August 30, 2018 (Aug 30, 2018)

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Member Birthdays

Sue Lewis

August 13

Mitch Blonde

August 17

Susan Tobey

August 22

Pattie Ellerholz

August 24

Ray Maxe

August 24

Spouse Birthdays

Susan Tobey

August 22

Stephan Szewczuk

August 25

Anniversaries

Jim Philp

Amy Philp

August 4

Mike Olsaver

Tiffany Olsaver

August 7

Steve Benz

Connie Benz

August 10

Kevin Marti

Korinne Marti

August 11

Bob Sack

Audrey Sack

August 24

Join Date

Rod Pender

August 2, 2012

6 years

Floyd Rodgers

August 3, 1995

23 years

Kathryn Szewczuk

August 3, 2017

1 year

Mark Murray

August 3, 1995

23 years

Brent Mercer

August 13, 2009

9 years

Ray Maxe

August 13, 2009

9 years

Carol Souchock

August 22, 2008

10 years

Welcome to our Club!

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Lenawee Country Club

4110 Country Club Rd
Adrian, MI 49221
United States

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Japanese Exchange Program - LISD

Ed Lyons, a fulltime teacher at Sand Creek Schools and LISD Japan Exchange Student Coordinator who spoke about the program which results in an exchange of students twice a year between Adrian and Moriyama Japan – Adrian’s Sister City! Ed began by thanking our club for its support of this program over the years.

A delegation of middle school students (usually 4 boys and 4 girls) and teachers (2) from Japan in October each year who travel here and stay with host families there for 7-10 days which includes a trip to Washington D.C. Then in June of the following year, they host a similar delegation from Lenawee County which includes a trip to Hiroshima.

Two of the 8 students who just returned from Japan in June, Liam Cornish (Tecumseh Freshman this year) and Maddie Bowman (a Blissfield Freshman this year), shared their experiences while there with the audience. They spoke about the lasting friends they made, the foods they developed tastes for and the different activities they were involved in.

Maddie said that, in Japan, students stay in the same classroom throughout the school day and the teachers go to them to conduct their classes! Liam said that he learned so much about the Japanese culture and language while he was there he had never known before. While there, he was able to play on a Japanese high school soccer team.

Ed concluded the presentation by saying that the money we donate supports the cost of admissions to various sites when the Japanese delegation comes here along with lunches and transportation expenses. Should any student (6^th and 7^th graders in Lenawee County) wish to become part of this program, a registration site (https://www.lisd.us/instruction/programs/japanese-exchange/) will be up and running this November and December, Ed said, to indicate their interest.

Announcements

Posted on Aug 30, 2018

UPDATES

Paul Harris Fellow – Mike Olsaver, RI Foundation chair for the club presented 3 PHF’s at today’s meeting: Mary Murray with her PHF +6 pin, Kevin Marti with his first one and Sue Lewis with her first one. Congrats to you all!

Thank You Notes – From LuAnn Grotbeck

New District Directories – They have been released! Be sure and get your copy at the head table next week.

2^nd Annual Bike Tour – Ad to appear in this Sunday's issue!

Financial Literacy Fair – Patty announced this event which will take place on Thursday, September 27^th. More

Welcome "SHU" Students – Thanks to those who helped out last Saturday evening at the Governor's Tea Room!

ATTENTION ALL MEMBERS – We are in need of members who want to join the Public Relations Committee. Presently the current members are Yours Truly, Jim Potthast, Mike and Susan Tobey and John Elchert. At the Club Assembly next week, the committee will be making a brief presentation to give you an idea where the committee is headed. We are looking for creative people who would like to serve on our committee. Please contact Yours Truly at chaslin1@comcast.net or let me know next week.

New Prospect Brochures are now available with applications for membership inside. Be sure and pick some up!

Upcoming Programs:

September 6 – Club Assembly

September 13 – Frank Nagel from ProMedica – Lenawee County Health Assessment

September 20 – Member Moments – Danilo Riella and Cindy Sutherland

September 27 – Gwen Fisher - Gerrymandering

DATES TO REMEMBER

September 5 – Next meeting of the Bike Tour committee – Immediately following our regular meeting.

September 8 – Party on the Lake - Club social at Rhonda and Bob Gage’s lakeside home. Meat and drinks furnished – bring a dish to pass – for spouse and significant other. Festivities begin at 1:30pm.

September 15 – River Raisin Cleanup. 8:45am – noon. Mark mentioned the need for more volunteers. Refreshments will be served.

September 16 – District Governor’s Golf Outing

September 20 – One Rotary Summit at Schoolcraft College in Livonia. Fees will be paid for all members attending. 5:30 – 8:30pm

September 22 – Lenawee Bike Tour – Only about 4 weeks away! Be sure and share on Facebook any promotions you see. You are also encouraged to register on the site – www.rotarylenaweebiketour.com even if you don’t plan to ride so we can give the registration away to someone deserving. See the new ad below which will be appearing in this Sunday’s newspaper and the following 2 Sundays after that. Be sure and take some of the full-color promo stock that is available and distribute.

September 27 - Financial Literacy Fair – Kathye announced for Patty Clark this week that this event will take place on Thursday, September 27^th from 8am-12 noon. It’s a “Reality Fair”. More info coming.

October 18 - District Governor, Paul Sincock, pays a visit to our club! Please be sure and attend.

Guests: Dan Hall, guest of Mark Murray; Clint Brugger, guest of Kathryn S.; Ed Lyons, Maddie Bowman and her grandmother - Jodie, and Liam Cornish who returned from Japan in June as part of the Sister City Exchange.

FINE SESSION - Mike O.

Posted on Aug 30, 2018

Fines – Mike fined these deserving members: Herrera, Douglass, Smith, S. Tobey, Gage, M. Tobey, Chase, Baldwin, Keller, Dick (2), Potthast, Marti (2), Mary M.

Happy Bucks – Potthast, M. Tobey, Ellerholz

50/50 Drawing

Posted on Aug 30, 2018

50-50 DRAWING - Kathye’s ticket (second week in a row) was drawn and won a quick $25. Then Mary Murray’s name was drawn but did not pick the winning card for the $800+ jackpot!

INVOCATION: Pattie Ellerholz

SONGS: Nate Smith without Helen at the 88's!

TABLE HELPERS: Susan and Rhonda

ROTARACT AT ADRIAN COLLEGE - View their Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/rotaractac/

2018-19 RI President Barry Rassin wants Rotary members to Be the Inspiration

Rassin, a member of the Rotary Club of East Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas, unveiled the 2018-19 presidential theme, Be the Inspiration, to incoming district governors at Rotary’s International Assembly in San Diego, California, USA. “I want you to inspire in your clubs, your Rotarians, that desire for something greater. The drive to do more, to be more, to create something that will live beyond each of us.”

The new theme for 2018-19