Rotary Informer

Petoskey Rotary Noon Club NEWSLETTER

December 20, 2023

102 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 My Country tis of Thee     

4-Way Test:  Andrea Koch     

Invocation:  Jean Frentz 

This is a joyous time of year. The holidays bring back memories of family, food, fun and music, and hearing certain songs can cue specific memories in people’s brains. Not only does music give us that nostalgic feeling, but the words of the songs also often resonate with us and remind us of another time.

Today we are blessed to hear our own Petoskey High School madrigal singers. Madrigal is a type of secular song that became popular during Europe's Renaissance and early Baroque periods. Renaissance madrigals developed primarily in Italy during the sixteenth century, and songs were performed a cappella. We are very lucky to have this long-standing tradition in our community. Today we are privileged to celebrate our Petoskey talent. Enjoy!

Calendar Winners:  Read off by John Scholten

Calendar Winners December 20, 2023

Visiting Rotarians:  Patricia Wimmer, Rochester, Minnesota, Jim Shrader Past District Governor, Findlay, Ohio; Brian Wagner, Sunrise Rotary; Linda Teska, Sunset Rotary

Guests:  Andi Symonds, Prospective Member and too many to mention

Life Events:  Herb Carlson is currently in the hospital and not receiving any visitor but please keep him in your prayers.

Birthdays: 

None

Anniversaries:

None

Singing/Song:  Howard Richards did not lead us in any song today as we had the Madrigals. Who can compete with them?

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Blood Drive:  Reg Smith let us know that we should ‘Save the Date’ of Tuesday, January 16, 2024 for Versiti Blood Center of Michigan Blood Drive at the Perry Hotel 11:00 am – 4:00 pm. Send no money but please give us your BLOOD!

Calendar News:  Just 10 days to the end of raffle selling season. The cutoff date is 12-31-23. Please be sure to have your funds and calendar stubs in by that date. We want to be sure all of our calendar raffle participates have a chance to win the first week in January.  Please contact me asap if you have any questions or challenges that you would like to discuss.  Thank you. Karen

Save the Date:  Save the Date for Career Day at Petoskey Public High School on Wednesday, March 13. Rotarians will be called upon to represent their professions again this year.

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:  Fabulous program today by the Madrigal Singers. Afterwards we had an induction for Andi Symonds who is the Downtown Marketing and Promotions Director.

Next Week’s Program:  Holiday songs and updates from Northern Mediation, Women’s Resource Center, Crooked Tree Arts Center.