Imagine Together will be the name the newsletter for this Rotary year, in reference to RI President Jennifer Jones’ theme: “IMAGINE ROTARY.” As we start the year together, just imagine all the good things we will do together.
Our emphasis will be on promoting Rotary through projects in our communities, having fun doing it together, and then telling our story. When adding new projects and strengthening our current ones, look to reach out to members of your community and ask them to join in, promote Rotary, and welcome them to your clubs.
I am honored to be your District Govenor, and I look forward to working and meeting with as many members as I can.
District 7430 starts off the new Rotary Year (RY) with a great finish from the previous RY. In RY 2021-2022, our District annual Fund exceeded goals set by contributing $317,362! Congratulations to all — these contributions will enable us to achieve bigger and better projects for our clubs.
Here are the projects that we funded for 2021-2022:
District Grants: We used all of our funding of $54,696
CLUB
GRANT TYPE
AMOUNT
ALLENTOWN JOINT-OTHER CLUBS
STEM
$8439
ALLENTOWN WEST
FOOD
$2850
BETHLEHEM
HUMAN TRAFFICKING
$5441
BETHLEHEM
EQUIPMENT ,COMMUNITY DEV
$2000
BETHLEHEM MORNING STAR
HARTMANN-HANSON
$300
CENTRAL PERKIOMEN
FOOD
$250
DOYLESTOWN
FOOD
$4000
EASTON
FOOD
$2500
EMMAUS
FOOD
$5000
HAMBURG
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
$4500
KUTZTOWN
LITERACY
$1000
NAZARETH
LITERACY
$2500
PERKASIE
FOOD
$5000
POTTSTOWN
FOOD
$2500
READING
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
$1750
SPRINGTOWNSHIP FLOURTOWN
LITERACY - RWANDA
$1666
WARRINGTON
LITERACY
$1800
WARRINGTON
FOOD
$2200
WHITEHALL
FOOD
$1000
Global Grants: Funded $20,000
India: Neo Natal Care, $15,000; India $5000: Oxygen support
Polio Plus: Exceeded our goal with donations of $70,192!
The Rotary Day of Service that focused on the environment was a huge success. Forty of our District clubs did an environmental project on April 30, or on some other day this spring. We cleaned up parks, highways, streams, trails, and our towns. We planted trees and we built pollinator gardens. Many clubs worked together with other clubs, and 15 clubs did more than one project. We ended up with 54 individual projects across our five counties. Thank you to everyone who participated. You made a difference.
Last summer our District formalized our involvement in Rotary’s newest Area of Focus – Supporting the Environment. And throughout the year, our clubs enthusiastically embraced the Rotary challenge to make the environment central to our work. The club efforts this spring were just the beginning of what we have planned for the coming Rotary year.
On June 25, 10 of our District Environmental Sustainability team members met at Berks Nature’s “The Nature Place” in Reading to brainstorm and plan how to help clubs fulfill their environmental goals. And do we have plans!
We’ll be holding another environmentally focused Rotary Day of Service next spring … and lots more. In the coming year, the Team will be bringing you a number of topic-specific environmental webinars, a day-long environmental summit, and an EnviroClub Awards program. We will continue to provide environmental news, information, and resources on a regular basis. And, we are looking at the possibility of starting a number of large District-lead environmental initiatives, such as adopting a river basin or building a large pollinator garden.
We’re very excited to bring you more details in the coming months.
CHANGEOVER
2022-2023
District 7430 Changeover on June 28 celebrated the achievements of 2021-22 and anticipated the coming year. Outgoing DG Bob Hobaugh pinned incoming DG Len Gieseler (left, top) as they made it official, and the two admired the celebratory cake (right, top). The center photo shows past, current, and future District 7430 District Governors: Standing (L to R): Bill Weber, Cindy Hornaman, Len Gieseler, Bob Hobaugh, Mike McCarthy, Katie Farrell, Roger Baumann. Seated, (L to R): Herb Klotz, Roger Whitcomb, Janet Kolepp, Diane Donaher. Photos by Chris Hornaman.