MORNING STAR ROTARY BULLETIN - MARCH 28, 2024 (Mar. 24, 2024)

WEEK OF

MARCH 28, 2024

MSR Weather Policy

MORNING MEETINGS ONLY

If the Bethlehem Area School District (BASD) CLOSES schools, then the Morning Star Rotary meeting will be held ZOOM only, not In-person.

If BASD just DELAYS school opening, our meeting will be HELD AS USUAL (Zoom & In-person), unless notification e-mailed for a Zoom format for all.

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Check online: BASDSCHOOLS.ORG/WEATHER or WFMZ.COM/WEATHER/STORMCENTER

Based on BASD assessments, a decision to delay the start of school or to close school is made by 5 AM!

March 28, 2024

SET-UP/BREAKDOWN

Jackson, Enid

GREETER

Sachdev, Holly

SGT @ ARMS

Metzler, Robin C.

50/50

Seifert, Sheila

INVOCATION, PLEDGE & 4 WAY TEST

Macri, Butch

INTRODUCTIONS

ZOOM COORDINATOR

Bariana, Shawn

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DG Diane's Monthly Message

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this month's Rotary Magazine

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"End Polio Now"

February 2024

LIVE/HYBRID CLUB MEETING
Flatiron Building - 5th Floor Community Room
Mar. 28, 2024 7:15 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

FIRST THURSDAY "HAPPY HOUR" SOCIAL
Artisan Wine & Cheese Cellars
Apr. 04, 2024 5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

JANET SIPPLE "CELEBRATION OF LIFE"
Moravian University Foy Hall/Payne Art Gallery
Apr. 05, 2024 2:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

MSR BOARD MEETING
ZOOM
Apr. 10, 2024 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

LIVE CLUB MEETING
Traditions of Hanover
Apr. 11, 2024 7:15 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

MONOCACY CREEK CLEAN UP PROJECT
Burnside Plantation
Apr. 13, 2024 9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

LIVE/HYBRID CLUB MEETING
Flatiron Building - 5th Floor Community Room
Apr. 18, 2024 7:15 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

LIVE/HYBRID CLUB MEETING
Flatiron Building - 5th Floor Community Room
Apr. 25, 2024 7:15 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

DISTRICT 7430 CONFERENCE
Wind Creek Hotel and Casino
Apr. 26, 2024 – Apr. 28, 2024

MSR BOARD MEETING
ZOOM
May 08, 2024 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

AUDREY RAFFERTY MEMORIAL SPAGHETTI DINNER
Advent Moravian Church
May 10, 2024 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

MSR BOARD MEETING
ZOOM
Jun. 12, 2024 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

MSR BOARD MEETING
ZOOM
Jul. 10, 2024 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

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Apr 11, 2024

Cathy Heimsoth (Meeting at Traditions of Hanover)

Annual visit to Traditions

Apr 18, 2024

Vickie Richards

K9 Kop Project

Apr 25, 2024

Sharon Runge and Faith Doucette

Kenya Connect

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President

Betty Isaacs

President Elect

Rodney Conn

Treasurer

Jean Searfoss

Secretary

Val Walk

Immediate Past President

Rod Seifert

Director

Jim Santanasto

Director

Charlotte Hartmann-Hansen

Director

Sarabel Conn

Director

Tom Hartzell

Director

Robin C. Metzler

Director

Jennifer Cunningham

Sergeant-at-Arms

Robin C. Metzler

Webmaster/Meeting Technology

Rod Seifert

Hybrid Meeting Coordinator

Janet Kolepp

Bulletin Editor

Rod Seifert

Meeting /Speaker Coordinator

Rodney Conn

Meeting/Catering Coordinator

Sheila Seifert

Grants - Local/Global

Susan Burnett

Rotary Foundation

Tom Hartzell

Public Image

Shawn Bariana

Camp Neidig

Jennifer Cunningham

STEM-YEA

Jennifer Cunningham

Youth Exchange

Jennifer Cunningham

Rotaplast

Susan Burnett

Join Date

Sheila Seifert

March 14, 2005

19 years

Jean Searfoss

March 15, 1994

30 years

Shawn Bariana

March 21, 2013

11 years

Justin Hartrum

March 25, 2012

12 years

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THIS WEEK'S MEETING INFORMATION

Please join the Rotary Club of Bethlehem Morning Star this Thursday, March 28, 2024, for our Live/Hybrid Meeting. Our meet & greet starts at 7:15am with the regular meeting starting at 7:30am.

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: Bethlehem Morning Star Hybrid Meeting
Time: Mar 28, 2024 07:15 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85744230490?pwd=Rll0UUd2YmpEbkJmcE5udGZ6Y3ljZz09

Meeting ID: 857 4423 0490
Passcode: MSRotary
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+16465588656,,85744230490#,,,,*91891155# US (New York)
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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

Fellow Rotarians,

As we launch into a very cold Spring, we have numerous opportunities to make a difference. Last week, we had the Four Way Speech Contest along with the Bethlehem Club at Moravian Village. This Thursday, Jennifer Cunningham will share information about the event and tell us about the winner at our meeting. The District finals will be at our District Conference.

On Thursday, April 4th, we have our First Thursday "Happy Hour" Social Meeting at the Artisan. If you have friends or acquaintances who would like to learn more about Rotary, please invite them to this get together. Watch for other opportunities to help with the Monocacy Creek clean-up, the District Conference and Spaghetti Dinner. Try to get involved where you can!

Betty Isaacs, President

MORNING STAR AT RLI

Posted by Janet Kolepp

Together, we learn! This past Saturday, March 23, 2024, members from our club participated in the Rotary Leadership Institute, which aims to provide quality learning in Rotary knowledge and leadership skills. These skills are invaluable, benefiting members in both their volunteer endeavors within the Rotary community and their professional lives. Additionally, some of our members had the opportunity to serve as facilitators during the sessions.

REDUCING PLASTIC

Posted by Jennifer Cunningham

At our March 22, 2024 meeting, a team of students from the Creative Inquiry program at Lehigh University shared how they are developing their "PlasTech" System to reduce plastic waste in the Philippines (the 3rd largest plastic polluter in the world). Thanks to the Green Team for introducing us to this fascinating group of smart and ambitious problem solvers! Click Here to view their presentation.

NEXT WEEK'S MEETING

FOUR-WAY SPEECH CONTEST

Posted by Jennifer Cunningham

This year, the Bethlehem Downtown Rotary Club and Morning Star collaborated and co-sponsored the club-level "4-Way Test Speech Contest". Several members of MSR attended the luncheon on March 20th at Moravian Village and heard three (3) extraordinary BAVTS (Bethlehem Area Vocational Technical School) students deliver speeches. Big thanks to Susan Burnett for judging and Sheila Seifert for tallying the votes. The winner, Olivia Stoneback, will compete on April 6th in the regional contest, and hopefully make it to the District Finals April 27th at the District Conference!

MONOCACY CREEK CLEAN-UP

Our Bethlehem Morning Star Rotary Club, in partnership with the Monocacy Creek Watershed Association of Bethlehem, is once again organizing a stream clean-up for one of the ‘jewels’ of Bethlehem - the historic Monocacy Creek.

This year’s clean-up will be on Saturday April 13, and will again start at the Burnside Plantation. The key details are as follows:

Where - Burnside Plantation

When - Saturday, April 13, 2024

Time - 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM

Parking - At Burnside Plantation and Moravian College's Sports Medicine building adjacent to Burnside

We will work downstream, and if enough folks come out we will also work upstream towards Illick’s Mill.

DISTRICT CONFERENCE

CLICK HERE to register.

STEM-YEA FUNDRAISING GALA

DISTRICT CONFERENCE SPONSORSHIPS

There is still time to support this year's District Conference and become a Friend of the Conference!

Your $100 donation will help support the conference and all the fabulous speakers and activities throughout the weekend! Personal or business sponsorships are welcomed and appreciated. This is a great way to support the conference and DG Diane even if you can't make it!

Secure your sponsorship today by emailing Amy Korman at akkorman1@verizon.net.