Mayor McCaleb shared the goals set by the City of Grand Haven and progress made on those goals since the beginning of the fiscal year last July 1.  The goals were separated into four categories:

 

1. Transparency and Engagement

2. Special Projects

3. Develop and implement master improvement plans for facilities and signs

4. Tight fiscal control and restraint

 

Items included in the categories are pier restoration (and saving the catwalk), substantial social media presence (You Tube and Faceboook), updating of old signs in the City and refinancing old debts with over $600,000 in savings this year.

Eight members also received the State of the City address by Mayor Geri McCaleb.

 

 

Bari Johnson shared the exceedingly sad news that our dear friend and fellow Rotarian Lynn Sherwood passed away last night.  Details on funeral arrangements will be available shortly.  Dale Swihart requested a moment of silence and offered up a solemn prayer and asked us all to keep Lynn, her family and the JSJ Corporation in our prayers this week.

Don't forget to put your announcement in writing!  The newsletter editors would very much appreciate it!!

WINTER RUN FOR THE PLAYGROUND is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Friday, February 12 in downtown Grand Haven.

 

Rotary Club of Spring Lake: The Spring Lake Club announced a Euchre Tournament at the Elks Club on Friday, February 12.  This is taking the place of the annual Raffle and is part of the annual Spring Lake SNOW JAM.

 

Mentors Needed: Changes this year - open businesses to students to learn about your career. Please see Mike Helsen if you are interested in volunteering.

 

District Raffle: Tom Manderscheid is the Club and District Chair of this year's raffle.  Sales go from January 1 - February 29.  If we sell our allotment, our club can receive $5,000 toward a club project, and $10 of each ticket sold goes toward our club's annual EREY obligation. Members can be billed for the tickets and checks may be made out to Rotary District 6290.

 

50/50 Raffle Tickets - Approximately $500 total - $99 to the winner, $401 to a Charity of choice (Dale got away before I could get the total from him, so these are estimates only).  29 cards left.

Program Ideas - If anyone has program ideas for the rest of the Rotary year, they should contact Dale Swihart  swihartsbd@aol.com or 616-414-7216.  Upcoming Rotary themes include: January – Vocational Service; February – Peace & Conflict Prevention and Resolution; March – Water and Sanitation; April – Maternal and Child Health; May – Youth Service; and June Fellowship. Any programs around these themes would be very helpful.

 

 

 

Applicant: Crystal Bultje

Business Name: Scholten Fant

Title: Associate Attorney

Partner: Mark Brown

Community Involvement: Center for Women in Transition

Education: Hope College and MSU School of Law

 

Please contact President Brook or a Board Members with questions or comment.