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Petoskey Rotary Noon Club NEWSLETTER

October 12, 2022

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:  Howard Richards led us in God Bless America

4-Way Test:  Terry Newton

Invocation:  Melissa Thompson

Autumn is the mellower season, and what we lose in flowers we more than gain in fruits ~ Samuel Butler

Calendar Winners:  Read off by Randy Evans

Calendar Winners October 12, 2022

Visiting Rotarians:  Randy Evans, Sunrise Rotary, who was also our speaker today.

Guests:  Dr. Jeff Leslie, Superintendent Public Schools Petoskey

Life Events: 

Personal Updates: 

Joe Blachy was on vacation and broke his arm in Crete. He has to have surgery on his arm with a plate and screws in and also contracted COVID. Surgery scheduled at 3:45 pm on Thursday at McLaren hospital and the MSU campus East Lansing. He will be convalescing for the next few weeks or so. Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers.

Teri Donaldson’s husband had a mild heart attack last week and is also going through testing to see if his cancer has returned. Please keep him & Teri in your thoughts and prayers.

Birthdays:  None

Anniversaries:  

John Emley – 8 Years

Singing/Song:  Howard Richards led us in Smile and Georgia Abbott led us in 1969 Creedence Clearwater Revival, “Bad Moon Rising”

ANNOUNCEMENTS

North Central Michigan College:  Congratulations to North Central Michigan College for their recent accreditation in the nursing program which offers several degree options for careers in the health sciences. The National Council of State Boards of Nursing ranked NCMC among the best nursing schools in the state, and in the top tier of RN programs nationwide.

Pedal for Polio will be October 30 this year. Expect the riders to have their hand out for donations very soon. Riders will be expected to donate or pledge a minimum of $50.00 to participate in the ride.

Calendar Sales:  Mark your calendars! Calendars are due in 10 weeks. Please return raffle tickets and the funds collected to Karen Ragland. Each member is responsible for 10 calendars ($250). Thank you for your efforts!

Watch your inboxes for a survey to discuss the 2023 calendar raffle. A brainstorming meeting to decide the "fate of the calendars" will take place on Tuesday, November 1, at 5 PM at the Perry Hotel Noggin Room. Come and share your ideas!

Mark Your Calendars:  October 15 will be our second Fall Festival. It is being planned out by Kendal Klingelsmith, Nikki Devitt, and Ashley Whitney. The goal is to raise at least $5,000 this year. The festival will feature a beer tent, live music and entertainment, the popular pumpkin roll, and new this year—yard and lawn games. Pumpkins will go on sale shortly. We need your help to make this event a success. You can sponsor, donate, volunteer, sell pumpkins for the pumpkin roll, etc. Join us there and help us promote this fabulous community event. Committee members are needed, contact Nikki Devitt to sign up to help!

STRIVE Announcement:  STRIVE is looking for mentors, in particular male mentors to pair with students in need of a mentee. They have significant interest this year from students. Can you help? Imagine the difference you can make in the life of a local youth! See Georgia Abbott for more info. 

PROGRAM:  Randy Evans – Book “Do Good Better” about volunteering

A life-long volunteer, Dr. Evans offered insights into how to improve volunteer work for individual volunteers, volunteer teams, and volunteer organizations. His book highlights volunteers putting their talents to work worldwide, reader action steps, and group discussion questions. 

Next Week’s Program:  Chris Krajewski – Women’s Resource Center Safe House