Marsha Minervini led a rousing rendition of "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka-Dot Bikini" for the music session.
Meghan Daigh introduced visiting Rotarians and guests.
Susan Kraus presented Suzanne McCarthy, widow of longtime Rotarian John McCarthy, with a certificate of the World Community Service Committee's special grant to Safe Passage, an organization that works to provide education and other services to underprivileged children in Guatemala. John was very active in the program. The grant will be used to purchase computers and other materials in a classroom that will be named in his honor.
Jeff Hickman announced that Caroline Hufstader had completed the IM Rotary program.
Bob Stow gave a detailed Camps and Services update - the June 12 noon club meeting will be at GOREC!
Vern Gauthier is looking for a few living bodies for the legendary Precision Lawn Chair Drill Team entry in the National Cherry Festival's Cherry Royale Parade. Practices start Tuesday, May 29 at 6 p.m. at Fit For You.
Max Anderson and Ryan Kriesch invited Rotarians to check out the STEM Expo Mission One on Saturday, June 9. For tickets, sponsorships or info, visit www.scoutingevent.com/272-missionone
Steve Haskin thanked everyone who volunteered at the NMC BBQ.
President John Racine gave a shout out to Paul Heidbreder for the Record-Eagle's Michigan Press Association Newspaper of the Year honors.
Jayne Mohr introduced Lizzy Freed, a possible Rotary Global Scholar candidate
Tim Nelson introduced the keynote speaker, Traverse City City Clerk Benjamin Marentette, who spoke about his time at the Senior Executives in State and Local Government at Harvard University last summer.
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It is 12.3 miles (20 Min. without Traffic) from Downtown Traverse city to
Greilick Outdoor Recreation and Education Center, 4754 Scout Camp Road Traverse City, Click here for directions.
We will have greeters at the parking lot for those who drive themselves, golf cart transportation for those who may need it from the parking lot to dining hall, optional hayride and a guided hike after the meeting
Bus to leave Traverse City at 11:15 am from CHERRY LOT At NMC.Click here to view NMC Map.
The Bus will arrive at GOREC around 11:45 am and will leave GOREC at 1:30 pm to arrive back in town around 1:55 pm.
Meeting Agenda:
11:30 AM to 12:15 PM Lunch
12:15 PM the Club meeting bell will ring.
12:30 PM GOREC program to start
12:50 pm Meeting adjourned ~ You’re welcome to join in on the optional tour and hayride
In May 2020 the Rotary Club of Traverse City will celebrate 100 years of service. To celebrate and commemorate our service to the community we are seeking project ideas from Rotary Club members for a signature, legacy project. With an investment of up to $1 Million from Rotary Charities, the project should reflect Rotary’s history of advancing the greater community good and embrace the future.
The deadline for submitting ideas is June 15th, 2018.The Legacy Task Force will review the ideas and make a final recommendation to the boards of the Rotary Club and Rotary Charities by October.
The following principles will be considered for selection:
It is a commemoration & celebration and is outside of the Rotary Charities grant process.
Has a lasting impact.
Positively impacts a large number of people at all ages.
Clearly named as a Rotary project (ie-Rotary Park, Rotary Square, etc).
Located within the greater Traverse City area.
Potentially provides opportunities for club service.
Could leverage other funding opportunities.
Not an endowment.
Not part of a current, larger campaign.
If you have an idea, please click the link below to fill out the information needed for consideration. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask Beth Karczewski or Marsha Smith for more information.
As part of World Community Services month here at Rotary, we wanted to tell you about a special grant that the committee is awarding to honor one of our former members and our dear friend, John McCarthy. You all know that John passed away very unexpectedly six months ago. Today we have asked John’s wife, Suzanne, to join us as we honor him with a special award dedicated to him.
John was a very active member of our committee – he participated in many projects over the years, including polio immunization days in Nigeria and India; he traveled to Haiti to distribute water filters with Pure Water for the World; and he made many service trips to Guatemala in support of Safe Passage, which helps the children and the families that are part of the Guatemala City garbage dump community. You’ll hear more about Safe Passage later in this meeting --- and John was a passionate and dedicated advocate for the school and children there. These pictures show him in Guatemala on some of his service trips over the years.
In recognition of his tireless efforts on behalf of World Community Services, the committee is giving a special grant in his honor to Safe Passage to create a memorial classroom to honor his memory. Accepting this grant, Safe Passage said that it “is honored that the Traverse City Rotary has chosen to celebrate the life and commitment of John McCarthy through the purchase of new laptop computers in a classroom named for him for our first-time 6th, 7th and 8th-grade classes. These computers will be used in a mobile unit for our computer, science and math curriculum, and will permanently reside in a new classroom upon its completion. Safe Passage is proud to honor this donation and John McCarthy’s dedication to the children in our programs with a recognition plaque in the John McCarthy Memorial Classroom at the Collegio.
John had a proclivity for and love of science and could explain even the most complicated technological aspects of a project easily, so we believe that providing assistance in the science & tech arena is particularly fitting and would make him very happy indeed.
