Petoskey Rotary Noon Club NEWSLETTER
April 26, 2023
101 Years of Service Above Self
Welcome to the Rotary Club of Petoskey. President Nominee Christian Smith officiated the meeting. If you did not get the chance to attend, you can read about it in this newsletter.
Pledge/Anthem: Howard Richards led us in God Bless America
4-Way Test: Lyle Peck
Invocation: Dave Thomas
This morning we are entering slightly tricky territory. As you may know, today is “Hug a Friend Day”. Today is also Administrative Professionals Day. The HR department has asked me to remind you NOT to confuse the two. So, with guidance from HR and all the other 3 & 4 letter acronym organizations – I encourage you to hug your mom, hug your kids, hug a friend. Fathers are complicated, I will leave that to your own discretion. And one more, if you like. In the last 100 years our military lost:
116,516 in WW I
405,399 in WW II
33,686 in Korea
58,209 in Vietnam
4,404 in Iraq and
1,086 in Afghanistan
That’s 619,300 of our friends and forefathers waiting for that hug at the pearly gates. However, there are untold wounded and served available at any time for your hugging pleasure.
Peter Marshall, Senate Chaplin (1947-49) said it best: “May we think of freedom, not as the right to do as we please, but as the opportunity to do what is right”
Calendar Winners: Read off by Jeff Leslie
Calendar Winners April 26, 2023
Prize | Cal# | Calendar Winner | City | Sold By |
$50 | 2223 | Kristin Parottino | West Bloomfield | Petoskey |
$50 | 3537 | Jeremy Smith | Grayling | Grayling |
$50 | 2727 | Tammy Kanine | Alma | P. Sunrise |
$50 | 3326 | Jeff Patt | Gladwin | Gladwin |
$50 | 1281 | Dr. Patrick Richmond | Petoskey | Petoskey |