JAN 19 PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

Posted by Tom Kolepp 
on Jan 19, 2015
 

President’s Message for January 22, 2015

Most times, being a Rotarian is a great experience, but sometimes Rotary feels like riding a sine wave – up and down and back up again. This month has been a bit like that. On January 8, we had an outstanding speaker who engaged the entire club and got into our “bell ringing” spirit – a definite “up”. On the 14th, we had an excellent Board meeting. Later that night, Ron Searfoss texts me some untimely bad news: “tomorrow’s speaker has cancelled.” Definitely a low point!

Luckily, our club is very resilient and creative, so a fine program materialized to accompany our great fellowship on January 15.

  • Tom Mohr hosted our monthly birthday celebration and even called his name this time around. (Fossil of the month! Ed.)
  • Then, Ron Searfoss provided a tutorial on the Morning Star Rotary website and District 7430 website. They are both based on the Rotary International endorsed “Club Runner” format and contain a pile of good Rotary info.
  • To get at the public information on both sites, you just surf over to www.morningstarrotary.org or to www.rotarydistrict7430.org. No log in required. We encourage every MSR’ian to visit the MSR website at least once per week for all the Club news.
  • If you want to change your profile or use any of the administrative functions, you need your Morning Star login – which you all have memorized. But, if you forgot, go to the bottom of home page 'Logging In'. If further questions, then contact Ron S. for a refresher.

By the time I left last week’s meeting, I felt good about our Rotary time together. On my drive to work, I was already looking forward to this week’s Race Sponsor Recognition program and awarding of our charitable contribution to Bethlehem Special Olympics. Come join us to celebrate our successful race and to say thanks to those who gave sponsorship help to our 5K / 10K event.

NEWS BULLETIN: This just in from San Diego where our District Governor Elect Doug Cook and his wife Mary are participating in District Governor’s training . . . Rotary International President Elect K.R. "Ravi" Ravindran announced the 2015-2016 Presidential Theme of “Be a Gift to the World.”

There are a lot of club and District events coming up, so put them on your calendar and find additional details on the MSR website:

  • Four Way Speech Contest: Wednesday March 18 6PM at Bethlehem Town Hall
  • MSR 25th Anniversary Celebration: Saturday March 28 in the evening – details coming soon
  • MSR Spaghetti Dinner: Friday May 1 at East Hills Moravian Church
  • Golf Tournament: It’s coming in June 1 at Silver Creek Country Club

Here are District events of interest. More details are found on the District website.

  • District Foundation Recognition Dinner: March 23 at the William Penn Inn
  • Friendship Exchange from Wales: April 21-April 30. Seeking Host clubs 3 day rotations. If we hosted on the front end of their trip, then we would have instant new friends to enjoy at the District Conference. Contact President Tom if interested.
  • District 7430 Conference: April 24 – 26 in Gettysburg
  • District Training Assembly: Saturday May 16 starting 7:30 AM at Montgomery County Community College in Blue Bell
  • Camp Neidig (RYLA) 2015: June 19 – 22 with closing ceremony & dinner on June 22

Club Service Opportunity: The Fellowship Committee is seeking a leader for the MSR Annual Bowling Night Out. Please contact Tom Mohr with your interest in helping out with this fun social event.

If you are visiting Bethlehem or our website or you want to learn more about Bethlehem Morning Star or Rotary International, please contact Tom Kolepp via email at tkolepp@gmail.com or via mobile phone at 484-241-1251.

Let's continue to "Light Up Rotary". Regards. President Tom

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