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President's Message Mar. 26
At Thursday’s meeting we enjoyed the Classification Talk of John Oesmann.
 
John started the trip down his memory lane with a baby/toddler shot involving a “speedo” in a backyard pool in Leonia, NJ. From this early swimming career he proved to be quite the athlete competing in a variety of sports. His high school career was capped by his Palisades Park HS baseball team becoming state champions!
 
John moved onto Rutgers University for a roller-coaster ride of experiences culminating in an engineering degree. Most significantly he met Carrie in ski club who became his wife. Following a varied and successful career in telecommunications he found himself in a position where he could work from home.  Carrie, a highly successful interior designer with clients in the Lehigh Valley, also had the flexibility to evaluate where they wished to live and work in line with their desired lifestyle.
 
Fortunately for all of us they have located in Center City on East Broad Street with Bailiwick Interior Design being in their home as well. John and Carrie have invited everyone to an open house to experience Design in Action on April 30th.
 
John’s favorite meal is breakfast, so Morning Star Rotary has been a perfect fit. I want to personally thank John for jumping in to Rotary immersion. He went to RLI in October before being technically inducted and followed that up with his first stint on the Board of Directors startung July 1.
Congratulations and welcome John from all your fellow Morning Star Rotarians!

March 24 - Part 2 of Morning Star Rotary at Bethlehem Emergency Sheltering!
 
Morning Star Rotary Club provided dinner for 35 guests of the Bethlehem Emergency Shelter last Thursday at Cathedral Church of the Nativity.  Heartfelt thanks and appreciation for the fine effort by Morning Star Rotarians in contributing, preparing and serving the dinner at Bethlehem Emergency Sheltering.
 
In our best Morning Star tradition, our service was to the individual men as guests at the Shelter. Their appreciation was evident in the many “Thank you!”s received during the event. One friend of a guest was absolutely amazed with the dinner provided – “meat lasagna for dinner at a shelter!!! Unreal!”
 
Special thanks to Janet Kolepp for coordinating the event. 
 
As your president I really want to thank you all for the participation and support.  It was a great time for Rotary fellowship as well.
 
This community support is provided from December through March. I intend to propose to the Board that MSR makes this a monthly service project going forward and provide appropriate support in the 2016-17 budget. 
 
Thanks again.

This Week’s Meeting
Please join us on March 31st when our speaker will be Andrea Tessier, District Director from Penn State Cooperative Extension-Lehigh and Northampton Counties.
 
  
 

 
If you would like to learn more about either Bethlehem Morning Star or Rotary International, please contact Ron Searfoss at rsearfos@ptd.net or 610-504-1460.
   
Be a gift to your world!
President Ron
 
 

 
Rotary Foundation News!
The Morning Star Rotary Board approved the club Foundation Committee's recommendation to use some club "points" to help members achieve 1,000 dollars/points for their first (or next!) Paul Harris Fellow.
 
  • Up to $100 match for new donors this Rotary year. (Initial donors will be only new members, since everyone gave something last year.)
  • For any of last year’s initial donors who received under $100 match, the club will give an additional match this year, with the total match for the 2 years not to exceed $100.
  • A brand new points “RAFFLE / LOTTERY”!!! The names of ALL members giving at least $100 to the Rotary Foundation this Rotary year by May 19 will go in a hat. (Each name only once.) At our club meeting on June 2, five names will be picked and offered 300 points each towards their Paul Harris status (whether first or multiple). If a winner does not want the points, he or she can decide what to do with them. (Give to another member, or have the club retain for use in the future.)
Remember, it's NOT about the money - it IS about the wonderful work done with the help of The Rotary Foundation!
From District Governor Doug Cook
 
GET READY COWPIES!  Our District Conference is less than 3 weeks away!
 
Our focus event on Childhood Hunger could use your help.   
Thank you all who have contributed to the sale of Cow Pie Bingo Deeds- about 150 are sold.  And our goal is to raise $5000 by selling 300 Deeds*.
This event raises money for three important charities who help keep children fed and not go hungry.  These are not kids far away from here, this is happening locally and within our District.
Please help us contribute by contributing yourself.  Fill in the information below – we’ll get you registered.
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                                    Deed Request
Ordered By:
 
                Name : 
            Address : 
    City State Zip : 
Phone Number  : 
               Email  : 
 
Deeds are $20 each: Qty Requested: 
send your request to smithsb@comcast.net
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The top three winners in our Cow Pie Bingo event win $500, $300 or $200 respectively.
 
It will be a fun event to watch on Saturday April 9th, but you don’t have to be present to win.
 
*(Note: covers Cow Pie Bingo prizes, too! - Ed.)
 
Thank you for all you do for Rotary!
 
Best regards,
Doug Cook             Steven Smith
District Governor     Event Coordinator
 
BIKE RESURRECTION / RECYCLING
Resurrection Anyone?
 
As we approach the springtime holiday of Easter, what better time than to perform our own Resurrection – A BIKE RESURRECTION! A great way to "re-cycle" your bicycles!
 
We need stationary bikes and two-wheelers to support two of our projects –
 
STATIONARY BIKES for The Moravian College – William Penn Elementary School (WPES) “Reading & Riding” Program – promoting student health – physical & mental as they ride on stationary bikes while reading. This is an ideal opportunity to make that dust catcher and well-intentioned clothes rack do some good for our students at WPES.  Per Janet Sipple, please just call Greer Hockmeier 610-694-0116 x19920 at WPES. Arrangements may be made to drop off any such delinquent you have seeking a new life!  Janet says they will even come to your house to resurrect your bike!
 
Plus, BikeWorks Roundup of 2 WHEELERS herded by Foreman Tom Kolepp. This is in support of our District Grant which helped provide a van for use by the BikeWorks.
 
You will recall Morning Star Rotary partnered with Bethlehem and Allentown Rotary clubs to provide the van. Now this is our ‘sweat equity’ segment of the grant.
 
Through students participating in the program it
•    Fosters relationships with caring adults                       
•    Learn bike mechanics & safety
•    Develop reading, teamwork & other job skills
•    Lead & give back
 
And at the end, the successful student gets to keep the bike!
 
Tom will be providing details for the Roundup! 
Please help make this another successful resurrection!
 
 

 

Taste of Tuscany Spaghetti Dinner

 

Friday, May 6, 2016

Dine In or Take Out!

PLACE: East Hills Moravian Church

              1830 Butztown Road, Bethlehem, PA

TIME: 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

COST: Adults: $8.00

            Children (under 10): $4.00

            Tickets Available at Door

MENU: Pasta (with or without meatballs)

             Fresh Garden Salad

             Buttered Garlic Bread

             Dessert

             Soft Drinks/Tea and Coffee

Proceeds to Benefit Morning Star Rotary Grant Recipients

For More Information Contact:

Valerie: 610-759-6745(h) / 610-691-0041(w)

Email: val@beth1st.org

 
EQUI~LIBRIUM Vocational Service Project
Saturday, April 30 - Arrive by 9:15.
They have lessons on Saturdays from 9 to 2, so it will be great if people come early for a tour with Cheryl Baker, CEO, the first half hour before you start your work.
Work from 10 am to 2 pm. We can break from 11:30 to 12:30 for lunch. You will be doing work around the facility to get them ready for their Kentucky Derby party the following week.  Expect to be doing landscape work – weeding, fixing pavers on trails and drives, plantings, etc., and possible replacement of fenceposts/boxfencing on some of the pastures.
 
Rain or shine is fine; depending on the weather the work project list may change slightly. The more people, the merrier! We will have work enough for as many people as we can have here. In fact, we do have a major fence pasture project and if we get a critical mass we just might be able to get this done, which would be phenomenal!
 
Please everyone bring your own workgloves, bug spray, and sunscreen. We will provide water/sodas; Subway can provide the rest. 
 
Look for the Sign-up sheet next week. If you need more details contact Bill Hunter wdh3@lehigh.edu or
 
Club Information
Welcome to our Club!
Bethlehem Morning Star
Service Above Self
Thursdays

7:10 am Meet and Greet

7:30 Meeting Starts

Moravian Village
526 Wood Street
(Across from the Post Office)
Bethlehem, PA  18018
United States
DistrictSiteIcon
District Site
 
VenueMap
Venue Map
Meeting Responsibilities
Meeting Set-up & Breakdown
Aronson, Marianne
 
Greeter
Hartzell, Tom
 
Sergeant-at-Arms
Kolepp, Janet
 
$2/week
Baker, Cheryl
 
50/50
Oesmann, John
 
Invocation
 
Introductions
Paul, Joan Lardner
 
Upcoming Events
District Conference
Pocono Manor
Apr 08, 2016 – Apr 10, 2016
 
Equi~Librium Service Project
Apr 30, 2016
9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
 
Spaghetti Dinner 2016
May 06, 2016
5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
 
District 7430 Training Assembly
May 14, 2016
8:00 AM – 2:05 PM
 
Speakers
Mar 24, 2016
 
Mar 31, 2016
 
Apr 07, 2016
 
Apr 14, 2016
 
Apr 28, 2016
 
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