Our current Club President, Dale Swihart, has requested that each member of our club declare a name of someone they intend to invite to an upcoming GH Rotary meeting as a guest and prospective member. A list has been circulating around our meetings, but you can also use this form to declare your intention too. 

 

Brian Williams, a teacher from Grand Haven High School, joined us today.  Brian teaches an elective course, "Pay It Forward", where Seniors can enroll to work with local non profits and experience life changing philanthropy.  

 

Brian introduced Yevhenila Shmyrko, a young female artist from Ukraine.  She shared her experience of growing up in a small rural village and also shared what it was like to be in a war zone.  When she was 13 she moved to Grand Haven to live with her sister and brother-in-law.  She had a hard time adjusting to school in the United States from the language barrier and meeting new friends, but through the help of many teachers and friends she was able to adjust.  After graduation she enrolled at Rhode Island School of Design.  She is a very grateful young woman and it was a pleasure hearing her emotional story.