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MEETER / GREETER Linda Zolman INVOCATION Dan Barnum-Steggerda THIS MEETING’S MENU Soup and Sandwich Buffet with two homemade soups (one meatless) and three sandwich varieties including vegetarian and honey/Dijon chicken salad; garden salad bar; and brownies NEXT WEEK’S BIRTHDAYS Al Kochka Jun 28 Laurie Larsen Jul 1
PROGRAMS / EVENTS 06/26 Downtown Muskegon Now (meet at Lake House Waterfront Grille)
07/03 New Rotary Year Program 07/10 Drug Abuse/Awareness 07/17 Vege Van, YMCA 07/24 Disability Diversity 07/31 Muskegon Lake Update
08/15 Rotary’s Party in the Park
09/17 Grape Escape
This Week on Stage
Downtown Muskegon Now began 2014 with a relatively new executive director, a new board president and plenty of anticipation for positive change in the community’s central business district. There’s tons more going on. Come hear about it at Club.
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Crowning Achievement
One Miss Michigan contestant visiting Rotary last week was KT Maviglia, above, Miss Washtenaw County. She went on to win the title Saturday night, above left,* over 33 other lovely competitors. Which lucky Rotarians were fortunate enough to share their luncheon table with KT? *Photo Courtesy: Doug Pollock
Past Party’s Perky Panhandlers
Here are two lovely faces we’re likely to see again working Rotary’s Party in
the Park on August 15, 5-9pm. Incoming President Brianna Scott,
left, and Past President Nancy Crandall are encouraging members to “Come join us” in fun-filled voluntary
spirit for this important fundraiser. Sign-up sheets are soon available at
Club. It’s one heck of a party!
RIM Correspondents Dan Barnum-Steggerda [email protected] Chris Burnaw [email protected] Lee Coggin [email protected] Bill Johanson [email protected] Frank Marczak [email protected] Kathy Moore [email protected] Jerry Morlock [email protected] Garry Olson [email protected] Jason Piasecki [email protected] Cindy Timmerman [email protected] Mike Walsh [email protected]
Don Crandall, President Brianna Scott, President-Elect Susan Cloutier-Myers, Pres Nominee Larry Larsen, Secretary Kathy Byma, Treasurer Jay Wallace, Jr, Past President
Muskegon Rotary Club Club 216 (2809) – District 6290, Chartered May 1, 1916
June 26, 2014 12:10pm Lake House Waterfront Grille
http://www.muskegonrotary.org
Pam Babbitt, Director Cathy Brubaker-Clarke, Director
Dave Sipka, Director Josh Wallace, Director
Chris Burnaw, RIM Reporter Bill Johanson, RIM Editor
THE FOUR WAY TEST THAT ROTARIANS USE IN MAKING ETHICAL DECISIONS: Is it the truth? Is it fair to all concerned? Will it build goodwill and better friendships? Will it be beneficial to all concerned?
Program: “Downtown Muskegon Now” Jonathan Seyferth
Last Week’s Program
Rotary’s 2013-14
STRIVE Awards By Chris Burnaw
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The Muskegon Rotary Club welcomed the students involved in the STRIVE program as honored guests last
meeting, as Co-Chairperson Judy Johnson and other mentors spoke about the program and the students' achievements. STRIVE, which stands for "Students Taking a Renewed Interest in Education", is a partnership between the Muskegon Rotary Club and Muskegon High School. STRIVE matches qualified, committed, and educated mentors (aka the "old people") with promising high school students. STRIVE incorporates achievement, empowerment, and life skills to produce a student who is prepared to succeed after high school. The focus of this partnership is to first develop a relationship between the mentor and the student, which will then lead to academic improvement. In listening to the stories of the relationships between the mentors and their students, it's easy to realize what a great impact STRIVE has had not only on the teens, but the "old people" as well. All spoke with pride of the hard work of the students and their plans for the future. STRIVE students took AP and honors classes, participated in band, drama and a variety of sports, held down jobs, belonged to ROTC, and more! >>>
“Holding Court,” something Tom Powers is so often wont to do following meetings, the former Muskegon Catholic Central superintendent is “telling it like it is” to, from left, high school junior Mercedes Herrera, Judy Johnson, mom Marisela Herrera, and Darlene Collet. Mercedes was named the Most Improved Junior, garnering her, among other things, a $500 STRIVE scholarship.
>>> Rotarians heard stories of events shared, new skills learned (texting and go carts!), new experiences had (the front row of the movie theater isn't so bad), and lasting relationships built. Students attended workshops on goal setting and financial management, learning basics that will help them succeed as they navigate the next phase of their lives. Darlene Collet shared that STRIVE not only gave her student a renewed interest in education, but her parents as well - Shankia 's father and stepmother both were inspired to go back and finish school, and her father is now attending college. The first time the students achieve a 3.0 GPA, they receive $75 incentive award and if the maintain the 3.0, they receive a $75 award. If they Improve the 3.0, they receive a $100 incentive award. STRIVE graduating seniors also received a card and a check for $20.14. Awards and checks for $500 were also given to two students in honor of their special achievements. Mercedes Herrera received the "Most Improved Junior" award, to recognize her improved GPA from end of sophomore year to the end of junior year, and Artmetria Williams received the "Most Improved Senior" award, to recognize her improved GPA from end of junior year to the end of senior year; both young ladies also attended the events and workshops. The tuition scholarship was awarded to Shankia Kidd, who will be attending Michigan State to study nursing; she plans to continue ROTC at MSU and join the Air Force as an officer. Meet our STRIVE students and their mentors (most pictured above):
- Brianna Kirks and Jasmine Monje, mentored by Merica Dobry. -Tie’sjwan Hughes, mentored by Jeff Lewis. - Mercedes Herrera, mentored by Cathy Brubaker-Clarke. - Sheryl Coleman, Ty’esha Kirks, Ma'Kaylia Jackson, mentored by Judy Johnson. - Artmeatria Williams, mentored by Christine Robere. - Shankia Kidd, mentored by Darlene Collet. - William Hunt and Malik King, mentored by Don Crandall. - Shylia Parker, mentored by Kathy Moore. - Darshawn Brown, mentored by Phil Friedrick. - Jazzmen Harris, mentored by Kate Kesteloot Scarbrough. - Arleigh'a Gordon, mentored by Julia Koch. - Kia Sykes, mentored by Nancy Crandall. - James Jefferson, mentored by John Noling. - Malik King, mentored by Scott Musseman
Judy summed up her presentation with a quote from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory that represents the spirit of STRIVE - "One genuine act of the heart in a weary world." STRIVE needs Rotarians to help make a difference in the lives of students. If you are interested in becoming a mentor and building a relationship with a great student, please contact Judy.
This publication, Muskegon Rotary in Motion (RIM), is intended for the private use of our members and friends. The deadline for RIM announcements is Thursday noon for the following week’s issue. Submit brief announcements
in writing to one of the RIM Correspondents listed on the cover page.
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Linda Juarez, above left, and Kim Suarez led Rotarians in a videotaping session for the Way to Wellville contest, to show their support of the efforts that Rotary's 1 in 21 Healthy Muskegon County initiative and others are doing to improve the health of our community. Muskegon is one of the top 16 semi-finalists in the contest; there will be five communities nationwide chosen to participate in the Way to Wellville. The contest, which spans five years, focuses on community efforts to improve overall health. Tom Powers and Chris Burnaw, right, both spoke about the quickly approaching Mercy Health Seaway Run, the healthy community event which also serves as a fundraiser for 1 in 21 and the YMCA. Tom is seeking volunteers for the Muskegon Rotary Club Spirit Station to hand out water and cheer for runners. Chris mentioned that the deadline for early registration is June 20; sign up by then to get the best rate. Online registration goes through June 26, with late registration at Fricano’s Place on Thursday evening and Friday at the Expo. Volunteers are also still needed for the event. Because the event supports Rotary's 1 in 21 efforts, we would like to
have a strong showing of Rotarians! Visit www.seawayrun.com to register for the run, walk, or volunteering; contact Tom to be a part of the Spirit Station Crew.
We’re back now
at the Lake
House
Waterfront Grill
until December
Visiting Rotarians and Guests
Natural Wellness Alliance founder and CEO, and prospective member Laura
Lyons (Doug McKibben); YMCA President/CEO Bruce Spoelman (Christine Robere); Transferring member Jim Geisler (Linda Zolman); Rotary daughter Veda Rooks (Sarah Sass); City of Muskegon intern Jared Taylor (Cathy Brubaker-Clarke); and STRIVE scholarship recipients and their families. rs.
Parties in the Park
Friday, August 15 “It’s never too early to sign-up” (Sign-up sheets available soon)
Can you volunteer
for this special July 4th
weekend
celebration? To sign-up, go to www.salutemuskegon.com/volunteer
(Cue teletype soundtrack) “BULLETIN ** BULLETIN ** BULLETIN”
RIM’s management and staff proudly
announce a major talent acquisition: Jenna Blamer,
our newest RIM reporter. Jenna
assumes her full
duties in August after a strenuous
boot camp regimen of
creative writing classes to include
“Bringing your English up to the 7th grade level,”
“Reporting unpopular Rotary Board
decisions to generate enthusiasm and excitement,” and “Defusing sensitive
Club issues: Reduce the small number of ‘bobbers and weavers’ in the audience
when Club project leaders seek volunteers.” Finally, she’ll be fitted for a
coveted RIM team blazer, delivery of which awaits only Board approval and
funding. Welcome, Jenna Blamer!
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MUSKEGON ROTARY SENDS 14+2+4 TO LIFE LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
Ed. Note: With everything else going on last week, there still was one extremely important Rotary goin’s-on in Tustin, MI. We’ll be hearing more about it later. In the meantime, Youth Leader and roving RIM correspondent John Noling offers us a peek at Life Leadership Conference 2014.
A record 14 Life Leadership
conferees (high school
sophomores and juniors) from 6
Muskegon area high schools are
attending the 66th annual Life
Leadership Conference at Camp
Kettunen in Tustin, Michigan this
week from Wednesday thorough
Saturday, June 18-21. The original
Life Leadership Conference was
begun by the Muskegon Rotary in
1949 at Camp Emery on Big Blue
Lake, thanks to the efforts of then
Muskegon Rotarians Stub Bemer
and Chase Hammond.
An additional six Muskegon
area conferees above normal this
year were recruited to assist local
high schools with leadership
development and to support their
Interact Clubs.
Muskegon Rotary sponsored an
extra candidate, two more were
paid for from generous support
from Houghton Lake and Lowell
Rotary Clubs, and the fourth
conferee was co-sponsored by
North Muskegon and Mona Shores
Interact clubs along with individual
Rotarian donations. Two more
were recruited at the last moment
early this week to replace last
minute cancellations from other
clubs in the District to make sure
no seats were left open. They will
all report back to our club and
other clubs in the fall and will be
mentored throughout the upcoming
school year by Life Leadership
Committee members.
Names and schools of the 2014
conferees will be included in a
future report.
Former LLC conferees Landon
Fortenberry and Haley Knight are
returning to LLC to contribute their
talents for the first time this year.
Landon will serve as a junior
counselor at LLC, a new
position, and was sponsored by
member donations from our
club. Haley, who went on to
organize a Rotaract Club last year
at Northern Michigan University,
will be joining Rotarians Pam
Babbitt, Tom Powers, Rich
Berry, and Rob Murphy on Friday
of this week to volunteer their time
as Rotary Resource Mentors in
assisting with
discussion
groups and
providing other
support
throughout the
day at the
conference.
Muskegon
Rotary LLC Co-
Chairs Brianna
Scott and John
Noling would like
to thank our club
for the extra
support this year,
our wonderful
LLC Committee
team, and all Rotarians and other
Rotary Clubs who have come
forward to serve this year as we
invest in these New Generations of
future Rotarians. – John Noling
And finally...
Many thanks to the Watermark Conference Center, above, and Hearthstone Cathering for the fine accomodations and menu last week. This week, we start wrapping up Rotary Year 2013-14, getting ready for the “changing of the guard” on July 3. It really would be nice to have a huge crowd for President Don’s last full meeting as well as for another great program from our highly-connected Program Committee Chair Dave Alexander. Muskegon Rotary is a great Club... but... it could be even greater with everyone’s strong participation. If you’re not on a committee, and you know of one you’d like to be on, contact that committee chair and sign up today. Watdoyasay!!!
