Dear Fellow Rotarians,
This Monday, your leadership and I made the difficult decision that for the rest of the calendar year 2020 Emmaus Rotary will ONLY be meeting virtually/on-line using the Vox Tandem platform. Please read the article here which gives you a link to the meeting! Join us.
Here is an excerpt from the email I sent to our officers and directors Monday on :
Our Governor and health officials of the Commonwealth of PA are asking everyone to stay home as much as possible-
especially to not meet indoors in groups - to help stop the spread of the Covid19 virus.
It is time for us to go virtual for the remainder of 2020.
This is a hard decision as we enjoy each other.
Yet, the last line of our 4 Way Test runs through my mind:
Will it be beneficial to all concerned?
Please weigh in now if you have any questions, concerns, or comments about this decision to only meet on Thursday mornings using the Vox Tandem platform.
Tonight, we will be contacting Brookside to let them know.
We will meet virtually on Dec 10th and 17th.
On Christmas Eve Day and New Year's Eve Day no meetings were scheduled.
Feel free to text or phone.
We are all so done with this virulent virus and the numerous ways it has disrupted our lives. I am ready to wash my hands of the whole thing! (Hmmm...Not a bad idea.) Unfortunately, it is not done with us. So we will do what we can; which includes for me, staying up late on December 31st to make sure Old Man 2020 is outa here!
And, what we can do is pretty good.
Community Service staffed a tent at Emmaus Old Fashioned Christmas to help youngsters write letters to Santa. Karen Hobson got some adorable photos. A few are printed here in the Trumpet.
Fellowship sold out all the tickets for this Wednesday night's walk through the light display at the Lehigh County Zoo. I am looking forward to some more great photos! (Remember to follow us on Facebook and to like and share the posts there.)
We continue weekly to pack and distribute food to the students and families of the East Penn School District. The need is there. So are we. A big shout out to all the Rotarians who sustain this service to our community: Thank you!
There is a Board meeting next week after our regular morning meeting. Please let me know if you have any agenda items for us to consider.
See you Thursday on screen!
Sincerely,
Lexa Shallcross
Emmaus Rotary President
2020-2021