INTERACT BREAKFAST
Today's meeting was held at the Northwestern Lehigh Middle School. To accommodate the school's schedule, the meeting began at 8:30 a.m. Our exchange student, Francesco, rang the bell to open the meeting.
Ernie Boll gave the invocation.
Membership Moment:
Herb Klotz presented Nicole McGalla with her Paul Harris pin.
Gwenn announced that the Rotarian of the Month was Jean Machamer (below). Jean works with the Interact students and has worked hard to put together the Students of the Month and today's presentation, with the staff, students, and our club.
Students of the Month
Danielle Dengler and Claire Krivenko, our Students of the Month, were presented with their certificates.
The students made a presentation of $300 to Herb Klotz, as the International Chair.
SAVE THE DATE:
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, will be a special meeting. DG Diane will be attending, and we will have special recognition of our members who work on food insecurity projects. It's the day before Thanksgiving, so please plan to spend your morning with us before you travel or begin your Thanksgiving preparations. This is our day to give thanks for our District Governor and for all of you who are serving the hungry in the Lehigh Valley.
CELEBRATIONS:
The member celebrations for October are listed below.
SNACK PACKING:
The NWL Snack Packing will take place Wednesday, November 15, starting at 2:00. Each month will be the 3rd Wednesday from 2-2:35.
The next Snack Packing event at Parkland will be November 16. If you would like to help, email Diana Dunn at dunndianas@gmail.com
KINGDOM LIFE FOOD DISTRIBUTION:
Much help is still needed. There are many more people looking for food than before the pandemic, and the setup work takes many hands. Please come out if you can help.
The upcoming dates for Kingdom Life Food Pantry Giveaway are:
Nov. 11 Dec. 9 Jan. 13
PARKLAND C.A.R.E.S. PRODUCE DELIVERY:
The Pantry holds its food distributions on the first Saturday of each month for all of 2023. Three volunteers are needed each time. Food collections for Parkland C.A.R.E.S. are held the third Wednesday of each month at the Pantry on Kernsville Road.
MEALS ON WHEELS:
Meal delivery by AW Rotarians takes place twice each week. Helen Papathanasiou always needs substitute volunteers.
NEXT MORNING MEETING IN-PERSON:
The next in-person meeting is November 8. Vicky Kistler, of the Allentown Community and Economic Development Department, will be our special guest.