Hello MSR Friends!
Here are some things to know from our meeting, Thursday, September 17, 2026:
- Paul Harris Fellow: Diane Donaher, President-Elect of the Bethlehem Rotary Club, presented Rick Morrissey with a Paul Harris Fellow award for leading volunteers on their club's pollinator garden project at Sand Island.
- Club Action Plan: Register to attend and learn Rotary's approach to building our Club's strategies and tactics for the next couple years! It is scheduled for October 11, 2026 at Moravian University, $60 for the day including breakfast, dinner, and amazing content!
Rocco D'Amato thanked club members for our participation in the Bethlehem Rotary Club's Yard Sale and reported that Dylan Stroop, who spoke at one of our meetings, raised $55K for the Boys and Girls Club of Bethlehem!!
MSR Rotary Exchange Student, Jinnie, assisting at the BRC Yard Sale on Saturday
- Cheryl Baker reported that another $500K was secured for Bethlehem Emergency Sheltering (BES)!
- Salute the Troops Concert: ticket and ad sales are going well, primary sponsor and top sponsorship tiers are secured; members asked to keep selling tickets and lining up program book ads or "in honor of" tributes
- Celtic Classic 5K: 164 runners registered, 200-plus expected; still need more volunteers, sign-up with Tom Hartzell
- Monocacy Creek Cleanup: Sunday, October 11, 9 to 11:30 AM at Sand Island; teams will split up for stream cleanup. See Rick Morrissey to sign up.
- Holiday Meeting featuring the Liberty High School Acapella Choir is Thursday, December 17, 2026 at the Cathedral Church of the Nativity. Bring your friends!
Yours in Rotary service,
Jennifer