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Rotary Club of
Allentown West
Pres. Dan Crane
Asst. Gov. Gary Rohrbach
District 7430 Governor
Linda Young
 
MEETINGS:
Wednesdays at 7:30 a.m.
at Luther Crest
2nd Thursday at various sites 
4th Thursday at 5:30 p.m.
at the Holiday Inn
 
WEBSITE

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GREETERS

  Mar 22nd  --  Bob Nagle

     Mar 29th  --  Tim Rushton          

 

     Apr 5th  --  Chuck Ehninger          

Apr 12th  --  Len Salines

     Apr 19th  --  Jeanne Shipe         

   Apr 26th  --  Halyna Stegura

 

NOTE that the Greeter Schedule also appears as a "site page" accessible on the left of our website Home Page without logging-in.

 

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THURSDAY  EVE  PROGRAMS
 

March 23rd  --  Business meeting at Holiday Inn at 5:30 PM

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Tempting Tastes 3
planning meeting dates
 
March 24th

 

All meetings are held at the Jordan Lutheran Church and begin at 7:30AM.
 
The Tempting Tastes 3 event will be held on April 23, 2017 at the Holiday Inn from 4-7PM.
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WE  NEED  FOOD  PANTRY VOLUNTEERS
 
First Sat ea Month  9 to 11 a.m.
Third Thurs ea Month  3:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Wed BEFORE 3rd Thurs ea Month  10 to 11:30 a.m.
 
Please Contact Gloria Zimmerman and sign up now.
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CALENDAR of EVENTS
 
   Mar 22nd  --  OFFSITE MEETING at Parkland H.S. Library.
 
      Mar 24th  --  Dining Out for March at Carmel Kitchen at 6 PM in Allentown. 
 
     Nar 28th  --  Tuesday evening is CHARTER NIGHT for the new Whitehall Area Club.
 
     Apr 8th  --  Ontelaunee Park work event. Contact Dennis Houser.
 
     Apr 23rd  --  Tempting Tastes 3 at the Holiday Inn, Breinigsville
 
      Apr 29th  --  Parkland Community Resources Fair
 
     Apr 30th  --  Engineers Without Borders Fundraiser event
 
     May  6th  --  Farm Fest at Ontelaunee Park, 11 A.M.
 
    May 5 to 7  --  District  Conference, Eden Resort, Lancaster
 
     May 20th  --  Rodale Cycling Park - Work Event
 
    Jun 10 to 14  --  RI Annual Convention in Atlanta, GA
 
    Sep 16th  --  Pig Roast at Ontelaunee Park
 
     Sep 16th  --  Rotary Leadership Institute at DeSales University
Club Events
TEMPTING TASTES III
Holida Inn Conference Center
Apr 23, 2017
4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
 
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READING THE e-BULLETIN
 
Some of us have wondered why we see only part of e-Bulletins we try to view in our smart phones or tablets.  In most cases this is because your phone or tablet's email client only downloads part of the code in the message --   giving you enough to see if you want to continue downloading the whole message (if it's something you want to read) -- or discarding it (if you don't).
 
Here's how to ensure you can see the entire e-Bulletin:
 
 1. Scroll down to the very bottom of the email where you should find a link from your email client asking if you want to download the whole message. Click that link and the entire e-Bulletin should download to your phone.
 
2. If your email client doesn't cooperate -- and sometimes it doesn't, there is a link at the top of every e-Bulletin, that says "Having troubles viewing this email?" If you click there, it will open the internet browser in your phone or tablet and take you to the bulletin.
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ROTARY  INFO  IS  AVAILABLE
 
NOTE  that there is great Rotary information available each meeting at the front table. This includes AW Banners for you to exchange when you visit other RCs.
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HOW  TO  UPDATE  CLUBRUNNER
 
 
TO UPDATE YOUR PERSONAL INFO in ClubRunner:
 
Just login and click an “Member Area” top right. Then scroll down two  lines on the right column and click on “Active member List.”
 
Click on the first letter of your last name, and then on your full name.
 
This page is all about you.
 
Click on any of the six menu items and edit your profile as needed.
Speakers
Apr 26, 2017
Medical Use of Marijuana
May 03, 2017
Centeninal Secondary School Sierra Leone
May 24, 2017
Jun 07, 2017
Allentown West Financials
Jun 28, 2017
Welcome New President: Mike Gschwendtner
View entire list
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HOW  TO  ACCESS
AW  COMMITTEE  LISTS
 
There are 14 specific AW Committee lists maintained in ClubRunner and accessible to each member logged in to the AWRC website. Each list gives the committee Chair and its responsibilities and show the members’ names.
To access these lists:
          Once you are logged in, Click on “Member Area” at the top, right of the home page.
          12 lines down on right side column  --  click on “Committee Management”
A list of 14 AW Committees comes up. Each comm. chair is shown.
          Click on any Comm. name and a list of members appears. At the top is a description of the committee’s responsibilities.

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TELL GLORIA

     As you become aware of any member of our Rotary family that would benefit from our support with cards, flowers or visits, please notify Gloria Zimmerman  at gfzimm@ptd.net.

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       MEMBERSHIP  IS  EVERY 

MEMBER'S  BUSINESS

Please focus on membership for our Club. Consider bringing a friend and colleague to a meeting. Or refer them to Mike Gschwendtner.

         It always is important that we actively recruit qualified prospects for membership to continue to be a vibrant and effective Club.

        Please bring a candidate to our next breakfast meeting.

        AND REMEMBER our evening Meetings  --  2nd & 4th Thursdays at the Holiday Inn in Breinigsville  5:30 to 6:30 P.M.

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Check out the AWRC
Facebook Page
See Home Page link
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SPEAKERS  WANTED
      Please suggest or request speakers and topics for future meetings and send  your ideas to Jeanne Shipe.  Jeanne.Shipe@gmail.com
Bulletin Editor
Bill Palmer
Russell Hampton
National Awards Services Inc.
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ClubRunner
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         QUOTE of the WEEK --
If you’re in the luckiest one per cent of humanity, you owe it to the rest of humanity to think about the other 99 per cent.”
              ― Warren Buffett
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A  GREAT  ROTARY
THURSDAY  EVENING  MIXER
 
About 30 Allentown West Rotarians and guests gathered at Eight Oaks Distillery on the evening of March 9th to meet, eat, talk and drink in a fantastic upbeat atmosphere. The main purpose was to introduce our guest visitors to our Rotary attitudes and activities in order to help determine if they might wish to join us.
 
 
 
As usual Rotarian Chad Butters and his staff were great hosts. They offered a fine selection of adult beverages, along with some lovely snacks including a selection of cookies for dessert.
 
 
 
DGND Herb Klotz after a while welcomed everyone and talked a bit about Rotary and what A-West members are doing. Each guest took the microphone and gave their name and what brought them there. Barbara Kistler discussed a new project associated with the LV Zoo. And we invited all to attend our Tempting Tastes 3 event on April 23rd.
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GINNY  SEZ:
 
A message from Ginny Sandoval:
 
March 23 evening meeting at the Holiday Inn will be an Easter egg stuffing party. Come help us with this project for the Miracle League kids.
 
May 6 is Farm Fest at Ontelaunee Park. We need some volunteers to work a booth that day. Hours are from 10:30-6:30. If you can work a morning or afternoon shift please contact Ginny.
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An Event To Benefit Lehigh Valley Children of All Ages
And Other Allentown West Rotary Humanitarian Programs
 
 

April 23rd, 2017 4 - 7 PM

Holiday Inn and Conference Center, Breinigsville, PA

Tempting food, tempting silent auction items will be available

Cash bar

Food donated by the Lehigh Valley's best restaurants and culinary centers

 
 

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PLEASE  REGISTER  SOON

for DG Linda's

 

ROTARY DISTRICT 7430

2017 CONFERENCE

 

May 5-7, 2017

Best Western

Eden Resort & Suites

Lancaster, PA

www.rotarystars2017.com
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Non-Meeting Notes March 15, 2017
 
 
Our Greeter today was to have been Joel Masiko and he does a marvelous job.
 
President Dan Crane usually rings the bell at 7:30 a.m.  Then a member gives a very nice invocation.
 
Today we did not sang the National Anthem nor did we .
say the pledge of Allegiance.
 
 
 
President Dan will tell us  the word from the country next week.
 
GUESTS:  No meeting, no guests.
 
President Dan will show many slides of photographs from last week’s activities next week.
 
TEMPTING  TASTES 3:
Remember to buy and to sell tickets for this outstanding April 23rd event.
 
 
Gwenn Carr said that volunteers are needed to work at the event, including with Dorothy Bloom at Registration.
 
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Dan continues to e-mail us an updated list of volunteer opportunities and future events.
 
GINNY SEZ:
 
 
Service Project- assisting Miracle League with Easter event for special needs kids. We are collecting small individually wrapped candies, or small non-food items like stickers, to fill plastic Easter eggs. Also larger items can be donated to serve as raffle prizes. Deadline for donations is next Wednesday, March 13. The
 
March 23 THURSDAY evening meeting at the Holiday Inn will be an Easter egg stuffing party. Come help us with this project.
 
May 6 Farm Fest at Ontelaunee Park. We need some volunteers to work a booth that day. Hours are from 10:30-6:30. If you can work a morning or afternoon shift please contact Ginny.
 
OFFSITE  MEETING:
REMEMBER that our NEXT Wednesday morning regular meeting on March 22nd will take place in the Parkland High School Library.
The Interact Club there is large, and along with their advisor, Mrs. Kathryn Solderitch, will be the program that day. Please show them our support, and come to the meeting. It's always rewarding to meet these interesting young people.
 
Be sure to tell Dan if you will be there.
 
DO NOT COME TO LUTHER CREST on March 22nd.
 
March DINING OUT will be at 6:00 P.M. on March 24th at Carmel Kitchen in Allentown. A signup sheet is going around. Please e-mail Ronnee Klotz or Jean Machamer in order to register.
 
March 28th is the Charter Event for the Whitehall Area Club. The cost  will be $25. There are currently 19 people signed up as new members. Location is Fellowship Community in Whitehall. No alcohol is available.
 
Let’s have a great turnout in support of our new “Sister” RC that we sponsor.
 
A Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) meeting is scheduled for April 1st in Media. President Dan says it is good stuff.
 
April 8th Dennis Houser is leading a work detail in Ontelaunee Park.
 
April 29th is the Parkland Community Resource day and Ray Stock needs volunteers to staff the info table.
 
The annual Engineers Without Borders (EWB) fundraiser is on April 30th.
 
Dennis Houser on May 20th will lead a work group at the Rodale Cycling Genter.
 
AND, of course, you always can have your breakfast at our meetings sitting with Arch Klumph for a donation of $26.50 ---  or more  ---   to the Rotary Foundation.
 
FOOD  ALERT:
The folks at 29 Cooks will be bringing food samples here to our April 5th regular meeting. Don’t miss them.
 
NEXT WEEK our Greeter will be Bob Nagle at Parkland H,S. The program will be  the Parkland Interact Students.
 
 
LUCK of the DRAW:
No drawings today; just shoveling.
 
FINES:
S-a-A Don Davis, got no fines today.
 
HAPPY DOLLARS:
Mitch Huston did not have a chance to tell a joke.
 
 
Bill Palmer’s grandkids probably did something special.
 
We all are happy that Dan cancelled the meeting for today.
 
PROGRAM:
Today’s program featuring Bruce Nicholson, MD,  Chief Pain Med Anthesth, LVHN discussing the Use of Medical Marijuana in Pain Management will be rescheduled.
 
CLOSING: 
Remember  the saying “They profit most who serve the best.”

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 Here is a link to our District Governor's latest Newsletter

"Shining Star"

 Here is the link 

 

https://clubrunner.blob.core.windows.net/00000050086/en-ca/files/homepage/linda-s-star-update-march-2017/LindasStarUpdateMarch2017.pdf.

 

 Give it a try. It is informative and entertaining.

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BIRTHDAYS
 
Hilda Lewis                      Mar 04
Gwen Pongracz               Mar 17
Dale Utt                            Mar 25
Jeanne Stock                   Mar 27

 

Anniversaries

 NONE

 

JOIN  DATES

 

Dave Dries             24 years       Mar 01 1993
Dorothy Bloom       2 years        Mar 18 2015
Jeanne Shipe          3 years         Mar 20 2014
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