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Petoskey Rotary Noon Club NEWSLETTER

March 29, 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:  Dibby Smith

Invocation:  Teri Donaldson

May You Have

Enough happiness to keep you sweet,

Enough trials to keep you strong,

Enough sorrow to keep you human,

Enough hope to keep you happy,

Enough failure to keep you humble,

Enough success to keep you eager,

Enough friends to give you comfort,

Enough wealth to meet your needs,

Enough enthusiasm to look forward,

Enough faith to banish depression,

Enough determination to make each day better than yesterday.

Calendar Winners:  Read off by Chelsea Platte

Calendar Winners March 29, 2023

Visiting Rotarians:  Patricia Wimmer, Rochester, Minnesota

Guests:  Andre Strydom, Piano Man; Tammy Remsberg, Speaker; Mike Donaldson

Life Events: 

Birthdays:  

John Van Etten

Anniversaries:

Ric Loyd – 18 Years

Stafford Smith – 62 Years

John Parker – 62 Years

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

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Piano Man:  THANK YOU to Andre Strydom, who played piano for us this winter.

Service Club Day at Camp Daggett:  Save the Date! On  May 6th, area service clubs are invited to come to Camp Daggett and help with various projects as they prepare for the summer camp season. Stay tuned for more info.

Venue:  Next week we will be back at the Perry Hotel for our meeting. You can show up at the Bayview Inn but you will miss our smiling Rotary faces.

Rotary District Conference:  You can find information on the upcoming District Conference May 19 - 20, 2023 at the Amway Grand Plaza in Grand Rapids. You can find reports, meeting information, and tools for the president. 

Over One Million Atta Boys & Girls to the Rotary Club of Petoskey and PRCCI:  Ashley DeCarteret presented a document she created to track all the funds that Rotary has gifted to our community since 2003 or 2008, depending on what historical records are available. She has discovered Rotary has contributed $1,843,499.83 to our community through charitable giving, the Parks Fund, Teacher of the Year, Scholarships, PRCCI, and more. WOW! If you have any historical financial records from those years or beyond, please reach out to Ashley so she can add them to her document. The spreadsheet will be available on Club Runner soon.

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. Members are asked to sell 10 tickets for $10 each ($100). Tickets are available for pick up at Rotary meetings or you can contact Karen Ragland. Sign-up will be forthcoming. Stay tuned for more info! And businesses, we're now accepting sponsorships for this too.

We're looking for 10 great raffle prizes this year to raise additional funds at the Spaghetti Dinner! If you can donate a gift card or gift basket/item, please contact Andrea Coronado andrea@crookedtree.org.

Pet Photo Contest:  The Rotary Club of Holland is holding a pet photo contest! Great prizes for winners! More info HERE. Deadline is May 14.

Meijers Simply Give Campaign:  Meijers Simply Give Campaign is running from January 1 – April 1, 2023. The fundraiser will help Brother Dan’s Food Pantry purchase for their clients.  Pick up a Simple Give card at the check-out lane at Meijers and scan the barcode on the back. Your receipt will show $10 added to your bill for this donation. Meijers will match your donation with an additional $10 donation. On March 4 and 24 your donation will be matched with a $20 donation.

PROGRAM:  Tammy Remsberg, Fit Body Boot Camp

Tammy shared her journey to powerlifting with us.

She was never an athlete growing up. After her kids grew up and left home, Tammy went through a dark period. She also lost two very dear friends during this time. She promised both of them she would “live out loud” and do something meaningful in her life. 

She started by running a half marathon in Chicago with her daughter, and really enjoyed it. She started to do more races.

While training for her fourth half-marathon, she was diagnosed with lupus and several other autoimmune diseases. It was excruciatingly painful. Tammy did a lot of research and found that the best thing to do to manage lupus is exercise. She started to focus on weight training and many of her lupus symptoms became manageable. 

Her daughter then participated in a bodybuilding competition, which interested Tammy. She started some training at the age of 56, and was advised to focus on powerlifting instead. For her very first powerlifting meet, she lifted over 200 pounds and set a new state record!

As Tammy became more fit, she had a desire to help others get fit too. She was at a gym one day, and was approached by someone to come work at Fit Body Boot Camp. She has been working there for 4 years now. Tammy finds great satisfaction in working with her clients. She loves to see their transformations.

Now at the age of 62 (!!!), Tammy holds 75 state records and 3 national titles for powerlifting. She is 8^th in the world for her age and weight class.

Go workout with Tammy sometime! Fit Body Boot Camp is in Petoskey, in the plaza with Dunham's and Sherwin-Williams. 

Next Week’s Program:  Leadership Little Traverse – An update on their project and graduation