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Adrian
Service Above Self
We meet Thursdays at 12:00 PM
The Center
Corner of Wolf Creek Hwy and US223
Adrian, MI  49221
United States of America
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Hidden Lake Gardens - Paul Pfeifer
Al Brittain, retired local businessman, community leader and bank CEO and board member of Hidden Lake Gardens gave a brief history of Harry Fee and his gift of the property to what was then Michigan State College and the organization’s current association with Michigan State University, introduced today’s speaker – Paul Pfeifer, director of Hidden Lake Gardens.
 
Hidden Lake Gardens is owned and operated by Michigan State University under the division of Land Management, but supported through admission fees, endowments, gifts and the "Friends of Hidden Lake Gardens" membership program. The Gardens is open 360 days of the year. HLG is located within the Highway M50 corridor linking the Irish Hills with Lenawee, Jackson and Washtenaw Counties.
 
Paul spoke about HLG’s capital campaign - $2.2M Reach for the Sky project. The Tree Tower and Canopy Walk will provide persons of any ability to have a complete forest emersion experience. It will include a 500 foot long “walk” through the tree canopy some 65 feet above the ground via the wheelchair friendly boardwalk and suspension bridge canopy walk; a 100 foot tall “climb” up the tree tower via stairs and ADA compliant elevator – the only one of its kind; a direct connection with nature to escape the stresses of everyday life and to improve general health and well-being naturally.
 
HLG offers visitors many educational programs for all ages. HLG attracted over 57,000 visitors in 2017.
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UPDATES
Delegation from Azerbaijan & Lunch Buddy Program – Ray Lennard, president of the Adrian Morning Club announced that a delegation will be arriving on October 11 through the 19th to study Early Childhood Education. Ray said that a number of events are planned while they are here and that we are welcome to attend them. A schedule will be out soon. Katrina Ossman then spoke about their Lunch Buddy program - a program that pairs adult mentors with elementary students to offer friendship, support, and a positive role model. Volunteers spend approximately one hour per week during lunch with a student at Adrian Public Schools. Following lunch there is a period of time to do fun things, playing games, talking, doing puzzles or reading. They are still looking for volunteers. To sign up, please visit: https://www.adrianmorningrotary.org/lunch-buddies
 
Hospice Event – Anne Sherman announced the “All Wheel Ride” – Saturday, September 7 starting at El Chaps with breakfast – proceeds go to the Hospice Heart Endowment Fund. Motorcycles and cars welcome.
 
Dress Memo - Did anyone else get the memo to wear passion blue except Gerry and Rhonda???
 
 
DATES TO REMEMBER
September 14 – River Raisin Cleanup – Nate and Yours Truly again updated members on this event which is also fast approaching. This year we’ll be back to Riverside Park. Volunteers will assemble at the entrance to the park off of McKenzie Street, Still need volunteers, Work will be confined to the banks only along the river. We will not do any work in the river itself. (9am-12 noon). Refreshments will be served. Be sure and signup to help. A big thanks to Mary and Mark Murray for agreeing to provide the food for the event as well as to Helen who graciously agreed to provide cookies! 
 
 
September 21 – Lenawee Bike Tour - Chip announced that the next meeting of the committee will be September 10 at 5pm at his office downtown and that packets will be assembled on September 17 at his house at 6pm. Thus far 45 bikers have signed up! He also mentioned that there are 23 Rotarians who have not signed up to either help, ride in the event or make a donation and that he will be contacting them via email to help in some way. He gave special thanks to Kevin Keller for helping out.
 
 
September 21 – Star Gazing Event – at PlaneWave property that evening.
 
September 24 – One Rotary Summit
 
 
September 30 – Annual District Governor’s Golf Outing
 
October 24 - World Polio Day. Our club will be hosting and invites will be sent to all other Rotary clubs in the county.
 
 
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
 
Guests: Visiting Adrian Morning Rotary Club members Ray Lennard and Katrina Ossman; Al Brittain
FINE SESSION  
 
 
Gerry Burg fined: Reinink, Hosken.
 
Happy Bucks – Behnke. Pender, Herrera, Moore and Bendes
Volunteers
Prayer – Rod
 
Songs – Nate and Helen
 
50/50 Drawing – $27 went to Cindy Sutherland who won $27. Can’t remember whose name was drawn but they were not present
 

TABLE HELPERS: Kathye & Rhonda

 

 

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New RI President - 2019-20

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.

 
 
The new theme for 2019-20

 

 

 

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Mary Murray
September 4
 
Rod Pender
September 7
 
Melissa Parsons
September 9
 
Gerry Burg
September 20
 
Theresa Soto
September 22
 
Aaron Hacker
September 27
 
Spouse Birthdays
Steve Sherman
September 9
 
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Barry Reinink
Candace Reinink
September 13
 
Anne Sherman
Steve Sherman
September 24
 
Eloise Hosken
Robert Hosken
September 26
 
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Carrie Dillon
September 14, 2017
2 years
 
Jesse Pizana
September 14, 2017
2 years
 
Russell Hampton
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