Petoskey Rotary Noon Club NEWSLETTER
July 28, 2021
1921 – 2021 
100 Years of Service Above Self
Welcome to the Rotary Club of Petoskey via Zoom on the world wide web and in-person from here on out if God willing and the creek don’t rise. Jeff Wynder, President Elect officiated the meeting. If you did not get the chance to attend, you can watch it from this: Recording
Pledge/Anthem: Howard Richards played “America the Beautiful”
4-Way Test: Mike Walstrom
Invocation: Teri Donaldson
St. Therese of Lisieux is the patron saint of missions and of florists. She promised when she reached Heaven, she would pour a shower of roses to the earth.
This is one of her beautiful prayers:
May today there be peace within.
May you trust that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith in yourself and others.
May you use the gifts that you have received, and pass on the love that has been given to you.
May you be content with yourself just the way you are.
Let this knowledge settle into your bones, and allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance, praise and love.
It is there for each and every one of us.
Saint Terese of Lisieux
Calendar Winners: Read off by Karen Ragland
Calendar Winners July 28, 2021
Prize | Cal# | Calendar Winner | City | Sold By |
$50 | 1038 | Nikki LaDeur | Harbor Springs | Petoskey |
$50 | 223 | Angelia Cranney | Harbor Springs | Petoskey |
$50 | 1369 | Bob Martin | Grand Rapids | Grand Rapids |
$50 | 1085 | John Mohler | Petoskey | Petoskey |
$50 | 1319 | Carol Reckweg | Traverse City | Petoskey |
Visiting Rotarians: Michael Walstrom, District Governor 6930 Boca Raton, FL; Jock Rader, Little Traverse Bay Sunset Rotary Club; Bob Swanson, Birmingham, MI
Guests: Janice Smith, Mary Jo Parker, Donna Snyder, Reggie Fiel, Sean Miller, Petoskey News Review
Life Events: None
Rotary Care List: None
Birthdays:
Sarah Ulrich
Eric Leister
Ric Loyd
Anniversaries:
Andrea Coronado – 1 Year
Singing/Song: Howard Richards played Happy Birthday and Dave Brubeck, “Take 5”
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Upcoming important date changes:
In-Person Meetings: In-person Rotary meetings beginning 7/7/21 at the Perry Hotel and thereafter with a Zoom option available.
Group Photo on August 25: On Wednesday, August 25 please come to the Perry Hotel early for a group photo. We will take the photo on the front steps of the Perry Hotel at 11:45 AM sharp!!
100 Acts of Service: This year our club aspires to complete 100 Acts of Service for our 100 years. If you did something to serve others in the last week, please be sure to record it in our online survey – click here. Thank you! Also, our PR folks would love to help tell Acts of Service stories. Please consider submitting a photo of any group service projects, or a photo of the result of your good deed if appropriate. Thank you!
Support for John Scholten's polio bike ride: Rotarian John Scholten is doing a 970-mile bike ride next month, across Oregon and Montana, to raise money for the Rotary Foundation's polio campaign.The Rotary board of Directors voted to donate $1,000 in honor of his extraordinary effort. Thank you, John!! Please contact him directly if you'd like to make an individual donation as well.
Assist Sophie Cranney: Rotarian Angie Cranney's daughter, Sophie Cranney, continues to experience health issues following a car accident last year. Sophie has several medical appointments lined up this summer and needs help getting to/from her appointments. Please consider signing up to provide Sophie transportation. Click here for details and available shifts.
Past President Centennial Updates: Starting now, over the next 4 months, 19 past Presidents of our club will take turns giving a historical overview of club happenings in 5-year periods (until we reach 100 years). They will make remarks on what was happening in the world, in Petoskey, and in our club. Chris Etienne 76th president 1997-1998 & AG 1998-2001 & PDG 2007-2008. She talked about what happened between 1960-1964.
PROGRAM
Today we had a wonderful program organized by our Centennial Committee. The program featured our very own Rotarians, Stafford Smith and John Parker, both of whom are celebrating 60 years (!!) of membership this year. Awesome!!!
Stafford and John, along with their spouses, participated in a discussion moderated by Chris Hammond. They reflected on why they joined Rotary, what being in the club has meant to them, and what they hope newer members will give / gain from their membership.
Meanwhile, the Rose Room kitchen had prepared a festive sheet cake (chocolate with white frosting) congratulating Stafford and John on 60 years of membership.
