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           WEEK OF  
       March 27, 2025
 
 
Rodney Conn
President
2024-2025
 
Meeting Responsibilities
March 27, 2025
 
SET-UP/BREAKDOWN
 
GREETER
Sachdev, Holly
 
SGT @ ARMS
Metzler, Robin C.
 
50/50
Isaacs, Betty
 
INVOCATION, PLEDGE & 4 WAY TEST
Baker, Cheryl
 
INTRODUCTIONS
 
MEETING TECHNOLOGY
Seifert, Rod
 
ZOOM COORDINATOR
 
MSR Weather Policy (Revised)
 
 
 
MORNING MEETINGS ONLY
 
Due to our weekly Thursday morning meeting catering deadlines, it is necessary to make a decision concerning any changes to either meet as usual (live/hybrid), or to switch to virtual only by 9:00 PM on Tuesday. These decisions will be done based on best available weather forecasts.
 
Please check your emails and the Morning Star Rotary website (morningstarrotary.org) on Wednesdays when inclement weather is forecast for Thursday mornings.
 
Thank you for understanding as we try to be fair to all concerned during bad weather.
Speakers
Mar 27, 2025
CAT–Coalition for Appropriate Transportation
Apr 10, 2025
Sustainable Cambodia
Apr 17, 2025
"Let's plant some native trees!"
Apr 24, 2025 7:15 AM
Rotary on the road!
May 08, 2025
Changing the World: One Fullbright Experience at a time!
May 15, 2025
Spotlighting the fantastic resources available in The Rotary Learning Center!
May 22, 2025
Blue Zones Bethlehem
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Meetings & Events
BETHLEHEM EMERGENCY SHELTERING
Christ Church UCC
Mar. 25, 2025
5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
 
Community Connections LIVE/HYBRID MEETING
Flatiron Building - 5th Floor Community Room
Mar. 27, 2025
7:15 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
 
FIRST THIRSTDAY
Artisan Wine & Cheese Cellars
Apr. 03, 2025
5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
 
DISTRICT 7430 CONFERENCE
Hershey Lodge
Apr. 04, 2025 – Apr. 06, 2025
 
What is Rotary? LIVE/HYBRID MEETING
Flatiron Building - 5th Floor Community Room
Apr. 10, 2025
7:15 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
 
What is Rotary? LIVE/HYBRID MEETING
Flatiron Building - 5th Floor Community Room
Apr. 17, 2025
7:15 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
 
LIVE CLUB MEETING
Traditions of Hanover
Apr. 24, 2025
7:15 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
 
FIRST THIRSTDAY
TBA
May 01, 2025
5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
 
Community Connections LIVE/HYBRID MEETING
Flatiron Building - 5th Floor Community Room
May 08, 2025
7:15 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
 
What is Rotary? LIVE/HYBRID MEETING
Flatiron Building - 5th Floor Community Room
May 15, 2025
7:15 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
 
Community Connections LIVE/HYBRID MEETING
Flatiron Building - 5th Floor Community Room
May 22, 2025
7:15 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
 
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March 2025
 Rotary Magazine
 
                 
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                           District 7430
                      March Newsletter
 
 
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           March Monthly Message
 
 
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            Zone 28 & 30 Newsletter 
 
               
 
 
 
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            "End Polio Now" 
              February 2025
Officers & Directors
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Director
 
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Meeting Speaker Coordinator
 
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Grants - Local/Global
 
Rotary Foundation
 
Membership
 
Public Image
 
Youth Services
 
 
 
        
Photo Albums
2024 Changeover/Kickout Party
Kivutini School District Project
Salute the Troops Concert 2023
2023 Celtic Classic 5K Race
Rotary Anniversaries
Join Date
Sheila Seifert
March 14, 2005
20 years
 
Jean Searfoss
March 15, 1994
31 years
 
Shawn Bariana
March 21, 2013
12 years
 
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THIS WEEK'S MEETING INFORMATION
 
 
Please join Bethlehem Morning Star Rotary this Thursday, March  27, 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 Scott Slingerland: CAT–Coalition for Appropriate Transportation
 
 
CAT–Coalition for Appropriate Transportation strengthens our Lehigh Valley community and our environment through bicyclingpedestrian accessibility, and public transportation
 
You will have the option of joining us IN PERSON or via ZOOM. Please see Option details below:
 
IN PERSON LOCATION DETAILS:
 
The Flat Iron Building (5th floor)
301 Broadway, Bethlehem, PA 18015
 
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:
Topic: Bethlehem Morning Star Hybrid Meeting
Time: March 27, 2025 07:15 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
               
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THIS WEEK'S SPEAKER
FOUR-WAY TEST SPEECH CONTEST
 
On Wednesday, March 19, 2025, Bethlehem Area Vocational-Technical School students competed in our club-level "Four-Way Test Speech Contest".  Morning Star Rotary co-sponsored the club-level contest with the Bethlehem Downtown Rotary Club to send one Bethlehem Area Vo-Tech School (BAVTS) student to the Regional Contest on March 22, 2025.  The four competitors were from Freedom (2), Liberty, and Northampton High Schools.  All of the students did a wonderful job. Extra congratulations to Joshua for winning the competition and moving on to the next level.  The finals will be held during the District 7430 Conference on April 5, 2025.
 
 
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The Regional Four-Way Test Speech Contest was held on Saturday, March 22, 2025 at the Willow Lane Elementary School in the Macungie.  Five students who had won their local club-level contests competed for a place in the finals at the District 7430 Conference in Hershey on April 5, 2025.  Our local winner Joshua gave a fantastic speech, but did not advance to the finals.  Congratulations to all of the contestants for their outstanding efforts.
 
  
STEM-YEA - DONATIONS NEEDED
**Message form Jane A. Meckes, Nazareth Rotary, District 7430 STEM-YEA Committee
 
 
Hi Everyone. Our district committee is busy planning for the upcoming STEMYEA program at Kutztown University.  I am on the committee and in charge of gathering materials. I have created two ways that Rotarians in our District can help provide items that are needed. First is an "Amazon Wish List" if you would like to purchase materials that we need. Any items purchased would be sent directly to me. Second is a recycled material list. You can help us out at no cost to you!  All you have to do is save the materials on the list and bring them to a meeting or event anytime. I already have a bin started for the items I have been collecting.
 
Here is the link for the Amazon Wish List: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/35ZTJILB1ZGV7
 
Anything that you could provide would be gratefully appreciated.
 
 
Message from Rod Seifert:  Donated recycled items can be given to me at any upcoming meeting.  I will be happy to deliver them to Jane at the District Conference.
 
2025-2026 RI PRESIDENTIAL MESSAGE
Rotary President-elect Mário César Martins de Camargo revealed the 2025-2026 presidential message, Unite for Good on February10, 2025.  "Rotary members are #PeopleOfAction. We don't wait for change to happen; we make it happen. And what do people of action do? We unite for good."
 
2025 DISTRICT CONFERENCE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Join Rotary members from Districts 7390, 7410, 7430, and 7490 to Unwrap the Magic at our Multi-District Conference! This inspiring event will celebrate Rotary’s dedication to peacebuilding and address critical issues such as poverty, discrimination, ethnic tension, lack of access to education, and the unequal distribution of resources. Our program and speakers will explore how we can make a lasting impact together.
 
Conference Registration Click Here for the full conference or the Saturday-only option. Hershey Lodge Hotel Reservation Click Here or call the Reservation office at 855-729-3108.  Enjoy a variety of family-friendly activities while visiting Hershey, PA—the sweetest place on earth!
 
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