Meeting this Wednesday, August 28 Will be Kristen McPike at the Kutztown Tavern Club Room.
We will be hearing a presentation by Kristin McPike, certified hypnotherapist and creator of the book, My Chemotherapy Companion, a thoughtfully designed daily journal tailored to the needs of patients and their caregivers. With a focus on managing and documenting challenging side effects, this comprehensive tool helps keep essential information organized, ensuring both patients and caregivers have everything they need in one place.
Come at 6:00 if you want to get a drink from the bar. We order dinner at 6:20. Meeting will by hybrid with the presentation and zoom portion starting around 7:15.
There are 2 meetings for Centennial planning this week:
Tuesday, Aug 27 at 6:15, join Rose to brainstorm on the Community Day event - no need to join the committee for this brainstorming session. Rose would just like to get feedback from lots of members. Please email Rose (rotaryrose7430@gmail.com) if you are interested.
Tuesday, Aug 27 at 7:00 is the service subcommittee meeting. An invite was sent to all who signed up for the Service subcommittee, but please feel free to contact Melissa Kirk (melissakrotary@gmail.com) if you are interested and are not already on the committee.
Reminder: Centennial subcommittees are asked to meet in August and give reports at or prior to the next main committee meeting planned for September 24. Please let Melissa Kirk know if you would like your committee meeting announced in the weekly bulletin and added to the club calendar.
Note - Change in venue: The exchange student picnic on Wednesday, September 18 will now be held at the Kutztown Community Park in the lower pavilion by the tennis courts. Sign up using this link.
Club members are responsible for meetings throughout the year. Some meetings each month are assigned to a club member and that member is responsible for providing the program for that night (and the invocation). Please tell the club secretary (Melissa Kirk) who/what your programming will be as early as you can, but no later than 6 weeks before your date. If you cannot provide a program for your assigned date, please switch with someone let Melissa know as soon as possible. The current meeting list will be updated regularly and can be found at this link.
On deck for October are: Janet Chladni (Oct 9th) and Ralph Capristo (Oct 23rd).
Wednesday, August 21, was Linda Erickson from the Da Vinci Science Center.
The new Da Vinci Center is open and on Wednesday we got to hear about it and see some exciting new activities available at the new location in downtown Allentown from Linda Erickson, CEO and managing director. We got a glimpse of the amazing state of the art exhibits, many if which are sponsored by area companies, and heard about the positive impact the center is trying to make in the community.