Your weekly A-W Bulletin is one way that we will use to keep you up to date about our Rotary club, while we wait for our regular meetings to resume.
Each of you is invited to send information about AWRC activities that can be put into the A-W.
MESSAGE FROM DG HERB:
“We have all received numerous emails about social distancing, washing our hands and being safe during this serious COVID-19 outbreak. While we must heed all of these health and safety recommendations, we are also "People of Action" and there are people in our communities needing our help in many different ways. With this in mind, we are asking Rotarians to communicate these needs and stories of caring. So far, we have identified three ways to do this:
1. Club Facebook Pages - Please share both local needs and stories of caring on your club Facebook pages and we will re-post on the District Facebook Page for broader communication.
2. District 7430 CAREmongers Facebook group - We have set up a Facebook group on our District 7430 Facebook page called "District 7430 CAREmongers" which you can join to share community needs so that others can help you address them (link is https://www.facebook.com/groups/645429832900910/).
3. email - For those who don't use Facebook, please share needs and stories of caring by responding to this email and we will do our best to communicate more broadly.
Let’s make a difference safely in our communities.
Finally, I would like to thank you for all your words of encouragement that I have received in the past day after sending out the District Conference cancellation notice. It was very heartwarming to hear from all of you on that difficult day. We are talking about a possible event in the early fall. Stay tuned.
Yours in Rotary, DG Herb”
OUR DISTRICT CONFERENCE CANCELLED:
DG Herb Klotz has notified the District: “For the health and safety of all our Rotarians, the April 24-26, 2020 District 7430 Conference is cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak. For all those who registered, you will be receiving separate credit card refunds for both the registration fee and the hotel deposit, if applicable.
“Please look for additional communications from me in the coming days. Stay safe.
“Thanks for all you do for Rotary,”
MORNING MEETINGS;
President Amir Famili has suspended all AWRC face-to-face meetings until further notice.
RLI MEETING CANCELLED:
The Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) March 28 session has been cancelled. They will resume in the Fall.
HIGHWAY CLEANUP IS COMING:
Project Chair, Gail Micca, says It's looking like the date still with be Saturday morning, April 4th because it is an outdoor event. Please check your calendars and let her know if you can make it.
PARKLAND C.A.R.E.S. FUNDRAISER:
The March 28th fundraiser has been cancelled.
ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS:
the EWB annual fundraiser at DeSales University has been rescheduled for August.
SNACKPACKING:
Chair Gail Micca says the packing has been suspended until another plan can be used.
THURSDAY EVENING SCHEDULE:
March 26th is CANCELLED. Possibly there will be a meeting on April 9th.
NEXT MORNING MEETING:
March 25th at Luther Crest has been cancelled.
STUDENT OF THE MONTH:
Our March and April Students of the Month have been notified by Chair Jeffrey Kistler. Since schools are closed, there will be no ceremonies at our meetings.
MEMBER NEWS:
Bill Weber reports from Hilton Head that he is doing his P.T. and getting stronger. He and Sue plan to drive back to Vera Cruz over the coming weekend.
Marlene Heller now is the caretaker of our AWRC Domain name. Thank you, Marlene.
Gail Micca has written an e-nail to all AW members:
“I am writing to invite you to connect with other Rotarians during this trying time.
“There may be members in our club who could use a friendly phone call and a chat to lift their spirits. I recently made some phone calls because I was trying to confirm the details on our new name tags and I really enjoyed the conversations with members, especially one of our newer members, David Haight.
“Let's use this time to find a new friend in our club. Please take a moment today or tomorrow to make a phone call (or two or three) to someone in our club who you don't know very well.
“If you have never used club runner and you don't know how to connect with other club members, please let me know. I would be happy to share phone numbers with you.
“As we work on ways to do our meetings online and until we meet again, keep the Rotary spirit alive and have some fun conversations :)
“Let me know what you think of this idea. I hope to hear from you.
Gail Micca 610-739-2812”
CLOSING:
Remember the saying “One profits most who serves best.”
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