Petoskey Rotary Noon Club NEWSLETTER
February 1, 2023
101 Years of Service Above Self
Welcome to the Rotary Club of Petoskey. President Jeff Wynder officiated the meeting. If you did not get the chance to attend, you can read about it from this newsletter.
Pledge/Anthem: Andre Strydom led us in God Bless America
4-Way Test: Sarah Ulrich
Invocation: Dave Thomas
Do what you want to do, say what you want to say, because those who matter don't mind, and those who do mind don't matter. Theodor Geisel AKA Dr. Seuss
Calendar Winners: Read off by Nikki Devitt
Calendar Winners February 1, 2023
Prize | Cal# | Calendar Winner | City | Sold By |
$50 | 3504 | Larry Friedman | Grayling | Grayling |
$50 | 2924 | Anne Taylor | Petoskey | P. Sunrise |
$50 | 1851 | Mary Lee Stone | Plymouth | Petoskey |
$50 | 3152 | Scott & Laura Johncox | Indian River | Cheboygan |
$50 | 3101 | Ray Lofgren | Cheboygan | Cheboygan |
Visiting Rotarians: None
Guests: Laura Daniel, Izabella Babinska, Speakers; Joe Peters
Life Events:
Birthdays: None
Anniversaries:
Sharon Schappacher – 3 Years
Teri Donaldson – 10 Years
Gary Fedus – 29 Years
Jean Frentz – 34 Years
Roy Longworth – 56 Years
Singing/Song: Andre Strydom led us in Smile.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
PRCCI Grant Cycle Now Open: Petoskey Rotary Club Charities Inc. (PRCCI) - the charitable arm for our club - is now accepting grant applications for its annual grant cycle. The application is available on our website. Deadline to apply is March 15th. Local nonprofit organizations may seek up to $2,500 in funding. Please spread the word!
Spaghetti Dinner: Our 71st year Spaghetti Dinner will be held in person this year April 20, 2023 at Petoskey High School. Dinner will be served from 5:00 – 7:00 pm and there will be a drive-through option available. As usual, sauce night will be the night before the actual dinner. Sign-up will be forthcoming. Stay tuned for more info! And businesses, we're now accepting sponsorships for this too.
Rotary Foundation Raffle: Get your Rotary Foundation 50/50 raffle tickets! Tickets are only $20 (last year's winner won over $1,800!) See Jane Millar for tickets. They are only available till February 22nd.
Exploring a Rotary Club Chapter For Alanson: Dave Thomas announced that Tom Fairburn Jr. has formed an exploratory committee to see if a Rotary Club chapter could form in Alanson. If you'd like to help with this process, or know Alanson residents who would be a good fit for Rotary, please contact Dave Thomas.
Urgent Help Needed: Please see Karen Ragland if you can help with the calendar drawings from now until the end of May. It involves showing up weekly at about 11:30 to draw the winners and record them. Please see Karen Ragland if you can do this.
PROGRAM:
Izabela Babinska and Laura Daniel joined us from McLaren Northern Michigan Foundation. They gave us an update on McLaren's Behavioral Health Center in Cheboygan.
There's a growing national mental health crisis - made worse by COVID-19 pandemic
There's a declining access to care - shortage of mental health professionals
Michigan ranks 3rd worst for severity of shortage.
Of 2,287 adult inpatient psychiatric beds, only 35 beds are located in the 22-county region of northern Michigan.