The 2020 Centennial Rotary Show's Program was going to include many great Rotary stories about and written by fellow members. Here is the first of five stories we will share in the celebration of the Club's 100 year Anniversary. Enjoy!

In the Muha family, Rotary runs deep in the fabric of their individual lives and family time. It all started when Joe Muha joined Rotary in 1965 when membership was limited to business owners. Joe quickly realized the opportunity Rotary provides to support the community; and soon he was sharing his Rotary experience with his family.  This planted the community service seed deep in the hearts of his kids, and later they also joined the club; daughter Beth joined in 1994 and his son, Todd, joined in 2002

All the Muhas have been very visible in the life of the Traverse City Rotary Club and have always found time to serve the club. Joe and Beth are the only father/daughter members to each serve as club president (Joe in 1979 and Beth in 2010). Joe was the weekly bulletin editor when he typed on a manual typewriter at home every week, and Todd has become the go-to technology expert for the weekly meetings. If you ask them why someone might consider membership in Rotary a good investment, you get several answers:

• the satisfaction you get from Rotary is the service you provide for others; it just makes our community a better place to be

• it is inspiring to be part of a service organization with members all over the world

• it’s a community-focused organization with an international flavor

The Muhas would encourage anyone and everyone to consider membership in a Rotary Club, because they believe serving our community through Rotary is wonderful. “It almost makes you feel important!”