Rotoscoop 9October2018 (Oct 10, 2018)

15^th HANDSHAKE

There was a 15th handshake, and it was Al Jones. Congrats, Al!

ROTARIAN OF THE WEEK

Alan Smith handed off this cherished recognition to David Blair. Congratulations, David!

RECOGNITION FROM ROCHESTER ROTARY CHARITIES

Alan M introduced Karla Barnett, founder of Dynamic Kids in Rochester Hills, a wonderful organization that serves special needs children (5-18 years) providing learning aids for reading, writing, and math skills, who received a $1,000 grant from our Charities Board. This gift will go toward purchasing eye-gazing technology for those children who need such assistance for learning. It is a privilege to help support such a great organization in our community!

CLUB ANNOUNCEMENTS

The signup sheet for the October 13 Stonewall Pumpkin event is being passed around. Rotarians are invited to be present during the pumpkin carving, which is 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

The Saturday, October 27 Rotary Park Clean Up signup was passed amongst the tables.

Volunteers are needed for the Youth Exchange Recruitment tables at our local high schools on October 11 and 17. Please see Tom N. for more info.

Mary Grace announced that the kick off for the Poinsettias sale will begin on October 23. If you can't wait that long, envelopes are already available. Online ordering is also available at this time!

Job Shadowing in coming up on November 6. Please see Marty P if you're interested in participating and hosting an interested high school student.

The Rotary Christmas Party will be on Thursday, December 20, at Great Oaks Country Club, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Tickets will be $60/person for regular members and $30/ticket for younger members. Mark your calendars!

BIRTHDAYS AND CLUB ANNIVERSARIES:

Happy Birthday:

There were no birthdays to celebrate this week.

Happy Club Anniversary:

Jim Fraser, 45 years

Russ Shelton, 25 years

Steve Cooper, 43 years

Frank Rewold, 27 years

RECOGNITION FOR PAST PRESIDENT RON DILIDDO

Tom N. took time to recognize Past President Ron DiLiddo as our club was awarded the Presidential Citation during his year of leadership. Ron then thanked the club for everyone's hard work and commitment to our Rotary Club.

SONGS

Bob Lytle led us in two songs:

Rotary Song (A Soldier's Song) -- there was progress with this one

OU Fight Song -- sung heartily by all present

Thank you, Bob!

OU ROTORACT CLUB

Maria Dalal, president of the OU Rotoract Club shared some of the activities occurring with this club. At the Involvement Fair at Grizzfest, 80 people signed up for more information. Currently, they are participating weekly in Operation School Bell. On October 22, they will be helping with Please & Thank You, an organization that provides blankets for children at Children's Hospital. The club was also offering a bake sale at today's meeting.

SHERIFF

David Blair was our sheriff today and offered what may have been the first multi-media sheriff's time. It was much appreciated! $250 in fines was collected for Rotary Scholarships, bringing the YTD total to $3,130 toward our $11,000 goal. Thank you everyone!

DISTRICT ROTARY FOUNDATION GALA, NOVEMBER 3

Jay Eastman, who serves as our district's Rotary Foundation Chair, announced that November 3 is the date for this year's celebration, which will occur at Eagle Crest in Ypsilanti.

PROGRAM

Ron Lichtle introduced today's speaker, Brigadier General Doug Slocum, from Selfridge Air National Guard Base, which is home to the 127th Wing of the Michigan Air National Guard. He said that he often refers to Selfridge as "Michigan's Hometown Air Force." Selfridge ANG Base celebrated its 100th anniversary last year. The A-10 and KC-135 aircraft are flown out of Selfridge. The Base has served as a key domestic first responder for circumstances such as the Flint water crisis. Brig. Gen. Slocum spoke of building enduring relationships, which includes relationships with the nations of Latvia and Liberia. He also shared that of the citizen airmen, 70% are part-time, meaning they have full-time jobs in the communities around us. There are 414 organizations that are part of Team Selfridge. The base will become home to Traumatic Brain Injury Center. There will also be a 3rd Veterans home being built on land north of the base. Brig. Gen. Slocum also shared that the focus is on Selfridge's next 100 years as a part of our community. Q&A then followed. We all appreciated Brig. Gen. Slocum's presence at our club and his service to our nation.