Morning Light Newsletter of Rotary Club of Bethlehem Morning Star

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December 2009 Also in this issue Birthdays Calendar... 2 Board Salute The Troops Concert... 2 Programs Meeting Responsibilities... 3 Board Highlights Exchange Students... 4 Rotaplast Auction Beth.

25 - Joint Thanksgiving Lunch Topic: Group Study Exchange Trip Eastern Europe - Spring 2009 You are invited to attend the special Joint Thanksgiving Luncheon on November 25 th, featuring a

The team visited District 1910 which covered parts of Austria, Slovenia, and Croatia. They stayed with clubs in St.

1 December 2009 Also in this issue Birthdays Calendar... 2 Board Salute The Troops Concert... 2 Programs Meeting Responsibilities... 3 Board Highlights Exchange Students... 4 Rotaplast Auction Beth. Rotary Raffle... 5 Nominations Foundation Bill Giles... 6 Joint Holiday Party... 7 Morning Light Newsletter of Rotary Club of Bethlehem Morning Star Nov Joint Thanksgiving Lunch Topic: Group Study Exchange Trip Eastern Europe - Spring 2009 You are invited to attend the special Joint Thanksgiving Luncheon on November 25 th, featuring a presentation by the Group Study Exchange Team which our District 7430 sponsored to a four week trip to Eastern Europe in the spring of this year. The team visited District 1910 which covered parts of Austria, Slovenia, and Croatia. They stayed with clubs in St. Poelten, Klagenfurt (Austria), Kranj ( Slovenia), and Zagreb (Croatia), Leoben, and Vienna (Austria). Each of the clubs was very hospitable and they were able to learn much about the different cultures and histories of these areas. They also participated in vocational exchanges where they saw how people in these areas work in similar professions. Come join Bethlehem Rotary and members of other Lehigh Valley Rotary Clubs for a memorable presentation of this once in a lifetime experience. Location: Time: Cost: Moravian Village (On Wood Street, across from the Post Office) 12:00 Noon $11.00 per person Meets 7:30 am Thursdays at Kirkland Village Morning Star Rotary HOLIDAY PARTY THURSDAY DECEMBER 3, 2009 From 7:00 PM to??? (Replaces our regular meeting) JANET & TOM KOLEPP S HOUSE 4575 Dolores Lane, Bethlehem, PA Main course and appropriate holiday beverages, including Janet s Famous Danish Glug, will be provided. Please contribute $10 per person at the door to help defray overall expenses. If you have not yet signed up, please respond directly to tkolepp@msn.com with your signup, number of guests and the potluck dish you will be bringing. Ring the Bell for Salvation Army Sat., Dec. 12 The Salvation Army has again provided two opportunities for community service. Bill Jahn is coordinating the schedule for bell ringing on Saturday, December 12 at both Christkindlmarket and at the Moravian Bookshop. If you would like to sign up, please contact Bill Jahn - billjahn7430@gmail.com. DOING THE MOST GOOD TM

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! DECEMBER... 1 Silvio Panseri 3 Gary Hartney 7 Gretchen Vakiener 22 Judi Dexter 27 Barb Seifert-Sigmon Officers & Directors 2009-10 PRESIDENT Jim Santanasto... mainstreetpr@gmail.

com PAST PRESIDENT Dave Cincera... davcin@rcn.com BOARD MEMBERS THROUGH 6/30/10: Mike Long... mike@longfuneralhome.com Robin Metzler... metzler50@yahoo.com Harry Tachofsky... harry.tachovsky@gmail.

2 HAPPY BIRTHDAY! DECEMBER... 1 Silvio Panseri 3 Gary Hartney 7 Gretchen Vakiener 22 Judi Dexter 27 Barb Seifert-Sigmon Officers & Directors PRESIDENT Jim Santanasto... mainstreetpr@gmail.com PRESIDENT-ELECT Don Scanlon... dscanlon@scanloncpa.com VICE PRESIDEN Eileen Dunn... eileen.d.dunn@wellsfargo.com SECRETARY Val Walk... val@btcu.org TREASURER JimVitale... JmVtale@aol.com PAST PRESIDENT Dave Cincera... davcin@rcn.com BOARD MEMBERS THROUGH 6/30/10: Mike Long... mike@longfuneralhome.com Robin Metzler... metzler50@yahoo.com Harry Tachofsky... harry.tachovsky@gmail.com Gretchen Vakiener... g_vakiener@yahoo.com 7/1/09-6/30/11: Susan Burnett... burnetts@rcn.com Erica Kicska... Rick Santee... rsantee@ssk-esq.com Ginny Wolkoff... ginny@ginnywolkoffhomes.com SALUTE THE TROOPS Thanks to chair Jim Santanasto, The Allentown Band and all who helped with our successful Salute The Troops concert on Nov. 15. The new venue of Freedom High School worked out very well, especially for ease of parking and entry into the building. Victory House, the prime beneficiary, was again an excellent partner, selling tickets and obtaining ads, patrons and In Honor Of listings. While final financial results are not yet available, preliminary indications are that we did at least as well as last year. Calendar 3 rd SATURDAY Each Month - Cops n Kids Need Volunteers for Cops n Kids Reading Room 10 AM to 12 noon. Please contact Jana Oliver jana.oliver@knbt.com. Nov JOINT THANKSGIVING LUNCH See page 1. Nov Happy Thanksgiving! No meeting. Dec Morning Star HOLIDAY PARTY See page 1. Replaces meeting. Dec ROTAPLAST ON-AIR AUCTION Dec RING THE BELL for Salvation Army. See page 1. Dec Morning Star MUSICAL HOLIDAY MEETING & Club Elections Dec JOINT HOLIDAY PARTY See page 7. Dec No meeting - Merry Christmas Eve! Dec No meeting - Happy New Year s Eve! Page 2

MEETING PROGRAMS Program Chair: Don Scanlon - dscanlon@scanloncpa.com DECEMBER 2009 Dec. 3 NO MEETING - Evening Holiday Party at Tom & Janet Kolepp s house Dec. 10 Dec 17 Dec. 24 Dec.

JANUARY 2010 Jan. 7 5K Recognition & Thanks Jan. 14 Jan. 21 Jan. 28 Oil & Gas in PA by Jason Smith To be announced To be announced ROTARY RESPONSIBILITIES GREETER SGT.

3 MEETING PROGRAMS Program Chair: Don Scanlon - dscanlon@scanloncpa.com DECEMBER 2009 Dec. 3 NO MEETING - Evening Holiday Party at Tom & Janet Kolepp s house Dec. 10 Dec 17 Dec. 24 Dec. 31 THE WELLNESS COMMUNITY (A Morning Star Community Grant Recipient) MUSICAL HOLIDAY PROGRAM with Rick Santee Plus: Club Elections NO MEETING - MERRY CHRISTMAS EVE! NO MEETING - HAPPY NEW YEAR S EVE! JANUARY 2010 Jan. 7 5K Recognition & Thanks Jan. 14 Jan. 21 Jan. 28 Oil & Gas in PA by Jason Smith To be announced To be announced ROTARY RESPONSIBILITIES GREETER ARMS $2/WEEK INVOCATION INTRODUCTIONS Dec. 3...No meeting - Evening Holiday Party at Tom & Janet Kolepp s house Dec Barbara Garrison... Susan Burnett... Dot Ouellette... Bill Jahn... Tom Kolepp Dec Jean Searfoss... Jana Oliver... Dot Ouellette... Dave Cincera... Tom Mohr Dec No Meeting - Merry Christmas Eve! Dec No Meeting - Happy New Year s Eve! Jan Jan Sign up at meetings or on-line! Jan Jan Page 3

4 HIGHLIGHTS Board of Directors Meeting FROM MEETING HELD OCTOBER 6, 2009: Treasurer s Report The balance is $14,263 at September 30. 5K net results are $9,998, before one of two Thrivent matches. A few minor expenses may be outstanding. Balance for the Morning Star Charitable Organization is $9,759 at September 30. Twelve members have not yet paid dues, and will be sent follow-up notices. Standing Committee Reports Club Operations Websites for the District and the club need updating to reflect current officers and information. Don Scanlon will follow up. Membership Harry Tachovsky will continue to work on new member packets. Mary Meilinger accepted Honorary status, and will be recognized at an upcoming meeting. Sarah Kunert will be notified of her Honorary status. Service Projects Deb Cummins is Morning Star s liaison with the Cops n Kids program. Rotary Foundation November is Rotary Foundation Month. Gretchen will talk about the Foundation at club meetings throughout the month. Don Scanlon is gathering information on the availability of Matching Grants to help fund a joint international project, using Bill Hunter and Lehigh University as resources. Old Business An update on the 5K Race and Fun Walk was presented. The entire board conveyed their congratulations to all involved, with special appreciation for the race committee, the timing team, and the large number of Rotarians who volunteered that day. John Kintzer has notified the Community Grant recipients of their awards, and is scheduling their attendance at upcoming club meetings. There will be a joint Rotary holiday party. (See page 7) The Morning Star holiday party will be held at Tom Kolepp s house. (See page 1) New Business Ten visiting Rotarians from New Zealand are being hosted by the Emmaus, Saucon Valley and Morning Star Rotary clubs. Dave Cincera will host a fellowship dinner on Oct. 10. Leave of absence granted to Mary Matz. Board declined to contribute to the Rotary Rose Parade float this year. Exchange Students Update Our two exchange students, Amaury Deshaies and Umut Aktas, are enjoying Liberty High School. Amaury, from France, is in the marching band. Umut, from Turkey, recently transferred from Freedom High School because his next two host families are in the Liberty area. Both have actively participated in the 7430 District Youth Exchange Programs, first a week-end at Camp Conrad Weiser, then a week-end at Hawk Mountain. This month both were involved in the selection of the outbound class for next year. Our club will not be hosting next year, nor will we be sending a student out. For the next year and a half, the committee will focus on recruiting outbound students and enlisting host families. Speaking of host families: Umut s second family had made plans to be out of the country over the Christmas holiday and we will need volunteers who can give Umut a real taste of a Bethlehem Christmas. Please contact Ginny for more information. Our outbound student, Kassie Helmuth, daughter of Ron and Elena, is having a wonderful time in Belgium and will be moving to her new family in Mons, where she has been accepted at the music conservatory. Thanks to all the club members who are going out of their way to make this a good year for Amaury and Umut. Ginny Wolkoff Page 4

5 Bethlehem Rotary s Community Projects Raffle $10,000-50/50 With Only 200 Tickets to Be Sold the odds are in your favor to score big! You do not need to be present to win, but buy a ticket and join the Bethlehem Rotary Club for the Joint Holiday Party December 17, 2009 at the Northampton Country Club. (See page 7.) Feel free to share this information with family, friends, colleagues... For Raffle Tickets contact Mike Dunn mdunn@michaeldunnco.com or George Kurtz gkurtz@pgbank.com. The odds are on your side! Name Address Phone Drawing: December 17, 2009 Need not be present to win Bethlehem Rotary Club Raffle Benefits Community Projects $10,000 Cash Prizes* Plus Additional Non-Cash Prizes! $ per Ticket Only 200 Tickets Will Be Sold! * $10,000 Total Cash Prizes if all 200 tickets are sold; Total Cash Prizes proportional if fewer tickets sold. PRIZES 1 st $5,000 (or 50%) 2 nd $2,000 (or 20%) 3 rd $1,500 (or 15%) 4 th $1,000 (or 10%) 5 th $ 500 (or 5%) License # Page 5

6 NOMINATIONS CLUB OFFICERS & DIRECTORS The following slate has been presented by the Morning Star Rotary Club s Nominating Committee for the Rotary year: PRESIDENT-ELECT: VICE PRESIDENT: SECRETARY: TREASURER: SERGEANT AT ARMS: Eileen Dunn Susan Burnett* Val Walk Jim Vitale Russ Pacala DIRECTORS 7/1/10-6/30/12: Deb Cummins Lori Gregalis John Kintzer Janice Scanlon THRU 6/30/11: Gretchen Vakiener* Jana Oliver** * Gretchen Vakiener to serve an additional year to fill seat of Susan Burnett, who would move from regular board member to VP. ** Jana Oliver to fill seat vacated by Erica Kicska. Please note that current President-Elect, Don Scanlon, will serve as club President for Jim Santanasto will be Past President. Board members previously elected who will serve through 6/30/11 are Rick Santee and Ginny Wolkoff. The club elections are planned for December 17, 2009 at our club meeting. The Rotary Foundation It is all good. As many of you know, November is Rotary Foundation month. The mission of The Rotary Foundation is to enable Rotarians to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education, and the alleviation of poverty. The Foundation does this by supporting projects around the world and locally where Rotarians live and work. The Rotary Foundation has set the following goals for The Rotary Foundation will work to: Fulfill our promise to eradicate polio Achieve a better world through Peace and conflict prevention/resolution Disease prevention and treatment Water and sanitation Maternal and child health Basic education and literacy Economic and community development Implement The Rotary Foundation Future Vision Plan Support Every Rotarian, Every Year and the Permanent Fund It is all good. You ve heard the saying. I ve said it myself a few times. Yet, it has never been more true than when discussing the work of OUR Foundation. How can you not support an organization that does such good stuff? (You can t. It is why we are Rotarians. It is who we are and what we do. It is part of being part of this fantastic organization.) To contribute to the Rotary Foundation, please make your check payable to Rotary Foundation and submit it to Gretchen Vakiener at a meeting or mail it to her at 276 Saddle Drive, Bethlehem, PA (For those of you who are looking for a tax deduction, you only have six more weeks!) Gretchen Vakiener Bill Giles of the Phillies to speak Dec. 9 at Bethlehem Rotary Philadelphia Phillies fans may want to attend the Bethlehem Rotary meeting on December 9 at Moravian Village. Bill Giles, Chairman, will speak on The Philadelphia Phillies - A World Class Organization. If you plan to attend, please Kamran Afshar ka@kaa-inc.com so they can set up for the appropriate number of people. Page 6

Please join us for a multi-club Rotary Holiday Party!

pm (Cash Bar) Dinner 7:00 pm The Morganaires (Bethlehem Rotary s singing group) will be accompanied by a

Dinner Buffet to feature Prime Rib, Chicken Française, Delectable Accompaniments & Desserts Questions?

7 Please join us for a multi-club Rotary Holiday Party! Northampton Country Club 5049 William Penn Highway, Easton, PA Thursday, December 17, 2009 Cocktails 6:00 pm (Cash Bar) Dinner 7:00 pm The Morganaires (Bethlehem Rotary s singing group) will be accompanied by a special pianist! Dinner Buffet to feature Prime Rib, Chicken Française, Delectable Accompaniments & Desserts Questions? Contact Maria Nathans at or mnathans@northamptoncountryclub.org Name(s) RSVP by December 10 to Maria Nathans Northampton Country Club 5049 William Penn Hwy., Easton PA with check for $38.00 per person payable to Bethlehem Rotary Club Page 7

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