Our Greeter today was Laurie Grube and she did a marvelous job.
President Amir Famili rang the bell at 7:30 A.M. to open the meeting and welcomed all. Then Chuck Ehninger gave a very nice invocation including a special mention for Ronnee and Herb Klotz.
Secretary John Scott. began the meeting having the members recite The Pledge of Allegiance to the U.S. Flag. Then he led us in reciting the Four Way Test. John introduce AG Barb Bottitta.
GUESTS:
Barb Bottitta, Assistant Governor, Area 1 and Allentown RC.
DICTIONARIES 2019:
Pres. Amir will order the dictionaries for the third graders next week, probable 1,100. The unit cost went up by 10%, so he hopes that out cash donations do the same this year.
NON-PROFIT EXPO:
Gwenn Carr is asking for volunteers to work at this expo at the L.V. Mall on October 5th.
AWRC ROTARIAN OF THE MONTH:
Dawn Costello, a longtime member, was named as our Rotarian of the Month of September. Dawn is the first to receive this recognition that has just been initiated.
HEALTH CHECK SURVEY:
Gwenn Carr distributed, and Gary Englehardt collected, a first quarter brief follow-up survey for us to rate our recent Membership Experience.
YVETTE PALMER PURPLE PINKIE 5K RACE:
Race Director, John Scott, reminds us that the event will take place on Saturday October 12th at LCCC. 43 of our D7430 RCs are sponsoring. Members are urged to be sponsors, donate gift cards, register to run or to walk or just show up and cheer.
Diana Dunn needs volunteers to help during that morning
SHELTERBOXES FOR THE BAHAMAS:
Barbara Kistler sent an e-mail to all members asking for emergency donations to buy replacement ShelterBoxes because of the Hurricane devastation in the Bahamas. Some members promised to match $250.
LOWHILL FOOD PANTRY:
This great group still depends on cash donations from AW Rotarians. And volunteering for the produce pick-up and distribution on Saturday mornings is a very satisfying thing.
DINING OUT -- SEPTEMBER:
TOMORROW, Thursday, September 26th, at 6:00 P.M., at Madeline’s in Fogelsville
THURSDAY EVENING SCHEDULE:
Oct 10 -- at the Starlite Diner at 5:30 P.M.
Oct 24 -- at a Locale TBD at 5:30 P.M.
NEXT MORNING MEETING:
Oct 2nd with Ralph Witcher as our Greeter. Our program will be Nick Mittica, Hydrogen Energy Systems@Air Products, Come see the Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle!
Pres. Amir introduced Sgt.-at-Arms Len Salines who conducted the drawings and collected Happy Dollars.
The door prize donated by Laurie Grube was won by Chuck Ehninger.
The $46 pot of the 50:50 was not won by Marlene Heller ’s ticket being drawn followed by a white marble. Nine marbles will be back next week.
HAPPY DOLLARS:
Sue Weber is happy that her older brother came through surgery well yesterday.
Herb Klotz is happy that Ronnee is feeling better.
Al Lewis is happy to be walking much better. And he will be going to their home in the Adirondacks on Sunday.
Chuck Ehninger and his son were at the Detroit Lions vs Eagles football game. Chuck is a Detroit fan and they won. Son Bill is Philadelphia fan.
Dawn Costello says it is great to be back. Also her granddaughter, Maddie, now is a Freshman at Michigan and competed in a Triathlon. She did well but had mechanical issues with her bike.
Jeanne Shipe is happy to be back. She had a great trip to South Africa as part of the D7430 Friendship Exchange program.
Len Salines is happy that their son was married last weekend.
COME SEE THE HYDROGEN FUEL CELL CAR:
Pres. Amir reminds us that we really can see and touch a Hydrogen fueled automobile as part of next week’s program.
PROGRAM:
Our program today was AWRC’s own Herb Klotz making his official visit as our 2019-20 District 7430 Governor.
Herb began by asking for a show of hands of members who have viewed one or more of the 3 minute monthly videos. There were many, which is good. Later Herb explained that he came up with the idea of video messages for each monthly District Newsletter. He just does not want to write his messages.
Herb said that last year Rotary developed a Vision statement:
“Together, we see a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change — across the globe, in our communities, and in ourselves.”
So for this year the plan is to GROW ROTARY. Herb has this in four parts:
Grow our Membership
Grow our Service
Grow our Giving
Grow our Youth Programs
The elements of growing Membership are:
Start 3 New Clubs with 100+ net District membership Gain
Supporting District Activities
Member Attraction: We plan to hold 2 Area Mixers
Engagement: “Welcome to Rotary” events for new members are scheduled by regions and will start next month.
Public Image: Our District P.I. Chair, David Akers, will conduct a Club Facebook Training session for a ½ day on November 16th at Ursinus College.
Next is the plan to Grow the Impact of “The Rotary Foundation”. The goals are:
Have 35 Clubs Participate in District Grants
Grow Annual Fund-SHARE Giving by 10%
Grow “Purple Pinkie Race to Zero” Polio Plus Giving by 10%
D7430 already does a great job with District Grants. This year we have 34 District Grants Funded, and they involve 37 Clubs Participating.
For 2019-20 DG Herb challenges District 7430 to add:
100 additional Rotarians using Rotary Direct to donate on a continuing basis to the TRF Annual Fund. Rotary Direct is easy. Just go on line or on the phone and have money taken out of your credit card monthly, quarterly or annually.
25 additional Paul Harris Society Members. These folks each pledge to donate $1,000 or more each year to TRF. An $85 monthly contribution using Rotary Direct will get you there.
During Rotary year 2019-20 DG Herb will complete the last 125 miles of his Appalachian Trail Hike (2190 miles total)
For Polio Plus support there is the District 7430 Purple Pinkie Run/Walk that AW Rotarians will make happen on Saturday, October 12, 2019, at Lehigh Carbon Community College, Schnecksville, PA
We need People to be a Club Sponsor, Participate in the Event or be a Virtual Participant.
www.purplepinkie.net
This year’s Purple Pinkie Goal is $42,000 (All the Credit goes to Clubs & Rotarians). AND Every dollar raised will be matched 2 for 1 by the Gates Foundation
In support of expanding our Youth Services across the district, DG Herb has introduced a Rotary Club Youth Service Award, which is the District 7430 2020 Achievement Award. The Levels of Achievement are:
Platinum (9 programs)
Gold (8 programs)
Silver (7 programs)
Bronze (5 programs
Herb reviewed this year’s RI Presidential Citation for a RC.
The Program has Changed significantly and the Requirements are now achievable for most clubs. The program is a good measure of a Healthy, Vibrant Rotary Club.
The 2020 “Connections” District Conference has a Goal to have 400+ people attend. The Conference is on April 24-26, 2020 in King of Prussia. Three District Events are included in this one. There is the District Conference, the Foundation Gala (Friday Evening) and the District Training Assembly (Sat Morning).
“The Summit” Rotarian networking session (Sat Afternoon) is a new feature that includes every RC. We need all clubs to participate and suggest we set a goal of 20-25% of our club attending the conference.
Distinguished Speakers at the conference are:
Friday Night -- Rotarian Alan Mallory, an Inspirational Speaker, Author and Professional Development Coach. He is a Member of First Family to Climb Mt. Everest. His Topic: Achieving your Goals in Rotary.
Saturday Night -- Rotarian Dr. Stephanie Urchick, Rotary International Director 2019-21, Past Rotary Foundation Trustee, Chair, Rotary International Strategic Planning Committee. Her Topic: The Future of Rotary.
BTW, there are discount Conference Registration rates open now through December 31, 2019. Then there will be a la carte options available.
To conclude, DG Herb showed us his August DG Video message.
CLOSING:
Pres. Amir closed our meeting by our reciting the saying “One profits most who serves best.”
Photos are by Gary Heller
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