And, if you haven't paid your sheriff's fines yet (or wish to donate more to continue our local charitable work), please do so at the bottom of the following link:
President Ron Lichtle opened the virtual meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance, then we recited the modified Four Way Test. Virtual lunch was served.
William Gross gave the invocation.
ATTENDANCE
There were 35 Rotarians present, and 1 guest, Kevin Kelly. Welcome Kevin!
15th HANDSHAKE
President Ron announced to the club Julianne earned the 15th logon (handshake) this week, enjoy the week without fines Julianne!
HAPPY BUCKS
There were many virtual happy bucks given during the meeting, here is a sampling:
Africa has been declared as Polio Free!
Kevin Kelly was visiting our club today, and was happy to be here!
Shirley Gofrank was happy to have Kevin Kelly with us today!
ROTARIAN OF THE WEEK
Roger Byrd is still the Rotarian of the week! (And now Month!) Congratulations Roger!
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Tom Neveau gave our club an update on two upcoming events.
September 1st at 12pm. We are having our first Rotary meeting back in person at Innovation Hills Park in Rochester Hills! Mayor Bryan Barnett will be there to welcome us, and a boxed lunch and beverage will be provided. Wear comfortable shoes, and take a walk around the park! Please RSVP so that we can get a count on how many meals and chairs need to be provided. Please expect an email from Tom detailing the social distancing requirements.
September 3rd at 6PM at Rivercrest. We are having a socially distanced event outside underneath the big tent at Rivercrest. Feel free to invite a spouse, friend, or a prospective new member! Appetizers will be served by Rivercrest and drinks can be purchased at the event.
President Ron welcomed a new member to the club. We welcome Mark Tisdel back into the Rochester Rotary. Welcome back Mark!
For all in person events and meetings, you will need to follow appropriate social distancing rules. There is a health questionnaire that needs to be completed and remember to bring your mask! (See Tom's email for more details)
BIRTHDAYS AND CLUB ANNIVERSARIES
We had 6 birthday this week! Angela Delpup on August 27th, Ted Roumel August 27th, Greg Schaefer on the 27th as well! President Ron's son also has his birthday on the 27th. Dave Dulio has a birthday coming up on the 29th, and Mo Sayed on August 30th, and Alan McLellan on the 31st. Happy Birthday Rotarians!
Kevin Kelly was our presenter for the day, presenting all the way from Lake Michigan via Zoom. Kevin is the major gift officer with the Rotary Foundation and a member of the Rotary club of Northville. His job is to travel the district in order to give updates on the Rotary Foundation. He spoke to our club today about Rotary International's response to Covid-19 and what Rotary Foundation has done to support the local communities affected by Covid-19.
Thank you Kevin!
If you are interested in viewing today's presentation, and the entire meeting, please click the following link:
Yes, this is a challenging time. But, we are Rotarians, we will rise to the challenge, and our resilience and power of adaptation will prevail over this. Thanks everyone, have a great week.
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