President’s Message for May 14, 2015 Meeting
The Cancer Support Community was the program topic for our May 7 meeting.
We were joined by Paula Ream, Executive Director, and Jen Sinclair, Program Director. After Paula’s overview of the organization, Jen provided the specifics on the Kid Support program that was funded by a Morning Star Rotary’s Community Development Grant. During the eight-week Kid Support series, attendees met other families who are facing cancer together; this helps children and teens (ages 4 – 17) learn ways to cope with stress and express their emotions through art and play. If you want to learn more about the Cancer Support Community, please see their website at cancersupportglv.org.
In addition to our speakers, we had two other meeting guests:
- Matt Berry visited the club for the second week in a row with Dee Elliott.
- Anders Heiney was the guest of Janet Sipple. He is a prospective member for 2037.
Our annual MSR Spaghetti Dinner is not officially over until all members’ ticket money is turned in to Val Walk or Sue Reeps. Please help us to finish our event reconciliation by getting your money in asap.
This Saturday morning is our annual District 7430 Training Assembly. The registration date has passed, but if you really want to go, see the registration form on the District website and call the registrar to see if they are still accepting registrations. There are ride share seats remaining; see the signup list on Thursday morning.
The Golf Tournament Committee
is in immediate need of hole (& other) sponsors by May 21 and golfers by May 27, plus raffle board donations, including gift certificates, and volunteers. The raffle board has available squares to purchase for $5 per square - a great way for non-golfers to support this event!
In May, the Foundation Committee is soliciting everyone’s Rotary Foundation contributions to qualify Morning Star as an “Every Rotarian Every Year” (EREY) Club. If you have not already given, please get your Foundation contribution into Tom Hartzell by May 21 so that he can assure proper credit to both you and the club for our “Every Member Every Year” achievement. If you are not a “$2 a Week” participant or have not already contributed otherwise for 2014-15, then the Foundation Committee will be contacting you. (Note: One-time donations may be made at the $2 a Week area at meeting sign-in.)
Join Janet Sipple and Mike Long, May’s “Prospective Member Challenge” volunteers, and make the commitment to introduce one or two acquaintances to Rotary and share our “Service Above Self” ideals. Guests are always welcome.
This week’s program (May 14) features Todd Heft’s Classification Talk
about his life and career in marketing. President Elect Ron will be wielding the gavel this week as President Tom as been called away on business. On May 21, Dee Elliott and a panel she is assembling will be speaking about “Collective Impact”.
Be sure these club events are on your calendar. See the MSR website for additional information:
- Golf Tournament: This is only three weeks away on June 1, 2015 to benefit the Bridges Foundation and other Rotary charities.
- Celtic Classic 5K / 10K Race: Saturday September 26, 2015.
Here are District events of interest with full details and registration information on the District 7430 website.
- District 7430 Training Assembly: This 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
- District Turnover Meeting and Dinner: June 29 at William Penn Inn in Gwynedd (Ambler), PA.
- Rotary Leadership Institute: Saturday November 7, 2015 at the Radisson Hotel in King of Prussia. (Other dates are available at different locations.) MSR reimburses attendees and all MSR’ians are encouraged to attend.
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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