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Called to order by President Homer. Kathy led us in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Guest introduced by Paul LaPorte who introduced us to Bernie Rubin.
Randy Kamps offered the thoughts and reflections.
Herb Lemcool introduced Ralph Bernard, our new member.
Chris DeGood announced that the Discovery Center Pier work is being done. GoRec is active online and producing a vast number of Facebook programs to help people learn about hiking and camping activities. He invited us all to get to these new locations when it’s possible.
Sid VanSlyke announced that there will not be a Friends of the Boardman Gourmet Dinner this fall. The decision was made because of pandemic realities. They hope to be able to hold a 2021 event. He thanked everyone.
Ramona Pleva updated us on the Centennial Rotary Show. Even though the show wasn’t held, revenue was raised in the amount of $55,700. She thanked everyone.
Paul and Nancy Morris are celebrating their 70th wedding anniversary. You're welcome to send them a note of congratulations to their home address, which is 5618 Lakeview Drive, Interlochen, MI 49643.
For the first half of 2020 a total of $10,750 was donated by club members to area nonprofits it was then doubled to make your total donations using this simple program $21,500. WOW! How can you double your donations, you say? Through the Grand Traverse Regional Community Foundation, Rotary Endowment Fund MATCH CLICK HERE to learn more or find a Match Form. Ross Childs introduced Devankhar Mukhi who is studying at Wayne State University. He’s attended several Rotary International Conferences and received awards. He is interested in helping our club with Wheels of Hope. He discussed Rotaract. He joined Rotary in 2014 with RYLA and is now 6400 District Governor for Rotaract. Devankhar is a public health and peace studies student. Rotary UN Day happens every year and he recommends we all attend. Rotaract is for people 18-30 to exchange ideas about community and working with your Rotary Club. There are almost 300,000 Rotaract people. Gaia Klotz gave a shout out to Devankhar for his work. Detroit Peace in the Streets program is a Rotaract program organized by his club. 2020 Rotary International Assembly that happens in San Diego each year as a training for District Governors worldwide. Devankhar worked together with other Rotaract members to be recognized as an equal membership organization. Peacebuilding initiatives include the Peace in the Streets held in Detroit, Ann Arbor and Windsor. Three different women who are leading peacemaking efforts were in the line up of speakers. Gun violence, human rights, human trafficking, mass incarceration and other topics were discussed. Visit the Rotary Peace in the Streets site to get more information. https://rotarypeaceinthestreets.org/He can be reached at @devankharmukhi or at the Facebook page @WSURotaract. Gaia asked what the challenges might be if we were to form a Rotaract club in Traverse City. Devankhar said we need to connect with young people, maybe those in our families. We should tap into this group and encourage them to join. It will help them expand their leadership skills and to travel the world going to conferences. Then they can work with our club on community projects. It will also help us to bolster our own club membership as the young Rotaract members join the city clubs. You only need 15 people to charter a Rotaract club. The middle club can be a Young Professional club between Rotaract and the regular club. Ross thanked our dynamic young speaker. And Kathy thanked him by presenting him with a donation to Wheels of Hope. President Homer thanked our speaker and our guests for attending. Then he adjourned the meeting.  |
