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District #6290
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Petoskey Rotary Club Charities Awards Grants of $3750
Chris Etienne, President of Petoskey Rotary Club Charities, Inc. (PRCCI) presented checks totaling $3750 to four area organizations. Jonathan Wilcox representing PHS Career and Technical Education received $1000 for its leadership program, Gail Gruenwald of the Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council received $750 to purchase a drop box for prescription drug disposal at the Emmet County Sheriff's Office to help prevent dangerous drugs from entering our water supply or being obtained by unauthorized persons, Kathy Hart of MANNA received $1500 toward purchasing a refrigerated truck for food logistics, and Dan Wilcox, M.D. for Petoskey Little League received $500 to upgrade the batting cage at Bates Park. The PRCCI, a 501.c3 organization is partially funded from Rotary Club Calendar sales and donations.
For more information about the PRCCI grant process and to download an application, please click here.
We are "This Close" to ending Polio.
2011-2012 Rotary Theme "Reach Within to Embrace Humanity."
Rotary International President, Kalyan Banerjee, asked Rotarians to Reach Within to Embrace Humanity during the 2011-2012 Rotary year. Banerjee unveiled the RI theme during the opening plenary session of the 2011 International Assembly, a training event for incoming district governors.
He urged participants to harness their inner resolve and strength to achieve success in Rotary.
"In order to achieve anything in this world, a person has to use all the resources he can draw on. And the only place to start is with ourselves and within ourselves," Banerjee said.
"If we wish for peace, we start by living in peace ourselves, in our homes and in our communities," he explained. "If we wish environmental degradation to stop, if we wish to reduce child mortality or to prevent hunger, we must be the instrument of that change -- and recognize that it must start within us, with each of us."
Once Rotarians find their inner strength, he continued, they can accomplish great things in their communities and around the world.
Jane Millar of Petoskey Rotary Named District Governor for 61 clubs
Dr. Jane Millar, a member of the Rotary Club of Petoskey, has been appointed Governor for Rotary International District 6290 – a position that spans across Michigan and into Canada.
Millar took the prestigious year-long position effective July 1. As District Governor, she is the officer of Rotary International in the District under the general control of the Rotary International Board of Directors. The District Governor works with district and club leaders to further the Object of Rotary. Responsibilities include promoting membership, creating awareness and support for Rotary Foundation programs, planning training opportunities and a District Conference, promoting relations between clubs and providing for an official meeting with each club to focus attention on important Rotary issues.
District 6290 is comprised of 61 Rotary clubs with 3,000 members spread out geographically from Holland, Michigan, to Wawa, Ontario. Local clubs within the district include the Rotary Club of Petoskey (noon), Petoskey Sunrise, Boyne City, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, East Jordan and Gaylord.
To see photos from DG Jane Millar's installation ceremony, click here. Click on link below to read the full press release.
DG Jane Millar of the Petoskey Rotary named District GovernorClick here to Download
Rotary Club of Petoskey Celebrates its 90th Anniversary!
The Rotary Club of Petoskey celebrates its 90th Anniversary this year. To celebrate this event every week we will feature a Historical Moment as part of the club’s meeting. A 90th Anniversary dinner will be held at Birchwood Farms Golf & Country Club on Saturday, December 3, 2011. Be sure to save the date on your calendar and watch for more details to come.
2011 GSE Team Includes Two Petoskey Teachers
The Rotary Foundation’s Group Study Exchange (GSE) program is a unique cultural and vocational exchange opportunity for businesspeople and professionals between the ages of 25 and 40 who are in the early stages of their careers. The program provides travel grants for teams to exchange visits in paired areas of different countries. For four to six weeks, team members experience the host country's culture and institutions, observe how their vocations are practiced abroad, develop personal and professional relationships, and exchange ideas.
This year two of the members on the current GSE Team scheduled to go to Germany in mid-June are Joel Hunt and Emily Moffatt, both are teachers in the Petoskey School District.
The team has created a facebook page to journal their expereince and share photos. To follow the team via facebook, click here or search "Rotary District 6290 - GSE 2011 Team."
Rotary International Celebrates Its 106th Anniversary
On 23 February 1905, Paul P. Harris, Gustavus Loehr, Silvester Schiele, and Hiram E. Shorey gathered in Loehr’s office for what would become known as the first Rotary club meeting. Harris’s desire for camaraderie among business associates brought together these four men and eventually led to an international organization of service and fellowship.
Rotary’s founder, Harris , was born in Wisconsin, USA, on 19 April 1868. He was raised by his paternal grandparents in Vermont and attended the University of Vermont, Princeton, and the University of Iowa. He was Rotary president from 1910 to 1912 and a member of the Rotary Club of Chicago until his death on 27 January 1947. Learn more about the founder of Rotary in “ The Life and Times of Paul Harris.”
Bell ringings, landmark lightings and special celebrations throughout the world will mark Rotary's 106th anniversary.
When & Where we meet
The Rotary Club of Petoskey meets each Wednesday at 12:15pm at Stafford's Bay View Inn. Stafford's Bay View Inn is located just north of Downtown Petoskey on US 31.
Stafford's Bay View Inn
2011 Woodland Avenue
Petoskey, Michigan 49770
231-347-2771 main phone
231-347-3413 fax
bayviewinn@staffords.com