Today was a Zoom meeting with 26 people on line.
P-E John Scott opened the meeting at 7:30 A.M., and he welcomed us all.
GUESTS ON LINE:
Nick Millward, friend of the club; and our student-of-the -month, Ryan, and his parents, along with David Combs, NWL Counselor.
OPENING:
Bill Weber gave a very nice invocation. Then P-E John led us in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the U.S.
P-E John then led us in the recitation of the Four-Way Test to which we added “Is it fun?”
AWRC HISTORY STORY:
Past President Geoff Legg delivered today’s story giving our service projects overview.
STUDENT OF THE MONTH:
Rev. Jeff Kistler recognized Ryan McDonnell, a Senior at Northwestern Lehigh High School, as our Student-of-the-Month. He was joined on Zoom by his parents, John and Noel McDonnell, and by Mr. David Combs, a Guidance Counselor at Northwestern. See separate article.
Bryan thanked us for the honor. He said he was greatly pleased to learn about Rotary and our service work.
Dave Combs said that Ryan is a great guy and very service oriented.
NEW MEETING SITE PLAN:
Pres. Gail announced last week that arrangements have been made for AW Rotarians and friends to meet IN-PERSON at the Starlite Diner on Route 100 for the two October, and two November meetings. Two food options will be available to select from upon arrival.
CELEBRATIONS:
P-E John displayed the list of October member events.
CORNHOLE TOURNAMENT:
This was our first social event with 5 other RCs. and members from the Chamber of Commerce. Pres. Gail declared it a huge success. See photos above.
THE YVETTE M. PALMER PURPLE PINKIE D7430 ANNUAL 5K ON OCTOBER 2nd:
Race Director, John Scott, said that over $35,000 has been donated, and that is expected to grow to $40,000 when all dollars are in and counted.
Our friend, Nick Millward, came in at FIRST PLACE! See photos above.
The Oktoberfest that followed was a success. The leftover food was donated to a happy group of shelter residents.
JOB OPENINGS:
Herb Klotz and John Scott will not continue to lead this ANNUAL D7430 Purple Pinkie 5K Race. These two positions are open for members to fill.
YOUR SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES:
There is an updated list of service opportunities in the coming weeks on the left side of this bulletin. They are:
Community Service:
Habitat for Humanity – Any Tuesday or Thursday morning
contact Amir, familiamir@gmail.com
Parkland C.A.R.E.S Food Pantry Saturday, Oct 9th 7:30- 11:30
Help pack produce and deliver at Kernsville Elementary
contact Karen Rodgers kmrbmr1@gmail.com
Kingdom Life Food Pantry Oct 16 7:30- 10:30am
contact Jean Masiko masiko@aol.com
Garden Clean-up October 17th 1-4pm Gail, gailmicca@gmail.com or Amanda, lawlerfamilyof4@gmail.com
Collect baseball equipment, send emails to friends and neighbors to help collect, contact Nick Millward, nick@ycaps.org
Meals on Wheels – we still need a few more substitute volunteers, low level of commitment, fun to do with family or friends, contact Kathleen Ott: avalon104@verizon.net
Highway clean up Oct 16, 7:45 arrival. Contact Nick Millward, nick@ycaps.org or
Gail at gailmicca@gmail.com
Club Service:
Help plan the Casino Night scheduled for January 22, 2022 – next two planning meetings are Oct 10 & 17 at 7pm.
Contact Len Salines lenmary3657@ptd.net
BASEBALL IN MONGOLIA:
Nick Millward still seeks donations. So far some good items are now here, including some youth jerseys and hats donated by the Iron Pigs, thanks to Tori Morgan.
The stuff will be boxed up in October and shipped out in November.
You can bring them to 8 Oaks on Sept. 30.
GAIL’S BIKING CHALLENGES:
Gail is on her bike in Auburn, NY State raising money for us today. But she called in to the meeting. Her first two days were in the rain. The first day she had a flat tire to fix. She really is earning the money.
HAPPY DOLLARS & NEWS:
When Ron Coleman first appeared his hat placed a shadow over his face -- so he took it off. Ron then told us that he recently fell six feet off a ladder onto his back. Nothing was broken but he does hurt.
Tori Morgan says she is not good at cornhole tossing and did not win the Tee-shirt.
Ralph Witcher says he is a winner because he knows Tori Morgan.
Ron Coleman said that they had great fun at Eight Oaks.
Bill Palmer is happy for Wendy Weaver because Penn State football now is 5 and 0.
Sue Weber is happy to be a Rotarian.
John Scott is very happy that he finally has completed his four-year college degree.
Marlene Heller told the story of home schooling their two grandchildren -- first and third grade -- using buying from Amazon to help Afghan refugees as a way of teaching math. Their granddaughter Emma’s actual quote: "We can't believe anyone could survive without their stuffed animals.”
STATUS OF MORNING MEETINGS:
The first and third Wednesday meetings in October and November will be via Zoom. The second and fourth will be in-person at the Starlite Diner.
We may add some Dining Out meetings to provide in-person conversations.
NEXT MORNING MEETING:
Wednesday October 13, 2021 IN PERSON at the Starlite Diner on Rt. 100 starting at 7:30 a.m. Our program will be Janice Kelsey, Co-Founder & Executive Director Solar CITIES To Tell Us How To Get Free Fuel From Waste Using Local Materials.
PROGRAM:
Program Chair, Ralph Witcher introduced Keiichi Sato, Founder & President - NGO Monti-Sand Education for Better Life for Mongolian Children. Ralph said Keiichi is big-hearted, lived in Japan, is all about children, and he teaches them Japanese.
Keiichi for the last 4 years has lived in Mongolia in a town called “OB.” Besides teaching he is bringing baseball to the students to broaden their world view and to improve their physical and mental strength.
He described his area as extremely cold in their long winter from October thru March, with temperatures as low as minus 22 degrees. He also noted that folks in general are poor and use local very dirty coal for heating and cooking. Many have no electricity. So there is a great deal of air pollution that keeps people indoors. Visibility is as low as two meters sometimes.
Teaching the kids baseball is a challenge. Much time in winter is indoors. And they have very little equipment or uniforms to use.
There is a Mongolian Baseball Federation established in 1991 that they collaborate with. And next year his NGO team hopes to go to China to participate in a baseball tournament with nine Asian countries.
He also has been teaching baseball to schoolteachers. This is part of the P-E training program for students.
Keiichi reviewed his needs to support the programs. One expense is the rent they pay for the Gym use in the winter. They need equipment and uniforms. Their current goal is $44,700. They still need masks re covid-19.
CLOSING:
P-E John led us in reciting our motto “One profits most who serves best.” and adjourned the meeting.