Petoskey Rotary Noon Club NEWSLETTER
October 14, 2020
Welcome to the Rotary Club of Petoskey via Zoom on the world wide web. Liz Ahrens, 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 The German National Anthem in honor of our special guest
4-Way Test: John Emley
Invocation: Jean Frentz
Your diet is not only what you eat.
It’s what you watch,
What you listen to,
What you read,
The people you hang around with.
Be mindful of the things you
Are putting into your body
Emotionally,
physically & spiritually.
Tiny Buddha
Calendar Winners: Read off by Bob Metzger
Calendar Winners October 14, 2020
Prize | Cal# | Calendar Winner | City | Sold By |
$50 | 2056 | Chris McElroy | Petoskey | P. Sunrise |
$50 | 3124 | Jamie Lamont %Steve Hajek | Petoskey | P. Sunrise |
$50 | 235 | Ronald L. Rinker | Harbor Springs | Petoskey |
$50 | 1998 | Kasey Myers | Sherman Oaks, CA | P. Sunrise |
$50 | 2899 | Mike Ascione | Traverse City | Kalkaska |
$50 | 1668 | Sally S. Smith | Petoskey | Petoskey |
$50 | 2148 | Tracey & Jeff Engler | Alanson | P. Sunrise |
Visiting Rotarians: Too many to mention but it looks like 34+ Rotary Clubs were represented to hear our special guest Holger Knaack of Herzogtum Lauenburg-Mölln, Germany, Rotary International President.
Guests: None
Life Events:
Rotary Care List:
Birthdays: None
Anniversaries:
Lisa Hammond – 2 Years
John Doyle – 5 Years
John Emley – 6 Years
Lyle Peck – 32 Years
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Pizza & Pints for Polio on Wed. Oct. 21: Swing by the Perry Hotel Rose Room anytime from 5:00 - 8:00 PM on Wednesday, October 21 for a pizza party, Rotary-style. The Perry will be offering pizzas made to order, plus your choice of 5 draft beers. (Non-alcoholic beverages will also be available.) $15.00 per person admission fee, which includes a donation to the End Polio Now campaign and a commemorative pint glass to sip your beverage from. Please RSVP to Reg Smith (regs@staffords.com) so he can staff accordingly and plan for COVID-19 safety measures. Don't feel comfortable dining in? You can also order pizza to go!!
Club election of board members: In December we will be electing at least 3 new board members to begin 2-year terms in July 2021, a club president to serve a 1-year term beginning July 2024, and two members-at-large to spearhead the nominating committee next year. If you are interested in any of these positions, please contact Ashley Whitney (Ashley@harborbrenn.com). The nominating committee will vet candidates and put forth a slate of board members for us to vote on in December.
Upcoming events: It's been an unusual year, but some club traditions remain! We will be ringing the bell for Salvation Army in December, as well as honoring veterans during the annual Wreaths Across America event. Stay tuned for more details on those.
Calendar sales update: Karen Ragland reported that 18% of calendars have been sold -- thank you! This week's calendar sales superstars include Jeff Bodette (28 sold); John Scholten (25 sold); Neil Bidwell (23 sold); and John Emery and Lisa Hammond (17 sold).
As you sell your calendars, you may drop off your calendar money to three locations: (1) Mail it to our club at PO Box 61, Petoskey, MI 49770. (2) Drop it off at Harbor/Brenn office, across the street from Culver's. There is a mail slot in the front door to slide your money through. (3) Drop it off at Karen Ragland's home. Please contact her first!
PolioPlus is a Signature Program of The Rotary Foundation: PolioPlus is Rotary’s priority program which supports global efforts to eradicate polio. It was launched in 1985, with the help of Dr. Albert Sabin, developer of the oral polio vaccine, as a worldwide program to protect children from the cruel and fatal consequences of polio. In 1988, the World Health Assembly challenged the world to eradicate polio, and since that time, Rotary’s efforts, along with partner agencies, including the World Health Organization, UNICEF, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and governments around the world have achieved a 99 percent reduction in the number of polio cases worldwide.
As of 2018-19, The Rotary Foundation has raised over US$1.6 billion for polio eradication. By the time the world is certified polio-free, our contributions will make Rotary the largest non-governmental financial contributor to the global polio eradication effort.
You can help end polio by making a gift to the PolioPlus Fund at endpolio.org
Sunrise Rotary Event: Venison stew dinner October 27, take-out at Bay View Country Club $20/ticket. Details: Link
Program Committee seeking suggestions: Do you have an idea for a speaker at one of our upcoming meetings? Or would YOU like to give a presentation to our club about something? The Program Committee is now booking speakers for mid-November and beyond. Please talk with Stuart Fenton, Chuck Hayes or Ben Slocum if you have any suggestions.
PROGRAM
Today we had the awesome privilege of being joined by current president of Rotary International, Mr. Holger Knaack -- who 'zoomed' with us all the way from Germany! HUGE thanks to Chris Etienne for organizing this special opportunity for us!!!
Nearly 85 star-struck Rotarians from across our district joined in to listen to Holger speak. He reflected on being President during a global pandemic, urging Rotary clubs to use this unprecedented time to reconsider how we want to function. Clubs have had to make many adaptations -- are some of them worth keeping even after the pandemic is a thing of the past?
Holger challenged our clubs to think about where we want to be 5, 10 or even 15 years from now. He would love for Rotary clubs to become more attractive to young professionals. He also would like to see more women join Rotary and assume leadership positions within it.
Holger cautioned clubs to "please select your members well." Look everywhere for people who are a good fit for your club. He mentioned a new diversity/equity/inclusion (DEI) task force that Rotary International has formed.
