Club President Tom Neveau gaveled the meeting order at 12:09 pm EDT and led 61 Club members and 8 guests to recite the Pledge of Allegiance. Paula followed with God Bless America, which all attending sang. President Tom led us to recite the Rotary 4-Way test and Martha Teller completed the opening of the meeting with a timely invocation citing how fortunate we are to live in a community that practices "ServiceAbove Self". Lunch was then served – Roast Beef, Mashed Potatoes and mixed vegetables.

 

Tom resumed the meeting by asking Secretary Jeff Whitbey to introduce our guest: 

Member Elect Glen Garwood from Crittenton

Eva Meisl Foreign Exchange Student 

Robert Cruciger from Poland, OH Guest of Jeff Whitbey 

Kyle Johnson Guest of Rhonda Panczyk  

John Somerville Guest of Alan McLellean 

Andrea Walker-Liedy

Maryann Foster Guest Maryann Foster Guest 

Mary Sloan from Clarkston Rotary

 

Tim Duncan was happy that the Tigers won and the weather was beautiful. Jim Kennedy was happy that his son visiting with two daughters attended the Detroit Institute of Arts which awarded Jim's son a Newberry Award for his Young Person 90 second book review. Mary Sloan was happy that the Rochester Rotary Club was financially supporting the new foriegn exchange student. Rodney Hulbert for a new born niece, Bill Fox for two grand daughters attending Notre Dame this fall. Don Robinson asked for prayers for Jay Eastman and his health. Wayne Hodges thanked Linda Eastman for her service to Oakland University Rotaract Club and welcomed Maria Willett as the new OU Rotaract Rotarian Advisor.

 

Glen Garwood was inducted representing Crittenton Hospital corporate membership.

Robert Cruciger was inducted as a transfer from Poland, OH. Robert's employer is Delphi.

Please extend a warm welcome to Glen and Robert and, help them get involved in our exciting Club activities.

 

Christine Hage

 

ROTARIAN OF THE WEEK
Pete Duhamel avoided setting a "WORLD'S RECORD" by awarding Paul Haig

 

President Neveau asked all Rotarians to look at the Rotary International website to raise money for Rotary by shopping with vendors and merchants that were sharing some of the proceeds with Rotary International. For more information please click on https://www.rotary.org/myrotary/en/member-center/rotary-global-rewards and follow the directions.

President Neveau also announced that our Club would be needed two Rotarians to attend each of the Adams, Rochester and Stoney Creek High Schools Parent Night on September 14, 2016 to raise awareness about Interact and promote Rotary's Student Youth Exchange program.

Doer of Good Deeds Leader, Janet Drobnich announced that $500 were raised and 600 back packs supplied to support Abiding Presence Lutheran Church fundraiser for Neighborhood House.

Janet also announced that September 7, 2016 OPC would be selling Apple Pies to raise money for Meals On Wheels. Rotarians are needed to help peel the apples.

Don Robinson announced that the annual Club Golf Outing on August 15, 2016 at Pine Trace Golf Club raised $9500 for our Rochester Rotary Charities. This is in addition to the $18,000 that Jay Eastman announced were raised by sister event The Annual Golf Ball drop. 

Tim Duncan announced that the 29AU16 game between the White Sox and Tigers was a great success as the Tigers won, the weather was beautiful and no Rotarians got lost.

 

Bob Lytle, with stellar assistance from pianist Paula D'Ambrosio, lead the group in rousing renditions of "Take Me Out toThe Ball Game" and, "I've Been Woking on The Railroad"

 

Reserve Sheriff Jim Koester extracted $222 for charity from the following perpetrators and collaborators:

He started with fines if you had ever been in the kitchen with Dinah, Jerry Wanket for dreaming, Janet Drobnich for peeling with knives, Eric for enjoying the Tiger's ballgame, Steve Cooper $3 just because, if you talked about politics, Bryan Barnett for the orange barrels on University St, OSU fans for not knowing BGSU's mascot(Fighting Falcons), MSU fans for not knowing Furman's mascot(Paladins), U of M fans for playing the Rainbow Warriors. Vince Mattina got dinged $3 for driving his red convertible with the top up and Bill Fox because his son was seen driving a red Pontiac convertible!