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Petoskey Rotary Noon Club NEWSLETTER

August 2, 2023

101 Years of Service Above Self

Welcome to the Rotary Club of Petoskey. President Reg Smith officiated the meeting.

If you did not get the chance to attend, you can read about it in this newsletter.

Pledge/Anthem:  Howard Richards led us in God Bless America

4-Way Test:  Ashley DeCarteret

Invocation:  Neil Bidwell 

"The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain."

Calendar Winners:  Read off by Steve Brown

Calendar Winners August 2, 2023

Visiting Rotarians:  Patricia Wimmer, Rochester, MN; Damon Holditch & Ella Holditch his spouse from Austin, Texas; Phil Lowman, Rochester, MI

Guests:  Bill Bray, Speaker; Elaine Warner, Dave Eddy

Life Events:

Birthdays:  None

Anniversaries:

Gary Baxter – 15 Years

Singing/Song:  Howard Richards led us in Smile

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Frankenmuth Fondo:  There’s still time to support Terry Newton’s ride!

Frankenmuth Fondo:  Terry Newton will be participating in the Frankenmuth Fondo Ride on Saturday, August 12 and is looking for support! Donations to support his ride will help struggling and disadvantaged individuals and families in the local area. All proceeds from this event will go to the Frankenmuth Rotary Helping Hands Fund, which helps those in need—anything from replacing water heaters, paying overdue medical bills, helping abused women and children resettle, replace hearing aids for elderly people who are making decisions to eat rather than hear because they cannot afford both and many others. See Terry to make a tribute to his efforts.

Handbells Concert:  Mark your calendars for the Bay View Week of Handbells Concert on Thursday, August 17 at 7:30 PM, at John M. Hall Auditorium in Bay View. More than 100 bell advanced bell ringers from around the country will present an AMAZING concert. Somehow they even let our own Dibby Smith participate!  Come hear handbells like you’ve never heard before. Included in the repertoire are a very upbeat version of the Huron Carol, a beautiful arrangement of La Vie en Rose, several amazing pieces by young composers, a bass bell showpiece called The Dance of the Sugar Plum Sumo Fairy, some very moving and lyrical pieces, and finally, a specially arranged version of Smiles, a song written in 1912 AT BAY VIEW! It is really an event not to be missed! August 17, 7:30 PM at Bay View Auditorium!

Thrive 45 Announcement:  Please join us at a special Thrive 45 engagement event on Thursday, August 3 in the Rose Garden at the Perry Hotel where our very own Jeff Wynder will be performing with Reg Smith’s daughter, Jessica, with their band Lejet.

NOTE ABOUT ANNOUNCEMENTS:  Going forward, announcements will be limited to Rotary-specific topics. If you have an announcement for personal or work projects, fundraisers, opportunities, or campaigns, you can email Terry Newton or Andrea Coronado to be shared in the newsletter and on social media. This will aid our efforts to keep meetings to one hour.

PROGRAM:  Bill Bray – Citizens Climate Lobby & Carbon Pricing

Bill is a Naval Architect and Marine Engineer. He worked for Esso, Exxon, and ExxonMobil for 33 years in Ship Design, Construction and Operations and in Offshore Engineering, Operations and Projects as an Engineer and Manager. Bill started lobbying for higher energy taxes in 1990 while living in Europe and experiencing the much higher petrol prices there. 

Following his retirement from Exxon he has become more involved with lobbying with for a Carbon Fee & Dividend. With Citizens’ Climate Lobby, Bill started The Woodlands Chapter of CCL, Co-Leads CCL’s Team Oil, and is CCL’s Delegate to ExxonMobil. 

Citizens’ Climate Education/Lobby are intentional grassroots education and lobbying organizations.  They have one rule: Treat everyone, even those who oppose them, with respect, appreciation, and gratitude.  Both organizations are nonprofit; Citizens’ Climate Education is a 501(c)3 organization and Citizens’ Climate Lobby is a 501(c)4.  They are non-partisan organizations, determined to build relationships with everyone.  

Citizens’ Climate Lobby has one goal, to generate the political will for the United States Congress to enact Carbon Fee and Dividend legislation.  Carbon Fee and Dividend is a market-based solution that will reduce our greenhouse gas emissions efficiently. 

Next Week’s Program:  Club Assembly – Committee Sign-up

Rotary Announcements:  We lost Judy Zorn as a member of the club.