We were joined by BAVTS Artisan of the Month, Narissa Nieves of Liberty HS. With confidence and poise at the microphone she spoke about her passion for creating art works and showed us some pieces of her work. We wish her every success at finding the college or university that will nurture her talent.
Narissa Nieves
Past President Deb Walter and 2022 Tastes & Tunes chairperson, from her perch on ZOOM, gave us an update on the progress of our soon-to-be Tastes & Tunes event on October 2, 2022 event date. She again emphasized how we can help:
Invite friends, family, colleagues and neighbors to attend
Share information on social media
Sponsor or contact a possible sponsor
Donate or seek an auction prize
ATTEND and VOLUNTEER (see Kerry Wrobel to volunteer for an assignment and a shift)
Bake cookies!
Dee Dee gave us an update on the growth in auction items - keep 'em coming.
Our speaker was our newest club member, Bill Eckert who gave an inspiring classification talk concerning the changes in his career path from college to present day - and how he came to be a Rotarian.
Bill Eckert speaks about his journey.
Bethlehem Rotary "BoardWalk" -- WALK A MILE IN WORN SHOES - Saturday September 25th
Rotary board member Deb Walter, City of Bethlehem Planning Director and Rotarian Darlene Heller, and Bethlehem Emergency Sheltering Executive Director Bob Rapp led club members from Sand Island to the Minsi Trail Bridge and on to Christ UCC where they grabbed a walking brown bag lunch.
During the course of their journey, they heard of the challenges of those who experience homelessness and learned about the plans the city has to meet their needs.
This BoardWalk, along with our homelessness book discussion on September 28, will prepare us to be excellent ambassadors for Bethlehem Emergency Sheltering at our Tastes and Tunes event on October 2.
THIS WEEK:
Our weekly meeting will be in the Barnette Conference Room at the National Museum of Industrial History (NMIH).
Our featured speaker will be -- ALL OF US! We will share our observations concerning the books we have read (or skimmed) related to those who experience homelessness.
Welcome Homeless: One Man's Journey of Discovering the Meaning of Home by Alan Graham
Toxic Charity: How Churches and Charities Hurt Those They Help by Robert Lupton
Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond
No Room of Her Own: Women's Stories of Homelessness, Life, Death & Resistance by Desiree Hellegers
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