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President David Eardley opened the virtual meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance, then we recited the Four Way Test. Lunch was served.
David Eardley gave the invocation to our club today.
ATTENDANCE
There were 38 Rotarians present, and 3 guests, Karyl Smith and Maggie Steinhauer
15th HANDSHAKE
President David announced to the club Cary Riggs. Congratulations Cary!
Our club had so much to be happy about this week:
Bob Lytle was happy that Linda Eastman read his book about the mystery on Mackinaw Island while she was on the island.
Jeff Whitbey is excited to be performing at the Art & Apples Festival this Saturday at 11:30 with his band.
Shirley Gofrank was happy about the successful golf outing last week.
Marty Pavlick is grateful for Paula’s tickling of the ivories and for his son’s bare handed foul ball catch at the Tiger’s Game.
Bryan Barnett is happy about innovation hills wildly successful attendance and positive feedback from the community
Ron Lichtle will be holding on to the Rotarian of the Week title this week.
Brenda “Woo Woo” Tipton our District Governor will be visiting the club to give a presentation next Tuesday.
Ron Lichtle was the winner of our Golf Ball Drop. Congratulations Ron!!!!
Masters Raffle tickets are available for purchase. Connect with Lars to secure your chance at this amazing opportunity.
Ernie Schaefer announced that the Shred Polio Event will be October 18th.
Everyone mark your calendars for a little fall cleaning and polio fighting support.
Linda Eastman purchased and awarded a Paul Harris to Stuart Siegner for his immense kindness and dedication to going above and beyond for anyone in need.
Bill Ebinger was awarded a Paul Harris for his remarkable dedication to the Rotary Gateway Park and his efforts to bring so many dreams to fruition.
Ray Doerr announced that the parliamentarian will be working with the bylaw committee this week to review the bylaws.
BIRTHDAYS AND CLUB ANNIVERSARIES
We had 3 member birthdays this week, Stuart Siegner September 7th, Shirley Gofrank September 9th, and Kyle Johnson September 11th. Happy Birthday Rotarians!!
We had 2 club anniversaries Kyle Johnson 5 years and John Sommerville 5 years.
SHERIFF'S REPORT
Jim Blundo, the Executive Director of the Michigan Mental Health Counselors Association, provided our presentation today on Mental Health.
Mental health is a difficult discussion to begin. The most important thing to remember is to speak to people as human beings who have value and remember the importance of taking a nonjudgmental approach. In the spirit of honesty, everyone has dark spots in their life and that is important to remember. It helps to talk and work through the issues that have the ability to bring you down a dark path. A meaningful conversation can move someone to the next level of coping. The internet has led to more and more isolation which is why communication and quality time is important now more than ever.
We are still on the look for a forever meeting home.
https://www.oakgov.com/covid/dashboard.html
https://rotarymasks.weebly.com/
Yes, this is a challenging time. But, we are Rotarians, we will rise to the challenge, and our resilience and power of adaptation will prevail over this. Thanks everyone, have a great week.
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