Do any of you watch the comedian Trevor Noah? He recently went on about how his Mother sang the Disney song for Donald Duck’s birthday for him each year to celebrate his special day. It wasn’t until he went to kindergarten that he heard the more traditional Happy Birthday song for the first time. And after years of hearing his Mom’s rendition of the jazzy, fast-paced Disney tune, he thought the more popular one that we sing was a dirge!
Indeed, you made have read the blue banner celebrating Rotary above as not much new, ho-hum, yada yada………
But let me give you a bird’s eye view of what I see as the President of Emmaus Rotary. In emails, on conference calls, at online meetings with little Muppet show type screens of faces, and even, yes, face to face, groups are meeting to plan and staff and move forward on several important projects. Today, alone, I …
listened to an update on fundraising and grant writing for our Food Program to face hunger insecurity
logged in to hear that the Beef N Beer/ Cornhole Tournament has set a date -- Sunday, May 23, 2021 (with June 6th as a rain date) and is out getting sponsors and quotes on s.w.a.g.
checked in with Mike Waddell, our President-elect, who has his Rotary training this Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. And he is ready!
added the question of when we can resume in-person meetings at Brookside to this Thursday’s board meeting agenda after my weekly conference call with Mike Waddell, Meghan Reed, and Sal Verrastro. Trust me, stay tuned, and you will be notified about that decision.
Rotarians are engaged around the clock and around the globe. I am happy we are all counted in that number as together we find our way to “Serve Others Above Self”.
Our Meetings will Continue to be Hybrid until further notice. While we will continue to meet in-person at Brookside Country Club we will also continue to provide you the meeting virtually. If you prefer not to join us in-person, you are more than welcome to join us virtually this week and every week if you desire.
If you are joining us online, please use the link below to join us this Thursday, at 7:30 AM or sooner if you would like.
We still encourage you to invite a virtual guest to help introduce Rotary to someone who could make a great Rotarian. Simply share the link provided in the red section below with your guest. Pleas ask all guest to sign in as - their name (guest of...?) - in the name field so we know who they were invited by.
To enter the virtual meeting, just click this link or copy and paste it into your URL Browser. Please note that you will need Firefox or Google Chrome as your browser to join the meetings.
2) Scroll down on the sign in page and you will see the list of recorded meetings under "Public Room Recordings".
3) Click on the blue presentation button of the meeting you'd like to view. 4) Click on the triangle shaped play button at the bottom left of the screen to play the recording.
The Allentown Rescue Mission continues to need our help! As you all know by now we are planning on helping them out by collecting some items for their supply kits over the next month or so. When we meet in person at Brookside on April 15, we would like to make this a service activity meeting for all and assemble the items we have collected at that point in time into kits for the men. We will try to make as many supply kits as possible (they could use 50 - 100 kits).
To make the collection a little easier, we decided to put together a SIGN_UP GENIUS so that we don’t get too much of the same thing. Below is a link to get to the list of needed items.
WOW! What a fascinating presentation by former FBI Agent Joe Reilly who told us about his incredible story of how he befriended a Russian Spy (Jack Barsky) that he was tracking right in our own back yard (Upper Mount Bethel). Joe provide us with details that just generated a host of questions and left us at the edge of our seats. Please use this link to learn more: Joe Reilly Retired FBI agent
Our Emmaus Rotary Club Virtual 4-Way Speech Contest took place on February 17th. Congratulations to our three talented EHS contestants who were Olivia Pinocci-Wrightsman, Maeve Yanes, and Emily Deneen. Many thanks to our Emmaus Rotary Club's speech contest volunteers included Rick Zaiyatz, Sue Straeter, Lexa Shallcross, Roger Whitcomb, Mike Waddell, and Cindy Hornaman.
Now the Contest move to the Regional Level where Tony Moyer could use some assistance. The Regional Contest date has changed and is now slated for April 7th at 4 PM
We had an interesting presentation from Dr. David Ehrenkrantz , who has spent his entire career in the health and human services field. A graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, David has devoted himself to government service, research, teaching, and project development. Throughout his career, he has been endowed by such organizations as the Centers for Disease Control, the National Institutes of Health, and the Health Resources and Services Administration, to assume statewide responsibility in epidemiologic and administrative capacities. He currently serves as the Philadelphia Global Group Leader for RESULTS, an international organization to fight global poverty. Dr. Ehrenkrantz is a member of the Northeast Sunrisers Philadelphia Rotary Club and Chair of the Vocational Training Team (VTT) Committee for Rotary District 7450. VTT is a Rotary initiative that sends professionals to "train trainers" in a foreign countries. Dr. Ehrenkrantz is working on sending a team of nursing professionals to Pignon, Haiti.
If anyone would like to consider contributing to the Haiti project, below is the contact information. Any amount would be appreciated. Don't forget to place your club RI number on your check. One hundred per cent of any club contribution to this project will credit your club with a contribution to our Rotary Foundation.
Any checks (Club or individual contributions) should be sent to the following Club Treasurer:
Theresa Guldin
Tompkins VIST Bank
8000 Verree Road
Philadelphia, Pa. 19111
Please remember to put in our Grant Number: GG2097334 in the memo space.
Check to be made out to: Rotary Club Northeast Sunrisers
(The sights from our in-person meetings and some of the people who make it happen.)
One of the best ways to have a successful club is to grow your club. As your club membership grows you will be able to provide additional services. The more services a club does the more successful it becomes. So let me give you an idea to increase membership during these unusual times.
It is important to remember that every person you talk to is a potential member. Ask them to visit your club or come to help with a project. You will be pleasantly surprised when that person says ‘I have been looking for some way togive back…’ I have done this many times with great success.
Look, I will be the first to admit it is more difficult when you can’t meet face to face. So, here is your challenge. Pick up the phone and call just one person that you think would make a good Rotarian. Just One! You may be amazed by the response.
Don’t forget the Rotary Rebound incentive; every new member you sign up before May 1st will earn your club $100.00.
So, S.T.A.R.T. Now! Pick up the phone andSimply Talk About Rotary Today
Cedarbrook Senior Care and Rehab Centers, located in both Fountain Hill and Allentown, is looking to our Rotary Community to help brighten the day of some residents who have been unable to have visitors or social programming for many months. Inspirational and nonreligious cards and or letters along with Valentine greetings too, would be a welcomed addition to everyone’s day. Please sign your correspondence “from an Emmaus Rotarian” or feel free to just sign your name. The dedicated staff at Cedarbrook would also enjoy notes as well !! Mail all items to the attention of Kerry Magliane, Cedarbrook Senior Care & Rehab., 350 S. Cedarbrook Road, Allentown, PA 18104. Thank you all for your kind attention.
DON"T FORGET! Weekly Door Prize Donations Needed! Be our next meeting's prize sponsor!
It seems like we all like the idea of winning a festive prize at our meetings (in person or online). We have had some very generous and fun donations since incorporating this new aspect to our meetings. Many thanks to all who have donated a prize! It is a nice way to give back to each other. Do you have a hobby or talent you can share with the club? Maybe you love to bake, sew, or garden. Let’s get creative with our door prizes and share a little bit about ourselves in the process! How about we show some love to the local businesses in our community? 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.
So if you’d like to sponsor a door prize contact Don Blose, Meghan Reed, Sal Verrastro or Lexa Shallcross.
Rotary Service Notification: If anyone is interested in receiving the Covid-19 Vaccination, you are advised to make yourself eligible at either St Luke’s Health Network or Lehigh Valley Health Network.
At St. Luke’s patients have to establish themselves on the hospital portal and register. Once registered on myChart at St Luke’s, you have to fill out a Covid questionnaire and then you will be notified when they have an available vaccine for you, they give the Vaccines at multiple St Luke’s facilities. The Covid-19 hotline Number is: (866)-785-8537
At LVHN you must open a MyLVHN account online , no other registration is needed, they will contact you basis your age when a V spot is available for your age group. The Covid-19 hotline number is: (484) 884-1767
It may take a while to get through but PLEASE be patient and hold, as calls will be answered in the sequence they are received. It is important to note that St Luke’s and LVHN are now scheduling ages 65 years and older and ANYONE OVER l8 years of age that has a serious underlying health condition like Asthma, Diabetes, Heart Ailment, etc.
We recommend registering on both as supplies are limited. If one or the other call, you can then cancel the other! Here are the links to each hospital to register yourself:
https://www.mylvhn.org/
https://www.slhn.org/mychart/login
Many thanks to our own Bob Goehler for this information.
This notice is a classic example of the true meaning of the 4-Way test. Publishing something like this is not only the TRUTH, it is FAIR to all concerned, it will build GOOD WILL and most of all it will be BENEFICIAL to all concerned. Thanks Bob! The Trumpet Editor.
COMMUNITY JOINT EFFORT NEEDED FOR FAMILIES FACING HUNGER
As you all know the Emmaus Rotary leads the establishment of the East Penn Food Coalition along with other community service groups to meet hunger needs in the East Penn School District Community.
We have reached a critical point to fund the East Penn Food Coalition, Feed East Penn Students Program. We currently serve over 200 children a week and need your help to raise money to continue to feed hungry kids in our community.
WE NEED YOUR HELP! We are seeking business, grants, and individual donations to support over $20,000 in need.
You can provide help for our neighbors in need in the following ways:
If you are interested in being part of this group, please let us know. Thanks to all of those who have contributed thus far.
We can all work together to help the families in our own East Penn Community.
Lastly, we also need your help in sharing our mission with your friends, family and colleagues. Here are quick and easy ways to participate in crowd funding.
Share the link on your social media pages. (Share on your own page and in groups you belong to)
Email your contact list.
If you own a business share with your clients via email or social media.
NOW is the time to make your decision to become better educated about world-wide Rotary. If you have any wish to maximize your Rotary club membership, especially if you are new to your club, RLI makes it easy. Attend the virtual RLI training session on March 13, 2021. DEADLINE TO REGISTER FRIDAY March 5th.
Any Rotarian, newcomer and “seasoned" members, who attends a day of RLI programs becomes a more valuable, and more dedicated, member of your Rotary club.
Please register NOW for Part I, II, III, and if you have graduated you may register for the Post Graduate Course.
Click the link, on the left hand side under "Upcoming Classes", Find the information for the 7430 – Pottstown RLI and click on "more info", the next screen click "RLI Registration" on bottom right. Enter the security code as shown in the box, and click "Register Now". At this point you will be able to enter your information.
For other information or registration help, please feel free to call or e-mail Len Gieseler, District Chair, at 610-323-2201 or lgieseler2023@gmail.com.
When people, especially children, have access to clean water, they live healthier and more productive lives. However, at least 3,000 children die each day from diseases caused by unsafe water, which is what motivates our members to build wells, install rainwater harvesting systems, and teach community members how to maintain new infrastructure.
While very few people die of thirst, millions die from preventable waterborne diseases, providing the impetus for our members to also improve sanitation facilities in undeveloped countries. Members start by providing toilets and latrines that flush into a sewer or safe enclosure and then add education programs to promote hand-washing and other good hygiene habits.
For more information go to: https://www.rotary.org/en/our-causes/providing-clean-water
COVID-19 is impacting us all in our personal, professional and Rotary lives. We must base our decisions about Rotary activities on the health and safety of our members and compliance with government and health regulations. Even though we may not be able to conduct the usual weekly in person meetings, many of our clubs are leading or participating in food and other relief programs in their communities. These efforts will likely be continuing through the balance of this Rotary year and into the future.
With this in mind, the following are guidelines for all Rotary District 7430 activities:
All guidelines set forth by the Governor, counties and other authorized persons in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the CDC should be followed.
Should any Rotarian be diagnosed with or have symptoms that they suspect to be consistent with COVID-19, that Rotarian shall:
Not participate in any Rotary event that involves a personal appearance at the event.
Report their diagnoses or symptoms to the Rotarian supervising any program in which they have participated in-person within fourteen (14) days before the diagnoses or occurrence of symptoms.
We also suggest that you adopt guidelines for your clubs that reflect the current health crisis.
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
