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The weekly newsletter of the
Rotary Club of Norristown, 
P.O. Box 119, Oaks, PA 19456 - (484) 994-2349
 
August 24 2022  - No. 2683
 
Program This Week
8/25/22
ZOOM MEETING
noon
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO NEW MEMBER KELLY RICHARDSON
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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
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
Denise R. Ashe
August 9
 
Kelly Richardson
August 11
 
James L Hollinger
August 17
 
Since 1921
 
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* ANNOUNCEMENTS 
 
The  "EACH ONE, ASK ONE"   Membership Campaign Kicks Off this week    -  See details below 
 
 
ANNUAL FUNDRAISER
Planning PANCAKE BREAKFAST - AUCTION / RAFFLE is well underway and we will need everyone's participation. Below is a copy of the flyer that you can print and distribute to individuals and businesses you frequent. I will send out copies the the letters requesting donations for the AUCTION/RAFFLE next week.
Contact DAVE BEACH at dbeach04@gmail.com if you can help.
 
 

The PA Playhouse and the Rotary District 7430 Rotaplast Committee

Are Partnering to bring you a

VERY SPECIAL OctoberFest Matinee Performance of the HIGHLY Acclaimed

DEATHTRAP!

On Saturday, Oct 15, 2022 at 1:00 PM

Immediately following we invite you for complementary beverages, and Octoberfest themed foods!!!

BUT, wait, there is more…

After the show, while enjoying the delicious libations, the actors and director will join us for lively discussions about the show! You can ask them ANYTHING!!! 

(They may even take a selfie with you or sign an autograph!!!!)

There will be raffle baskets, one-of-a-kind, hand-made Rotaplast quilt, and a 50/50 drawing. 

All tickets are $49 (plus $2 processing fee) and can be purchased through the PA Playhouse box office HERE (click on “click her for tickets for our 2022 season”, then “Buy Tickets” next to “Deathtrap” and then select the Oct 15th, 1 pm show)  or by calling the PA Payhouse box office at 610-865-6665

A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Rotary International’s District 7430 Rotaplast hands-on efforts to support medical missions in developing countries. These missions provide pediatric cleft lip and cleft palate surgeries. For more information, check out their website here: Rotaplast

PLEASE BE A SUPPORTER: Would you like to donate a raffle basket? Sponsor food and drink? Place an ad in the program? Please contact Susan Burnett: burnetts@rcn.com, 484-226-5254, or your nearest Rotaplast Committee Member. 

CLUB BROCHURE REDESIGN IN PROGRESS

We are redesigning the club brochures as it is time to reorder.

We are targeting Q4 for completion as it will have many enhancements with new projects. 

Our brochure needs to reflect the things we do for the community.

We plan to modernize it with a QR code to an online club membership application.

If you have ideas, suggestions or stories, please reach out to Mark ASAP so we can incorporate them.

 


NEW the 'Service Project Committee'

The club has officially formed a new committee with the special focus of seeking out, identifying, communicating and organizing club service opportunities in the community.

Our goal is to assist our community partners while insuring a steady stream of volunteer opportunities for our 'Club Members' and our 'Friends of the Club' network and engage our resources to the maximum.  The committee will network with our local business partners and community organizations and other Rotary Clubs to form alliances in achieving the goals of both our partners and Rotary.

If you have an upcoming event, serving the community and you need volunteers, we are a resource. Call us 484 994-2349.

The committee will be chaired by Mark Call and initial membership includes Sunanda Charles, Jim Williams and Kelly Richardson.

If you have an idea for a beneficial project, please contact someone on the committee so that we may capture it. If you would like to be part of this new committee, please see Mark.

Stay tuned as you will see much publicity, communication and goals around this committee and the service they provide. It will be a busy Fall and Winter.

 

 

* NEWS

Club News This Week
 
LAST WEEK
DISTRICT GOVERNOR LEN GIESLER VISITS CLUB
 
ROTARY DISTRICT 7430 GOVERNOR LEN GIESLER
 
 
On Thursday August 11, our Rotary District 7430 Governor LEN GIESLER, visited the Rotary Club of Norristown, presenting his vision for the district and reviewing our club's plans for the coming year.   Len concentrated on three areas of concern for the coming year:
         MEMBERSHIP- stressing that getting new members is only half the job, retaining members is equally                important. He had some pointers on how to achieve that by listening to the expectations and goals of not only new/ prospective members, but also our 'seasoned' club members, and then acting on those inputs.
He pointed out the theme of IMAGINE as the backbone of this year's efforts to expand the membership and , equally important, the spreading of image in our communities so they can better know what Rotary is about and what our clubs are doing.
       ROTARY FOUNDATION-stating that it has been one of the world's top ten foundations for some time. It has delivered a high percentage of funds received  to essential projects. One of its unique features is that individual clubs have a say in how funds are distributed, with grant money coming back to clubs for local projects. Currently our district has 22 clubs and they are involved in 19 district projects. 
      POLIO- the third area Len covered, pointing out that although there has been great success in eradicating polio throughout the world, it still exists, citing recent case in New York. We need to stay vigilant. 
 
Len stressed the need to get back to full in-person meetings in this post pandemic world as one-on-one fellowship is critical to club success, and that we must strive to engage all our members in going out and 'doing' good for our communities, not just talking about it.
 
Thanks Governor Giesler.
 
 
 
GOVERNOR LEN GIESLER IS WELCOMED BY CLUB PRESIDENT SUNANDA CHARLES AND VICE PRESIDENT MARY ONAMA
 
 
 
 
 
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DISTRICT 7430 NEWS
Coming District Events
 
 
  Sep 12, 2022 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
 
  Oct 18, 2022 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
 
  Nov 12, 2022 7:00 AM - 1:00 PM
 
 Dec 05, 2022 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
 
  Dec 14, 2022 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
 
District Conference - See Below
 
Editorials, Reports & Stories
EACH ONE, ASK ONE Member Campaign Underway
EACH ONE, ASK ONE
 
President Sunanda has officially kicked off the  'Each One, Ask 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  
 
 
 
Membership Expos
SERVICE PROJECT OPPORTUNITY
 
HELP THE CLUB SPREAD THE WORD AND SHARE ROTARY

We will be touring this fall starting with these events.

Come visit us at our booth, test drive the Rotary information video kiosk, learn more about community service and how we work with our community and global partners. See you there.

 
Wear something Rotary and come on out and help us.
 
 
Please see Mark to sign up.

 
9-12 Hero Hogey Run
We need club volunteers to come help distribute lunches.  Please see Mark to sign up.
 
 
10-8 SoleHarvest5k
 
Register ==> Here
 
Become  a Sponsor Info  ==> Here

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

 

 
8-20-22 NEEDS at the Hospitality Center
Help those needing the basic necessities, donate items to the Norristown Hospitality Center . (610) 277-1321
 

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 Myers & Givnish
THANK YOU
 
 
Thank you Myers & 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: 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.
 
 

 
 
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