November 30, 2015 Meeting Bulletin
November 30, 2015 Meeting Bulletin
Birmingham Rotary Club Weekly Meeting: November 30, 2015
Opening:
Welcome at 12:15 PM by Christine Winans
Pledge of Allegiance and Invocation by: Bob Kenning
Opening Song: America The Beautiful Song led by: Ken Gass
Opening:
Welcome at 12:15 PM by Christine Winans
Pledge of Allegiance and Invocation by: Bob Kenning
Opening Song: America The Beautiful Song led by: Ken Gass
Welcome Visitors and Guests:
Marie Dowler
Cindy Broderick, she turned in an application to join our club the week prior
Don Riddell, Past District Governor
Marie Dowler
Cindy Broderick, she turned in an application to join our club the week prior
Don Riddell, Past District Governor
Volunteers:
Lunch Tickets: Marsha Wilkinson
Raffle Tickets: Charles Wickins
Bulletin Editor: Regan Gilshire
Sheriff: Chris McLogan
Lunch Tickets: Marsha Wilkinson
Raffle Tickets: Charles Wickins
Bulletin Editor: Regan Gilshire
Sheriff: Chris McLogan
Upcoming Events & Announcements:
1. Jim Conley has returned home and is making progress.
2. Masters raffle tickets are in. There are only 300 to sell this year. Contact Regan Gilshire at 248-224-7879 or at BirminghamRotaryClub@gmail.com to purchase tickets or pick some up to sell.
3. Bottomless Toy Chest, please bring in toys by December 9, although Pat Grady does have some flexibility.
4. Holiday party is December 14, musical entertainment provided by Seaholm. This is a plated dinner and your meal choice needs to be made by December 7. Cost is $25
5. Salvation Army bell ringing is December 12 and 19. A signup sheet was passed around, please contact Chris McLogan if you were not at lunch and wish to sign up. There is no limit as to the number of people that can come to each bell ringing shift. The more, the merrier!
6. Shirley Bryant has gone in for hip surgery on Tuesday morning. Update as of Tuesday afternoon, Shirley is out of surgery and doing fine.
1. Jim Conley has returned home and is making progress.
2. Masters raffle tickets are in. There are only 300 to sell this year. Contact Regan Gilshire at 248-224-7879 or at BirminghamRotaryClub@gmail.com to purchase tickets or pick some up to sell.
3. Bottomless Toy Chest, please bring in toys by December 9, although Pat Grady does have some flexibility.
4. Holiday party is December 14, musical entertainment provided by Seaholm. This is a plated dinner and your meal choice needs to be made by December 7. Cost is $25
5. Salvation Army bell ringing is December 12 and 19. A signup sheet was passed around, please contact Chris McLogan if you were not at lunch and wish to sign up. There is no limit as to the number of people that can come to each bell ringing shift. The more, the merrier!
6. Shirley Bryant has gone in for hip surgery on Tuesday morning. Update as of Tuesday afternoon, Shirley is out of surgery and doing fine.
50/50 Raffle & Card Draw: Daily pot of $10 was won by Don Riddell. He generously gave it back to the Sheriffs' fund. Pot lives.
2-Minute Update: Jay Grossman
Update on Birmingham Eccentric. They are hiring more reporters and have discussed a 5-year plan for the paper, so outlook is good. Jay listed top 5 reasons to read the Birmingham Eccentric:
#5 - Reading is cool!
#4 - The articles inside are still relevant to today.
#3 - Election Coverage
#2 - The Eccentric tells YOUR stories - Local!
#1 - Their main reporter, Jay, is a Birmingham Rotarian! It was also added later, by Bob Kenning, that one of the founders of the Birmingham Eccentric was also a founder of the Rotary Club!
Update on Birmingham Eccentric. They are hiring more reporters and have discussed a 5-year plan for the paper, so outlook is good. Jay listed top 5 reasons to read the Birmingham Eccentric:
#5 - Reading is cool!
#4 - The articles inside are still relevant to today.
#3 - Election Coverage
#2 - The Eccentric tells YOUR stories - Local!
#1 - Their main reporter, Jay, is a Birmingham Rotarian! It was also added later, by Bob Kenning, that one of the founders of the Birmingham Eccentric was also a founder of the Rotary Club!
Speaker of the day was a last-minute cancelation. Chuck Moss graciously stepped up to the plate to update us on RTA matters. Public transit is poor in Detroit. There is a city ordinance that keeps SMART buses out of Detroit limits because only DDOT is allowed in Detroit. This makes it difficult for those traveling from Oakland County to travel smoothly into Detroit. RTA is doing many corridor studies right now, mainly on
Woodward and Gratiot. Bloomfield currently has no SMART bus stops, so there is a big gap between Pontiac and Ferndale/Royal Oak. Once the studies are done, we may have a better idea as to what will be useful and beneficial for this area. Also, Chuck discussed budgets and funds to not only create transportation but to sustain it year-after-year. This may require a tax raise, but needs to be passed at the state level first to get it on the ballot.
The meeting was concluded with a rendition of SMILE!.