Our September 20th meeting opened with comments from our BAVTS Artisan of the Month, Selena Martinez. Selena is in the Graphic Communication track at BAVTS, and interestingly, she played an integral role in the design of the mural that has been painted as part of the restoration project at Centennial Park!
Our main program featured a presentation by Lindsey Parks, the Executive Director of the The Seed Farm. This incubator farm located in Emmaus, provides affordable land, access to equipment and skills training for anyone who might be interested in becoming a farmer. The Seed Farm provides an opportunity for those with an interest in farming to “grow” into the profession! It was interesting to hear about the success stories of so many people, with such varied backgrounds, as they started a new life in farming.
As a reminder, there were a few announcements:
Taste & Tunes – October 1st is just 6 days away!
If you have sponsored the event, please provide Deb Geiger with the information associated with your level of sponsorship (i.e. logo and attendees for the event)
If you have not sponsored the event, purchase your tickets and invite another couple to join you
Please respond to requests to fill the 16 unfilled volunteer positions0
October 18, 2017 - Our meeting will be held at Centennial Park so that our members can participate in the Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony. There will be a box lunch beginning at 11:30. Please come support the good work done by fellow Rotarians!
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 currently have three Bethlehem Rotarians participating in the event. Please consider sponsoring Maria Nathans, Diane Donaher or Mark Reed and make your check payable to The Bethlehem Rotary Foundation. Remember, the Gates Foundation will DOUBLE your sponsorship, providing $2 for every $1 raised by our club!
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.
Sam F. Owori, Rotary International president-elect, died unexpectedly Thursday as a result of post-operative complications from a planned surgery. Sam was a member of the Rotary Club of Kampala, Uganda, for 38 years. "Please remember Sam as the outstanding, hard-working Rotarian he was," said Rotary International President Ian Riseley. "In this difficult time, I ask you to keep his wife, the Owori family, and Sam's millions of friends around the world in your thoughts."
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