Rotary Club eBulletin, 9/18/19 (Sep 21, 2018)

Rotary Club Meeting Notes, 9/18/18

Posted by Art Hoffmann

President: Awesome Allison opened the meeting;

God Bless America / Pledge of Allegiance;
Invocation by Homer Nye (Rotarians coming together);
Music by Greg Luyt: "Hey Good Lookin" - By Hank Williams;
Introduction of visiting Rotarians & Guests – Amanda Irga
Jeff Hickman / Sharon Zimmerman – Special Meeting Rotary Charities and Rotary Camps & Service / Election of candidates to be held next week at Center Point meeting - No further candidate nominations from the floor;
IM Rotary Certificate presented by Alexis Juett to DEANNA HESS; completion with 500 Paul Harris credits; IM Rotary new members welcome for Fall agenda meetings;

Outstanding Student of the Week MICHAEL CARLEY -TC West - introduced by Autumn Soltysiak;

A very impressive young man described his accomplishments and future goals.
An Eagle Scout - Earning the "Order of the Arrow", Scouting's highest honor;
Debate society and cross-country runner;
Accepted at the U.S. Naval Academy following his graduation;
Michael believes in "Living Life to the Fullest", demonstrating moral values and leadership. His interests are political science and current affairs.
Announcements:
Scott Hardy class of 71 named to TC Central High School - Hall of FAME;
Ralph Mittleberger - described his experience as a volunteer member of the early testing for the Salk Polio vaccine and the amazing progress in the world today;
Free Family Adventure Day, Sunday, September 30, @ Greilick Outdoor Recreation & Education Center. Info (231)649-0033 Nick or call the office;
Eleventh Annual Jim Van East Creek Outing - Friday, September 21 @ 1:00 to 5:00 pm - RSVP to sfoster@rotarycharities.org or (231)941-4010;
50/50 raffle - $81.00 – Homer Nye.
Main Program: Jen Casey Introduced Marc Schollet & Kristen Lowe of "Up-North Live TV" and other local news celebrities. The message was the importance of local news in our community and the great job the Media is bringing to us on a daily basis. Northern Michigan is very fortunate to have this accomplished resource.
As part of their appearance, we were presented with a special information Video of the up-coming new Fall/Winter TV shows and entertainment series by ABC / NBC+
Next Week’s Meeting is at the Centre Pointe facility.

Park Place~ Location, Location, Location

Park Place Hotel

Rotary Classified

Position: Membership Committee Chairperson

Responsibilities:

·Accept and process perspective member applications through fellow Rotarians and online submissions.

·Obtain applicant approval from Membership Committee members through Clubrunner email.

·Contact perspective member and sponsor to set up a 15-20 minute meeting to meet him/her and review the recommendations and requirements of our Club. These meetings occur at 11:30 am on Tuesdays before the regular Rotary meeting but could be changed to adapt to the Chairperson.

·Inform the Club Administrator that the applicant has been approved by the Membership Committee and requires approval by the Board of Directors.

·Online applications may require the Chairperson to find a sponsor from the Club membership or the Membership Committee.

Meetings:

·Very rare. All information is communicated via email

Number of hours required per month:

4-6 hours per month

Number of members in the committee:

Contact Dale Chilcote for more information. Dale is willing to stay on the committee and help however needed. This is a very easy way to get more engaged in the Club without taking on a huge amount of work.