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Petoskey Rotary Noon Club NEWSLETTER

October 26, 2022

101 Years of Service Above Self

Welcome to the Rotary Club of Petoskey. President Jeff Wynder officiated the meeting. If you did not get the chance to attend, you can read about it from this newsletter.

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

4-Way Test:  Karen Ragland

Invocation:  Dave Thomas

"No man is entitled to the blessings of freedom unless he be vigilant in its preservation." - General Douglas MacArthur

Calendar Winners:  Read off by Teri Donaldson

Calendar Winners October 26, 2022

Visiting Rotarians   Patricia Wimmer, Rochester, MN

Guests:  Dr. Jeffrey Leslie, Rachel Schappacher

Life Events: 

Personal Updates:  Keep our Rotary family close in your hearts and prayers as they or close family members face health challenges.

Birthdays:  

Tim Kaufman

Jim Wibby

Anniversaries:  

Elizabeth McKenney – 1 Year

Singing/Song:  Howard Richards led us in Happy Birthday, Smile and 1976 Eagles; “Hotel California”

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Food Drive:  The Harbor Brenn Food Drive ends this week for the Northmen Food Pantry! Stop by Harbor Brenn to drop off non-perishables.

Survey About Calendar Raffle:  Please take a few minutes to complete this survey https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BFBF66H about our annual calendar raffle fundraiser. Should we continue this practice, or pursue something else? Your feedback is important! Deadline October 28, 2022. A brainstorming meeting to decide the "fate of the calendars" will take place on Tuesday, November 1, at 5 PM at the Perry Hotel Noggin Room. Come and share your ideas!

Pedal for Polio on Oct. 30 - NEW TIME:  On Sunday, Oct. 30 we're meeting at 12:00 PM at Petoskey Brewing to Pedal for Polio! We'll bike from Petoskey Brewing to Harbor Springs & back, and then relax at Petoskey Brewing afterwards. Minimum donation of $50.00 per rider. Must be 18 or older. Our club's goal is to raise $2,500 overall. The weather will be beautiful. Please click here to sign up.

Calendar Sales:  Mark your calendars! Calendars are due in 9 weeks. Please return raffle tickets and the funds collected to Karen Ragland. Each member is responsible for 10 calendars ($250). Thank you for your efforts!

Holiday Food Donations for Manna:  Parkside Deli (owned by Rotarian Sarah McDonnell) will be a drop-off location for those who wish to donate holiday-themed food to Manna Food Project (such as canned pumpkin, fried onions, stuffing mix, etc.)

STRIVE Announcement:  STRIVE is looking for mentors, in particular male mentors to pair with students in need of a mentee. They have significant interest this year from students. Can you help? Imagine the difference you can make in the life of a local youth! See Georgia Abbott for more info. 

PROGRAM:  Dibby Smith – Trip to Africa

Dibby shared her experiences from "The Smiths' Africa Adventure" May 25 - June 10, 2022. 

After nearly 20 hours of flights, the Smith family enjoyed game drives, safari adventures, waterfalls, boat rides, helicopter tours, and so much more though Botswana and Zimbabwe. Highlights from the trip include the elephant sanctuary and Victoria Falls. They saw and photographed (thanks to Dibby's son who is a professional photographer) lions, buffalo, leopards, hyena, hippos, crocodiles, antelope, elephants, baboons, wildebeests, zebras. Although DIbby was brave enough to face a cobra, she chickened out on eating a Mopani worm, a local "delicacy"! 

You can look at some of her son’s professional photography which is excellent. If you missed this program she is planning another one in the future. See her for the date and time. You will not be disappointed as it was truly outstanding. Here is the link to the photos which are also amazing: Link

Next Week’s Program:  Chris Etienne – Hanwash Update