Weekly bulletin - 2/2/16 (Feb 02, 2016)

This Weeks Program

Posted by Pat McGinnis on Feb 02, 2016

Grand Haven BLP - Dave Walters

Dave gave a summary of how Grand haven supplies power to our customers. We are part of a larger purchasing cooperative that is buying and selling energy on the grid in real time. He reviewed trends in the industry and explained that new regulations are phasing out coal as an energy source in the future. It will be possible to meet carbon standards using natural gas, but not coal.

Alternative sources have fundamental shortcomings, and in order to make renewables feasible, a storage capacity must be invented and implemented. Until this is solved, our energy future remains unclear and uncertain.

Morning Meeting At Consider It Done

Posted by Stacey Trowbridge

The morning group also enjoyed a presentation by Dave Walters, General Manager for the Board of Light and Power.

Announcements / Opportunities to Get Involved

Posted by Pat McGinnis on Feb 02, 2016

Gernot Runschke - Provided an update on the International Rotary conference in San Diego. Rotary is looking to increase the number of female members. Worldwide the total is 15% female membership and the goal is 50%. Polio may be eliminated worldwide within the next couple of years. Only Afghanistan and Pakistan experienced polio victims within the past year.

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. Seventeen tickets remain to be sold.

50/50 Raffle Tickets - New deck, Dave Young won last week and donated IT ALL BACK TO THE ROTARY FOUNDATION!!! Thank you for your generosity Dave!

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.