The Rotary Foundation transforms your gifts into service projects that change lives both close to home and around the world.(Quote The Rotary Foundation Website.)
During the month of November each year we celebrate Thanksgiving in the US. This is a time we pause to count our blessings and give thanks for the abundance in our lives. Yet at the same time we know that not everyone in our community and the world live with the same opportunities we do.
As Rotarians, we have a way to share our blessings and make a difference by giving to The Rotary Foundation. We know that the money we donate goes directly to those in need.
Tracey Hirner, Principal of Thomas Jefferson Elementary will be our speaker this Thursday on Elementary Education
Our Club has for several years collaborated with TJ Elementary School. Ms. Hirner, the principal, will speak to us about this collaboration, as well as the joys and challenges of elementary school education leadership in the 21st century.
Please join us for a front line perspective on an important topic to all of us.
In honor of November being Foundation month, the Grant Committee is running a special on Foundation points for anyone working towards their first Paul Harris award. This includes both new members and members who are not considered new.
You are a new member if you have joined the club since July 1st, 2018.
During the month of November, the club will match your Foundation donations 1:1 up to $100.
AND
Janet Kolepp, AKA, Melinda Gates, AKA, our Club President AKA District Governor Nominee, will also match your donation 1:1 up to $100.
This means that if you donate $100 to the Foundation during the month of November, you will have earned 300 points toward your Paul Harris award.
IF you are a new member (joined since July 1st 2018) it gets EVEN BETTER since, the club automatically matches your first $100. So you would in fact be at 400 points, AND if you were to donate another $100 this Rotary year (ending June 30th, the club would match that and you would be at 500 points, half way there. But DON'T worry about the math, that is our job.
How can you donate?
Couple of ways:
1. At the $2/week, as you walk into the meeting every week, you can donate any amount
2. Or you can mail your donation to Tom Hartzell at 1341 Biafore Avenue, Bethlehem, PA 18017. He will not be at many meetings in November but he will be there on the 29th.
Come and learn all about the “right arm” of Rotary with the Rotary Foundation and all of the good things happening. Opening Plenary features Keynote Speaker Julia Phelps, Rotary International Foundation Trustee. Breakouts include Foundation Update and Overview, Annual Funds, Global and District Grants, Major Donors/Endowment Fund, Polio, Peace Centers and Rotary Action Groups.
When: Saturday, November 10, 2018
Where: Montgomery County Community College Science Center, 340 Dekalb Pike, Blue Bell, PA 19422
Time: 7:45-8:15 am Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:30-Noon Opening Plenary & Breakout Sessions
Noon-1:15 pm Boxed Lunch & Guest Speaker
1:15-3:15 pm Grant Training (Optional)
Cost: $35 NOTE: Morning Star will reimburse members attending upon successful completion
Are you interested in “showing off” a project that your club has done through a district grant or global grant? We will have tables available for our project showcase. Please contact grant chair Bonnie Eckenrode at bonnieeckenrode@gmail.com to arrange your space.
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