Thursday April 23 we will ZOOM into our normal regular MSR Meeting. Our topics tentatively will be Morning Star Rotary where will address all things Rotary.
As with normal meetings, you are please encouraged to sign in early and join the ZOOM so that we can enjoy "cyber fellowship" and have everyone connected prior to commencing the meeting.
To provide additional cyber security to our weekly Zoom meetings, we will not send the ZOOM info in the bulletin. Please check your email for information from Club Secretary, Val Walk for access to this meeting.
Morning Star Rotary Grocery Store Gift Card Project Update
Over the weekend, another $900 of non-Board donations came in, which brings that portion to $2,236 so far. When the $3,500 from the Board ($1,750) and MSR Charitable Org ($1,750) is added, the total is now $5,736.
To make it even easier for anyone to donate, just click DONATE. Please type in that your donation is for Grocery Gift Cards.
At Morning Star Rotary’s most recent board meeting a decision was made to engage in a new fundraiser to purchase grocery store gift cards to be distributed to families in need in the Bethlehem area.
A pool of matching funds has been donated by Morning Star board members and is matched by our Club’s reserves up to $2,000. The funding from the Club budget comes from unused items which will not be expended due to the effects of the pandemic on our operations. The funds from the board members are from donations which they have made as individuals. So far we have $3,500 available to match the donations of our club members and friends of the club who will be asked to donate.
A donation of $25 will result in making a $50 gift card to Giant Food Stores available to a family in need. We will distribute these Gift Cards with the assistance and judgement of school principals in the Bethlehem Area School District, the Director of the Hispanic Center of Bethlehem, and the Executive Director of the Boys and Girls Club of Bethlehem. Further, we are asking Giant Food Stores to add 10% more gift cards to our purchase to enhance the effect of our project.
To make a donation to this project you may go to the “Donate” icon at the top of the Morning Star Rotary home page. Note: you do not need a PayPal account to donate via PayPal - your debit or credit card is fine! The link includes a field for a description or comment. Please type in that your donation is for Grocery Gift Cards. (This same link will be used to collect funds for a variety of club purposes.)
Another option is to mail your check, paid to the order of “Morning Star Rotary”c/o J. Searfoss, Treasurer, 1409 Bogie Ave. Wescosville, PA 18106.
Please share this appeal with people outside of the club membership who you feel may have an interest in this effort. Also, club members are encouraged to donate resources which otherwise would be used for breakfast or Artisan First Thursday meeting expenses, as well as funds which would be expended for other club fund raisers during the balance of this Rotary year.
Our goal is to distribute 150+ gift cards of $50 each to families in need in Bethlehem. Service above Self by People of Action will result in homes with food on the table to our neighbors in need.
Yours in Service,
Mike Long, on behalf of the Morning Star Rotary Board members
At our April 16 meeting we had the pleasure of a video presentation by Deanna Kann, RI International Director reminding us of the Core Values of Rotary. The video was more of a fireside chat and Deanna provided some very relevant thoughts. If anyone would like to view the video, please contact Janet Kolepp who kindly brought it to the meeting.
Core Values
Rotary’s core values represent the guiding principles of the organization’s culture, including what guides members’ priorities and actions within the organization. Values are an increasingly important component in strategic planning because they drive the intent and direction of the organization’s leadership.
Service
We believe that our service activities and programs bring about greater world understanding and peace. Service is a major element of our mission. Through the plans and actions of individual clubs, we create a culture of service throughout our organization that provides unparalleled satisfaction for those who serve.
Fellowship
We believe that individual efforts focus on individual needs, but combined efforts serve humanity. The power of combined efforts knows no limitation, multiplies resources, and broadens our lives and perspectives. Fellowship leads to tolerance and transcends racial, national, and other boundaries.
Diversity
We believe Rotary unifies all people internationally behind the ideal of service. We encourage diversity of vocations within our membership and in our activities and service work. A club that reflects its business and professional community is a club with a key to its future.
Integrity
We are committed to and expect accountability from our leaders and fellow members, both in the results of our efforts and in the processes we use to accomplish our goals. We adhere to high ethical and professional standards in our work and personal relationships. We are fair and respectful in our interactions, and we conscientiously steward the resources entrusted to us.
Leadership
We are a global fellowship of individuals who are leaders in their fields of endeavor. We believe in the importance of leadership development and in leadership as a quality of our members. As Rotarians, we are leaders in implementing our core values.
All of these core values are reflected in the Object of Rotary and The Four-Way Test, which we use in our daily lives. They inspire us to foster and support the ideal of service for developing and maintaining integrity in human relations.
"Service is the rent you pay for your room here on earth!"
It is with great sadness that we inform you that Mary Diggs, former Morning Star Rotarian and sister of MSR Member Eileen Dunn, has passed away. Information on joining the online services and Facebook information is below.
There will be a live stream of the service on Friday. There is a Facebook page with updated information. Comments and pictures can be posted.
The service will be live streamed from 10:30 to 11:30 am next Friday April 24th. Once you go to the website you will have to click onto Mary's obituary.
Eileen Dunn plans to have a gathering next year to remember and celebrate Mary’s life. Either in April for the anniversary of her death or around her birthday in June.
Mary Kristofa Diggs
Mary Kristofa Diggs, 74, of Bethlehem, Pa., passed away on Thursday, April 16, 2020 at her residence. Mary was born on June 20, 1945 in St. Louis, MO to the late William and Eunice (Nelson) Diggs. In 1963, she graduated from Millburn High School, Millburn, NJ and in 1967 she graduated from Mary Washington University Fredericksburg, Va. with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English. After receiving her PhD from Montclair State University in English, Mary worked as the English Department chairperson, supervisor of English in the Newark, NJ public school system from 1986 to 2005 before retiring. Previously she taught English in the Newark, NJ public school system from 1971 to 1985. She spent one year at University of Madrid, Spain in 1967/68 where she studied Education and the Humanities. Mary was a member of the Northampton County Election Commission, Morning Star Rotary and the Newark Pre-School Council Board. She was the founder and president of the Newark, NJ Council for the Humanities. She was an avid reader, was very involved with the Republican Party in Northampton County, but above all she loved spending time with her family.
SURVIVORS: Mary will be lovingly missed by sister, Eileen Diggs Dunn of Bethlehem; brothers, William P. Diggs III and wife Beth Diggs of Half Moon Bay, CA and Edward D. Diggs of New Florence, MO, Nephews Gregory J. Dunn Jr, wife Audrey Markoff Dunn of Boston, MA and Christopher E. Dunn and wife Nancy Li and their children Christopher Ptolemy and Eileen Kristofa Dunn of Bethlehem PA and her stepson Sharif Diggs of San Diego, CA, and 9 other nieces and nephews and 6 grand nieces and nephews. And many cousins in the Midwest and Norway.
SERVICES: Funeral Services will be private and at the convenience of the family due to the current public health concerns. An online visitation and funeral service will be held on Friday, April 24, 2020 from 10:30A.M. to 11:30 A.M. Please contact the funeral home for more information. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Cantelmi Long Funeral Home, Bethlehem. A memory tribute may be placed at www.cantelmifuneralhome.com.
CONTRIBUTIONS: In lieu of flowers contributions can be made in Mary’s memory to the National Pancreatic Cancer Foundation.
To increase your engagement with your Rotary, we want to really emphasize the opportunity for you to read the monthly CONNECTIONS Newsletter from the District.
There is a wealth of information of what is going on in Rotary and especially within your District 7430! You receive this every month!
DG Herb monthly video message on key topics featuring Rotarians from around the District.
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