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Petoskey Rotary Noon Club NEWSLETTER

July 5, 2023

101 Years of Service Above Self

Welcome to the Rotary Club of Petoskey. President Reg Smith officiated his first  meeting as President. He did very well for his first showing.

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

Pledge/Anthem:  Howard Richards led us in America the Beautiful

4-Way Test:  Bart English

Invocation:  Becky Philipp-Kranig

Calendar Winners:  Read off by David Finley

Calendar Winners July 5, 2023

Visiting Rotarians:  Patricia Wimmer, Rochester, MN; Knute Nadelhoffer, Ann Arbor and also our speaker today

Guests:  Drew Smith, Bob Denton, Prospective Members; Manar Talab, Barbara Billings, Noah Smith, Stephanie Evans, Cynthia Tibbits

Life Events:

Tom Smith: A celebration of life service will be held under the Bay View campus tent. July 7th - 2 pm with a reception following at Evelyn Hall.

A memorial for Mike Landi will be on July 8 at the Stone Funeral Home in Petoskey from 10:00 am – noon. The burial is at 1:00 pm at Greenwood Cemetery. All his friends are welcome.

Birthdays: 

Howard Richards

Anniversaries:

Christine Hammond – 3 Years; 12 Years overall

David Thomas – 12 Years; 32 Years overall

Singing/Song:  Howard Richards led us in Happy Birthday and Smile

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Karen Ragland:  Thank you to all who volunteered, donated, and sponsored this year’s 4^th of July celebration in Petoskey.

Calendar Sales Update:  We ordered 2,500 calendars, with 1,400 coming to our club. A few members opted out of selling and will donate in-lieu of sales.

Fall Festival:  Fall Festival is around the corner on October 7! If you want to join the committee or help out, please contact Karen Ragland.

President’s Remarks:  A special thank-you to outgoing board members, John Emley was recognized for his service. Reg Smith gave out theme pins to the present and incoming Board for his President’s year of service. He also shared our new theme for the year; “Create Hope in the World.”

PROGRAM:  Dr. Knute Nadelhoffer; University of Michigan – Emergency Climate Challenges.

Climate change is more than rising temperatures—long-term shifts in weather conditions are causing precipitation changes, extreme weather events, melting arctic ice, rising sea levels, drought, and costing Americans billions of dollars.  

Scientific studies prove that climate change, formerly caused by natural processes and patterns, is now being caused by human activity and has already started disrupting agriculture and forestry, shifting wildlife populations, and causing many emerging human health issues.  

These impacts result in increased insurance rates, skyrocketing energy and food costs, economic consequences for business and tourism—and loss of life.  

We need to act now to reduce carbon emissions and greenhouse gasses to restore our climate for generations to come.

Next Week’s Program:  A Dynamic program from Georgia and Reg featuring our new Strategic plan!