JAN 28 PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

Posted by Tom Kolepp 
on Jan 28, 2015
 

President’s Message for January 29, 2015

Our January 22 meeting was a real celebration as we acknowledged our 5K / 10K Race sponsors and awarded an $8,000 donation to Bethlehem Special Olympics (BSO). We were fortunate to have Louise Tusak and Steven Cousey attending from BSO to express their thanks and accept the donation. Louise informed us that MSR’s donation makes up about 15% of BSO’s budget.

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Many thanks to Jeff Kiscka and Wayne Achey, the 2014 Race Director and Assistant Race Director, for putting on an exceptionally good race and leading us into the world of chip timing. Wayne will be the Race Director going forward and Jeff will continue to support the committee as Race Director Emeritus. Thanks also to all the 5K /10K Race committee members for all their work getting us organized for the race each year. Special thanks to Cheryl Baker and Jean Searfoss for assembling sponsor awards and inviting sponsors to our recognition meeting. Wayne has big plans for the twenty-fifth anniversary of the race in September, 2015 which might include a world record attempt – stayed tuned!

At this week’s meeting on January 29th, we will hear from Rachael Scheffler of the Lehigh Valley Hospital Network. She will tell us about the “Community Canvas” which we helped fund through a Morning Star Community Grant. Come and learn more about how our philanthropic work in the Lehigh Valley makes a difference. Over the next two months, many of our Community Development Grant recipients will be presenting their stories and these are great opportunities to invite prospective members to hear about MSR’s support for our communities.

Please put these club and District events on your calendar. Additional details are on the MSR website:

  • MSR Bowling Night: schedule TBD in February by the Fellowship Committee
  • Four Way Speech Contest: Wednesday March 18 6PM at Bethlehem Town Hall. Speech contestants needed. If you have leads, contact Ben Tenaglia.
  • MSR 25th Anniversary Celebration: Saturday March 28 in the evening – details on the way
  • MSR Spaghetti Dinner: Friday May 1 at East Hills Moravian Church
  • Golf Tournament: June 1 at Silver Creek Country Club

Here are District events of interest. More details are found on the District website.

  • District Foundation Recognition Dinner: March 23 at the William Penn Inn
  • Friendship Exchange from Wales: April 21-April 30. Seeking Host clubs 3 day rotations. If we hosted on the front end of their trip, then we would have instant new friends to enjoy at the District Conference. Contact President Tom if interested.
  • District 7430 Conference: April 24 – 26 in Gettysburg
  • District Training Assembly: Saturday May 16 starting 7:30 AM at Montgomery County Community College in Blue Bell
  • Camp Neidig (RYLA) 2015: June 19 – 22 with closing ceremony & dinner on June 22

If you are visiting Bethlehem or our website or you want to learn more about Bethlehem Morning Star or Rotary International, please contact Tom Kolepp via email at tkolepp@gmail.com or via mobile phone at 484-241-1251.

Let's continue to "Light Up Rotary". Regards. President Tom

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