On December 17th we enjoyed our Annual Musical Holiday Celebration! Our thanks to Maestro Rick Santee, (new accordion this year – a RED one!) for creating a marvelous program.
The Liberty High School Acapella Choir, under the direction of Gayle Justis, was absolutely wonderful.
They presented an excellent variety of holiday music from traditional to very contemporary (a Straight No Chaser takeoff, the Christmas Can-Can!) and a totally new number selected by Gayle which was quite moving. Proof positive the arts are alive and well at Liberty High School!
We finished off the program with our traditional 12 Days of Rotary with significant updates reflecting our ever evolving Morning Star Rotary Club. Indeed, a very fitting conclusion to our 2015 Rotary year. We had many special guests, including former members, spouses and kids, and THREE Past District Governors - Tore Hartmann-Hansen, Gerry Long and BJ Metz!
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We also conducted our 2016-2017 CLUB ELECTIONS at this meeting.
Previously elected are:
♦ President Sharon Fontana
♦ President Elect Kristian Schafer
♦ Secretary Val Walk
♦ Sergeant-at-Arms Russ Pacala
♦ (Treasurer to be elected at a later date.)
♦ Directors through 6/30/17:
Dave Cincera
Jeff Kicska
Alex Shnaydruk
Geoff Wright
► Special congratulations to Cheryl Baker who will serve as Vice-President 2016-17, then as President Elect in 2017-18 and President in 2018-19.
The following Rotarians have been elected to two year terms on the Board of Directors starting July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2018:
♦ Marianne Aronson
♦ Janet Kolepp
♦ Rick Morissey
♦ John Oesmann
Please join me in congratulating these Rotarians and thanking them for stepping into these leadership roles for our club.
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December 24 and 31 – NO Meetings! Enjoy family and friends! Note: the Downtown Club does not meet December 23 or 30.
Reminder – HOLIDAY PARTY January 9th at the home of our gracious hosts, Mike and Terry Long.
The club will provide ham, plus beer, wine and soft drinks. If you’d like to attend but were not able to sign up at the meetings, please email jsearfoss@cementemployers.com with the number of people and the type of food you plan to bring. (Appetizer, salad, side dish, main dish, etc. Not too many desserts, please.)
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.
Wishing You and Yours Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and a safe journey into Next Year!
