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Petoskey Rotary Noon Club NEWSLETTER

June 2, 2021

1921 – 2021         100 Years of Service Above Self

Welcome to the Rotary Club of Petoskey via Zoom on the world wide web. 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 “America the Beautiful”

4-Way Test:  Dibby Smith

Invocation:  Jeff Wynder

Thousands of candles can be lighted by a single candle and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.

Buddha

Calendar Winners:  Read off by Bob Metzger

Calendar Winners June 2, 2021

Visiting Rotarians:  None

Guests:   Doug Mallory, Speaker; Kevin Deegan-Krause, Speaker

Life Events:  None

Rotary Care List:  None

Birthdays: 

Tom Erhart

John Emley

Roy Longworth

Anniversaries: 

Bill Topham – 37 Years

Mike Snyder – 49 Years

Singing/Song:  Howard Richards led us in singing Happy Birthday & Smile.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

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!

Meeting In-Person on June 16:  Save the date! On Wednesday, June 16 at 12:00 PM we will meet in-person under an outdoor tent at the Bay View Association. There will not be a Zoom option for this meeting. There will also not be a program, just much-anticipated social time! The Perry Hotel has agreed to offer catered box lunches. For planning purposes we will have people sign up to attend--please keep your eyes peeled for an emailed RSVP. You will be charged for your lunch if you sign up (whether or not you actually attend).

Rotary Logowear:  If you ordered any Rotary apparel / products from Carter's Imagewear, just a friendly reminder that it will be available for pickup starting next Monday, June 7! Can't wait to see you out & about in your sassy new Rotary gear!!

Marathon Aid Station:  Thank you to all who volunteered this past Saturday! It was a lot of fun. Over a 3.5 hour period, we had 12 Rotarians + friends cheering nearly 150 runners. Chris Hammond brought her boom box; Christian Smith serenaded us with a kazoo; Heidi Finley rocked an air horn; Lisa Loyd and Andrea Coronado drew sidewalk chalk art. Our aid station has a reputation for being the most lively, and this year was no exception!! Thank you! 

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. THANK YOU to past president John Parker for kicking us off this week!! John was our club's 51st president, having served from 1972-1973. He talked about what happened nationally & locally from the first period (1920 - 1925).

4th of July Festivities: 

Join the Fun!  Volunteer for Petoskey’s Fourth!

To have a successful Fourth of July celebration in Petoskey, we need two things:  Money and Volunteers.  The fund-raising is off to a great start thanks to the generous support from the community.  Now it’s time to fill the many volunteer slots.  It’s fun to volunteer and it gives you the satisfaction that you contributed to our celebration that is designed to be for the community, by the community.

Volunteers are needed for:

• Parade Line-up

• Set up at Bayfront Park

• Perimeter Security for fireworks

• Information Booth

• Bucket Brigade (Fund Raising)*

• Clean up Monday Morning

To volunteer, go to our Sign-up Genius form at: Fourth of July Volunteer Sign Up

*For security reasons, volunteering for the Bucket Brigade is limited to service club members only.  To be in the Bucket Brigade and help raise funds for Petoskey’s Fourth, use this Sign-Up Genius Form: Fourth of July Bucket Brigade Sign Up

Thanks for volunteering.  We look forward to seeing you at Petoskey’s Fourth.  For more details, visit www.petoskeyfourth.org.

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

Paul Harris Fellowship Matching Opportunity:  For a limited time only, April 26, 2021 through June 08, 2021, on a first come first serve basis, Rotary International District 6290 is offering to match a new gift of $500 to The Rotary Foundation’s Annual Fund, with 500 recognition points to name a Paul Harris Fellow. (Note: “new” means that the entire $500 contribution must be made within the program dates.  Earlier partial donations cannot be counted towards the match.)

Please complete the form that was emailed to all members and send along with a $500 USD check payable to The Rotary Foundation to: (Please type or write clearly)

PDG Gernot Runschke

District Rotary Foundation Committee

1624 Gladys Circle

Grand Haven, MI 49417

Forms must be accompanied by a $500 USD check and postmarked no later than June 08, 2021. Questions?  Contact Gernot Runschke at 616 566 3815 or email Gernot @ gernotrunschke@gmail.com

PROGRAM  Kevin Deegan-Krause/Doug Mallory – professor at Wayne State – Rank Choice Voting

Ranked-choice voting (RCV) is an election method that allows voters the option to rank candidates in order of preference (first choice, second choice, third choice, and so on). Ranking candidates is different from simply selecting one candidate or what is known as plurality voting. If a candidate receives more than half of the first choices, that candidate wins, just like in any other election. However, if there is no majority winner after counting the first choices, the race is decided by an instant runoff. The candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated, and voters who ranked that candidate as their first choice will have their votes count for their next choice. This process continues until a majority winner or a candidate won with more than half of the vote.

Next Week’s Program:  Centennial Committee - History & update on Strive

Rotary International District 6290

Rotary Foundation 500 Recognition Point Match Program

For a limited time only, April 20, 2021 through June 08, 2021, on a first come first serve basis, Rotary International District 6290 is offering to match a new gift of $500 to The Rotary Foundation’s Annual Fund, with 500 recognition points to name a Paul Harris Fellow. (Note: “new” means that the entire $500 contribution must be made within the program dates.  Earlier partial donations cannot be counted towards the match.)

Please complete the information below and send along with a $500 USD check payable to The Rotary Foundation to: (Please type or write clearly)

PDG Gernot Runschke

District Rotary Foundation Committee

1624 Gladys Circle

Grand Haven, MI 49417

Forms must be accompanied by a $500 USD check and postmarked no later than June 08, 2021.

The following Rotarian wants to participate in the district 6290 recognition points match program:

Rotarian’s Name                                                    Rotarian’s Member ID Number

Rotarian’s Address

Rotarian’s Phone Number

Rotarian’s Email Address

Rotarian’s Club Name _______________________________________

$500 Check payable to The Rotary Foundation, check #                                                 

Name (as it is to appear on PHF certificate) of person to receive Paul Harris Fellow

Questions?  Contact Gernot Runschke at 616 566 3815 or email Gernot @ gernotrunschke@gmail.com