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The weekly newsletter of the
Rotary Club of Norristown, 
P.O. Box 119, Oaks, PA 19456 - (484) 994-2349
 
February 14, 2023  - No. 2701
 
 
 Program This Week
02/16/2023
HYATT HOUSE MEETING 
 
SPECIAL GUEST
FORMER DISTRICT GOVERNOR
BOB HOBAUGH
presenting an award to our club for our participation in the
ROTARY FOUNDATION
 
noon
 
A LIGHT LUNCH WILL BE AVAILABLE
$10
 
 
BOARD MEETING
11:00
all are welcome
 
 
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Editor
Dave Beach
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Upcoming Programs
Each week we ask a community leader to come speak to the club.  Guests are Welcome !! If you would like to speak at a future meeting, email us at RotaryofNorristown@gmail.com. Include your contract info and a brief description of your topic.
Mar 02, 2023
Kathi Evans
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Club Meeting Information
Thursdays at 12:00 PM
HYATT HOUSE (1st & 3rd Thurs)
501 E Germantown Pike
East Norriton, PA 19401
United States of America
Phone:
(484) 994-2349
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NOTE: The club meets at the Hyatt in person the 1st & 3rd Thursdays 12 noon and virtually on Zoom at noon on the 2nd & 4th Thursdays. Link below. For more in contact rotaryofnorristown@gmail.com or leave a message at at (484) 994-2349
Happy Birthday
Member Birthdays
Doug Shank
February 12
 
Since 1921
 
* GUESTS & VISITING ROTARIANS
 
VISITOR            GUEST OF:
      
       

 
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* ANNOUNCEMENTS 
 
YOUR CLUB NEEDS YOU
SEE LETTER BELOW FROM DAVE SHOEMAKER CONCERNING THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT OUR CLUB OFFERS FOR PERSONAL INVOLVEMENT IN RUNNING THE CLUB.
 
Hi all,
I have compiled a list of the roles currently required to operate our club. ( see attached ). I am initially sending this list to our 'core' group, so that any corrections can be noted.  Please send any comments to me. 
 
I will send this out to the membership, oh, next week?  We have 32/33 members. If you look at the names next to the roles, you can see there is a huge imbalance.  Some roles, such as board member, require almost no effort except attendance. Some are big lifts and could use lots of help.
 
Thoughts?
Dave
 

Committee / Position Name Role

President Sunanda C.

Pres. Elect Mary O.

Programs / 2nd V.P. Ruth H.

Finance Tim M. Chair

Club Treasurer Judy B.

Club Treasurer Mark C. IT support - treasurer

Secretary Dave S.

Secretary Guido M. helps w/ dues

Membership Mark C. Chair help needed

Membership Scott Wright member

Membership Dave S. member

Public Image Mark C. Chair help needed

Spoke Dave B. Chair

Fund Raiser Dave B. Chair

Fund Raiser Guido M. Auction

Fund Raiser Jim N. Kitchen lead

Foundation Jim N. Chair

Camp Neidig Dave S. Chair

STEMYEA Dave S. Chair

Student Achievement Denise A. Chair

Dictionaries Judy B. Chair

Holiday Party Judy B. Chair

T'Giving Baskets Judy B. Chair

Club Foundation Dave S. Pres. Board

Club Foundation Beth S. Board Member

Club Foundation ??? Secreatary

Club Foundation Jack R. Treasurer

Club Foundation Sunanda C. Board Member

In Person Mtgs. Judy B. Food

In Person Mtgs. Mark C. A/V setup

In Person Mtgs. Dave B. A/V setup

In Person Mtgs. Scott W. hotel contact

W. Norriton Garden ??? help needed

Grants Comm. JIm N. Chair

Club Board Jim Nutt 2022 - 2025

Club Board Mark Call 2022 - 2025

Club Board Denise Ashe 2020 - 2023

Club Board Fred Hagglund 2020 - 2023

Club Board Tim Meyers 2021 - 2024

Club Board void 2021 - 2024


 
 
 
 
Alan Treisbach has accepted the nomination for position VP / Program Chair for next year. He requests inputs from everyone in the club in reaching out for speakers from the community on a wide variety of topics. Elections for next year's all of officers will be forth coming. It is a tradition of the Club that the current Vice President arrange speakers for the first month starting the new Rotary year while they transition. 
 
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Notice: Jack Rule, Beth Sturman, David Shoemaker & Karen DeAngelo have all been nominated to sit on the Board as directors of the newly formed "Rotary Club of Norristown Foundation". This Board will incorporate as a 501(c)3 charitable organization and operate 'independently' but under the auspices of the Rotary Club of Norristown. The Board Election will be held at the Rotary Club's Board Meeting at 11am on February 16th, 2023 at the Hyatt House. After which time the Foundation Board will meet separately and elect their own officers.    
 
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* NEWS
Club News This Week
 
LAST WEEK
 
 
 
 
 
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DISTRICT 7430 NEWS
Coming District Events
 
 
 
January 31, 2023 6:30pm - 7:30pm Zoom
 
February 23 5:30pm-Feb 25 3pm
 
March 18, 2023 5:30pm-9:00pm Cindy Hornaman
 
March 25, 2023 - 7:30AM - 1PM
Desalles University * Be sure to register.
 
April 22, 2023
Details TBA
 
District Conference - See Below
 
Editorials, Reports & Stories
EACH ONE, BRING ONE Member Campaign Underway
EACH ONE, BRING ONE
 
President Sunanda has officially kicked off the  'Each One, Bring One'  member campaign.
 
Rotary Clubs need to continue to grow in order to enhance our ability to dedicate resources to solving a community or global issue.
 
This year, President Sunanda is asking every Club member to bring a visitor, spouse, family, friend or acquaintance to our meeting and introduce them to Rotary.
 
If everyone brought a guest it would double our meeting size, and if half of the visitors discovered Rotary and became a member, the club would grow by 50%.
 
Please think about it this week and identify someone you would like to introduce to Rotary. Bring them to a meeting and tell them why you joined.
 
Who will you bring ?
 
* COMMUNITY EVENTS & SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES
 
C O M M U N I T Y 
 
  •      What's happening in the community?
  •      Looking for a chance to volunteer?
  •      Why not attend a fundraiser and help those who help others?
 
 
PLEASE - Help spread the word  
 
 
 
4-28 Expressive Path Spring Fling
Expressive Path Spring Fling
 
The 70's
 
Greatest music, whether you're a brother or, whether you're a lover.
Ah, Ha, Ha, Ha... Stayin' Alive
 
 
 
Visit their website www.ExpressivePath.org
 
 
Rotary District 7430 Conference May 5-7, 2023
Plan to attend the Casino Royale
Rotary Annual District 7430 Conference
at the Tropicana in Atlantic City, May 5-7, 2023

Registration is Open Now

 

Watch the Video below, Click on the image

 

 
Thank You GL Sayre
Thank you, G.L. Sayre, for your support of Rotary
 
Your kindness and dedication to community service is exemplary.
Without your support, our Pedals for Progress global bicycle recycling program would not be possible.
G.L. Sayre has generously supported our numerous community programs during the pandemic as well
as well as our charity fundraiser year after year..
 
 
 
 
We thank you!  - Rotary Club of Norristown
 
 
Thank You Meyers & Givnish
THANK YOU
 
 
Thank you Meyers & Givnish Funeral Homes 
For helping sponsor our annual charity fund raiser year after year
 
Visit their website ==> Here
 
 
Thank You Valerio Coffee Roasters
A Special Thanks to VALERIO COFFEE ROASTERS in Audubon
 
Year after year Valerio's has donated coffee services to our annual fund raiser to help the community.
 
They not only have excellent coffee, they are terrific community supporters.
 
THANK YOU  !!!
 
https://www.valeriocoffee.com
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

* AND FURTHER MORE...

 
Member Resources
- USEFUL TIPS - 
 
Technical Tip: Add a simple Club Calendar view  to your Phone
Technical Tip: Add the Club's calendar to your phone
 
It's easy to add this calendar view to your phone and access a simple calendar list view with one tap.
 
The calendar resides at this URL address, if you tap on the link below on your phone, you'll see the calendar.
 
 
You can then add it to your phone's Home screen. 
 
(On the iPhone select the SHARE symbol [see red arrow], then scroll down and select 'Add to Home Screen')
 
 
 
 
Technical Tip: Keep my gmail out of promotions
        But, It's NOT Spam.     
 
Is some of your expected gmail missing from the Inbox? 
 
Aside from regular spam filtering, sometimes Google also takes  a guess at your incoming gmail and pre-categorizes it in order to cut down on spam. The Tabs 'Social' and 'Promotions' capture some of your email instead.
Well, Google doesn't always get it right.

Fortunately, even though that is the default setting, you can change the setting and control your pre-categorization completely and get all your mail back in the old inbox.
YOU can select select the problem email in 'Promotions' and drag it to the inbox,  OR....
A more reliable way is to control your own categories  or  simply have none at all.  If you uncheck the 'Social" and 'Promotions' categories in settings, your future email will not appear in those virtual folders but rather in your old inbox as expected.

Here's what you do to fix it.
Go to your inbox settings link. https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#settings/inbox
Uncheck the boxes 'Social' and 'Promotions', AND CLICK SAVE
From now on it will appear in the old inbox as expected.
 
 
 
 
Technical Tip: Easily Unmute Zoom
 
 
 
 
Executives & Directors
President
Sunanda Charles
 
President Elect
Mary Onama
 
Treasurer
Judy Bucko
 
Secretary
David Shoemaker
 
Program Chair/2nd VP
Ruth Hagglund
 
Past President
R Scott Wright
 
Board Director (#1) 2022-25
James Nutt
 
Board Director (#2) 2022-25
Mark Call
 
Board Director (#3) 2020-23
Denise R. Ashe
 
Board Director (#4) 2020-23
Frederick Hagglund
 
Board Director (#5) 2021-24
Timothy Meyers
 
Foundation Chair
James Nutt
 
Membership Co Chair 1
Mark Call
 
Membership Co-Chair 2
R Scott Wright
 
Membership Co-Chair 3
David Shoemaker
 
Finance Chair
Timothy Meyers
 
Grant Chair
James Nutt
 
Webmaster
David Shoemaker
 
Public Image
Mark Call
 
Service Projects Chair
Mark Call