November is Rotary Foundation Month. Diane Donaher, District 7430 Area 2 Foundation Coordinator, will present an overview of the Rotary Foundation. The Rotary Foundation transforms your gifts into service projects that change lives both close to home and around the world.
Diane will be targeting her presentation to the great things The Rotary Foundation does, how it works, and how we can help make a big difference in the world. We hope everyone can attend to learn that they are part of a worldwide team of people making a difference.
Please join us for this week's MSR ZOOM meeting, November 12th, 7:15 am.
Zoom starts at 7:15 am for Social time (meet & greet), with the regular meeting starting at 7:30 am.
The new Zoom link below is good for Bethlehem Morning Star Rotary Weekly MORNING meetings beginning Oct. 8, 2020 and running through June 2021.
Every week on Thursday, until Jun 24, 2021
(Note: First Thursday of each month is usually an evening social meeting with a different Zoom link)
An additional opportunity - in recognition of November being Rotary Foundation Month, District 7430 will be holding a Rotary Foundation virtual seminar on Saturday November 21 from 9AM to 11AM. Mark your calendar and plan to attend. Go to rotarydistict7430.org to register for the ZOOM invitation.
During the month of November, the Rotary Club of Bethlehem Morning Star will bring "happiness in a shoebox" to many less fortunate children here in the Lehigh Valley.
Holiday Hope Chest is a program run through the Volunteer Center of the Lehigh Valley. In 2019, they collected over 9,000 wrapped shoeboxes donated by area businesses, clubs and churches. Each wrapped box is filled with gifts that go to children served by one of over 40 local non-profits and schools.
Purchase age-appropriate items for your boxes (please no food or candy). Value of gifts approximately $25 per box. GIFT SUGGESTIONS BY AGE
Place items into your wrapped shoeboxes.
HOLIDAY HOPE CHEST GIFT TAG- Print, cut, fill out the gift tag, and affix one to the short side of the Holiday Hope Chest. Please make sure the tags you print out match what you have indicated on your form.
A Rotary volunteer will pick up your wrapped and filled Holiday Hope Chest on TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1 BETWEEN 10AM-2PM.
FAQ Document (provided by the Volunteer Center of the Lehigh Valley)
ONLINE REGISTRATION
Please contact Shawn Deiter at sdeiter@LVCConline.org or 610-442-8022 with any questions or to coordinate pick up of boxes/gift wrap.