Spotlight 04/07/15, Vol. 77, No. 14

Posted by Donna Craig 
on Apr 07, 2015
 
PROGRAM/CLUB ASSEMBLY:
Program Host Ron Hagen presented Jim Proos and Jennifer Bigelow from Second Chance Support Network.
 
GUESTS:    Heather Bottum, and Jim Proos and Jennifer Bigelow from Second Chance Support Network.
 
MEET, GREET & LEARN: This week Julie Smith and Tony Gelardi presented.    Julie and Tony enjoyed meeting with each other at Two Brothers.  Julie is married to David, who is a cabinet maker.  They have two daughters.  Julie really loves her job at WorkSkills and likes to help other people while at work and in her personal life.  Both of them describe the other as being funny and cool.  Tony has made a livelihood of eating better with good food.  He will have an apple orchard opening in the summer.  They both enjoyed the time they spent together.      
 
Next week:  Anne Belser and Kim Leugers will present.
 
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Birthdays –   Mike Bourke, Scott Griffith, Ron Cleveland, Rich Millis, Cathy Reisterer.
Wedding Anniversaries –   Jane and Mike McManus, 47 years
Rotary Anniversaries -  Steve Belanger, 7 years and Anne Belser, 12 years.
 
Family of Rotary event at PeaceMakers Gun Range on Thursday, April 16th.  Jason Huntley said that Jerry Hardesty will teach a gun safety class at 3pm (for people who have never shot a gun before), and then target shooting will be available between 4-5 pm.  A maximum of 14 people cam attend so register at Rotary by April 7th.  Cost is $10 at the door (no including ammo) and a 9mm firearm rental is $10 plus ammo.  Go to the website to get an application.
 
Adopt a Highway – US 23 between Grand River and Lee Roads.  George and Melanie Moses need volunteers for next week to clean up US 23.  Clean up with be right after next week’s Rotary meeting.  If it rains next Tuesday, the rain date will be on Wednesday, April 15th. If you are going to pick up the highway, do not wear anything that would be distracting to drivers (no Wonder Woman costumes, thongs, etc.). 
 
Anyone who has not signed up to volunteer for the Dash or Crash on June 19th and 20th, 2015, go to www.mountaindashandcrash.com
 
Upcoming Events:
04/14/15-After Rotary            Adopt a Highway (US 23 between Grand River and Lee Roads) – Rain date is Wednesday, 04/15/15.
04/16/15                              Family of Rotary Target Shooting at PeaceMakers Gun Range
04/24-26/15                       District Conference at Motor City Casino
06/20/15                            Top of the Mountain Dash or Crash 5K run at Mt. Brighton
 
PROGRAM:  Jim Proos is the vice president and chaplain at the Second Chance Program.  He works with released prisoners to help them with the next steps in their lives.  Christian mentors meet with ex-prisoners to help them restart their lives and stay out of jail. The Second Chance Program, Celebrate Recovery, and prison ministries are integrated, helping prisoners and ex-prisoners move on with their lives.  Once a week a mentor meets with an ex-prisoners to provide support them or give them a kick in the pants.  The Second Chance Program is a ministry of encouragement, which is finding that there are more and more female prisoners in need of mentors. 
 
Jennifer Bigelow addressed the need for mentors.  Currently the Program has over 30 people who need mentors, but there are only 20 mentors available.  A mentor’s time commitment is an hour per week. It may be that the client needs a ride to rehab or a ride home.  The client may need to just talk to the mentor about next steps. To learn more about the Second Chance Program a banquet will be held on May 7th at Crystal Gardens.  For those who want to golf for a cause, there will be the second annual fundraising golf outing on September 12th. For more information go to www.secondchancesupportnetwork.org or call 810-522-8174.  Since Second Chance Program is a 501 (c) (3) tax exempt organization, all donations are tax deductible. 
 
50/50 Progressive Drawing:  Anne Belser and Bob Murray were unsuccessful in locating the Ace of Spades, but Tom Coates found the Ace of Spades and gave the money to Jim Proos and Jennifer Bigelow for use by the Second Chance Support Network. 
 
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