Thanks to everyone who participated today as several committee chairs met with their respective committees and discussed their specific responsibilities as well as other programs we should be involved in. Committees that met were: Community Service, Membership and International.
Those gathering to discuss “Community Service” suggested that: we participate as a club in various holiday parades so that we can promote our club, look at doing something again in partnership with the Boys & Girls Club, possibly participate in the Walk to End Alzheimer’s with members who participate in the walk wearing their Rotary shirts, possible project with Hospice of Lenawee, involvement in the Appleumpkin Festival and pitching the Rotary tent as a possible fundraiser, participate in Chamber Expo to promote our club as well as Associated Charites and Salvation Army events. The committee rounded out their discussion suggesting we think of more programs we can do as a club involving veterans.
Chip reported out what the “International Service Committee” discussed which included programs to deal with the current immigration problems particularly in Mexico and the Central America region where we could donate clothes, books, etc. Since there will also be 15 international students coming here to attend Adrian High School, this will give our club an opportunity to interact with them somehow that we’ll want to look into. It might even include a social gathering with them so we can show them what we do as a club. Another suggestion was to connect with the international students at Adrian College and Siena Heights University. The committee suggested another idea they had might be to have a program to raise money to purchase bicycles for people in countries that need them in Africa. Another idea was to schedule an international dinner.
Last to report out was “Membership Committee” chair, Mike Tobey, who said that a “cocktail hour” (every quarter) possible at the Adrian Armory that would be advertised in advance through various media outlets. Retention, Mike said, was also discussed and that he hoped his committee could get a list every week of members who attend our meetings regularly and those who don’t so they could be called and encouraged to continue attending again through a simple phone call, email, etc.
DG Chambers’s Official Visit – Would love a huge turnout for the Governor’s visit. The board will meet with him at 11am and he will then address the club at our regular meeting. Please be sure and attend.
Finemaster Needed - Looking for a club member who would like to join the team of Finemasters. Please let Brent or Kevin know if you would be interested. Lots of fun!
Replacement Badges – REMEMBER: If ever you need a replacement badge be ready to cough up $13 to have a new one printed! Should you wish to avoid that cost, protect the one you now have with your life!
New District Directories – Thanks to AG Marilyn for personally hand delivering our new directories today. Be sure and pick one up.
New Club Directories – Thanks to Secretary Allen, new club directories are now available. Great job Allen. Love the color!
Lenawee Humane Society Raffle – Mike mentioned that a golf cart resembling a 1958 Chevy will again be raffled off. You can get tickets from him.
Lenawee Bike Tour Update – Chip updated members on the program saying that we are only 7 weeks away from our 3rd Annual event. He passed around a sign-up sheet as we need volunteers on Friday, September 20 (Pre-Registration at Adrian Armory) and Saturday, September 21st (registration table, SAG Stations, safety riders for the routes, etc.)
New Member Brochures – They are now available reflecting our new president, District Governor and RI President along with the address of our new location. It is a tri-fold brochure with an official membership form in the middle. Be sure and pick some up and recruit, recruit, recruit!
Upcoming Programs:
Aug 15 - DG Chambers Aug 22 - Joy Smith from Zonta Aug 29- TBD
DATES TO REMEMBER
August 9 – Kathy Williams announced that there will be an Open House for all VIP’s at the Neighbor of Hope’s new Women’s & Children’s Ministry Center from 4-6pm. At 4:30pm there will be a check presentation from various Rotary clubs in Lenawee County toward their new fence that has been completely erected. A total of $7,000 was donated to this project!
August 10 – Open House – Kathy Williams announced that this will be at the Neighbor of Hope’s new Women’s & Children’s Ministry Center from 10am-2pm and open to the public. You are encouraged to bring non-perishable food items, frozen fruits and veggies, etc. Thanks to Patty Clark for donating cooked chickens and a hog that supplied ample quantities of meat for people at the center! Thanks to Patty as well for helping put the patio furniture together yesterday.
August 15 – Official DG Chambers visit
August 24 – Welcome Students Back - from 5-8pm anyone who wants to help welcome the new incoming students can do so since we will need a number of volunteers like we did last year in front of the Governor Croswell Tea Room. Please let Nelson know if you can help. More info coming.
September 14 – River Raisin Cleanup
September 21 – Lenawee Bike Tour
September 21 – Star Gazing Event – at PlaneWave property that evening.
September 24 - One Rotary Summit
October 24 - World Polio Day
November 14-16 – R.Y.L.A – Our club will be selecting 1-2 Junior/Senior high schools students to attend this annual leadership event. We’ll need drivers to and from the event for the students attending. If you know of some student who would like to attend please let Nelson know. He has applications and more info. Gerry Burg will be assisting our club identify students who will participate.
November 20 – A Town & Gown Type Event – President Nelson, speaking for Mark Murray, announced a gathering at the Armory for lunch ($12) from 11:30am-1:30pm open to all professionals in the community who want to network.
Brent fined the following members: Douglass, S. Tobey, Maxe (2), Olsaver (2), Sack, Mark M., Herrera (2), M. Tobey, Swartzlander, Smith (2), Burg, Williams, Pender, Moore (2), Behnke, Dick.
Mark Daniel Maloney, of the Rotary Club of Decatur, Alabama, USA, is the new President of Rotary International for 2019-20. Maloney is a principal in the law firm of Blackburn, Maloney, and Schuppert LLC, with a focus on taxation, estate planning, and agricultural law. He represents large farming operations in the Southeastern and Midwestern United States, and has chaired the American Bar Association’s Committee on Agriculture in the section of taxation. He is a member of the American Bar Association, Alabama State Bar Association, and the Alabama Law Institute.
Thanks to everyone who participated today as several committee chairs met with their respective committees and discussed their specific responsibilities as well as other programs we should be involved in. Committees that met were: Community Service, Membership and International.
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