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Petoskey Rotary Noon Club NEWSLETTER

February 8, 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 America the Beautiful

4-Way Test:  Kassia Perpich

Invocation:  Jean Frentz

Next Tuesday is Valentine’s Day, so this is a friendly reminder about remembering your love, sweetheart or partner, but also a nudge to connect with your friends.

“While finding true love is one of the most splendid things that could happen to you in life, finding a friend is equally splendid.”

                            Felix Palma

Friendship is the perfection of love and superior to love. It is love purified, exalted, proved by experience and a consent of minds. 

Samuel Richardson

Calendar Winners:  Read off by Andrea Coronado

Calendar Winners February 8, 2023

Visiting Rotarians:  None

Guests:  Paul Meneghini, Lauren Brown, Speakers; Neil Ahrens, Amanda Foster, Prospective Member   

Life Events: 

Birthdays: 

Bill Hicklen

Verne Osterlund

Anniversaries:

Craig Stolzenfels – 1 Year

Bill Hicklen – 20 Years

Kendall Klinglesmith – 13 Years

Verne Osterlund – 21 Years

Singing/Song:  Andre Strydom led us in Happy Birthday and 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.

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.

New Member Recruitment:  Do you know who Jennifer Jones is? Jennifer E. Jones is Rotary International’s president for 2022-23, the first woman to hold that office in the organization’s 115-year history. When you bring in a new member, you get a letter directly from Jennifer! How cool is that? 

PROGRAM:  Paul Meneghini and Lauren Brown from Enbridge joined us to share information on Line 5 and the proposed Great Lakes Tunnel Project. 

Michigan families and businesses rely on the energy transported through the 645-mile Line 5 that travels through the Great Lakes near the Mackinaw Bridge. 

Line 5 is monitored 24/7/365 by two Enbridge controllers at their operations center and by an automated monitoring system.

The Great Lakes Tunnel Project proposes to place a pipeline in a new Great Lakes Tunnel to provide extra layers of safety and environmental protection. This will house a replacement segment of Line 5 in the Straits. 

To learn more you can call their toll-free number 1-855-869-8209 or email line5info@enbridge.com.

Next Week’s Program:  Michelle Gallagher – American Red Cross