Mighty Mack Beers called the meeting to order.
Elyse Higgerson offered wonderful golf-themed thoughts of gratitude and reflection. A sample: Your score is directly related to your ability to forget and move on from past bad shots.
John Hall let everyone know that the boards of Rotary Charities and Rotary Camps and Services are accepting nominations for board members. Applicants need to be members in good standing in the club for at least 5 years and embody the FOUR-WAY TEST® to apply. Feel free to nominate yourself! CLICK HERE For the Nomination form. The deadline is Sept. 4.
Ramona Pleva announced a blood drive will be held on Aug. 20 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.at Kirkbride Hall. They are also hosting a cookie competition, so if Rotarians want to bake and donate cookies for the rest period after blood donations, they are welcome to do so. We would like cookies on-site by 10:45 am. This is blood drive is open to all your family, friends & co-workers. Link for info: https://donate.michigan.
Al Bonney let us know that Ayuba Gufwan is out of the hospital, but no further details were immediately available. https://www.wheelsofhope.net/our-story-2/
Steve Wade introduced Dale Chilcote, a fellow Rotarian who hosted the meeting program.
Dale is a seasoned nursing home administrator who runs Orchard Creek Healthcare and Cedar Creek Commons here in town. He gave a rundown of the ways that Covid-19 has impacted his world. Highlights from his detailed and thorough presentation:
- As of July 31, there have been 151 residents with positive test results, along with 21 deaths, among 31 nursing homes in the northern lower peninsula.
- 123 staff have had positive results, with no deaths.
- 4 northern MI facilities have had 80 percent of the cases. Facilities overseen by Dale had 4 patients and 4 staff with positive results. All were asymptomatic and some tested negative shortly thereafter.
- Did Gov. Whitmer force nursing homes to take COVID patients? No. She ordered that a facility must not prohibit admission or readmission based on COVID test results.
- Too soon to say when visitor restrictions put in place for the safety of residents will be lifted