Our Greeter today was Mustafa Jaffer and he did a marvelous job.
President Jeanne Shipe rang the bell at 7:30 A.M. to open the meeting and welcomed all to AWRC. Then Mustafa Jaffer gave a very nice invocation
Pres. Jeanne began the meeting having the members recite the 4 Way Test, followed with our saying the Pledge of Allegiance to the U.S. Flag.
GUESTS:
Bob Kraus, Emmaus RC; Celeste Hayes, United Way; Marty Fins, visiting Rotarian from CT.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
TT5 WAS A HUGE SUCCESS:
The members gave Gwenn and Gary a standing ovation that is well deserved. Later in the meeting, P-E Amir Famili presented a gift from AW Rotarians to Gwenn and Gary as a special “Thank You.”
SHELTERBOX CHALLENGE BUYS FIVE BOXES !
Here is the breakdown:
Northwestern Lehigh Interact Club students -- $1,000
Parkland High School Interact Club students -- $1,000
AWRC member donations -- $ 310
TT5 donations -- $150
AWRC matching funds -- $1,000
Matching funds from an AW member -- $1,540
WELL DONE, ROTARIANS !
TT5 AUCTION ITEMS REMAINING:
Gwenn Carr reviewed some of the auction items that were not sold at TT5. These include a lovely plate, some gift certificates, and a 5 day stay in Los Vegas later this month.
DUES PAYMENTS FOR RY 2019-20:
Soon the invoices will go to members for next year. We ask you to remit payment by June 15, 2019.
MEMBER NETWORKING MIXER:
May 15th will be an Open House Mixer meeting here at Luther Crest. Please bring guests to learn about AW Rotary.
YOUTH EXCHANGE HOST NEEDED:
Sue Weber again asks us to find host families for our young lady from Denmark starting in August. Hosts do not have to be Rotarians. Contact Sue with ideas or questions.
DINING OUT IN MAY:
Arrangements are made for AW Rotarians and guests to dine at the new Greenhouse Restaurant on Tilghman St. in Allentown on Thursday May 23 at 6:00 P.M.
DISTRICT CONFERENCE 2019 IS THIS WEEKEND.
The conference offers a single day option for Saturday. And that includes the finals of the Four Way TEST Speech Contest.
The project with Second Harvest now is scheduled for June 8.
THURSDAY EVENING MEETINGS:
The next one is May 9th at the Holiday Inn at 5:30 P.M.
NEXT MEETING IS May 8th at LCCC. It will be held in the Community Center where it was last year. It is the building way opposite the Library and that looks as if it has silos. Cost is $12 pp.
*** DO NOT COME TO LUTHER CREST ***
. Our Greeter will be Mike Gschwendtner. and our program will be our annual Scholarship awards.
Pres. Jeanne introduced our Sgt-at-Arms, Mitch Huston who conducted the drawings and collected Happy Dollars.
The door prize donated by Mustafa Jaffer was won by John Scott.
The $33 pot of the 50:50 was not won by Bill Palmer’s ticket being drawn followed by a white marble. A lot of marbles will be around again next time.
HAPPY DOLLARS:
Len Salines is happy that TT5 went well and thanks everybody foe making it happen.
Guest Marty Fins is happy to be here today.
Guest Bob Kraus is happy to be here today.
Gail Micca is happy that her daughter got a lease.
Sue Weber is happy that Celeste brought donuts today. And she thanks Gwenn and Gary for a great TT5.
Joe Goll is happy that their 24 year old niece who has been traveling including New Zealand is looking to locate here in the Lehigh Valley.
PAUL HARRIS FELLOW AWARD:
Pres. Jeanne Shipe asked Mustafa Jaffer to come forward. Mustafa asked his support parents, Gwenn and Gary to join him. Jeanne conducted the ceremony and awarded Mustafa with a PHF+1 pin and certificate.
PROGRAM:
Our program today was Fred Buse, Master Gardener talking about A Day in the Spring. Fred is a retired Marine Engineer and Ingersoll-Rand retired employee. Fred has spent his last 50 years growing trees, shrubs, flowers , etc. in his back yard.
Fred showed us a photo of his current back yard that includes a 15 ft. x 10 ft. x 3 ft. deep fish pond. He also has many bird feeders at various heights and with many protections against squirrels.
Fred noted that a recent hurricane destroyed much of the calcium bearing foods for many birds. So he and others now put out crushed egg shells as a food supplement.
Fred said this Spring was a bit warm and came early. And the birds came early as well.
Fred showed us a photo of his back yard and then of his flowers, frogs, birds, ducks, and other visitors. He said that his flowers come in bloom in a set sequence every year.
Fred’s yard has 13 types of daffodils. BTW birds like split peanuts, as do other animals. Birds when they migrate follow the stars. And they have the ability to be influenced by the earth’s magnetic field.
Fred said some birds travel over 3,000 miles to migrate. He said that the migration line in recent years has moved about 500 miles farther north. Some birds now are staying around right through the Winter. And recently there seems to be a lot of foxes around.
By the way, birds sleep on branches by having their feet lock onto a branch.
Fred took some questions. And he has offered to have any of us tour his gardens.
CLOSING:
Pres. Jeanne closed our meeting by our reciting the saying “One profits most who serves best.”
