GUESTS:
Dr. Ann Bieber, President of LCCC
Jennifer Holman, NWL Superintendent
Fauzia Graham, LCCC, Counselor
Christine Thomas, Parkland H.S. Counselor
Jennifer Tabarani, Parkland H.S. Counselor
Thea DeAcetis, Parkland, attending with Keira Leiby
Ernie Bliss, VA Rotarian to transfer
PARENTS & FRIENDS OF STUDENTS:
Mrs. Mesics NWL Carson’s Mother
Leigh AND Chip Gruen, Will Gruen's Parents
Lori and Sean George, NWL Wes’ Parents
Mary and Tim Tomko Parkland Samuel Tomko's Parents
OPENING:
Pres. Gail Micca opened the meeting at 7:40 A.M.
Jean Machamer gave a nice invocation.
Ron Coleman led us in the Pledge of Allegiance to the U.S. Flag.
Gail Micca led us in reciting the Four Way Test, and added “Is it Fun?”
CELEBRATIONS:
The member celebrations for MAY are listed below.
PRIZES:
The door prize and the 50:50 prize were won by somebody.
AWRC GREEN THUMB GARDEN:
Pres. Gail really can use some help at the garden.
The Garden Clean up and Planting project with both Interact Clubs was done on Saturday, May 13th.
MONGOLIAN 21 / 21 NIGHT-- JUNE 10:
Please join us for Mongolia 21|21 Night at Gary and Gwenn’s home in Kutztown. The event begins at 5:30. This is an evening of fellowship, fun, and opportunity. You will learn more about the Mongolia 21|21 Project (www.mongolia 2121.org) as well as enjoy the fellowship of Rotarians and other folks who want to do good in the world.
See separate article.
SNACK PACKING:
The next Snack Packing event at Parkland is TODAY on May 17th.
If anyone wants to help, they should email Diana Dunn at dunndianas@gmail.com
The NWL Snack Packing date is TODAY Wednesday, May 17th.
KINGDOM LIFE FOOD DISTRIBUTION:
Come and help next time.
The upcoming dates for Kingdom Life Food Pantry Giveaway are:
June 10 July 8 August 12
Each time we start at 7:30 A.M. and usually are finished by 9:30 A.M. Volunteers are needed.
PARKLAND C.A.R.E.S. PRODUCE DELIVERY:
The Pantry will hold 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. will be 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 needs substitute volunteers.
INTERACT BREAKFAST:
We will hold an Interact breakfast on May 31 at the Parkland H.S. Library. Start time is 7:30 A.M. The Student of the Month will be honored.
SPONSORS ARE NEEDED TO PAY FOR THE STUDENTS’ MEALS.
MEETING SCHEDULE:
The second and fourth Wednesday of each month are In-Person meetings at Cedar Crest College.
The first Wednesday of each month will be a Dining Out meeting, or equal. It might not be on a Wednesday.
The third Wednesday of each month will be a ZOOM ONLY meeting with a program, unless we have a better idea
FUTURE TOURS, ETC.:
All members are asked to make suggestions to Gail Micca about other tours, Dining Out events, etc. for future meetings.
NEXT MORNING MEETING IN-PERSON:
May 24 IN-PERSON at Cedar Crest College starting at 7:30 A.M.
The program will be Susan Bartels, CEO-Big Brothers Big Sisters of LV presenting “How Big Brothers Big Sisters is Expanding their Investment in the Community.”
ALSO, Samuel Horsch, our Exchange Student will present “My Experience as an Exchange Student.”
PROGRAM:
Today’s program was our annual scholarships awarded with Chair Laurie Grube presenting. Laurie explained the program and then introduced Dr. Ann Bieber, LCCC President to greet us.
There were six financial scholarships awarded this morning. The values are $1,000 or $1,500, and the funds are sent directly to the schools the winners will attend.
The second place at NW Lehigh was a tie so we gave both an award. There were no LCTI applications for the Mike Henry scholarship this year.
SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS:
Emma Hope, LCCC