In addition to MSR supporting the Rotary's Purple Pinkie 5K/10K as sponsors, President Cheryl has challenged our club to not only be involved by making our annual gift of $1500 toward the Polio Plus effort through them to multiply its benefit, but also that we field a team to participate in the event.
If you can not make it to the event, please donate any amount to the cause. This will support KOA who will walk for MSR in your honor!
KOA with his "people" Ron at the 2015 Purple Pinkie!
Dear District 7430 Rotarians,
If you haven’t already signed up, you can sign up on race-day, October 14! Registration starts at 8AM. Come and join us for 7th Yvette M. Palmer Purple Pinkie 5K Run/1 Mile Fun Walk on Saturday at Lehigh Carbon Community College in Schnecksville, PA. This is a District-Wide event. Every Dollar Raised will be TRIPLED by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
You don’t need to run to participate. Most people walk! It will be a fun morning. Bring your family and friends. We will have awards for the race winners and also many drawings for door prizes, so both runners and walkers will be winners. We will also have great food! We are planning to have polio survivors at the race to talk to participants about her experiences with polio.
The race-day cost to participate is $35 ($25 if under 18). Come on out and have a great time for a great cause!
Influenza is a serious disease that can lead to hospitalizations and sometimes even death. Every flu season is different, and influenza infection can affect people differently, but millions of people get the flu every year, hundreds of thousands of people are hospitalised and thousands or tens of thousands of people die from flu-related causes every year. Even healthy people can get very sick from the flu and spread it to others. During flu season, flu viruses circulate at higher levels in the U.S. population. (“Flu season” in the United States can begin as early as October and last as late as May.) An annual seasonal flu vaccine is the best way to reduce your risk of getting sick with seasonal flu and spreading it to others. When more people get vaccinated against the flu, less flu can spread through that community. The US has a 50% vaccination rate, PA has a 40% rate, and the target sufficient to protect the population is 80%. Flu vaccines cause antibodies to develop in the body about two weeks after vaccination. These antibodies provide protection against infection with the viruses that are in the vaccine.
The seasonal flu vaccine protects against the influenza viruses that research indicates will be most common during the upcoming season. Traditional flu vaccines are made to protect against three flu viruses; an influenza A (H1N1) virus, an influenza A (H3N2) virus, and an influenza B virus. Everyone 6 months of age and older should get a flu vaccine every season. Vaccination to prevent influenza is particularly important for people who are at high risk of serious complications from influenza. You should get a flu vaccine before flu begins spreading in your community. It takes about two weeks after vaccination for antibodies to develop in the body that protect against flu, so make plans to get vaccinated early in fall, before flu season begins. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) recommends that people get a flu vaccine by the end of October, if possible. It takes about two weeks after vaccination for antibodies to develop in the body and provide protection against influenza virus infection. That’s why it’s better to get vaccinated early in the fall, before the flu season really gets under way.
There is still a possibility you could get the flu even if you got vaccinated. The ability of flu vaccine to protect a person depends on various factors, including the age and health status of the person being vaccinated, and also the similarity or “match” between the viruses used to make the vaccine and those circulating in the community. If the viruses in the vaccine and the influenza viruses circulating in the community are closely matched, vaccine effectiveness is higher. If they are not closely matched, vaccine effectiveness can be reduced. However, it’s important to remember that even when the viruses are not closely matched, the vaccine can still protect many people and prevent flu-related complications. Such protection is possible because antibodies made in response to the vaccine can provide some protection (called cross-protection) against different but related influenza viruses. With the flu vaccine onboard there is a 40-60% less chance of having the flu.
While how well the flu vaccine works can vary, there are many reasons to get a flu vaccine each year.
Flu vaccination can keep you from getting sick with flu.
Flu vaccination can reduce the risk of flu-associated hospitalizations.
Vaccine effectiveness for the prevention of flu-associated hospitalizations was similar to vaccine effectiveness against flu illness resulting in doctor’s visits in a comparative study published in 2016.
Flu vaccination is an important preventive tool for people with chronic health conditions.
Flu vaccination has been associated with lower rates of some cardiac (heart) events among people with heart disease, especially among those who experienced a cardiac event in the past year.
Flu vaccination also has been associated with reduced hospitalizations among people with diabetes (79%) and chronic lung disease (52%).
Flu vaccination helps protect women during and after pregnancy. Getting vaccinated against the flu can also protect a baby from flu after birth.
There are studies that show that vaccination of pregnant women can reduce their baby’s risk of flu illness by up to half. This protective benefit was observed for up to four months after birth.
Flu vaccination also may make your flu illness milder if you do get sick.
Getting vaccinated also protects people around you, including those who are more vulnerable to serious flu illness, like babies and young children, older people, and people with certain chronic health conditions.
Reference: CDC. 2017. Influenza and Influenza Vaccine Fact Sheet. P. 2-4.
Submitted by Dr. Janet A. Sipple, RN
Flu Vaccinations COMING to MSR October 19
Rotarians, the Bethlehem Health Bureau (BHB) will be here to administer the flu vaccine to anyone who wishes to have it.
Vaccination will begin on October 19 at 7:00 AM at our meeting site and will continue until 8:30 AM.
Your health insurance or Medicare will cover the expense; therefore, be sure to bring your card.
The BHB will submit the paperwork to your health care provider. Invite your spouses, partners, children, parents, friends and neighbours to join you at Rotary on this date so they can receive the vaccine too. Should you not have health care insurance the cost of vaccination will be $30. You may pay in cash or by check made payable to the City of Bethlehem.
On April 20, 2017, Morning Star Rotary held a special celebration! We honored Rotarians Charlotte and Tore Hartmann-Hansen with the inauguration of the Charlotte & Tore Hartmann-Hansen Community Grant.
Of course the Program commenced with what else – our Charlotte leading us in the singing of “Follow Your Rotary Dream.”
Our emcee, AG Janet Kolepp, presented a PowerPoint Presentation very aptly entitled A Rotary “Love Story.” It focused on their journey through Rotary from Morning Star Charter Members, to Club Presidencies, District Governor up to today as ‘seasoned Rotarians’ continuing to impart their wisdom and passion for Rotary.
The celebration was enjoyed by our Morning Star Rotarians and visitors from other Rotary clubs. As always in District 7430, there was strong representation from the ranks of Past District Governors, the Current District Governor, the District Governor Nominee and the District Governor Nominee - Designate.
front to back left to right:Bennie Hartmann-Hansen #1 Therapy Dog
Gordon Sommers, Bethlehem RC, Charlotte & PDG Tore
PDG BJ Metz, PDG Doug Cook, DGND Herb Klotz,
DGN Cindy Hornaman, DG Linda Young, Area 2 AG Janet Kolepp
and PDG Frank Romano
UPDATE
My name is "TORE"!
I was born on July 22, 2017.
I will be raised for my first year at the State Correctional Institute in Huntingdon.
Thank you to Charlotte & "TORE" and Morning Star Rotary!
Our Annual "Salute The Troops" Concert featuring THE ALLENTOWN BAND with the Northeast Middle School Band & Chorus and Lehigh Valley Men's Chorale is fast approaching.
This year's event will be
"Salute The Troops" Concert
3:00 pm Sunday,
November 12, 2017
Northeast Middle School
1170 Fernwood Street
Bethlehem, PA 18018
ADVERTISEMENTS/PATRONS/"IN HONOR OF" SHOULD BE RECEIVED BY THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26!!!
The Flyer and the Advertising Contract are available in the Downloads section of our Home Page.
Many of you have asked how you can help the hurricane relief efforts through Rotary. While there are many ways to help, the District 7430 Leadership has decided to provide matching funds to support ShelterBox USA. https://www.shelterboxusa.org/
For every $5,000 increment of funds donated to ShelterBox USA by district Rotarians (individual Rotarians, Rotary Clubs, Interact Clubs, or Rotaract Clubs) another ShelterBox ($1,000 donation) will be donated from District funds. This incentive offer is open to December 1, 2017 and is limited to FIVE ShelterBoxes by the district.
Please report your contributions to your Club President who will report to their Assistant Governor. This match is for all contributions made between August 25, 2017 and December 1, 2017.
Who Should Attend:Anyone looking to fund a project with a grant, club Presidents, Presidents-elect, Foundation Chairs, Those who support the Foundation, District Leaders, Those who want to support the Foundation and anyone wondering if they should support the Foundation.
What to Expect:
Education about The Rotary Foundation, Annual Fund, Polio, District or Global Grants, Peace Centers and Scholars, Rotarian Action Groups, Major Donors and Endowment Fund, plus Grant Management Training.
Key Notes Speakers - Julia Phelps Trustee of The Rotary Foundation, John Nanni - Rotarian from Middeltown DE and Polio Survivor, David Forward - Rotarian from Medford NJ author of 100 Years of Service, 100 Years of Doing Good In The World and A String of Pearls (Inspiring Stories of Peace Scholars).
This year's Seminar is being held jointly with District 7450 so we are expecting 150 Rotarians and plenty of chances to share information about The Rotary Foundation and Rotary.
Cost and What You Get:$35 plus a modest processing fee. This includes the continental breakfast, boxed lunch, key note speakers, three sets of breakout sessions and grant management training.
We will start promptly at 8:15 am and end following lunch at 1:15 pm. Grant Management Training begins at 1:15 and ends at 3:15.
The District Foundation Committee is dedicated to providing our District with knowledge needed to maximize the use of The Rotary Foundation and support for The Rotary Foundation. This event and your attendance are critical to achieving that goal.
I can't wait to see you all in November.
Thanks for all you do for Rotary
Doug
District Foundation Chair 2016 - 19
District Governor 2015 - 16
Club Information
Welcome to our Club!
Service Above Self
2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th Thursdays
7:10 am Meet and Greet
7:30 Meeting Starts
Moravian Village
opposite the Post Office
526 Wood Street
1st Thursdays: 5:30 to 7 pm Artisan Wine & Cheese Cellar
55 W. Lehigh Street
Bethlehem,
PA 18018 United States
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