Please join the Rotary Club of Bethlehem Morning Star this Thursday, August 17th for our Live/Hybrid Meeting. Our meet & greet starts at 7:15am with the regular meeting starting at 7:30am.
Our speakers will be Camp Neidig students and Charlie Incalcaterra presenting "The Camp Neidig Experience."
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: The Camp Neidig Experience Time: August 17, 2023 07:15 AM EDT
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.
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.
Dr. Ron Demkee, Conductor of the Allentown Band asked that we share this information regarding this upcoming
“For Ukraine – A Concert of Remembrance and Hope.”
It will be a memorable concert that will benefit a very important humanitarian cause.
Rod Seifert
HOPE YOU CAN JOIN US - BENEFIT CONCERT FOR UKRAINE
FOR UKRAINE: A CONCERT OF REMEMBRANCE AND HOPE
SUNDAY, AUGUST 20, 2023, 3:00 PM
Concert presented by Miller Symphony Hall & The Allentown Band Celebrating Ukraine Independence Day August 24, 2023
The benefit concert for Ukraine humanitarian relief will be a truly special and impactful event. Join us at Miller Symphony Hall with other people of all ages and backgrounds, united in their desire to support Ukraine in her time of need. The performance will be a mix of moving and energetic pieces, including Sibelius’s Finlandia, Johan de Meij’s Symphony # 4 “Symphony of Songs, A Tribute to Ukraine by Lawrence Kursar, Mussorgsky’s Great Gate of Kyiv from “Pictures at an Exhibition,” Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 - 4th Movement and the Ukrainian National Anthem.
Rudy Lucente, Assistant Organist at the Grand Court Organ in Macy's, Philadelphia, Staff Organist of the Boardwalk Hall Organ in Atlantic City, and Director of Sacred Music at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church in Doylestown will be performing on the ALLEN ORGAN.
All net proceeds from this concert will go directly towards helping the people of Ukraine who are facing incredible challenges and hardships. The concert will be a timely reminder of how music can bring people together.
Ronald Demkee, Conductor Patricia Risley, Mezzo Soprano The Bel Canto Youth Chorus of The Bach Choir of Bethlehem | Kelly Rocchi, Director | conducted by Dr. Christopher Jackson Rudy Lucente, Organ Johan de Meij, Guest Conductor
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!
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.
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