Petoskey Rotary Noon Club NEWSLETTER
March 7, 2018
Howard Richards led us in “America the Beautiful”
Four Way Test: Paul Schemanski
Invocation: Stuart Fenton
Calendar Winners: John Calabrese read the calendar winners; Link
Visiting Rotarians: None today
Visitors: Sandra Lee and Kurt Grangood
Life Events:
Rotary Anniversaries:
Jeff Bodette; 20 years
Birthday this week; Chris Etienne
Announcements:
Restaurant Week: Georgia Abbott, with her last announcement as Harbor Springs Chamber director, let us know that it was Restaurant week
Rotary Foundation News: Dave Thomas presented Chris Etienne and Bob Waldvogel (standing in for Kent Cartwright) certificates of appreciation form the Rotary Foundation for their work this past year
Northern Community Mediation: Christian Smith let us know about the Northern Community Mediation fundraiser movie night Monday March 12th
Rotary Swirls News: The first annual Rotary Swirl raised $700 for the foundation. We are looking forward to next year’s event. There were members from Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Boyne City and all 3 Petoskey clubs in attendance
PROGRAM:
Jennifer Buchannan from the Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council along with Massie Dauster, their AmeriCorps employee presented an interesting program on water friendly landscaping. It is great that we have a group in our area so dedicated to protecting our great fresh water resource
Next Week’s Program: Coleen Downey: VSA Michigan; The State Organization on Arts and Disability