Rochester Rotary Club RotoScoop
August 3, 2021
 

If you are interested in viewing today's virtual Rotary meeting, please click the following link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUmPghEqj-Q

And, if you haven't paid your sheriff's fines yet (or wish to donate more to continue our local charitable work), please do so at the bottom of the following link:

https://www.rochesterrotaryclub.org/page/covid-19

 
President David Eardley opened the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance, then we recited the Four Way Test. Both regular and virtual lunch was served!
 
ATTENDANCE

Rotary Gateway Park was filled to the brim with Rotarians. We had twenty one honored guests this week! A warm welcome to: 

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Dr. Stafford Rorke

Claire & Kyle Johns

Coral & Matt Bruer

Paul & Donna Johns

Rev. Julie Liske

Dr. Brian and Margaret Goslin

Dr. Dan Arnold

Nancy Butty

Jinny Sherosky

Tony  & Linda Cox

Jane Quigley

Dave and Kathy Shellenbarger 

Carol Lowman 

Rudy Lawson Warren  

Tami Salsbury 
 

15th HANDSHAKE

Grateful for such a beautiful Michigan day we skipped our 15th handshake and were happy to each pay our fines!
 
HAPPY BUCKS
Our community happy buck was collectively honoring Rotary Gateway Park's gazebo and gorgeous garden. What a treasure!
 
ROTARIAN OF THE WEEK
Annette Werner gave the Rotarian of the Week award to Mary Lee Kowalczyk.  Congrats Mary Lee! 
 
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Tom Neveau is hard at work organizing our next social event at River Crest on September 24th. Tom could use some help bringing this entertainment to fruition. 
 
The Golf Outing is taking place on August 31st! There is still time to register a foursome. Please register soon and help the club reach it's goal of 100 golfers!
 
The Golf Ball Drop will be held on August 30th. Get your tickets for $25 a piece or the bargain price of 5 for $100!
 
Our nametag box has been reorganized and renumbered. The index inside the box will assist you in finding your nametag at our next meeting. 
 
BIRTHDAYS AND CLUB ANNIVERSARIES
We had one Birthday this week. Pete Duhamel! Happy Birthday Pete!
 
Ted Roumell is celebrating 53 years with the club! Congratulations!
 
SHERIFF'S REPORT
 
 
 
PROGRAM 

Rotarians and guests alike gathered for the dedication of the gazebo and gardens to Rochester Rotary Gateway Park. In the words of our devoted Rotarian, Bill Ebinger whom was the driving force in bringing our park to life, the meaning of life is to love and be loved. Rotary Gateway Park has honored that meaning by providing the space for weddings, engagements, photos and so many more ways the community gathers to celebrate.

Dr. Stafford Rorke came forward to tell us of his idea to honor his wife with a bench in our park. An idea that grew to so much more to match the legacy she left on the hearts of all she encountered. Dr. Rorke and his late wife Ruth spent their 45 years of marriage traveling the world, leaving a piece of their light in each placed they visited. They raised a beautiful family who were present to honor her memory following her battle with cancer. The gazebo stands in the park as a tribute to a treasured mother, a remarkable, gentle, compassionate, loving, and strong soul. Ruth was a lover of animals, nature, and all people. Bill and Stafford's vision in this gazebo allow her to continue to support the things she loved. Her daughter honored her memory with a poem entitled, "A Mother of Wisdom."

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Jan Drobnich introduced Mary Ann Reidinger, a Sparty, who has dedicated her life to the help of others. Mary Ann was here to dedicate the gardens to her late husband Alan. They met when Mary Ann had two sons. After watching Alan and his mother together, her son Phillip asked Alan when he was going to marry his mom and the rest was history. Mary Ann and Alan were a force together.  Mary Ann helped set up the community foundation, was instrumental in starting the women's fund, and was highly active in the Rochester Rotary Scholarship Program. Mary Ann still keeps in touch with the recipients of the the program, taking them to lunch and encouraging their futures. Al was knowledgeable about everything. He was a great supporter of the Rotary club never missing a year to deliver poinsettias. He was patient, giving and always kept a smile on his face. Mary Ann continues their legacy. 

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The Gazebo and Gardens are a sacred space for family, friends, Rotarians, and the community to honor their stories and memories and continue to make new ones.

We were treated to the captivating voice of  with Mark Tisdel and his renditions of Country Road and What a Wonderful World.

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Ernie Schaefer came forward to present the prestigious Paul Harris Award to Dr. Rorke, Mary Ann Reidinger, and Jane Quigley.  

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We thank all those that made this dedication happen from our major donors, our set up crew, Nino for our delicious lunch and sound, Paula for her unmatched musical stylings, Juliane Morian for the use of the library's chairs and podium, Mo Sayed for our signage, and Jane Quigley for her superb upkeep of the park.

President David concluded our dedication with a beautiful benediction

If you are interested in viewing today's presentation, and the entire meeting, please click the following link:

https://youtu.be/bYNJFR6oSMk

 Thanks everyone, have a great week.

 
Upcoming meeting schedule:
 
Tuesday, August 10th via Zoom and River Crest
 

In Person:   900 W Avon Rd, Rochester Hills, MI 48307

Zoom Meeting Link:  https://zoom.us/j/91591961920

Join By Phone: (312) 626-6799
Meeting ID: 915 9196 1920

Password: 317669

 
President David adjourned the meeting at 1:00 p.m.
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