AUG 31, 2023 MORNING STAR ROTARY (Aug 29, 2023)

AUG 31, 2023 PROGRAM FOOD PANTRY UPDATE FOUNTAIN HILL ELEMENTARY

Please join the Rotary Club of Bethlehem Morning Star this Thursday, August 31st for our Live/Hybrid Meeting. Our meet & greet starts at 7:15am with the regular meeting starting at 7:30am.

Our speaker will be Joe Tramontana who will present an update on the Food Pantry at Fountain Hill Elementary. Joe is a member of the Cathedral Church of the Nativity and has been involved in the planning and renovations at Fountain Hill Elementary to build a food pantry for students' families.

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: JOE TRAMONTANA FOOD PANTRY UPDATE

Time: July 20, 2023 07:15 AM EDT

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85744230490?pwd=Rll0UUd2YmpEbkJmcE5udGZ6Y3ljZz09

AUG 25, 2023 ANTIGUA VISITORS & MSR REQUEST

Bill Hunter announced at last week's club meeting, Lehigh University will be hosting two teachers from the Adele School for Special Needs in Antigua from September 2-15. Our Morning Star Rotary Club has supported professional development programs at the Adele School several times, including helping to sponsor an Autism program for parents and teachers several years ago.

The two amazing teachers will be staying at the Comfort Suites Hotel in Bethlehem the entire time, and it would be great if members of our club would consider hosting them for dinners, local outings, etc. during their stay.

If you could help us out in anyway, please contact Bill Hunter: wdh3@lehigh.edu or 610-703-6617.

Special thanks to all Morning Star Rotarians for their support.

AUG 17, 2023 PROGRAM "THE CAMP NEIDIG EXPERIENCE"

We had a fantastic presentation from our three rising seniors who leveled up their leadership skills @RotaryCampNeidig this summer!

Remember their names - they're going places!

Among the many positive comments put forth (they had no negative comments, except it needs to be longer):

Maximize team success!

Communication is key. Include everyone in the tribe!

Best part - meeting all the people and connecting.

Step out of your comfort zone!

Trust the process!

Improvement suggestion - all wanted to make it longer!

Did not want to leave....many chat groups and friendships continue!

President Betty Isaacs

Jennifer Cunningham Youth Exchange Coordinator

Phoebe Cunningham Freedom High School

Carleigh Andreas Moravian Academy

Nicholas Moniz Freedom High School

Charlie Incalcaterra Co-Chair Rotary Camp Neidig Committee

Special thanks to all the Rotarians in D7430 who made their experience possible!

Editor's Note to 'Campers': you are now Neidig Ambassadors, asked to share your experiences with fellow students to encourage participation in this wonderful experience!

AUG 10, 2023 SPEAKER TOM KOLEPP CELTIC CLASSIC 5K RUN / WALK SEP 23, 2023

Race chair, Tom Kolepp provided an update on the 2023 changes to the Celtic Classic 5k Run. This year the format will be significantly different.

CCA invited us to run our race as the first event in the Celtic Classic “Showing of the Tartan” Parade starting 11:30 AM Saturday.

31st Year!

Saturday SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

The Bethlehem Morning Star Rotary Club requests your help to make our 31st Annual Morning Star Rotary Celtic Classic 5K the best ever!

For the first time, our 5K will kick off the “Showing of the Tartan Parade” sponsored by the Celtic Cultural Alliance during Celtic Fest. The race participants will run along the parade route and be cheered on by thousands of parade goers before linking up with the Delaware and Lehigh Canal portion of the course. It’s the first “Downtown to the D&L” race and we would like your help to make it a great success.

Over the past 30+ years, Bethlehem Morning Star Rotary has raised over $150,000 through this running event and included over 6,750 runners. The money has supported local community initiatives that strengthen the Lehigh Valley. Proceeds from this year’s race will help support several community initiatives including Bethlehem Emergency Shelter, the Nurse Family Partnership, Victory House, and various environmental projects.

All sponsors get their name on our runner’s race-day shirt and our race website (please see below). Sponsors who donate $250 or more will also get their company logo on the shirt. This is a great way to promote your business or organization in the community as we typically have over 250 runners!

The race is managed by Rotarians and friends and we are an all-volunteer organization.

The Bethlehem Morning Star Rotary Club Charitable Organization is a 501(c)3 entity. For more information about the race, please visit our website www.MorningStar5k.com. Thank you very much for your support.

Sincerely,

Susan Burnett

Bethlehem Morning Star Rotary

Celtic Classic 5K Sponsorship Coordinator

Mobile: 484-226-5254

Email: burnetts@rcn.com

www.MorningStarRotary.org

Click and share this link with colleagues, friends, etc. for Celtic Classic Sponsorship Opportunities.

Info & Register: CelticClassic5K.com

AUG 9, 2023 TRAGEDY IN MAUI

From Hawai'i Rotary District Governor Mark Merriam:

August 9, 2023

Today has been a tragic day for our Rotarians, families and friends on the Island of Maui. The fires across the island have changed lives forever. Truly devastating. Our sympathy, thoughts and prayers are with everyone impacted.

As people of action, we can take immediate action. As we come together to recover and rebuild, we need to support each other. We need to Create Hope for Maui.

Through our Rotary District 5000 Foundation, a relief fund has been established. Foundation President Dave Hamil and Treasurer Sharon Amano will handle all donations. A committee will be organized shortly to find the greatest needs for distribution of monies. A single fund will be the most helpful over time to provide the most significant benefits.

Please consider donating to this special fund. Hyperlink and QR code are included with this note.

Maui Fires Relief Fund: https://www.paypal.com/donate/...

Mahalo to the Rotary Club of Waikiki for collecting monies at their lunch meeting today. These are the first contributions to the fund.

Please also widely share this opportunity to help.

Stay safe, take care and mahalo for creating hope.

Mark Merriam, District Governor

Rotary District 5000, Hawaii, USA

Rotary International

Rotary District 5000 - Hawaii, USA

Diane

Diane Donaher

District Governor #7430

Bethlehem Rotary Club

610-442-8589

OCT 21, 2023 ROTAPLAST UPDATE

EXCITING Rotaplast Sweeney Todd UPDATE......Guess who is directing "Sweeney Todd" for the Rotaplast Oct 21st Fundraiser? Darah Donaher!!!! Does that name sound familiar? Darah is the daughter of our District Governor Diane Donaher!!! We cannot wait to see what an amazing job Darah does!!!!

To purchase your tickets, visit The Pennsylvania Playhouse here: paplayhouse.org and click on the Oct 21st performance of Sweeney Todd. ***All tickets include complementary preshow food and beverages!

JAN 29 - FEB 10 2024 Kenya Grants and Next Trip Updates - Looking for Volunteers

Good Afternoon MSR!

I hope that everyone is enjoying a safe and happy holiday weekend.

I wanted to update everyone about our two Kenyan grants and invite anyone who is interested to consider coming with us on our next Kenyan working adventure!

Our District Grant - The Machakos School Revitalization School Grant has received final approval from RI. We expect to receive District Grant funds in August and the project will move forward that month as there is a school holiday.

Our Maternal and Child Global Grant has completed all the fine print and the funds have been released to the Isiolo Club. That project will be ongoing for many months and we will provide updates.

Both projects are expected to have additional phases, funded by Rotarians and/or other interested partners so we are planning a second, self-funded trip in late January and would love to include anyone who is interested in joining the team.

Here are the tentative details of the trip:

Dates: Jan 28th - returning Feb 10th (landing in US)

Estimated cost: $3000-$3500: which includes double occupancy lodging, most food, all in-country transportation, economy airfare from JFK (which at this point is around $900) to Nairobi and some fun excursions.

Estimated costs are subject to change and do not include: transportation to JFK, your trip to the travel doctor, visa ($45?), passport, souvenir shopping, alcohol etc..., Last trip, covid vaccines were mandatory to enter the country so if you are an anti-vaxer....

Also note, there is not a single bottle of diet coke in the entire country of Kenya, starting when you get on the plane - but all of the food and drink is delicious

Please talk to Susan (me) Wendy, Janet or Holly if you have additional questions as to how life changing this experience will be. Maximum travelers is 8 (I think) so at this point we have room for 5 more.

You can reach me at: burnetts@rcn.com, 484-226-5254

Cheers,

Susan

AUG 31, 2023 FLAT IRON BUILDING

SET-UP/BREAKDOWN

GREETER

Morrissey, Rick

SGT @ ARMS

Metzler, Robin C.

50/50

Seifert, Sheila

INVOCATION PLEDGE & 4 WAY TEST

Seifert, Rod

INTRODUCTIONS

Hartzell, Tom

SEP 7, 2023 FIRST THURSDAY LIVE ARTISAN WINE & CHEESE

Sep 07, 2023 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM

MSR BOARD MEETING
ZOOM
Sep 13, 2023 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

Sep 23, 2023 Celtic Classic 5K RUN/WALK

Sep 23, 2023 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM

MSR BOARD MEETING
ZOOM
Oct 11, 2023 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

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Aug 31, 2023

Joe Tramontana

Update on Food Pantry at Fountain Hill Elementary

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Principal of Adele School for Special Children

Educating Special Needs Children in Antigua & Barbuda

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Rodney Conn

A History of Hats - A Tribute to Ron Helmuth

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Ray Holton

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