The Spokesperson September 8, 2022

Published September 13, 2022 | 08:34 AM

 

     
Minutes of September 8, 2022 Meeting by Amanda Oparka  
Photos by Valerie Miller  
OPENING ACTIVITIES

Pledge of Allegiance: Jimmy Gwizdala. “The Four-Way Test”: Jeri Hunley. Invocation: Sarah Lee. Food: It was a picnic-style lunch — breaded chicken with amogio sauce, baked beans, coleslaw, house salad, potato salad (which our favorite green beans made an appearance in), watermelon and cake for dessert.
 
 
PRESIDENTIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

Ticket sales are low for the annual fundraiser on September 30 at Zuccaro’s. Please buy your tickets if you plan to attend. Raffle tickets have been mailed out to members. You can get more from Sam Wireman.

September is just flying by and our big Mount Clemens Rotary Club fundraiser is fast-approaching at the end of this month! We are working on getting a good head count and need to have purchases completed in a week. Please make all efforts possible to have your tickets ordered this week for our big event on 9/30! Please contact me or Valerie Miller regarding any questions related to ticket reservations, table accommodations and final sponsorships. Purchases can all be done on the event page on our website. Please contact Sam Wireman on any raffle ticket sales. See you all soon and stay well!
 
https://www.mountclemensrotary.org/event/rock-around-the-clock-a-50s-sockhop/
 

WE HAD a NEW MEMBER INDUCTION: ALYSSA KEHRIG
She lives in Mount Clemens, works for UPS in franchise sales.
 
 
 
GUESTS and VISITORS
Rita Kehrig, guest of Alyssa
Bala Murthy, District 6380 Governor and our speaker
Wendy Downing Assistant District Governor
 
 
 
VAL MILLER did BIRTHDAYS and ANNIVERSARIES
 
Member bdays: Bill Patterson 8/29 and MaKaya Gardner 8/31

Wedding Anniversaries: Larry Neal 9/7 seven years

Club Anniversaries: Barbara Owen 8/26 one year

Ed Mastry 9/5 three years

Ted DeVantier 9/6 — 38 years
 
 
FLOWERS
Larry Neal bought a flower for our speaker Bala

Val Miller bought one for Wendy Downing

Sam bought one for Rita Kehrig
 
 
 
MUSIC
Nancy Dedenbach led us in music the “Old Gray Mare” and “Rotary, My Rotary”
 
 
GOODWILL
Julie Huttenlocher's husband had back surgery and is recovering

LOTS OF MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS
   *** Nancy - Soap Box Derby is this weekend in Mount Clemens and Rotary is sponsoring a car

   *** Kathleen Best - our next happy hour event will be October 26
 
   *** Ellen Lysik - the Bravo Programs Road Rally and Poker Run is on September 25

   *** Next week is our Rotary golf outing

BOB LEE DID RECOGNITION
Alyssa Kehrig was fined $2 for being a new member

Julie Huttenlocher was fined $5 for being most missed Rotarian

Glenn Burton and Sarah Lee were each fined $4 for going on vacation in Canada

Ted DeVantier was fined for not knowing who sang “Rock Around the Clock.”
 
 
 
 
SPEAKER
District 6380 Governor Bala Murthy talked about upcoming events.
One Rotary Summit on September 17,
Free Bikes for Kids October 1.
More information can be found on the district website:
https://rotary6380.org/
 
 
 
                                                      
 
 
Mary Bednar was the big winner of the 50/50 raffle $47
 
 
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EVENTS
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September 15 NO MEETING
DICK PIERSON GOLF OUTING
Gowanie Country Club
18 Holes, Lunch, Dinner and fun!
Hope to see you there.
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SEPTEMBER 17
 
SEPTEMBER 19
PACKING PARTY FOR OUR TROOPS
Juli Elkins spoke to our club about helping
our military overseas with care packages for the troops.
There is a dropoff date of September 19 
and a volunteer event on October 20.
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FUNDRAISER RAFFLE TICKETS
We need every Rotarian's support on selling at least two or three books to help support this year's beneficiaries.  Please talk to President-Elect, Sam Wireman on getting these raffle tickets for sale.  The more we all can sell, the more RI and our beneficiaries win! Tickets and Tables of 10 for the fundraiser can be purchased online on our Club Website.  Donations can now be accepted on the event page too:
https://www.mountclemensrotary.org/event/rock-around-the-clock-a-50s-sockhop/
 
 
 
SEPTEMBER 22
speaker Ann Marie Ottoy
Clinton Township Inclusive Playground
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SEPTEMBER 29
speaker Kimberly Janowicz
City Life Magazine
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Purchase tickets for our September 30 fundraiser online
through PayPal. You will receive an email confirmation. 
Please visit the Events section of our Mount Clemens Rotary Club website
to purchase individual tickets or a table for 10 attendees.
https://www.mountclemensrotary.org/event/rock-around-the-clock-a-50s-sockhop/
 
 
 
 
OCTOBER 26
HAPPY HOUR SOCIAL GATHERING
 
 

 

Meetings Hosted Every Thursday at 12:15 PM
Italian American Cultural Society and Banquet Center 43843 Romeo Plank Rd. Clinton Township, MI 48038
 
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