and she is hoping to begin working in the East Penn School District.
Rotarian Dee Eng and guest speaker Prabha Sinha met when their sons became close friends in school.
Gary Rohrbach tries out his new phone's camera by taking a shot of his spouse and the speaker. See above.
"Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and nonjudgementally," taught Jon Kabat-Zinn who would later add to do all this as if your life depended on it because stress kills. The events and rapid change we face every day can leave us stuck in our animal brain were the tiny hippocampus rules. Wired for survival our brains can leave us in a flight, fight, freeze mode when we sense danger.
Emmaus Rotarians and their family members put in 2 hours of labor at Hillside School on Saturday morning, May 18th. Mulching and edging beds, planting in new native plants and grasses, washing windows and building community. This year, Rotary was able to do a little more as Hillside School got a grant for campus beautification. Dee Eng designed the new beds and her spouse Gary brought a truck load of mulch. While veterans knew what to expect, this was their first community service project for several of our newest members. Gary Guthrie continues his stellar oversight of our Community Service Committee. Hillside School provided coffee and donuts. And what do you think? Will our sargent at arms fine John Chisca for a photo bomb?
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Recall the iconic painting by Grant Wood titled American Gothic. Got it? (Help: The farm couple side by side in front of their barn and he is holding a pitch fork.)
We had a similar sighting Saturday while Emmaus Rotary was landscaping at Hillside School. Look closely and vote for one:
This is a story about how Rotarians turned to solutions because of addiction. If we all can remember back several months ago we had a female speaker talk about the effects of opioids, not only on the person using, or the family, or the deaths of loved ones but the effects it can have on whole communities. We have all probably seen someone or know of someone dealing with these issues. It is not from a poor family upbringing, it is not peer pressure, it is everything life can throw at you and more. Take a moment and read about what some New England Rotarians have done to help change the stigma and then get results. This is an excerpt from the article found in MY Rotary. If you are inclined to want to read more, please copy and paste the address above into your browser window. I think you will be amazed how we can help.
Fathers turn pain into healing solutions
Rotary members destigmatize opioid recovery
By Arnold R. Grahl Photos by Alyce Henson
A father’s concern and fear propelled sleepless Ben Lowry, an attorney in Portland, Maine, out into the streets one evening searching for his eldest son.
Just a year earlier, his son had been in college studying engineering when he began using drugs, including opioids. Lowry’s family spent more than $100,000 on treatment and recovery programs before Lowry gave his son an ultimatum: stop using or move out. His son moved out.
Now, hearing the wail of sirens on this cold fall night, Lowry feared the worst.
“Someone said there was an overdose nearby, and I hurried over, thinking it was my son,” Lowry said, his voice cracking with emotion. “There was a young woman dead in the street, probably in her 20s. It’s a very difficult thing to see, especially when your son is living out there.”
A few weeks ago Joseph Marlin, the founder of Plant A Row, spoke to us about how his program is providing freshly grown vegetables from over 300 gardeners each summer.Rotarians Mike Waddell and Tony Moyer would like to give this a try with our club starting Thursday, June 20 (note change from June 13) and running the second Thursday of each month through September 12. All you need to do is grow some vegetables, dedicate a portion for the hungry in the Lehigh Valley, wash and bag them and give the produce to Mike or Tony at the sign-in table when you enter....simple as that. Examples of what to bring - lettuce, beans, tomatoes, cucumbers, eggplant, zucchini, and much more. Questions - Ask Mike or Tony.
Emmaus Rotary Club dues are $220 per year or $110 per half year. The Club Secretary sends a statement of dues due in mid-May. They are due to be paid by June 15. Please pay them in a timely fashion by mailing the check to Jim or giving him your check at a meeting. For May 16 and May 23, give your checks to Craig Reber as Jim Palmquist will miss those meetings.
A few Rotarians have already paid the $110 upcoming dues. I will send them an email saying they do not owe dues this six months and I will not send them a statement.
If you prefer a paper dues statement, you can pick them up in mid-May at the sign in table along with a self-addressed envelope to mail the check to Jim.
Save the date and join us for the Emmaus Rotary Recognition and President's Dinner at Bear Creek Mountain Resort on Thursday evening June 27th from 5:30 to about 7:30 PM This is an evening to build better friendships, eat good food and have a chance to celebrate the 2018-2019 Emmaus Rotary Year under the leadership or Rick Zayaitz. Spouses or significant others are encouraged to attend.
The price will be $25/per person; includes hors d'ouerves, dinner (Pronto Buffet), dessert, coffee, tea, water, iced tea and lemonade. There will be a cash bar.
Please RSVP to Jeff McElhaney at jeff.mcelhaney@edwardjones.com. Note who is attending with you. You can make checks payable to 'Jeff McElhaney' and mail to Jeff McElhaney, 16 S. 4th St, Emmaus, PA 18049, or send cash.
Agenda:
5:30 - Social Hour - Hors d'ouervers & Cash Bar
6:20 - Welcome and Invocation
6:30 - Dinner - Pronto Buffet (Salad, meatballs, penne alla Vodka, White Wine Chicken, Portobello Mushroom Raviolli, Bread, Cannolis, Cheesecake)
Calling all Motorcycle Riders! Enjoy a fun Poker Run for a good cause, then head back to Blackman's Cycle Center for BBQ Lunch and Beer. Performance by the dynamic duo James Supra and Sara Ayers!!! Only $20 to register to ride the Poker Run, $15 for non-riders. Event is hosted by Emmaus Rotary and Blackman's Cycle Center, and sponsored by New Tripoli Bank. Proceeds benefit Tails of Valor, Paws of Honor-- Service Dogs for Veterans with PTSD and TBI.
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 another member to swap with you or cover for you.
NOTE-Changes may be made from previous editions of the TRUMPET...check here before each meeting.
Thank you for taking your turn and helping Emmaus Rotary run a smooth, fun and friendly meeting...it's just another way to serve our club!
Recall the iconic painting by Grant Wood titled American Gothic. Got it? (Help: The farm couple side by side in front of their barn and he is holding a pitch fork.)
