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Petoskey Rotary Noon Club NEWSLETTER

January 10, 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:  Andre Strydom led us in America the Beautiful

4-Way Test:  Andrea Coronado 

Invocation:  Jeff Wynder

Act as if what you do makes a difference, it does.   William James

Calendar Winners:  Read off by Kassia Perpich

Calendar Winners January 10, 2024

Visiting Rotarians:  None 

Guests:  Andre Strydom, Piano man; Patrick O’Brien, Potential Member    

Life Events:

Andi Symonds was inducted a couple of weeks ago and looking very much like she was going to give birth any minute. She held off until January 5 and has a healthy baby boy named Benson Kyle Parr. Both baby and mom are doing well – congratulations Andi!

Birthdays: 

None

Anniversaries:

Nikki LaDeur – 6 Years

Kassia Perpich – 6 Years

Dennis Meyers – 9 Years

Christian Smith – 9 Years

Walt Byers – 39 Years

Singing/Song:  Andre Strydom led us in Smile

ANNOUNCEMENTS

MyRotary.Org:  Make it your new year’s resolution to register for your “My Rotary” account online to stay up to date with club information.

Rotary Get Together:  Save the date for Rotary fellowship on Wednesday, January 17!

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! Sign up with the following Link

NCMC Timberwolves:  Rotary Night at Noth Central Michigan College: Come cheer on the NCMC Timberwolves as they take on the Bay College basketball team,/ Wednesday, January 17^th at 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. Wear your Rotary swag to score a free bag of popcorn. Tickets are only $8 and includes both games (box office opens an hour before the game) or you can buy a season pass. Info here: https://www.ncmctimberwolves.com/general/Tickets. Need more info? Contact Sunrise Rotarian Carlin Smith at 231-838-9174 or carlin.smith@cmsenergy.com. All area Rotarian Clubs have been invited! Let's show some Petoskey pride!

Rotary Foundation:  Jane Millar encouraged members to buy a ticket for the District 6290 50/50 Rotary Foundation.  Several members of the club have won in the past and it is a great way to support the Rotary Foundation. Tickets are $20.00 so see Jane for purchase. She forgot them this week but will be sure to have them available next week.

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:  Vocational Team Doug Buck and Jeff Wynder

Banking & Finance

From processing chickens and laying tile to roles in the finance sector, Jeff and Doug shared their stories of how they ended up working in the banking and finance world. 

Jeff started his career as a tiler in multi-million dollar homes in Indiana and Colorado before settling in Petoskey with his wife and family. In Petoskey he started a new career at Osborne Klein where he is now the Operation Manager. 

Doug gained valuable experience processing chickens for school fundraisers and selling them in Ziploc bags out of coolers. This interesting start didn’t last long as his career took flight as he pursued a career in finance where he worked in financing for franchise restaurants before moving into commercial lending at Honor Bank.

Next Week’s Program:  Carrie Klinglesmith, Manna