INVOCATION
Stuart Siegner gave the invocation
GUESTS
Melody Gruber-Huisjen, a creative marketing specialist with the Community Foundation of Greater Rochester, joined 45 Rotarians for lunch today.
FIFTEENTH HANDSHAKE
Julian Morian was our greater today and was happy to announce that Jerry Carvey was the Fifteenth Handshake and was fine free for the day.
ROTARIAN OF THE WEEK
Paula D'Ambrosio passed on the coveted trophy to Bill Ebinger for his many years of work on creating a lovely spot for contemplation at Rotary Gateway Park.
BIRTHDAYS AND CLUB ANNIVERSARIES
Lots of Rotarians were celebrating birthdays including Blake McLellan, Chance Smeznik, Stuart Siegner, Shirley Gofrank, Kyle Johnson and Jeff Fosbnaugh. Thanks to the Rotarians who reminded the president to sing happy birthday!
John Gaber is celebrating his 26th anniversary as a Rotarian!
HAPPY BUCKS
Ron DiLiddo was happy that his wife, Marjorie, is recovering from surgery at home and doing very well.
Tom Neveau was happy for MSU fans and the victory they celebrated this past weekend and announced that he and David Archbold had a very productive meeting with Rochester Community Schools regarding our Youth Exchange programs.
David Archbold was happy for the Detroit Lions' recent wins.
Yolanda Udell paid a $5 advertising fee to announce Meadowbrook Center for Learning annual mum sale.
Tim Crawford paid a $5 fee to promote Ascension Providence Rochester's golf outing on September 23rd.
Tim Duncan has a lovely sixteen-year-old daughter who is now driving. He asked that we keep his eyes open for this new driver on the road.
Trevis Harrold paid a $10 advertising fee to promote a fundraiser with Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel on Friday, 13th, from 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. Contact Trevis for details.
CLUB ANNOUNCEMENTS
Sadly, Jerry Gross passed away two weeks ago.Jerry’s memorial visitation will be held at Potere-Modetz Funeral Home from 3:00 – 8:00 pm in downtown Rochester, on October 11, 2024. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, October 12, 2024, at Potere-Modetz Funeral Home, 339 Walnut Blvd, 11:00am.
Jerry was a Rochester Rotary member for almost 12 years and served on the Set Up Committee for many years. He worked at Chrysler as a Product Development Specialist before retiring.
Please mark your calendar and invite your friends and family to our free ice cream social! As we approach our 70th anniversary, we are excited to celebrate this milestone with a community ice cream social on Sunday, September 15. The event will take place at Rotary Gateway Park on Old Towne Road, next to the Rochester Hills Public Library, from 3 to 5 PM. We look forward to sharing this joyous occasion with you all.
2024 Necessities Drive for foster children in the metro area in under way. Our club, along with the Rochester Hills Lions, the Rochester Lions, and the Rochester Kiwanis, is collecting diapers, underwear, socks, and pajamas for foster kids. Drop boxes for donated items will be available at the Rochester Hills Public Library and Eugenia’s 3rd Street Hair/Gallery, both in downtown Rochester. Donation boxes will be available from now through September 20. It is super easy to order these items from Amazon.
David Archbold purchased a Rotary International flag that club members or their family members can use for visitation or memorial services. The flag will be kept with other Rotary flags at the Rochester Community House. Dave also is renumbering our name badges. Please bring, and leave, your badge at our next inperson meeting so he can replace the numbers.
Carol Franciosi reminded members that want to ride the trail they meet up with her at 9 a.m. on Saturday at the Paint Creek Trail parking lot on Tienken or meet up for coffee at the Farmers' Market at 10 or at Recipes for brunch at 10:30.
Tim Duncan announced that people can drop off used bicycles at the Meijer Garden Center on South Rochester Road on Saturday, September 28th, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The bikes will be refurbished, repaired, and tuned up before they are given to kids in Detroit.
Neighborhood House (NH) sent the Club a lovely thank you letter for the $10,000 grant we made to the Food Pantry and for immediate financial assistance to families or individuals in need. Last year NH's Food Pantry provided 330,270 meals to families and individuals and $63,896 of financial assistance was distributed for emergency housing and auto repairs.
SONG LEADERS
Songbird Jerry Carvey led the club in singing Heigh-Ho, Heigh-Ho, and I've Been Working on the Railroad in honor of Labor Day.
SHERIFF'S REPORT
Sheriff Dave Blair was filling in for Mayor Barnett, but was using Bryan's notes. Dave didn't want to take the credit (or blame) for these fines.
- David Archbold was charged a smart aleck fine for his comments about the badge box.
- Lions fans, viewers, and attendees were fined as we wanted to get their cash while we could. Those who don't care about the Lions were also fined!
- People with kids or grandkids going back to school were fined for the sighs of relief heard all around town!
- Golf players were charged a playing fee.
Trevis Harrold was fined for his too-small shirt sleeves or maybe for his manly biceps? They look something like this.- On this day in 1846 American inventor Elias Howe earned a patent for the first lockstitch sewing machine
- On this day in 1960 Popeye the Sailor debuted on TV. "That's all I can stands, 'cause I can't stands no more!"
- On this day in 1984 Alex Trebek became the Jeopardy host
- On this day in 1993 the X-Files debuted on Fox
SPEAKER
Susan Tisdel discussed the history of the Port Huron Town Hall and its list of impressive speakers, and what she wants to accomplish by bringing this program to the Greater Rochester area.
In the fall of 2023, after attending the Port Huron Town Hall speaker series for several years, a small group of local residents, including our speakerl decided to develop a similar program closer to home. They wanted the Greater Rochester community to have that same experience of a once-in-a-lifetime chance to hear, see, to be moved, and inspired by amazing speakers at an accessible cost. With that as a goal, the E Speaker Series was born: a passion project to Engage, Enrich, Enchant, Enlighten,and Entertain all who attend. The E Speaker Series partnered with Meadow Brook Theatre and invited two speakers for the 2024 season.
Tuesday, October 29 - Steve Hartman, CBS News Correspondent. Hartman will share moving stories about the extraordinary people he meets in his weekly “On the Road” feature segment. Hartman’s stories are used in thousands of classrooms worldwide to teach kindness and character.
Tuesday, December 3 – Sharon McMahon, America’s Government Teacher and creator of Sharon Says So. McMahon is on a mission to curate facts, fun, and inspiration by educating Americans on democracy, politics, and history. After years of serving as a high school government and law teacher, McMahon took her passion for education to Instagram with a mission to combat political misinformation with non-partisan facts. She is also the host of the top-rated podcast Here’s Where It Gets Interesting, where each week, she provides entertaining yet factual accounts of America’s most fascinating moments and people.
Both programs will be held at Meadow Brook Theatre. Tickets can be purchased directly at the box office or through Ticketmaster.
