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MEETER / GREETER Dawn Johnson INVOCATION John Snider THIS WEEK’S MENU Soup and Sandwich Buffet NEXT WEEK’S BIRTHDAYS Dave Ramos Nov 9 Rich Kramer Nov 11 Kris Collee Nov 12 Tom Winer Nov 12 STUDENT GUESTS Oakridge Public Schools
PROGRAMS / HOLIDAYS 11/08 Our Military’s Silent Service 11/15 County Health Assessment
11/22 Thanksgiving (no reg mtg)
11/29 The Cheese Lady 12/06 Youth Exchange Students 12/13 Germany Experience 12/20 Annual Holiday Luncheon
12/27 New Year’s (no reg mtg) m
This Week on Stage Capt Roger Seedorf (USN/Ret), former commander of the nuclear submarine USS Montpelier, will deliver a captivating presentation about the missions, personnel, history, and life aboard a modern U.S. submarine. We’ll receive a rare glimpse inside a nuclear submarine, and hear some of the speaker’s personal experiences while serving on 6 different subs.
Above, our Interact representatives came to Club last week to receive new banners, bells, and strong Club encouragement. Those pictured are, from left, John Selmon (for Kathy Tosa, George Maniates and PaPa Enjai at Muskegon Community College); Julie Jones, Danielle Hilleary, and faculty
advisor Shannan Conrad (Mona Shores High School); Dave Sipka and Rotary President Jay; advisor LaQuisha Anderson, Chris Nottingham, Luisa Yonker, and advisor Linda Meyers (Baker College); and Past Rotary President John Noling.
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Relatedly, Ken Kraus asked us to
“save pop cans for Interact, now and
throughout the holidays. Proceeds will
benefit our Annual Food Drive in
January, and be split among area food
pantries. You can bring bagged cans
to Rotary, or contact Dave Sipka or
John Noling to arrange a pick-up.”
‘Round Rotary’s RIM
Laurie Larsen announced a $20,000
grant just awarded by the Consumers
Energy Foundation for Rotary Park at
Heritage Landing. The grant is
significant and it completes a total
match of $90,000 needed to receive a
DNR Trust Fund Grant of $160,000.
We now can proceed to start park
construction with a ground-breaking
this next spring.
“I am delighted to tell you we
approved a $20,000 grant for the
park!,” e-mailed Carolyn Bloodworth,
CE Foundation Treasurer. “I know you
asked for
$15,000, but we
love the project,
the leadership and the outcomes!”
Muskegon Rotary is indeed grateful
for this important contribution. We
also thank the other contributors
toward this matching grant: Alcoa
Foundation, Muskegon County
Community Fund, Gerber Foundation,
Disability Connection, and Wesco
Corporation.
Jay Wallace, Jr, President Don Crandall, President-Elect Brianna Scott, President Nominee Bill Loxterman, Secretary Kathy Byma, Treasurer John Noling, Past President
Muskegon Rotary Club Club 216 (2809) – District 6290, Chartered May 1, 1916
November 8, 2012 12:10pm
The Lake House Waterfront Grille http://www.muskegonrotary.org
Dave Alexander, Director Cathy Brubaker-Clarke, Director
Susan Cloutier-Myers, Director Steve Olsen, Director
Josh Wallace, Director 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: “The U.S. Military’s Silent Service”
Last Week’s Program
DG Lody Zwarensteyn by Frank Marczak
The Club was blessed with the visit by
Lody Zwarensteyn, District Governor.
Lody,
right, is a
member of
the Grand
Rapids
club and
has been
involved
in Rotary
for almost
50 years.
He serves
as the
Executive
Director of the Alliance for Health in
Grand Rapids and can remember going
to Rotary meetings in the old Pantlind
Hotel (now, the Amway Grand Plaza)
in Grand Rapids.
Lody cited a number of reasons
why he believes in Rotary, beginning
with the fact that it has an International
focus. As the son of parents who
emigrated from the Netherlands, he
personally supported this year’s
selection of the Netherlands for the
exchange of working professionals
from this district to visit the
Netherlands while professionals from
the Netherlands will be coming to
West Michigan in the spring of 2013.
Another reason Lody believes in
Rotary is that it is “all over the world.”
As a student of geography and one
who has traveled extensively, he has
personally seen the positive results of
Rotary efforts around the world; many
as the result of the Rotary Foundation.
Lody also believes in the Rotary
effort to work with and recruit the next
generation into the organization.
Lody conducts a pre-meeting session with Board members and committee chairs.
Through the Life Leadership program,
Interact, Rotaract and a new program
called EarlyAct, elementary school
children, teenagers and college age
students can help make the world a
better place by joining these sub
groups of the Rotary family.
In his role as District Governor,
Lody tells new club presidents the
following:
1. Have fun
2. Create a bucket list; his favorite
being his plan to author a book
representing the 60 clubs in this
district with each president writing a
chapter on any topic he/she would
like. And it will be in digital fashion
and free on the web.
3. Take road trips; visit other clubs
and learn what they are doing for
their community and the world.
Lody informed us that the Grand
Rapids club will be 100 years old in
2013, and invited us to participate in
the festivities next year. Continuing
President Jay presents DG Lody with the Club’s brand new mini-banner. ___________
with the lessons for new club
presidents he went on to encourage
new and improved service projects.
He referred to the elimination of polio
in Pakistan, Afghanistan, India and
Nigeria.
He reminded us of the efforts to
bring fresh water to those countries
that live without that which we take
for granted in this country, and he
commended Don and Nancy
Crandall for their leadership in this
arena.
The President of Rotary
International this year is Sukuji
Tanaka from Japan. His theme for the
year is “Peace through Service,” and
Lody gave us examples of the type of
service that meets that theme. It is not
Here’s the scene now outside our Lake House Waterfront meeting room – docks pretty bare and winter not far behind. ___________
difficult to understand that we should
be proud to have a District Governor
from West Michigan who believes so
deeply in the role and purpose of
Rotary.
‘Round Continued from Page 1.
President Jay began the meeting by
leading Club members in the Pledge of
Allegiance followed by Tom Powers
giving the invocation. The District
Governor was put on the spot to lead
all in the Four Way Test and he did so
without missing a beat. We can see
why he is the District Governor.
The induction of a Club member
into the Paul Harris circle was
conducted by Jim Fisher. Describing
a member who has been in the
community for over 30 years and
working as a reporter for all of those
years led the membership to realize
that it was none other than Dave
Alexander, a Rotarian for nine years.
Dave has been a very active Club
member, serving on the executive
committee for the past 3 years. He and
his wife Peg (above with exchange
student Nika Urbach) have invited and
supported exchange students into their
homes and lives for many, many years.
He participates in the program
committee, worked with Rotary to
sponsor the Peoples’ Choice Award,
promoted 1 in 21 and was
instrumental in reinventing the
Seaway Run. A round of applause by
a standing membership welcomed
him into the Paul Harris Society.
Tom Powers, representing our
Grape Escape fundraiser, invited Jodi
Nichols, left,
executive
director of
Habitat for
Humanity, to
the podium.
Jodi and her
organization
partnered with
Rotary to put on
this year’s
Grape Escape
As a result of
the hard work
and success of
the event, Tom
presented Jodi with a check for
$10,000. Jodi told us the check would
be put to great use to support a
program of volunteers who will begin
a home repair program for those
unable to accomplish that task by
themselves.
Jerry, Shannan and sponsor Nancy Crandall ____________
Removal of the red star from the
badges of new members was
conducted by Kris Carter. Bringing
forth Don Kalisz, Jerry Wiersma and
Shannon Conrad, Kris and the
mentors told us how each of the new
members fulfilled the duties of
actively participating in Club
assignments. Jerry told us he went
Sponsor Jason Piasecki rips the red star from Don Kalisz’s badge. ______________
even further by helping Bob Scolnik
cross the street last week. That got
him a special round of applause.
Floor Announcements Bill Loxterman reminded
Rotarians of the MCC millage vote on
the ballot this Tuesday, November 6.
He urged all to support the college
request for a small increase in millage
to allow it to remain strong and viable
as an economic force in the
community.
Marty Ferriby reminded members
of a special day this Saturday at
Barnes and Noble as a percentage of
their daily receipts will be allocated to
Hackley Library.
Cathy Brubaker-Clarke and Judy
Johnson shared stories about the
young high school students being
considered for mentees in the
STRIVE program. Nine girls and six
boys have been selected out of a
group of 41 applicants, and the two
ladies described some of the answers
the students gave from their life
Cathy and Judy
Muskegon Rotary Board
Jay Wallace, Jr [email protected] Don Crandall [email protected] Brianna Scott [email protected] Bill Loxterman [email protected] Kathy Byma [email protected] John Noling [email protected] Dave Alexander [email protected] Susan Cloutier-Myers [email protected] Cathy Brubaker-Clarke [email protected] Steve Olsen [email protected] Josh Wallace [email protected]
experiences. It was an insightful
look into the lives of these students
who live in difficult situations but
desperately want to improve their
lot in life. Being asked the
question of how or where they
would give away $5,000 brought
forth some very interesting replies
and illustrated the maturity and
challenges each of the candidates
faces. One theme that came
through during the interviews is
that the selected students want
someone to believe in them and
share in their happiness. Cathy and
Judy said that more mentors are
still needed.
Last week’s guests were: Interact students and advisors Luisa
Yonker, Christopher Nottingham,
LaQuisha Anderson and Linda
Meyers (Baker College), Julie Jones
and Danielle Hilleary (Mona Shores
High School; returning Rotarian Al
Kochka; MLive/Chronicle
Community Engagement Specialist
Paula Holmes-Greeley (Peg West);
Lutheran Social Services of
Michigan’s Joel Lautenbach
(Annette Jack); Brickley DeLong’s
Tim Arter (Susan Cloutier-Myers);
and Mercy VNS and Hospice
Service’s Kathy Nienhaus (Denise
Garman). Student guests were
from North Muskegon Public
Schools.
October Report from Brazil by Landon Fortenberry
Youth Exchange Student
This last month in Brazil I believe
has been a month of immersion. I
am becoming more aware of my
surroundings, becoming more
familiar with the city, and also
becoming more accustomed to the
Brazilian way of life. Everything
here is new for me and I have
never stopped learning.
The Brazilian way of life is
much more liberal than the
American way of life. The small
things that we do differently in the
USA make a big difference
between the two cultures.
Examples of this are how we greet
one another, our body language,
and even the way we eat.
In Brazil when greeting a
woman, we give kisses on the
cheeks, and when greeting men, we
greet with a hug/handshake. In the
USA, we often greet women and
men with a handshake. The
Brazilians are a much more
affectionate people, and their
actions tend to show this. How
people sit in chairs is also different
in the USA than in Brazil. In
Brazil, it is not uncommon to see
an adult or teenager sitting with one
foot on and off the chair during
class or a meeting. We would
consider this informal, but the
Brazilians do not.
Another small difference I
noticed is that, in Brazil, many
Here are my friends and I from school as we celebrated my birthday on 0ct 3. My host mom threw me a surprise birthday party at school.
people eat everything mixed
together. I noticed this when I was
sitting with my family eating lunch.
My host dad had 5 different types
of food: rice, spaghetti, file’,
chicken, and sausage. He mixed
everything together. In the USA,
most people prefer to eat
everything separate.
The cultural and ethnic mixture
in Brazil is extremely diverse.
Almost all of the inhabitants in the
city of Teresina, where I live, are
multiracial with African heritage or
of European heritage. Some people
are even mixed with the native
Brazilian heritage. The mixture is
not only present in the way people
eat their food, but also in the people
that make up Brazil.
In October, I took a trip to our
neighboring state to Teresina,
called Ceara. I also went to
Northern Teresina where I had the
opportunity to swim in the Atlantic
Ocean. In Ceara, I visited a small
replica of Christ the Redeemer (the
actual version is located in Rio de
Janeiro). I also visited some cities
on the mountain tops of Ceara state
where the temperature is cold
because of the wind (much
different than my host city of
Teresina which had a high
temperature of 118 degrees last
week).
The most popular news in the
city of Teresina was the election
between the governors of Teresina
state. Teenagers here are involved
in politics at an early age,
On the mountain tops of Ceara, imitating the small replica of Christ the Redeemer.
considering that the
voting age is 16. Voting
is a priority to many
people and failure to vote
will result in a fine or
time in jail.
This month, I have
made many new relationships with
my classmates and also some of the
other citizens here in Brazil.
Though sometimes I still have
trouble with the language, I have
faith that by next month I will have
the ability to converse more with
other people and understand fully
the language of Portuguese. My
goal is to be considered a Brazilian
by immersing myself fully into the
culture as well as the Portuguese
language.
A Moving Heads Up
Y’can’t say you weren’t warned.
Regular Rotary meetings will
return to The Holiday Inn
beginning December 6, and for the
following six months. The Club is
indeed fortunate to have two great
meeting locations.
Dr Jane Millar, District 6290 Governor 2011-2012, sent us a note recently. “If you are interested in serving as the District Governor,” she said, “or know of someone who would be a good District Governor, please, let me know
([email protected]) … We
have a dynamic District with strong leaders. The only question is, "Who will be that leader for our 2015-2016 Rotary year?" Let's all work together to encourage those individuals who would be good District Governors to
put their names into the hat.” To
download and view the list of
qualifications, please click on this
link: Qualifications.pdf