March 13, 2017 Meeting Bulletin
MEETING BULLETIN FOR MARCH 13, 2017
BIRMINGHAM ROTARY CLUB
COMMUNITY HOUSE, BIRMINGHAM, MI
12:15 PM
President Dave Underdown called the meeting to order at 12:15 pm.
We recited the Pledge of Allegiance and the Four-Way Test. Ken Gass led us in singing God Bless America.
Norma Jean Evans gave an inspiring invocation.
We sang Happy Birthday to Ryan Quinn and Sarah Rappaport, and then introduced visiting Rotarians and guests of Rotarians.
Thank you went out to our meeting volunteers, including Kayla Thompson, Alicia Green, Ryan Quinn, Mark Anderson, Richard Shapack, yours truly, and Norma Jean Evans.
Hope Warming Center: Bill Roy announced that volunteers are still welcome to participate in the next preparation and serving of a meal at Hope Warming Center on Baldwin in Pontiac, on March 22, 2017 from 7:30 to 9 pm. If you have not yet participated in helping out at Hope Warming Center, what are you waiting for? It is an eye opening experience.
Fowling: Its like bowling, but you knock down the pins with a football instead of a bowling ball. This event is being planned for Sunday April 2nd from 2 to 4 pm. Location in Hamtramack. More details to follow. Cost will be $15. A splendid time is guaranteed for all. See Bryan Frank for more information. Come have some fun!!!
THE BIG EVENT: OUR MASTER'S GOLF RAFFLE DRAWING!!!
We sold 286 tickets out of 300!! Great job everyone!! Special thanks to Bryan Frank and Charles Wickens.
Grand Prize Winner: Alex Tartar
$1000 Winner: Frank Thibodeau
$500 Winner: Chris Henry
The funds raised will support our charitable activities this coming year, and are vital to our continued community impact!
Weekly Raffle:
Daily pot ($10) won by Mark Anderson
The big pot lives.
Sheriff: Mark Anderson got generous donations from everybody with or without Irish ancestry!
Speaker: Our speakers, introduced by Rick Shapack, were Aimee Angel and Randy Ross of The Community Foundation. What an amazing group! It manages an endowment of $800 Million, and oversaw donations of $75 Million in 2016 over a seven county region. It also provides support for "donor advised funds", making charitable giving easier and more attractive from a tax perspective.
Examples of recent involvement include the Dequidre Cut, the Polk Penguin Conservation Center, the Solanus Casey Center and the New Economy Initiative, among literally dozens of other projects.
"Smiles" closed out our meeting.
Respectfully submitted,
John Mucha
BIRMINGHAM ROTARY CLUB
COMMUNITY HOUSE, BIRMINGHAM, MI
12:15 PM
President Dave Underdown called the meeting to order at 12:15 pm.
We recited the Pledge of Allegiance and the Four-Way Test. Ken Gass led us in singing God Bless America.
Norma Jean Evans gave an inspiring invocation.
We sang Happy Birthday to Ryan Quinn and Sarah Rappaport, and then introduced visiting Rotarians and guests of Rotarians.
Thank you went out to our meeting volunteers, including Kayla Thompson, Alicia Green, Ryan Quinn, Mark Anderson, Richard Shapack, yours truly, and Norma Jean Evans.
Hope Warming Center: Bill Roy announced that volunteers are still welcome to participate in the next preparation and serving of a meal at Hope Warming Center on Baldwin in Pontiac, on March 22, 2017 from 7:30 to 9 pm. If you have not yet participated in helping out at Hope Warming Center, what are you waiting for? It is an eye opening experience.
Fowling: Its like bowling, but you knock down the pins with a football instead of a bowling ball. This event is being planned for Sunday April 2nd from 2 to 4 pm. Location in Hamtramack. More details to follow. Cost will be $15. A splendid time is guaranteed for all. See Bryan Frank for more information. Come have some fun!!!
THE BIG EVENT: OUR MASTER'S GOLF RAFFLE DRAWING!!!
We sold 286 tickets out of 300!! Great job everyone!! Special thanks to Bryan Frank and Charles Wickens.
Grand Prize Winner: Alex Tartar
$1000 Winner: Frank Thibodeau
$500 Winner: Chris Henry
The funds raised will support our charitable activities this coming year, and are vital to our continued community impact!
Weekly Raffle:
Daily pot ($10) won by Mark Anderson
The big pot lives.
Sheriff: Mark Anderson got generous donations from everybody with or without Irish ancestry!
Speaker: Our speakers, introduced by Rick Shapack, were Aimee Angel and Randy Ross of The Community Foundation. What an amazing group! It manages an endowment of $800 Million, and oversaw donations of $75 Million in 2016 over a seven county region. It also provides support for "donor advised funds", making charitable giving easier and more attractive from a tax perspective.
Examples of recent involvement include the Dequidre Cut, the Polk Penguin Conservation Center, the Solanus Casey Center and the New Economy Initiative, among literally dozens of other projects.
"Smiles" closed out our meeting.
Respectfully submitted,
John Mucha