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Rotary Club

                                   (corner of Cedar Crest Boulevard)
                                   Allentown, Pa. 18104 

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Allentown-Liberty Bell Club To Sponsor 4-Way Test Speech Contest at Parkland HIgh School

The Allentown-Liberty Bell Club will be sponsoring a speech contest for High School students based on Rotary's 4-Way Test. The contest will be held at Parkland High School and will offer the students the opportunity to create and deliver a 5-7 minute speech, using the precepts of the 4-Way Test to address a subject of their choice. 

     Club president Madga Abvou-Saif and club member Jerry Friedman visited the high school on March 16 and made a presentation to approximately 50 students about Rotary, the 4-Way Test and the Speech Contest. The students will prepare their speeches for an initial review and feedbacksession from club members on March 30 and begin the competition at the school on April 16.

      Contest manuals with contest rules and application forms may be downloaded by clicking HERE.

Allentown-Liberty Bell Club Presents Dictionaries to the Jackson Elementary School

     On Thursday, November 12, Club President Maggie Abou-Saif and member Jerry Friedman

visited the Jackson Elementary School in Allentown to present student dictionaries to the four third grade classes at the school. Accompanied by the school's Literacy counselor, Maggie and Jerry explained the purpose of Rotary to each class and that the dictionaries belonged to each student. Each class was then led in a lesson on the use of the dictionary, including how to find words like "rotary". The administration and teachers at the school were very grateful for Rotary's support and the smiles on the children's faces said how much they appreciated having their own book to use in school.

     The dictionaries were purchased by a grant from District 7430 and funds from the Allentown-Liberty Bell Club Foundation.

    A Jackson School student enjoys his new dictionary.                       Club President Maggie Abou-Saif helps a student find                                                                                                             the word "rotary" in her dictionary.

District Simplified Grant Awarded to the Allentown-Liberty Bell Club

     The Rotary District 7430 District Simplified Grant (DSG) Committee, has awarded the Allentown-Liberty Bell Rotary Club a $500 grant to purchase dictionaries for third grade students in the Allentown School District. Approximately 400 dictionaries will be purchased, packed and labeled by club members and delivered to the recipient schools on November 12 where they will be presented to the students.

Club Members to Read Personalized Books to Students

     The Allentown-Liberty Bell club has received the 2009-10 schedule to read personalized books to students in several elementary schools in Allentown. Upcoming reading dates for the next two months have been added to the club calendar (below). To see the complete reading date schedule, click HERE

Contact Alma Miles to reserve a date to read to the children.

Club Meeting & Social Calendar

Tues., 2/2:   Club Assembly - "Growing the Club"

Thurs., 2/4:   Project: 8:50AM - Personalized book distribution and reading to children. Union Terrace Elementary school. (Snow date: Fri., 2/5)

Tues., 2/9:  The Allentown-Liberty Bell Rotary Club will be attending a special Community Forum meeting, sponsored by the Morning Call, at  DeSales University in Saucon Valley. The meeting will be held at the University Center, from 7:30 - 9:00AM. Breakfast will be served and the admission is $10.

Tues., 2/16: Meeting cancelled due to weather.

Thurs, 2/18: Project: 8:50AM - Personalized book distribution and reading to children. Ritter Elementary school. (Snow date:Mon., 2/22)

Tues., 2/23: Visiting nurses from Mozambique will make a presentation.

Weds., Thurs., 2/24 & 2/25: Project: 8:50AM - Personalized book distribution and reading to children. Mosser Elementary school.

Tues., 3/2:  Club Assembly meeting - "Growing the Club"

Tues., 3/9: Gwen Pongracz from Kids of Character will speak on a Youth Leadership and Ethics
Conference.

Tues., 3/16:  Program: Member presentation by Peter Coleman

Tues., 3/16:  10:00AM -Club Project: Members of the club will introduce the 4-Way Test Speech 

                    Contest to students at Parkland High School at 10:00AM.

Tues., 3/23:  Open

Tues., 3/30:  Meeting with representatives of the Interact Club from Salisbury Middle School

Tues., 4/13: Program: Larry Wingard, PP Emaus RC, and Henry Moore will speak on the "222  Corridor" Youth Crime and Violence Task Force's Mentoring Partnership program.

Tues., 4/20:  Member presentation by Alma Miles

Tues., 5/ 18: Member presentation by Paul Kramp