Petoskey Rotary Noon Club NEWSLETTER

July 7, 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. Ashley Whitney, President officiated the meeting. If you did not get the chance to attend, you can watch it from this:  Recording

Pledge/Anthem:  Howard Richards played “God Bless America”

4-Way Test:  Angie Snyder

Invocation:  Christine Hammond

Today's invocation comes from a poem written by Harold Norris for the class of 1976.  Harold Norris was an esteemed professor at the Detroit College of Law and an elected delegate to the Michigan Constitution Convention.  He made especially important contributions to our Petoskey Rotary as the father of B.J. Shawn and the grandfather of Becky Philipp-Kranig.

His words still ring true as we celebrate our national independence:

This nation from sea to shining sea

has its being in you, its purpose yours, 

its Shenandoah and Mississippi move through you to the gulf of history,

its plains and Rockies

dams and bridges, yours,

this nation is what you do.

Calendar Winners:  Read off by Jane Millar

Calendar Winners June 30, 2021

    
    
Prize
Cal#
Calendar Winner
City
Sold By
$50
402
Mary Lu Stone
Plymouth
Petoskey
$50
2556
J.J. Martin
Harrison
Harrison
$50
1921
Nikki Trudeau
Grayling
Grayling
$50
1722
Joe Guthrie
Alanson
Petoskey
$50
1320
Kathy Snyder
Petoskey
Petoskey
$500
1273
Jennifer Bates
Harbor Springs
Petoskey

Calendar Winners July 7, 2021

    
    
Prize
Cal#
Calendar Winner
City
Sold By
$50
2549
Kelly Russell
Clare
Harrison
$50
2355
Ellyce Shepler
Harbor Springs
P. Sunrise
$50
1764
Yvonne Peltier
Pellston
Petoskey
$50
332
Jennifer Emley
Bee Cave, TX
Petoskey
$50
1054
John Logan
Harbor Springs
Petoskey

Visiting Rotarians:  None

Guests:  Linda Beno, Michael Beno, Malcollm Snyder, Dr. Reggie Fiel; Andi Shepherd, Lyndsey Walker Speakers

Life Events:  None

Rotary Care List:  None

Birthdays: 

Lisa Hammond

Howard Richards

Anniversaries: 

John Logan – 17 Years

Roger Winslow – 21 Years

Singing/Song:  Howard Richards played Happy Birthday and Smile

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Paul Harris Fellow Presentation:  Jim Beno presented a Paul Harris Fellow Presentation to his 10-year-old grandson, Michael Beno.

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.

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 end result of your good deed if appropriate. Thank you!

Updated lunch prices:  As we resume our in-person lunch meetings at the Perry Hotel, there has been a change to lunch pricing. Moving forward members will be charged $16.00 per lunch and members' guests will be charged $20.00 -- all billed quarterly to members. This change is in part to help cover the expense of the many free lunches we offer our speakers, award recipients, etc. throughout the year. Remember, you may also attend Rotary meetings *without* buying lunch, should you prefer that.

Calendar sales:  The calendar committee is "getting the band back together!" They welcome members to join and help out with this key fundraiser for our club. If you would like to help with planning and administration of the calendar sales, please contact Karen Ragland.

Officers Exchange Dinner - thank you:  Thank you to all who attended this event last week! It was a fabulous evening, with special recognition of John Scholten, a Paul Harris Fellowship designation for Scott Smith (Dibby Smith's husband) and a touching musical performance by Georgia Abbott and Jeff Wynder, who performed the Tom Petty Song "Wildflowers" in honor of past president Liz Ahrens and current president Ashley Whitney.

4th of July festivities - thank you:  We received a kind message from Sunrise Rotary, thanking us for our significant contribution to last week's 4th of July festivities. Special thanks to Karen Ragland, who coordinated more than 50 volunteers!!

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. Past president Joe Blachy was the presenter this week. Joe was the 69th President having served from 1990 – 1991. Joe talked about what happened between 1945 – 1950

Possible Disc Golf Match Against Kiwanis:  Let Ashley Whitney know if you are interested in helping.

Music Committee:  Music committee getting back together; Georgia, Melissa & Howard.

PROGRAM Lindsey Walker & Andi Shepherd from the Emmet County Recycling.

Our recycling services are top-notch!!

They talked about the "circular economy"--keeping materials and products in use and regenerating natural systems. The cycle of the circular economy is consume the product, collect the consumed product, sort it, process it into raw material and manufacture that raw material into a new product for new consumption.

One example of this concept in action is Trex Decking. Emmet County Recycling sells our recycled plastics to Trex, who in turn manufactures durable decking product that you can buy at Home Depot, Lowe's, etc. Another example is that our recycled cardboard is purchased by Great Lakes Tissue, which then manufactures toilet paper.

Emmet County Recycling has plenty of volunteer opportunities for those who are interested in learning more -- from volunteering at one of their hazardous waste events, to cleaning up recycle drop-off sites, to helping directly on the recycle sorting line.

Next Week’s Program:  Nikki LaDeur: Candidate Attraction in 2021