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A family physician, Nick runs his own Medical Center in LaSalle, Ontario, and past Medical Director for a local nursing home. He has served as President and Honorary President of the Essex County Medical Society, on the board of directors for Hearts Together for Haiti, Essex Golf & Country Club, and HANWASH (Haiti National Water. Hygiene and Sanitation - a Rotary-led initiative to bring clean water to the entire country of Haiti).

He proudly served as the President of the Rotary Club of LaSalle Centennial in 2012-2013, and 2015-2016.

Nick served District 6400 as the Paul Harris Society Co- Chair, chaired the District Conference golf tournament, sat on the District Membership and Foundation Committee, and chaired the District Promotion committee for the Taipei convention. He has been a featured speaker at the Zone 28/29 summer success seminar, as well as being the keynote speaker at District 5950’s Foundation dinner, District 6380’s Membership Summit, District 6400 Assembly, the International Assembly, and the International Convention.

Nick is very active in his community and has spearheaded dozens of events including golf tournaments that have raised hundred’s of thousands of dollars for local groups, scholarships and most recently a tournament that benefited a local cancer centre.

He is passionate about volunteer travel and has participated as a Rotary Foundation Alumni on missions to the Brazilian Amazon, Haiti and Tanzania. He led a Vocational Training Team to Ethiopia in 2017 and again in 2018 to train medical professionals in the six areas of focus.

Nick is the recipient of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal. He was also recently recognized with the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) – Spirit of Philanthropy Award and the LaSalle Citizens Award.

Nick and his wife, Immediate Past Rotary International President Jennifer Jones, share a love of travel, cycling, golf and time spent at their family cottage. They also share a thirst for adventure having scaled the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, Africa in 2009.

As champions of The Rotary Foundation, they are members of the Arch C. Klumph Society, the Paul Harris Society and are charter members of the Bequest Society.

RI Monthly Themes

August

Membership and New Club Development Month

September

Basic Education and Literacy Month

October

Economic and Community Development Month

November

Rotary Foundation Month

December

Disease Prevention and Treatment Month

January

Vocational Service Month

February

Peace and Conflict Prevention/Resolution Month

March

Water and Sanitation Month

April

Maternal and Child Health Month

May

Youth Service Month

June

Rotary Fellowships Month

The Adrian Noon Rotary Club is one of over 50 other clubs in District 6400. It is one of 38,000 other clubs world-wide! This year is especially significant in that Jennifer Joes from our District's Windsor-Roseland Club in Ontario, Canada is the first female president of Rotary International!

Our club is a conduit for joining leaders, exchanging ideas and to taking action on important issues affecting our community, our nation, and our world. It is a premier service organization that also has a lot of fun! Whether we’re socializing or working together on important service projects – Rotarians always have a great time being with fellow members to volunteer!

We connect at weekly meetings and learn from business, political and civic leaders, and entrepreneurs, who help us stay informed on topics that are relevant to our community.

Our club meets the first and third Thursdays at noon at The Centre' in Adrian on West US223. Come join us for fellowship, a great meal, and to hear community representatives share always great and timely information. This is a picture from our District-facilitated Visioning Session at the Adrian Armory & Events Center last summer. This year's District Governor is Nick Krayacich.

The picture above was taken an hour before our regular meeting on October 10 - the day that our new DG, Nick, made his official visit to our club and asked to meet with the board before that. Not shown are board members Rod Pender and Theresa Soto. Secretary Chuck Chase took the photo.

The board meets the second Tuesday of every month at 5pm at the Comfort Inn in Adrian.

Respectfully;

Carrie Dillon

Club President 2023-24/2024-25

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Brief History of Rotary International

Rotary started with the vision of one man — Paul Harris. The Chicago attorney formed the Rotary Club of Chicago on 23 February 1905, so professionals with diverse backgrounds could exchange ideas and form meaningful, lifelong friendships. There are over 46,000 member clubs worldwide with a membership of 1.4 million individuals.

Over time, Rotary’s reach and vision gradually extended to humanitarian service. Members have a long track record of addressing challenges in their communities and around the world.

That commitment endures today through an organization that remains truly international. Only 16 years after being founded, Rotary had clubs on six continents. Our members now span the globe, working to solve some of our world’s most challenging problems.

We’re not afraid to dream big and set bold goals. Rotary began its fight against polio in 1979 with a project to immunize 6 million children in the Philippines. Today, polio remains endemic in only two countries — down from 125 in 1988.

Stephanie Urchick - 2024-25 Rotary International President

STEPHANIE URCHICK is the president of Rotary International for 2024-25. She is a member of the McMurray Rotary Club in Peters, Pennsylvania and is originally from Monessen.

Urchick has said that the theme for her presidency is "The Magic of Rotary", and has chosen orange and sky blue as her theme colors. Orange represents change and the end of one phase and the beginning of another, while blue is associated with knowledge, intelligence, trust, loyalty, and dependability. Urchick has also said that she wants to prioritize regionalization, as Rotary operates in more than 200 countries and regions.

She believes that understanding how regional differences affect Rotarians can help the organization become more efficient and effective. Urchick also plans to host a presidential peace conference in 2025 with the theme "Healing in a Divided World".

History of the Rotary Bell:

In 1922, U.S. Rotarians organized an attendance contest. The challenge was that the losing clubs would join in giving the winning club a prize. The Rotary Club of New York City was declared the winner and to them was awarded as a prize a bell from a popular patrol boat which was placed on wood that came from “HMS Victory", Admiral Nelson's vessel at the battle of Trafalgar on 21 October 1805.

In the ensuing fierce battle 20 allied ships were lost, while the British lost none. The tactic exposed the leading ships in the British lines to intense fire from multiple ships as they approached the Franco-Spanish lines.

Since then, the bell used in Rotary meetings started to represent, as on the ships, order, discipline and the time to guide us through the weekly hour and a half meetings. The bell informs us with its sound the beginning of the Rotary meeting, other club rituals and of course the closure of the regular club meeting.

THE ADRIAN NOON ROTARY CLUB

Founded in 1921 and celebrating 100 years of service in April of 2021, the Adrian Noon Rotary Club is one of 51 other clubs in District 6400. We give individuals an opportunity to join leaders, exchange ideas and to take action on important issues affecting our community, our nation, and our world. The Adrian Noon Rotary Club, in recognition of it's 100th anniversary commemorated the occasion by purchasing and erecting a clock on the City's Comstock Park pictured below right! The clock was officially installed on July 20, 2021 and a dedication ceremony was held August 6, 2021 at Downtown Adrian’s First Friday in August! A Gala Dinner was held in September. Special Edition Anniversary Booklet shown at left.

The Rotary Club of Adrian was organized on March 24, 1921 at a banquet held at the Gussenbauer’s Tea Room located in the 100 block of South Main Street. Twenty-four men were the charter members forming the club and they were visiting Rotarians from Toledo, Jackson and Hillsdale. The original officers were Thomas C. Kennedy (President), Clarke E. Baldwin, A.V. Riddle, James H. Howell, and Earl G. Kuney. Soon after its founding, the club implemented a free medical clinic, bringing doctors from the U of M to diagnose children with disabilities throughout the county.

In 1961, ten Adrian Rotarians, under the leadership of Carl DeLamiter and Gene Olsen, organized the Adrian Rotary Foundation, a vehicle through which we could receive donations and subsequently make contributions to the community.

In 1965 under the leadership of Charles Hickman our club led a crusade to save the Croswell Opera House from demolition by raising the needed money for renovation. In 1989 our club participated in a major international project by raising more than $100,000 for RI’s Polio Plus program! One of our own members, Dr. Bill Chase, has worked internationally to help those less fortunate at the clinic in Brazil named after him and supported by District 6400. He was the recipient of RI’s highest award – The Service Above Self Award for his contributions.

In 1996, our club celebrated its 75^th anniversary. Dave Maxwell was president and Adrian Noon Rotary Club member and Mayor, then late Sam Rye signed the official proclamation! The Adrian Rotary Club has had the distinct honor of having had 5 members serve as District Governor: Eugene Olsen Sr., John Dawson, Bill Chase, Bruce & Sue Goldsen!

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2024-25 Club Brochure