Jul 30, 2018 Morning Star Bulletin (Jul 30, 2018)

AUG 2 FIRST THURSDAY

FIRST THURSDAY - ROTARY MEANS BUSINESS

INVITE COLLEAGUES, FRIENDS AND FAMILY!

BUSINESS TO BUSINESS MIXER - BRING YOUR BUSINESS CARDS!

ARTISAN WINE & CHEESE CELLAR 5:30 PM

"MINI-MEETING" AT 6:00 PM

$10 Per Person except potential members. Great hors d'oeuvres! Cash bar.

All are welcome for fellowship and to learn more about Morning Star Rotary!

Mark your calendars for AUGUST 2nd!

REPLACES MORNING MEETING

ANTIGUA & BARBUDA DR. HUNTER

Our July 26^th meeting was a presentation on 9 years of student and Rotary service projects in Antigua & Barbuda by MSR Dr. Bill Hunter, Director, Fellowship Advising & United Nations Programs at Lehigh University. Bill has been directly engaged in these projects and has been instrumental in guiding the efforts of many Lehigh students in trips to the islands to participate in accomplishing many projects. These have been done with the Ministry of Education and support of the partner Sun Down Rotary Club.

Bill does Q&A

Sadly, last year Antigua and Barbuda, the sister island in its nation, were devastated by hurricanes. Fortunately Antigua with a population of nearly 70,000 was spared the brunt of the storms. Barbuda, with a population of around 2,000 was totally devastated.

While Bill went through the previous successes of Lehigh's projects, his focus was on the current state of the islands with a look to the future.

Possibilities

Principal / Teacher Exchange this fall
Lehigh-led Disaster Preparedness Center
Graduate cohort in Education Administration
Rotary Grant to support Autism detection and treatment
Annual service trips expand to include NGOs, Youth groups and environmental sustainability projects

As Morning Star moves forward with its plans, we ask serious consideration be undertaken to find means to help these people recover and move forward. Global grant evaluations, partnerships with other clubs, etc. are among the opportunities.

For more click here for the video Bill shared.

WELCOME MSR MEMBERS

MEET OUR NEWEST MSR MEMBERS

Please welcome Zachary Ainsley and Gregory Scarlato as our newest Morning Star members. Zach is from forest resource management where he is an ISA Certified Arborist. Greg comes to us from the banking industry where he is a Business Development Officer.

We look forward to hearing from them in the near future as they tell their stories to the club.

Please introduce yourself to them. Easy to identify - they are so young and enthusiastic!

MSR 4 ACES 50/50 NOW $288+

With about half the deck of cards gone, your odds of winning keep getting better!

MSR CELTIC CLASSIC SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

We are rapidly approaching the 28th Year of our Morning Star Celtic Classic 5K Run/Walk on September 29. Your support is critical in three ways:

1. Help increase the total funds raised and donated

2. Help cover expenses such as race day set-up materials, promotional materials, runners' awards, food and so on.

3. Help provide raffle prizes for the runners/walkers, which increases the fun had by all and encourages more runners to attend.

Sponsorship Opportunities and Raffle Prize Donations Drive forms are available in the Download section of our website.

You can also use the link www.MorningStar5k.com to reach the information.

Thank you for your help and support in making this the best year ever!

THOMAS JEFFERSON UPDATE

Received from Tracey Hirner, Principal, Thomas Jefferson Elementary School. Pictures of the lettering recently hung at TJE. This is a big part of creating their Leader In Me Culture throughout the building. The mural (seen previously in our Bulletins) will be hung by the end of the summer as well.

Anchor for the TJE rotating art gallery in one of main hallways.

Thank you to all that have signed up to participate in one of the important committees or working groups. Specifically we are still looking for leadership in the following areas:

Salvation Army Bell Ringing Coordinator
Holiday Party Coordinator
Kick-Out Party Coordinator

There is still time to sign up: (Click here!) There will also be a signup sheet at the August 9th weekly meeting.

Just a reminder to signup for our weekly duties. The club meetings run well when we all help make it happen!!

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

“Friendship is a natural and willing servant….There is no reason…why the great power of friendship should not be harnessed to do its part in the world’s work.” — Report of the President, Paul Harris to the 1912 Rotary Convention, Duluth, Minnesota, USA

Some of you may have heard my claim to fame - I share my birthplace Racine, WI with Rotary's founder, Paul Harris. Most other similarities stop there, however I often find myself inspired by his words. Much of the wonderful work we have done in this club comes from the friendships that we have with each other.

So, I wonder if this quote inspires you to think about what a trip to Antigua might look like for a group of friends from Morning Star Rotary. Is there some world's work waiting for us?

YIRS,

Plan-it Janet

Aug 09, 2018 TWO WEEKS!!

Meetings Set-up & Breakdown

Kolepp, Carl

Greeter

Hartzell, Tom

Sergeant-at-Arms

Elliott, Dee

$2/week

50/50

Oesmann, John

Invocation

Baker, Cheryl

Introductions

Kolepp, Tom

BOARD MEETING

Moravian Village

Aug 08, 2018 6:00 PM

BOARD MEETING

Sep 12, 2018
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM