MEETING NOTES

October 13, 2015, marks the 240^th birthday of the United States Navy.   To celebrate the occasion, we sang Anchors Away, led by the forever-smiling Bob Stowe!   Well, we tried to sing it. J

 

Our Rotary Club meeting was led by Rotary Exchange Students – a dynamic bunch that we can all be proud of!

 

Autumn Soltysiak gave her classy, and always warm, welcome to the Rotary Students of the Week, Abby Miller and Michael Klettner, both Saint Francis High School students.

 

Abby Miller – she’s soft spoken, yet bold in her ambitions.  Abby looks forward to her future undergraduate studies at either Aquinas College or Michigan State University.   After that, she’s going to head to East Lansing and attend medical school at Michigan State University.    I often ask people, particularly those in the medical field, what made them decide to pursue a career in medicine or given specialty.   Abby’s in it for the right reasons – her eyes are set on the field of neonatology.   She saw the importance of a well-run neonatal unit when a close family member had complications.   Go rock it, Abby!

 

Michael Klettner – a guy with a big smile and clearly big brains.   He’s looking forward to studies in the discipline of engineering.   What’s particularly more impressive about this young man is that he already recognizes the beauty of relationships and compassion.  He referenced several school faculty at Saint Francis High School that faced some severe health challenges and he joyed in how everyone rallied around the folks facing these challenges.    He also talked a lot about service opportunities available at Saint Francis.  Someone, remember to ask this guy to be a Rotarian!

 

We had 112 members in attendance for this meeting.