The meeting was opened by President Rodney Hulbert who led us in the Pledge of Allegiance, the 4-way test and then we all sang "God Bless America." The invocation was given by David Eardley.
GUESTS
Tom Neveau introduced the following guest today:
Randy Sabaro, his first visit
HAPPY BUCKS
Rodney H -- happy for the snow
Ron L -- happy for the snow
15th HANDSHAKE
To maximize fines, there was no 15th handshake recognized at today's meeting!
ROTARIAN OF THE WEEK
George Krozier, with the fine once again pre-paid, presented the much sought after bejeweled trophy to Ernie Schaefer, in gratitude for Ernie's invitation to join Rotary.
CLUB ANNOUNCEMENTS
Ernie Schaefer presented Paul Harris Major Donor Awards ($10,000 in giving to the Rotary Foundation) to Russ Shelton and Mary Ann Reidinger. Janice McPeek, with our Zone Major Gifts team, spoke to the many ways that these gifts will further the work of Rotary and enhance the lives of adults and children world-wide. President Rodney shared that since the club's inception, there have been 153 Paul Harris Fellows, out of which 12 have also been Major Donors.
REMINDER: The Masters Raffle will be back in 2019. 300 tickets will be available at $100/ticket. Start talking it up with your golfing friends. Tickets make great Valentine's Day gifts!
MARK YOUR CALENDARS! Rotary's 2019 Winetasting Event will be Friday, April 12, 2019, at Bordine's.
BIRTHDAYS AND CLUB ANNIVERSARIES (since Jan 1):
Happy Birthday:
Tom Asmus, Jan 22
Ernie Schaefer, Jan 22
Paul Haig, Jan 23
Happy Club Anniversary:
Nicholas Langlois, 1 year
Ernie Schaefer, 21 years
SONGS
Jerry Carvey led us in two songs today: Let There Be Peace on Earth (in honor of MLK Day) and On the Sunny Side of the Street (to keep us warm on this cold day). Thank you, Jerry!
SHERIFF
Dave Blair served as our sheriff today and spoke about Rotarian of the Week sermons, teaching about MLK to his children, snow, Valentine's Day sales pitches among Rotarians, and numerous funny jokes. Thank you Dave! All fines collected go for Rotary Scholarships, with a goal of raising $11,000. PLEASE NOTE: fines are now $5. Thank you everyone!
PROGRAM
Ron Lichtle introduced today's speaker, President Rodney, who used today's Club Assembly to highlight the new Membership Information Update Sheet, which will be emailed out to all club members to complete. It will offer ways to interact and share our experiences and wisdom with other club members. This information, once gathered, will help the club to grow and build community. It will offer us a unique opportunity to market to young adults as a community of persons interested in sharing their wisdom with younger generations. There is such value when we make connections with each other. He also shared that we currently have 107 members, which is consistent with the last several years. He reminded us that we can see other data on the club through our club's website.
Ron Lichtle then invited Nicholas Langlois and Jeff Fugate forward to share a little about their lives.
Nicholas was born in Auburn Hills. He was home-schooled and attended Northwood University where he participated in program that allowed to complete his Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Business Adminstration simultaneously. He enjoys photography. He has started two business. He has been a Rotarian for just under 5 years, including one year here. He does consulting with smaller metro area businesses through his business, Creative Strategy Solutions. He has also worked for Rivian, an American automotive technology company. He recently purchased a house in Royal Oak.
Jeff was born in Rochester Hills and graduated from Rochester High School, where he played football and track. He has two children, a 14 year old son and a 9 year old daughter. He enjoys coaching and especially his children. He coached for OU's club football team, serving as the defensive coordinator. He played football at Adrian College, where he played defensive end, and held several records from his playing days, including most sacks in a game. He loves golfing and being involved in activities with his children. Jeff works for Whims Insurance in downtown Rochester, where he handles both commercial and personal lines.
President Rodney closed the meeting at 1:16 p.m. See you next week!
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