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MSR Rotarians & Friends: ….calendar of club projects/fundraisers and district events for the remainder of the Rotary year is growing. I am sure everyone is pleased with the improved weather and looking forward to spring activities. I hope that we will see many of you at upcoming club meetings and have you participate in our club’s upcoming service projects and fundraiser. We have fantastic speakers scheduled for our remaining club meetings this year and I hope that we can honor many more of our members as Paul Harris Fellows. If you have not yet donated to The Rotary Foundation this year, I encourage you to consider donating before the end of this Rotary year. Remember, the club will match your donation with accumulated club Foundation points up to $500. This is a great opportunity for you to achieve your first PHF or higher-level recognition. In addition, I have pledged to donate an additional $20 above my normal giving for each donating member who has not recently given to the TRF. I hope to have to make a substantial additional amount to my giving this year. Our club has a history of its support of TRF and members have already made our club one of the highest donators to the TRF again this year. However, less than 50% of our members have donated to date. If you have not given to TRF this year or in recent years, please consider donating in the coming months. Without The Rotary Foundation, we would not be able to have the impact and accomplish all of the fantastic projects in our community and around the world. I thank you in advance for your consideration. APRIL April 8, 2023 – Monocacy Creek Trail Clean-up starting at Burnside Plantation – 12:00 PM to 2:30 PM. We are co-sponsoring this environmental service project with the Monocacy Watershed Association and other local agencies. Enjoy an afternoon of service with your fellow Rotarians beautifying our community’s Monocacy Creek area. Wear boots and comfortable walking shoes; MCWA will supply gloves and garbage bags. MSR Women Of Action.... THE MSR TEAM  SHIRT SAYS IT ALL!!! April 12, 2023 – BOD meeting on Zoom April 13, 2023 - Annual Meeting at Traditions of Hanover at our normal 7:30 AM club meeting time – We are taking the show on the road next week as we will hold our annual club meeting hosted by Traditions of Hanover, 5300 Northgate Drive, Bethlehem. TOH will be providing breakfast and I hope we have many of our members attend this morning club meeting. There will not be our normal weekly meeting at the Flat Iron next week. April 15, 2023 - STEM-YEA Big Ticket Reverse Raffle Fundraiser (Brookside CC, Pottstown, PA). This district event “helps to fund the operational costs of the STEM YEA program. The ticket entitles you to a fun evening including hors d'oeuvre, drinks, dinner, and a lottery ticket with a chance to win one of numerous prizes including a grand prize of several thousand dollars. There will be a live band and a caricaturist to create your party image. You will also have the opportunity to bid on some spectacular items in a silent auction.” Please join your fellow MSR and District 7430 Rotarians as we support this year’s STEM-YEA. MSR is a member of STEM-YEA Founders Club and will be sponsoring students to attend this year’s academy. April 20, 2023 – Club meeting at the Flat Iron Building, 5th Floor Community Room at 301 Broadway in South Bethlehem. Our speaker will be Rick Morrissey and our MSR “Green Team” speaking about reducing plastic and reducing pollution. April 22, 2023 - District 7430 Training Assembly at Upper Bucks Campus of Bucks County Community College. Who should attend: “Presidents, Presidents-Elect, Club Officers and Board Members, Committee Chairs, new & experienced Rotarians, anyone wanting to learn more about growing Rotary and serving our communities…. You will “Spend the morning in breakout sessions learning about Membership, Public Image, Service through our Foundation, Youth Exchange, D E I, and the Environment. We will also announce our 2023-2024 District 7430 theme and location of the 2024 District Conference.” The registration fee will be reimbursed from the club for MSR members attending this event. Click Here to Register Now! April 27, 2023 - Club meeting at the Flat Iron Building, 5th Floor Community Room at 301 Broadway in South Bethlehem. Our speaker will be Victoria Montero, Executive Director of the Hispanic Center of Lehigh Valley. April 28, 2023 – Audrey Rafferty Memorial Spaghetti Dinner at Advent Moravian Church at 3730 Jacksonville Road, Bethlehem. Please see recent e-mails/letter from Val Walk, Spaghetti Dinner Chair, regarding tickets, volunteer, and sponsorship opportunities. This is our final fundraiser for this Rotary year and helps fund our annual Audrey Rafferty Education Grant and other MSR grant recipients. This is an “all hands-on deck” fundraising project. Please sell/buy your allotted 6 tickets and volunteer for the many jobs that need to be covered at the dinner. MAY May 5-7, 2023 – District 7430 Conference at the Tropicana Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City. Please join your fellow MSR and District 7430 Rotarians as we celebrate our many accomplishments this past Rotary year. Yours in Rotary, Rod RODNEY L. SEIFERT President, 2022-2023 Bethlehem Morning Star Rotary Club Rotary International District 7430 |
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