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Saturday August 15, 2015
 
Here is President Mike's weekly newsletter:
 
Fellow Rotarians:
 
   This week we enjoyed our annual meeting at Musikfest in the Main Stage Cafe at Artsquest on the South Side. The great attendance and delicious food "set the stage" for our speaker, Kassie Hilgert, President and CEO of Artsquest, who took the time to join us in what is clearly her busiest week of the year.  Kassie brought us up to date on the phenomenal growth of Musikfest from its origins as a local community celebration to one of the largest music festival in the nation.
 
   Following the meeting, Joe Klocek from Boyle Construction gave us a tour of Bethlehem's newest attraction, the Hoover-Mason Trestle.  This elevated walkway, about a third of a mile long for now, provides visitors with an intimate, close up look at the mighty furnaces, machine shops and engines that were at the heart of the Bethlehem Steel plant.
 
Other News
 
   PDG Gerry Long thanked the members for supporting 78 youngsters at the "Rotary Fights Hunger" night at the Phillies-Dodgers game on August 5th.  Way to go, Rotarians!
 
   We recently received an informative and detailed report from the Lehigh Valley Military Affairs Council (LVMAC) outlining how the proceeds from last year's Tastes and Tunes are being used to provide badly needed services for area veterans.  We will fill you in on all the details at a future meeting.
 
   Nominations are now open for District Governor and other district wide offices for the 2018-2019 Rotary year.  Please forward any nominations to me no later than October 1st.  The Board and membership must approve nominees before they can be recommended to the District.  District deadline is November 1st.
 
   Please consider registering now for the District Conference, to be held April 8-10, at The Inn at Pocono Manor.  Anyone registering for the conference and the hotel by November 1st will automatically be entered for several prizes, including a free weekend (at another time) at the Inn at Pocono Manor.
 
   Finally, I will be out of town and will miss seeing you at our August 19th meeting at Moravian Village.  President-Elect Gail Evans will convene and chair the meeting.  I hope you can attend.
 
Until then, continue to be a gift to the community.
 
Yours in Rotary,
 
Mike McGovern, President
Bethlehem Rotary
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Rotary Weekly Update
Posted on Aug 15, 2015
Africa reaches important polio milestone

Tuesday marked a year since the continent of Africa has reported a new case of polio caused by the wild poliovirus. This is the longest the continent has ever gone without a case of polio and a critical step on the path toward a polio-free Africa. But continued support is critical before Africa can be certified polio-free.