At our August 30th meeting, Bob Smith updated members on our Tastes & Tunes program coming up on October 1st. Bob gave us rundown of sponsors for our event, and asked of all members, if you haven’t purchased your tickets yet, please do it soon.
Our program was our District Governor, Rick Gromis, who spoke to us about the future of Rotary. Rick pointed out that, if Rotary is to remain vibrant, we must adhere to our basic principles and tradition of service, but change the way we operate our clubs to better reflect the society in which we live.
Rick told us that Rotary has added New Generations as an area of service. With today’s record 1.8 billion young people in the world, that presents an enormous opportunity to transform the future. If we want the next generation to truly understand the power and purpose of Rotary, we must engage with them to provide them with the knowledge, leadership skills, and motivation to reach their full potential. We can do so by supporting Interact, Rotaract, Camp Neidig, and Rotary Youth Exchange as a club.
Rick extended an invitation to all members to attend the District 7430 Conference which will be at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Wyomissing, PA on April 27th, 28th, and 29th of 2018. The Conference will be designed so that you can attend all three days or just one day if that better suits your schedule. Mark your calendar.
I want to thank all of our Bethlehem Rotary Club members who were there to give Rick a warm welcome, and be inspired by his enthusiasm and dedication on our behalf.
At our next meeting on September 6th, we will be hearing from Missy Hartney of the Southside Arts District.
Announcements:
- The mothers of both Deb Geiger and Tom Demshock passed away last weekend. Please remember them in your prayers.
- Gerry Long received a thank you letter from Northeast Ministries for the 52 tickets and bus transportation which we provided for the children from money we raised in Strike Out Hunger. The bus transportation was provided through a grant from our Bethlehem Rotary Foundation.
- September 16th is the Rotary Leadership Institute at DeSales University, a great way to learn more about how you can help lead Rotary at the club, district, and international level. Please contact me if you are interested, or register using the following link: https://www.crsadmin.com/EventPortal/Registrations/PublicFill/EventPublicFill.aspx?evtid=a3f6623c-20cf-4c52-b702-9c4efe100b78
- If you haven’t made a commitment to do your part in our upcoming Tastes & Tunes Event, please do so now.
- The 7th Annual Rotary District 7430 Yvette Palmer Purple Pinkie 5K run is scheduled for Saturday, October 14, 2017 at LCCC in Schnecksville, PA. The proceeds of this event go to RI’s Polio Plus Program. Our club is one of the sponsors, and we have two slots available for anyone who would like to participate in the run/walk. Please let me know if you are interested.
- Our Zone 32, along with Zones 24, 25, and 26 has been selected by Rotary International President Ian Riseley to hold the first Presidential Peacebuilding Conference on February 10, 2018 in Vancouver, BC. If you would like more information, please contact me, or you can also go to https://portal.clubrunner.ca/50004/Stories/presidential-conference . There is also a link on the District Website.
