Petoskey Rotary Noon Club NEWSLETTER
June 9, 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: We recited the Pledge of Allegiance today as we were missing Howard Richards
4-Way Test: Stafford Smith
Invocation: Tim Dykstra
A month or so ago I shared some thoughts about criticizing others. Here are a couple more ideas along a similar vein:
People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do.
Isaac Assimov
If you are willing to admit faults, you have one less fault to admit.
Calendar Winners: Read off by Bob Metzger
Calendar Winners June 9, 2021
Prize | Cal# | Calendar Winner | City | Sold By |
$50 | 2649 | Jeff Wynder | Conway | Petoskey |
$50 | 2026 | Joe Lange | Grayling | Grayling |
$50 | 2378 | Christie Grams | Petoskey | P. Sunrise |
$50 | 927 | Kathy Cowan | Petoskey | Petoskey |
$50 | 776 | Kristy Whitman | Harbor Springs | Petoskey |
Visiting Rotarians: None
Guests: None
Life Events: None
Rotary Care List: None
Birthdays:
Steve Cross
Teri Donaldson
Anniversaries:
Ingrid Flemming – 13 Years
Jane Millar – 23 Years
Singing/Song: None today as we were missing the piano player.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Upcoming important date changes:
Rotary Program Schedule: No Rotary meeting on June 30th.
Officer Exchange Dinner: 7/1/21 at the Perry – signup will go out soon.
Rotary In-Person Meeting Next Week: 56 reservations for lunches next week so far – need to reserve by Friday so Reg can get the boxed lunches on the schedule/prepare. Email Terry Newton at terryn0227@gmail.com
In-Person Meetings: In-person Rotary meetings beginning 7/7/21 at the Perry Hotel.
Outdoor Concert in Pennsylvania Park on June 18: Join fellow Rotarians for live music and fellowship next Friday, June 18 from 12:00 - 1:00 PM at the Pennsylvania Park gazebo. Free!! This is part of Crooked Tree Arts Center's summer concert series. Bring your own lawn chairs & lunch & relax with us!!
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!
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 Stafford Smith for speaking this week! He talked about what happened nationally & locally from 1926 - 1930.
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.
4th of July Parade: Board discussed having a parade float in the fourth of July parade this year (or at least, decorate a cool-looking car) – who would like to participate? Who would like to coordinate it? If you are interested in helping with this, please contact Ashley Whitney.
Rotary Logowear: If you ordered any Rotary apparel/products from Carter's Imagewear, just a friendly reminder that it is available for pickup this week! Can't wait to see you out & about in your sassy new Rotary gear!!
Possible Disc Golf Match Against Kiwanis: Let Ashley Whitney know if you are interested in helping.
Affordable Housing Forum in Emmet County: On June 15 in the Big Tent in Bay View there will be a forum on the need for affordable housing in Emmet County. This will be free and open to the public, and it is being held 2:00 – 3:30 pm.
Music Committee: Music committee getting back together. Georgia, Melissa & Howard.
PROGRAM – Centennial Committee – History & update on Strive
Today we were treated to a presentation by our very own Rotarian, Lisa Hammond. Lisa gave us a brief overview and history of our STRIVE teen mentorship program.
STRIVE stands for Students Taking Renewed Interest in the Value of Education. It originated in 1993 in White Bear Lake, MN by Rotarian Don Monney. Our club adopted STRIVE soon after, in 1994, thanks to beloved former and current honorary Rotiarian Bob Maldegen. We just completed 27 years of STRIVE and have impacted more than 250 students to-date.
STRIVE:
begins in the fall
is for junior and senior students
is a cooperative effort with Petoskey High School
focuses on students who are academically struggling, have school attendance issues, and have low support systems