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Rotary District 7430 Youth Programming

Our program featured Gwenn Carr who serves as Youth Services Chair for Rotary District 7430. Also on hand were Rotarians Gary Englehart and Rolf Schlake. The crowd featured Administrative Officers from the Easton and Wilson Area School Districts. Gwenn used our District website to highlight the many youth-oriented aspects of Rotary. Interact Clubs give high school students a chance to experience Rotary. Rotary Youth Exchange builds peace one young person at a time by offering

STUDENTS OF THE MONTH AWARDS

Our program featured the popular Students of the Month Awards. Four students from the Career Institute of Technology received certificates and a $400 check to celebrate their outstanding achievements at school. The winners also received a nameplate to be displayed in the lobby of their school. Chair Gayle Rogers introduced the following High School Students: September: Jayla Quezada -Easton High: Jayla is already taking computer science and networking courses at Northampton C

🏀 Jack Bennett Holiday Classic – 29th Edition Kickoff! 🎉

Our program featured the kickoff lunch for the 29th Annual Jack Bennett Holiday Classic Basketball Tournament ! Tournament Chair Lew Fish shared the story of how John Leone and Jack Bennett launched the inaugural event at Lafayette College. Over the years, this tournament has raised over $500,000 for community organizations like: Boys & Girls Club Third Street Alliance ProJeCt Easton Community Center Miracle League of Northampton County The lunch took an unexpected turn wh

Maison Allen from the Shanthi Project presented at The Rotary’s December 11th luncheon.

The Shanthi Project is a nonprofit organization providing evidence-based mindfulness education services to more than 5,000 children and adults annually across the Lehigh Valley. For 15 years, they have worked within schools and the community to share mindfulness practices proven to support mental health and well-being. Mindfulness is the opposite of autopilot—it is the act of paying attention to the present moment and accepting it as it is. This practice trains the brain to r

Annual Football Luncheon

Our program featured the annual Thanksgiving Day Football Kickoff. The Rovers and Stateliners will play for the 118th time at Fisher Field on the Lafayette College campus. The winner will receive the Terry Pundiak-crafted Rotary Trophy. The series began in 1905 and is the country’s oldest interstate Thanksgiving Day rivalry. The 1988 contest was the first game to be featured on a national broadcast. Easton Head Coach Matt Seneca is feeling more comfortable in his third year.

Mark Haldaman - Historical Fencing

Easton Rotarian Mark Haldaman presented a program on historical fencing. Mark and his son have been studying and practicing this for some time. The dueling is done with swords, daggers, or rapiers, depending on the style. Mark explained that it is physically demanding and requires lots of practice. The footwork is much like a dance is some respects. He brought along a variety of equipment for the Club to inspect.

Melissa Flores

New Easton Rotarian Melissa Flores presented her classification talk. She serves as the Director of Building Tenant Relations and Community Impact at the Two Rivers Health and Wellness Foundation. Her path to her current role was neither easy nor traditional. She was raised by a strong single mom in the projects of Brooklyn and the Bronx. She dropped out of high school and became a teen mom. At age 25, she found herself living in a shelter with two children. That situation be

Amy Korman - Paul Harris +1

President Lynn awarded Easton Rotarian Amy Korman her Paul Harris +1 pin. Thank you Amy for her continuing support of the Rotary Foundation.

Bell Tower Cultural Center

Easton Rotary was on the road as we traveled to Martins Creek and a visit to the Bell Tower Cultural Center. Local resident Joe Pilyar presented the history of the Center. In 1864 a cornerstone was laid for a small rural church outside the village of Martins Creek, Pennsylvania, known today as Three Church Hill. Abraham Lincoln was President at the height of the Civil War. Through the years this Lutheran church stood as a steady sheltering place for both worship and communit