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           WEEK OF  
          July 24, 2025
 
 
Rodney Conn
President
2025-2026
 
 
Speakers
Jul 24, 2025
Karen Buchanan
Horses Healing Heroes
Aug 14, 2025
Camp Neidig, STEM YEA & Rotary Exchange Students
Youth Services Day
Aug 28, 2025
Lina Barbieri
Miller-Keystone Blood Center, Pennsylvania & New Jersey
Sep 18, 2025
Jennifer Topp
Lehigh University College of Health
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Meeting Responsibilities
July 24, 2025
 
SET-UP/BREAKDOWN
Searfoss, Jean
 
GREETER
 
SGT @ ARMS
Metzler, Robin C.
 
50/50
Seifert, Sheila
 
INVOCATION, PLEDGE & 4 WAY TEST
Baker, Cheryl
 
INTRODUCTIONS
Hunter, Bill
 
MEETING TECHNOLOGY
Seifert, Rod
 
ZOOM COORDINATOR
Bariana, Shawn
 
District Member
Resource Guide
 
 
CLICK HERE to Download Guide
 
 
Meetings & Events
Community Connections LIVE/HYBRID MEETING
Seven Sirens Brewing Company
Jul. 24, 2025
7:15 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
 
TAKE A BREAK! No Meeting
Jul. 31, 2025
 
NO FIRST THURSDAY "HAPPY HOUR" SOCIAL
ENJOY MUSIKFEST!!
Aug. 07, 2025
5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
 
Student Services Day - LIVE/HYBRID MEETING
Flatiron Building - 5th Floor Community Room
Aug. 14, 2025
7:15 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
 
NO MEETING DUE TO AREA 2 PICNIC 8/23/25
Aug. 21, 2025
 
DISTRICT 7430 - AREA 2 PICNIC
Bethlehem Township Municipal Park
Aug. 23, 2025
12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
 
Community Connections LIVE/HYBRID MEETING
Flatiron Building - 5th Floor Community Room
Aug. 28, 2025
7:15 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
 
STEM-YEA "BIG TICKET REVERSE RAFFLE"
Franconia Heritage Banquet and Conference Center
Sep. 27, 2025
 
MORNING STAR ROTARY CELTIC CLASSIC 5K
Sand Island
Sep. 27, 2025 11:30 a.m.
 
“SALUTE THE TROOPS” CONCERT
Northeast Middle School BASD
Nov. 09, 2025
3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
 
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Rotary Anniversaries
Join Date
Donna Holton
July 1, 1998
27 years
 
 
                 
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                           District 7430
                        July Newsletter
 
 
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            July Monthly Message
 
 
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            Zone 28 & 30 Newsletter 
 
               
 
 
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July 2025
 Rotary Magazine
 
 
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         PolioPlus Newsletter
                   June 2025
Officers & Directors
President
Rodney Conn
 
President Elect
Jennifer Cunningham
 
Treasurer
Jean Searfoss
 
Secretary
Val Walk
 
Immediate Past President
Betty Isaacs
 
Director
Enid Jackson
 
Director
Holly Sachdev
 
Director
Ginny Wolkoff
 
Director
Tom Hartzell
 
Director
Michael Orbin
 
Director
Donna Holton
 
Sergeant-at-Arms
Robin C. Metzler
 
Webmaster/Meeting Technology/Bulletin Editor
Rod Seifert
 
Hybrid Meeting Coordinator
Shawn Bariana
 
Hybrid Meeting Coordinator
Janet Kolepp
 
Meeting Speaker Coordinator
Jennifer Cunningham
 
Meeting Speaker Coordinator
Shawn Bariana
 
Meeting Catering Coordinator
Sheila Seifert
 
Grants - Local/Global
Betty Isaacs
 
Rotary Foundation
Tom Hartzell
 
Public Image
Shawn Bariana
 
Camp Neidig/Youth Exchange/STEM-YEA
Jennifer Cunningham
 
 
        
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IMPORTANT LOCATION CHANGE!
THIS WEEK'S MEETING INFORMATION
Posted by Val Walk

 
 
Please join Bethlehem Morning Star Rotary this Thursday, July 24, 2025 for our Live/Hybrid Meeting. Our meet & greet starts at 7:15am with the regular meeting starting at 7:30am.
 
Our Speaker will be Karen Buchanan presenting "Horses Healing Heroes."
 
We have been notified by Cassie from The Stone House Group at the Flatiron Building that the elevator CONTINUES to be out of service.  She has made arrangements for us to again hold our meeting this week at Seven Sirens Brewing Company on the Ground Floor of the Flatiron Building.  Enter through the door on Broadway.
 
We will do the best we can in regards to hybrid Zoom streaming...cameras and microphones will be from laptops only.
 
The meeting will once again be held at Seven Sirens Brewing Company.
 
Metered street parking is available on Broadway and on 4th Street.  Meters begin at 8AM.  Additional parking is available in the tenant parking lot along 4th & Wyandotte Streets and the Cathedral Church parking lot.
 
ZOOM Detail:
 
Join Zoom Meeting
 
Meeting ID: 880 2659 0381
Passcode: 069323
THIS WEEK'S SPEAKER
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
 
MSR Rotarians:
 
Summer is here and I hope you’re all enjoying it. There are several opportunities this summer for fun and fellowship. As you saw in a recent flyer, the Rotary Clubs of Area 2 are combining for a picnic on August 23 from 12 noon to 3 pm at the Bethlehem Township Municipal Park. We will not be having our usual kick-out party this summer, so I invite you and your family to join us for a picnic in the park. We are also asking that you sign up for the event and indicate a covered dish you will be bringing and to get a sense for how many will be joining us. We will also be cancelling our August 21 meeting.
 
We will also be holding the Celtic Classic 5k and will be kicking off the parade as we did last year. If you have any questions, please reach out to me. Tom Hartzell is coordinating the event. Look for more information to come.
 
For those who may have taken part in helping Bob Hobaugh at last year’s Das Awkscht Fescht, Bob is looking for some help in the vendor set up and parking for this year’s festival. If you’re interested, please reach out to Bob to let him know.
 
Yours in Rotary,
 
Rodney Conn
President
NO MEETING NEXT WEEK
STUDENT SERVICES DAY
*SAVE THE DATE!*
COME OUT TO OUR ANNUAL MEETING HONORING OUR SPONSORED STUDENTS!
 
STEM-YEA 2025
Article from Berks Weekly regarding this year's STEM-YEA
 
 
Morning Star Rotary and Bethlehem Downtown Rotary sponsored two students (below) to this year's Academy.
 
"STATE OF THE CLUB" ADDRESS
 
As the new Rotary year commences, at our July 17, 2025 meeting, Rodney Conn addressed the club as he begins his second year as Morning Star Rotary President.  Club activities and goals were reviewed, with emphasis on membership retention, community involvement, and the need for volunteer assistance in addressing food insecurity and other social issues. The discussion concluded with plans for improving organizational efficiency through better communication, resource sharing, and the onboarding of new members, along with upcoming events and opportunities for community engagement.
2025-2026 MSR DUES
Posted by Jean Searfoss
Reminder: 2025-26 Dues are Due
 
 
Morning Star Rotary Treasurer Val Walk has emailed the club’s 2025-26 club dues invoice to active members.
If you haven’t seen it, please check your junk/spam folder, and contact me if you need the invoice resent.
 
By June 30, please pay either...
 
$250 for the full Rotary year 7/1/25-6/30/26 – or –
$125 for the first six months 7/1/25-12/31/25
 
Payment method options include:
 
  1. Check payable to Morning Star Rotary. Give to me at a meeting, or mail it to my attention at 1409 Bogie Ave, Wescosville, PA 18106
  2. Cash. Give to Jean at a meeting.
  3. Debit or Credit card. On www.morningstarrotary.com, log in, then scroll down to Site Pages on the left, and click Pay Dues Online Here. The club uses PayPal to collect it, but you do NOT need a PayPal account; Your debit or credit card is fine. The estimated PayPal fee is added to the dues amount.
  4. Zelle. Several members requested a way to pay electronically without a fee. The club now has Zelle; send the amount to ID jean.searfoss@gmail.com , and identify yourself please.
 
Your prompt cooperation will be appreciated. The club will pay Rotary International and Rotary District 7430 in July, and active members as of 6/30/25 are in the headcount for those invoices to the club.
 
Please contact me with any questions or comments.
 
Thank you!
Jean Searfoss, Treasurer
STRIKE-OUT HUNGER NIGHT
DISTRICT 7430 AREA 2 PICNIC
 
THE ROTARY FOUNDATION
CELEBRATE THE BEGINNING OF THE 2025-2026 ROTARY YEAR BY MAKING YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO THE ROTARY FOUNDATION!
 
See Foundation Chair, Tom Hartzell for information on making your contribution.  You can send your contribution on-line or give your check (payable to Rotary Foundation) to Tom.  You can also mail a check to Tom Hartzell, 1341 Biafore Avenue, Bethlehem, Pa  18017.
 
 
STEM-YEA BIG TICKET RAFFLE
2025 SALUTE THE TROOPS CONCERT
              
 
Click Here to download "Salute the Troops" Concert Flyer
 
Click Here to download "Salute the Troops" Letter to Advertisers
 
Click Here to download "Salute the Troops" Ad Contract