Emily Rieser from the Crime Victims Council of the Lehigh Valley spoke about Identity Theft and Fraud Prevention this week. She shared many useful tips about keeping our homes and personal information safe. Some of these were as simple as keeping doors locked and bolted, even when home and keeping lights on. She spoke of the recent increase in phishing scams through email and telephone. She shared that if someone tells you you have to pay a fine in gift cards, it's a scam. Also remember to verify your information by logging on to a site by typing the address into a browser and not by clicking on a link in an email. These are certainly things we can all do to keep our homes and information secure.
Emily Rieser gives us pointers to avoid being a crime victim.
Rotarians went to see the Phillies play at the Strike Out Hunger event. I heard it was a great time with Rotarians getting to meet Rotary President Mark Maloney.
There's a lot going on this week!
Wednesday we welcome Vicky Coyle from Meals on Wheels as our speaker.
Thursday is our Happy Hour meeting at 5:30 at Taps Tavern.
Saturday and Sunday we'll be putting in some hard work at Centennial Park clearing weeds.
Pete Mikolay at last year's cleanup - looks forward to your help next weekend.
Our Happy Hour event and the park cleanup both count for makeup hours if you've missed meetings so come out and hang with your fellow Rotarians!
When Monica Mulholland made the decision to come out as transgender to her Rotary club in New Zealand, she was worried she would be shunned by the community and lose friends, including in her club. But instead, she has received strong support and acceptance. She was unanimously selected to serve as club president in 2017-18. Rotary "values diversity and celebrates the contributions of people of all backgrounds." How does your club measure up on diversity? Read more of Mulholland's story, and find 3 ways to make your club more inclusive, on Rotary Voices.
