Will be held at the Hagerty Center on Tuesday, January 31st.
The program will be HOLD - School Safety and feature Jay Berger, a member of the Sunrise Club and Co-Chair of the safer kids, Safer Schools Task Force.
We had some wonderful musical accompaniment from Al Bonny and Greg Luyt on the banjo and guitar respectively. Does anyone play the piano?
Wendy Irvin shared her thoughts of gratitude and reflection. It's the time of year when 2 billion other people are also looking for personal growth, we're all better together when bad habits are dropped.
Our Visiting Rotarian was introduced by Laurie Lapp and Kelly Dunham.
Miriam Owsley helped us welcome Chris Sack as our newest member. Welcome to Rotary Chris!
Carla Weaver led Happy Bucks and celebrated George Powell's 66th birthday with lots of happiness, surrounded by fellow Rotarians.
The blood reserves are down to less than a day. Ramona Pleva urges you to sign up to donate your blood like Ken Weaver who is slated to donate his 50th pint of blood at our next Blood Drive #BELIKEKEN.
Fun fact: Karl Landsteiner initially discovered blood types A, B, and C. Then O and AB blood types which was groundbreaking for transfusions. He went on to win a Nobel prize and co-discovered the Poliovirus (isolated from poliomyelitis) with Erwin Popper.
Lorrain Beers shared photos of daily life in Guatemala and lively improvements in education with Safe Passage. Check out the details for the service learning opportunity below.
The lovely Rotary Chorus will be back in May and they are on a mission to get the jingle stuck in your heads. "Shindigs in May... 18th's the day... so bring your cash and make your way... to the opera house for the Rotary Gala... come do Good Works! Sign Up Today!"
The PR committee is looking for members to join Tawny Hammond, Kathy Bussell, and John Randles for the committee's first meeting since reignition.
Kelly Dunham touched on the housing project and headquarters move and then introduced BATA's Eric Lingaur, the director of communication and development. He spoke on the many facets they have been able to adapt since before COVID, providing crucial transportation around our community. I'm happy to hear they have some heated bus stops. Staffing issues continue to be an issue for businesses, even Bata.
The 50/50 winning sum was $41 and went home with Chuck Korn.
Featured Items - LEADERSHIP FUNDAMENTALS -
Rotary International has provided this program to help you build your skills and boost your potential. The time frame for this program is February 20th through June 12th.
The course will cover Leadership Basics, Leading a Team, Building consensus, Collaboration, Leading Change, the Essentials of Understanding Conflict, Developing a Speech, and Delivering a Speech. See the details in the attached PDF.
Chris Etienne informed us about the Rotary program of HANWASH in Haiti and invited anyone interested in learning more to join their Zoom conference call, which includes the Haitian Rotarians working on the ground.
Rotary is there to give a "Hand-up, not a Hand-out" through training and sustainable practices and partnerships.
Below is the link to the HANWASH Steering Committee meetings. The group meets every 2 weeks on Wednesday at 10:00 am Eastern Time. The last meeting was on January 25th. If you would like to be added to the meeting reminders, please contact Chris at chris@harborsir.com.
Friendly reminder to please RSVP for a meeting if you plan to bring guests. This will help us accommodate everyone who comes to lunch since our attendance tends to vary. Kindly send notice to admin@traversecityrotary.org.
Mark your calendars for the Blood Drive!February 9th from 11 am - 4:30 pm at Kirkbride Hall at the Grand Traverse Commons. Sign up with our group HERE!
Come out on Friday, February 10th for the "Rotary Learn to Curl" class at the new TC Curling Center. It will run from 5:00pm to 6:30pm. The cost for Curling is $30 per person. Sign up on the website and send an email to president@traversecityrotary.org so we know you are coming. We'll gather for Dinner afterward, location TBD.
Public Relations Committee chair Tawny Hammond needs some fellow Rotarians who are interested in joining her to help share our story with the Community and beyond. Maybe you have writing skills, a zealous passion for Rotary, or even media contacts. Please consider this committee and email her at thammond23@yahoo.com.
Our club has been involved with Safe Passage for many years--this short video provides a great overview of this live-changing program!
The World Community Service Committee is working with Safe Passage leadership to create a one-week service learning opportunity for our club members, probably in the fall. If you are interested in learning more, please contact Lorraine Beers lorrainembeers@gmail.com, Tom Petzold petzoldtm@goacentek.net, or Linda Racine linbracine@gmail.com.
Our club is excited to announce a recurring volunteer opportunity with our partners at Goodwill's Food Rescue from 9 am-12 pm on the last Thursday of the month. Our club has a long history of service with this great organization. (Not to mention a few of our club members helped found it!)
Volunteer duties will mostly include repackaging bulk frozen food into family-sized meals for redistribution around Northern Michigan.
This is an appropriate volunteer activity for club members of all physical ability levels. Family and friends (even prospective club members...) over the age of 18 are also welcome.
Our first club volunteer shift will be Thursday, February 23rd from 9 am to 12 pm. We are hoping to have at least 6 volunteers.
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