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Petoskey Rotary Noon Club NEWSLETTER

March 27, 2024

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 the Star-Spangled Banner in memory of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. We pray for their recovery.

4-Way Test:  Ashley DeCarteret        

Invocation:  Neil Bidwell

A quote by Lilly Pulitizer, "Despite the forecast, live like it's Spring"

Calendar Winners:  Read off by Rocky Karr  

Calendar Winners March 27, 2024

International Insight:  Rotary believes that everyone has a right to good health care and recognizes that 400 million people in the world can’t afford or don’t have access to basic health care.

Visiting Rotarians:  None 

Guests:  Liz McKenney, Sam Matz, Kayla Pennington, Rich Perlberg, Prospective Members; Ron Kerver, Andy Medina, Speakers

Life Events:  Liz Ahrens is staying at her Father’s condo in Bloomfield Hills and he is now in hospice care. He sleeps much of the time and she is taking it one day at a time. Our thoughts and prayers are with her through this difficult journey.

Birthdays:

John Van Etten

Greg Shannon

Anniversaries: 

David Finley – 5 Years/12 Years

John Parker – 63 Years

Singing/Song:  Howard Richards led us in Smile.

ANNOUNCEMENTS  

Save the Date: Roadside Cleanup:  Volunteers Needed, Saturday, April 20^th, 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM. Meeting Location: Walloon Lake Marina.

President Reg Smith Announcement:  in appreciation of Rotary's support of the college's athletic program, Rotary representatives have been invited to attend and present the Comeback Athlete of the Year award at the college's upcoming Athletic Banquet on Thursday, April 25 at 4:30pm.

If you are interested in volunteering for Pedaling for a Purpose with local 4^th grade students you can sign up through Reg Smith.

PRCCI Grant Cycle:  The PRCCI Grant cycle has begun, the application is available on our website petoskeyrotary.org. Please send to the organizations you would like to apply.

District 6290 Conference:  Save the date for the Rotary District 6290 Conference “Hoofbeats and Handshakes” May 2-4 at the Double JJ Resort in Rothbury, MI.

Rotary Peace Fellowships:  Each year, Rotary awards fully funded fellowships for dedicated leaders for continued education focused on peace. Applications now open!

April 3 is 'Bring a Guest to Rotary' Day:  On Wednesday, April 3 the Club will hear a program from Leadership Little Traverse. Members are encouraged to bring a colleague, friend, or family member who you think would be open to exploring membership with us. Rotary will pay for all guest lunches that day.

Spaghetti Dinner on April 18:  Mamma Mia! It’s time for the 72^nd annual Spaghetti Dinner. Save the date for April 18, 5 – 7 PM at Petoskey High School. Every Rotarian is asked to volunteer that day—from slinging spaghetti and working the ticket table, to washing dishes and cleaning up, there’s plenty of fun to go around. Sponsorships are available and we ask for your support to make this event a roaring success. There is still time to join the Spaghetti Dinner Committee – contact Drew Smith or Karen Ragland to learn more.

Newcomer Induction:  We welcomed new/returning club members for Camp Daggett: Liz Eddington, Kayla Pennington, and Sam Metz!

PROGRAM:  Ron Kerver, Andy Medina – Petoskey Club

Petoskey Club is an internationally accredited Clubhouse model program where people living with mental illness come together to promote wellness, recovery, employment, and advocacy. Petoskey Club is a place where relationships are created and maintained, good, healthy meals are shared, and ownership and responsibility are valued. Club members take pride in their work, whether meal planning and preparation in the Club’s licensed commercial grade kitchen, cleaning and maintaining the building, planning and community outreach, or any number of other tasks that are part of the Club’s day.

On a given afternoon, you can expect to find members working with their hands in the soil of the Club’s raised garden beds where ingredients for the daily salad bar are grown, in the kitchen cooking vegetables for a delicious lunch or heading out to gain work experience in a transitional employment position. Club members describe Petoskey Club as a place to find purpose, friendship, and support in becoming more healthy, active, and aware.

The Work-Ordered Day (“WOD”) centers around purposeful activity during normal business hours and serves as the core of Clubhouse operations. Members choose which “work unit” (department) they want to be involved in and carry out a variety of tasks to run the program in partnership with staff.  Some members want to learn computer skills and do clerical work, whereas others may want to take part in preparing lunch.  

For further information you can visit their website at www.petoskeyclub.org/

Next Week’s Program:  Leadership Little Traverse Update

Two-Week Notification:  We had a podium board meeting last week and voted in Rich Perlberg and this is the second of his two-week notification.