Cindy Ruzak led us in singing a revised version of R-O-T-A-R-Y. That spells “Ads.”
John Noonan introduced visiting Rotarians and guests.
Welcome New Rotarian, Linda Price! Thanks to Marsha Minervini for introducing Linda to the club!
Katy McCain reminded us that the “Get To Know Rotary” Open House is next Thursday at 5:30 p.m. Cash Bar. Bring friends!
Monica Larson: Thanks to all the Rotarians that participated in Career Day!
Congrats to Michael Caruso for winning this week’s 50/50!
Ad Sales
Thanks, Trevor, for reminding us to renew those Rotary Show program ads!
Please work with your team captains. When you make a sale, please send the agreements, money, artwork to Kathy. The more data you can provide the better. The sooner the better, too!
District Raffle
The District 6290 Rotary Raffle is happening, folks. Our club's goal is to sell 250 or more tickets to be eligible for the chance of winning $5,000 for our club to invest in a local community project.
The cost of a ticket is $20.00. Individual prize winners (like the normal 50/50 drawing) are as follows: First Place $5,000, Second-Sixth Prize $1,000 each, providing the Raffle sells 1200 tickets in total throughout the district. Checks can be made payable to Rotary District 6290. You can also pay cash or charge your ticket purchase to your club account.
Brochures with all the raffle details will be available each week at lunch if you want more information. Our goal is to have each member purchase one or more tickets. This is not closed to just Rotarians, ask your friends if they would be interested in purchasing a ticket. We will be selling tickets at our Tuesday meetings or you can contact Roy Pentilla at erpentilla@aol.com. The raffle ends on February 29th.
The Club currently has 249 members and 114 attended this meeting.
Single parenthood is difficult. Planned or unplanned --single parents need resources and support that can help them become invested parents and contributing members of the community. When single parenthood happens unexpectedly--whether by death, divorce, or escape from an abusive situation--it can take years for a parent to get back on their feet.
Jennifer Finnegan Pool experienced this first-hand, and for years she was lost, without a roadmap to help her out of a crisis and become fully engaged in life.
When Jennifer was reminded of her calling to serve others, she began to look outside of her own needs and started putting together what would soon become Single Moms Ministry or Single MOMMS –a resource for supporting single moms in the Grand Traverse area.
When crisis hits, Jennifer said, single parents can turn to Single MOMMS for programs that can help them acquire a healthy sense of self-awareness, create a wide base of community support, become invested in parenting, strive for economic wellness, and recognize themselves as a contributing member of society.
Created by single moms, for single moms, the nonprofit offers four main programs:
Event nights, which are designed to provide a safe, relaxed place where moms can connect with Single MOMM staff and other moms;
reVive, a twelve-week program that transforms single moms and gives them a clearer purpose and identity;
No More Crazy, which helps moms become organized when managing legal needs.
And, Mentoring, which allows moms to have someone in their corner helping them get back on their feet.
How can Rotarians help Single MOMMS?
1 – They’re always always looking for volunteers at event nights, as facilitators, on the board, or other areas.
2 – You can support the nonprofit’s work financially through donations or through sponsorships.
3 – You can honor the single mom in your own life!
CURRENT CAREER – Retired opthalmologist at GTOC, practiced from 1963 to 1996.
EDUCATION – B.A. and M.D. from the University of Michigan. Internship at Munson Medical Center; residency at Harper, Receiving and Children’s Hospitals in Detroit.
FAMILY- Wife Sandy, a retired dental hygienist. Sons: Jim and Bob of Traverse City; and daughter Patty of Portland, Oregon.
FAVORITE DESSERT – Chocolate eclair
FAVORITE HOBBY, ACTIVITY – Fly fishing, tennis, racquet ball and pickle ball (before being issued new knees).
LAST BOOK READ – “Natchez Burning”
FAVORITE SONG – “Birth of the Blues”
TELL US SOMETHING ABOUT YOURSELF NO ONE IN THE CLUB
LIKELY KNOWS - I played on a basketball team while in the U.S. Air Force in Germany.
LIFE ROLE MODEL – Chris Zweng, an opthamologist I served under in the Air Force. Also my older brother.
MOST SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENT – Marrying my wife, Sandy.
FUNNIEST THING THAT HAS EVER HAPPENED TO YOU – A bird pooped on my head while I was eating at an outdoor restaurant in Switzerland.
SECRET AMBITION – To come out of retirement and beat Pat Wilson, Steve Chambers and the late Harry Calcutt in tennis. Especially Harry!
MOST FAMOUS PERSON MET - Bill Milliken, Frank Stulen and Billy Graham
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO SHARE – I’ve always enjoyed my membership in this Rotary Club.
CURRENT CAREER – Development and Events Manager, Great Lakes Children's Museum
EDUCATION - BSBA -Appalachian State University, MBA Lipscomb University
FAMILY- Mother/Father: Shirley and Larry; brother, Andy; sister in law, Yu Lin; cat, James Bond and dog, Mio.
FAVORITE DESSERT - No bake carrot cake
FAVORITE HOBBY, ACTIVITY - Hiking, yoga and kayaking
LAST BOOK READ – “Tell to Win” by Peter Guber
FAVORITE MOVIE – “Some Like it Hot”
FAVORITE SONG – “Loving You Easy” by the Zac Brown Band
TELL US SOMETHING ABOUT YOURSELF NO ONE IN THE CLUB
LIKELY KNOWS - I climbed the "Most Dangerous Mountain" in China
LIFE ROLE MODEL - Anne Lorimer, philanthropist and rule breaker
MOST SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENT - Being asked to mentor young women.
PROUDEST MOMENT - Watching children in Haiti attend a school that I helped to fund and build.
FUNNIEST THING THAT HAS EVER HAPPENED TO YOU - Getting kicked out of a petting zoo in Guatemala. I got too close to a monkey, and he snatched my shirt, ripped it apart and ate a piece of it, then started choking. The owners were so angry they forced my entire group to leave. It was very embarrassing, but we all laugh over it to this day. I mean, it was a "petting zoo"- you are supposed to touch the animals!
SECRET AMBITION - To be a golf pro
IF YOU COULD BE ANYONE IN THE WORLD FOR A DAY (present or historical), WHO WOULD THAT BE---AND WHY? Mother Teresa, so I would never take for granted how wonderful my life is, even on my lowest day.
Ad Sales deadline is fast approaching, please have your ad's in by March 11th.
It’s that time of year again where we come together with that one common goal, raising money by selling Rotary Show Program Ads. This year we are aiming to raise $100,000 for the Good Works Committee which means we need every members help!
If you are looking for order forms, ad sizes, Good Works information, talking points, or last year’s ad…we have placed all these documents in one easy location: http://bit.ly/207W95m
Once you have clicked on the link, you will see the following…just click on any of the forms to download to view or save to your computer. It’s that easy!
When you ask the Traverse City Rotarians for help getting a tough job done, Boy, do they step forward!!
We asked for help selling 250 Rotary Foundation Raffle tickets by next meeting (2/23 - the last day for ticket sales) and you came through IN SPADES! At the end of last Tuesday lunch we had 198 tickets sold. Al, Dale and Roy wrote an email asking again for help from the out-of-towners and 30 responded within 24 hours!!
We are now only 22 tickets short of success. That is almost on the doorstep, but we have to get this done on Tuesday 2/23 so we can have our drawing for the 5 unclaimed tickets before sending the stubs and money in.
Come on Rotarians - We can do this. Lead the District! Get in line for that $5000 club drawing and another $5000 individual drawing! Let's get 'er done next Tuesday! Cash, check or charge, but come ready to purchase the last 22 Raffle tickets at lunch on Tuesday.
Jennifer Finnegan Pool experienced this first-hand, and for years she was lost, without a roadmap to help her out of a crisis and become fully engaged in life.
CURRENT CAREER – Retired opthalmologist at GTOC, practiced from 1963 to 1996.
CURRENT CAREER – Development and Events Manager, Great Lakes Children's Museum
