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Welcome to our Club!
Grand Haven

Service Above Self

We meet In Person
Mondays at 12:00 p.m.
Grand Haven Community Center
421 Columbus Ave.
Grand Haven, MI 49417
United States of America
Monday Zoom Meetings at noon
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New Member Application
We received a new member application:
 
Name: Mark Allen
Occupation: President
Employer: The Chamber of Commerce of Grand Haven, Spring Lake, and Ferrysburg
Family: Veronica (spouse), Courtney, Carter, and Caleb
Sponsor: Kelly Larson
Community Involvement: Corewell Health Patient Advisory Committee; Lighthouse Conservancy Board, Tri-Cities College Access Network (GHACF); Allendale Community Foundation (GHACF)
 
If you have any comment about this application, please contact the President or a Board Member.
 
 
Slate of Officers/Directors
Grand Haven Rotary Club
2023 – 2024 Slate of Officers Ballot
 
Nominations were given at the February 27th membership meeting and will be voted on at the March 27th meeting.
 
Officers:
President:  Kirsten Runschke
President Nominee:  Bill VanLopik
Treasurer:  Abby Selby
Secretary:  Troy Hauser-Brydon
Past President/Historian:  Chris Streng
 
Directors:
Membership/Public Relations:  John King
Foundation/International:  Jay Greer
Community Service:  Jeremy Swiftney
New Generations/Vocation:  Chris Mountford
Announcements / Get Involved
Posted on Apr 15, 2024
Celebrations:
  • Birthdays: Meghan Heritage (21st) Eric Kaelin (21st)
  • Anniversaries: Jeremy and Melanie Swiftney, 11 years on the 20th. Kevin and Cara Galbavi, 10 yrs on the 21st.
  • Rotary Anniversaries: Tracy Bremmer (5 Years)
  • Guests: None
Announcements:
 
The District Conference will be held in Rothbury, MI at the Double-J Ranch from May 2-4. 
 
Big Shop will be this coming weekend downtown. 15% of sales will go to the charity of your choice.
 
Jeep raffle is live. The Jeep is at the YMCA. If you want to charge your account, let Brook know otherwise drive people to the website. Proceeds will go to the YMCA Capital Campaign. Brook has posters for those wanting to display them. The raffle will take place on May 18.
 
50/50 Raffle: No winners this week - the pot rolls over!
 
The Zoom coordinates for each weekly meeting are:
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In case you ever need the ID or password to get in without the links.  
Meeting ID: 845 1101 0573
Passcode: ghrotary
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Program
Posted by Nathan Patterson on Apr 15, 2024
Program -- Ken Formsma, Grand Haven Boardwalk
 
Ken taught at Mary A. White for 35 years and felt the need to give back to Grand Haven after his time teaching. He discussed with us today fundraising efforts on a variety of projects in Grand Haven, mostly focused on the boardwalk.
 
The first conversations around the boardwalk in Grand Haven occurred in 1982. They had over 50 fundraisers to get things kicked off on the boardwalk and they waited patiently for a bid to be accepted. Finally, in August of 1984 the ribbon was cut and the boardwalk was opened. The traffic on the boardwalk is tremendous and second on the Great Lakes only to Navy Pier in Chicago.
 
This summer will be the 40th birthday of the Grand Haven boardwalk, when a major renovation will be done to replace the wood planks. Ken painted a picture for us of what the landscape and the area looked like during that time and how that contrasts with today. Thank you to Ken and everyone that has dedicated their efforts to create and preserve this local treasure!
 
 
 
 
 
 
ZOOM Meeting Info
 
Grand Haven Rotary Mondays at 12:00 ET
 
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Use this link to add the recurring meeting your calendar
 
In case you ever need the ID or password to get in without the links.  
Meeting ID: 845 1101 0573
Passcode: ghrotary
 
 
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Club Directors
President
Kirsten Runschke
President Elect
Bill Van Lopik
Director
Chris Streng
Director
Troy Hauser-Brydon
Director
Abby Selby
Director
Jay Greer
Foundation Chair
Jay Greer
Director
Jeremy Swiftney
Public Relations
Jeremy Swiftney
Youth Services/Interact
Chris Mountford
Vocational Services
Chris Mountford
Membership Chair
John King
Club Historian
Chris Streng

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Speakers
Greg Coil
Apr 22, 2024
YMCA Capital Campaign Update
Abby Selby (+)
Apr 29, 2024
Athena on the Lakeshore Award Program
John Mauro
May 06, 2024
Meeting with Interact (GHHS)
Committee Meetings
May 13, 2024
Bari Johnson, Gail Ringelberg and Ellen Peters
May 20, 2024
Elisa Hopper
Jun 03, 2024
Tri-Cities Historical Museum - 100 years of the USCG Festival
Rotary Golf Scramble with Spring Lake Rotary
Jun 10, 2024
Spring Lake Country Club
Rotary President, President Elect, new BOD
Jun 24, 2024
Awards and Officer Transition
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