Spotlight 07-10-12, Vol. 74, No. 26

Brighton Rotary Spotlight

Pam McConeghy, President

July 10 2012, Vol. 74, No. 26

Guests:           Heather Spitler, wk1; Dr. Melissa Osborn, Chiropractor; Idil Birben, former exchange student, Erding and Gniel Birben, Idil’s parents from Turkey; Amy Zoldowski, Reddy Boutique owner & Mitch’s wife; Mary Bourke, Mike Bourke, Mike’s son; Rafa de La Heras, Spanish exchange student; Liz Riesterer, Cathy’s daughter.

Announcements:

Happy Birthday to Bill McCririe!!!  President Pam led the singing from the piano

Brian Parson’s family welcomed a new grandchild, Madelyn, this week.  Congratulations!

Bill Anderson announced that he passed his annual stress test at Cedar Point with flying colors!

Rotary Runners are meeting tonight at the “naked guy” statue at the Mill Pond at 5:15pm for the weekly run.  Contact Peggi Mintz or Stan Schafer for more information.

Rotarians participating in last week’s Hungry Duck Run did quite well despite the heat.  Congratulations to Peggi Mintz who placed 1^st in her group with a time 3 seconds shy of two hours, Stan Schafer, Rafa de la Heras who placed 3^rd, and Mike Bourke’s 11-yr-old son who placed 4^th.

George Moses announced (and paid a fine!) that The Marketeer and its staff garnered nine first place trophies at the state trade convention held at Central Michigan University. Fantastic!

President Pam thanked Jeremy Jones for coming to her rescue after the 4^th of July parade when Pam felt quite weak and faint—Jeremy shared Gatorade, watermelon and a chair to help Pam recover and feel better.

Rotary International has announced a new way to catch a meeting make-up:  watch a video on the website.  Stay tuned for more information from President Pam on how we all can achieve 100% attendance next year.

Thank you to Rotarians Rachel Evers, Nancy B. Johnson, Mike McManus, Jane McManus, and Jeanne McMillan for supporting Gleaners on Saturday.

THANK YOU  to Amy Zoldowski for the Reddy Boutique fashion show fundraiser at Downtown Main Martini Bar on 6/28 that helped raise $2,240 in funds for the Rotary Raiders

A thank you note from 2012 Anderson-McGregor Scholarship candidate Joe Stephanko was received expressing his appreciation of the $1,500 scholarship to help with studies at UofM.

Come hear the Candidates Forum for Livingston County contested races sponsored by the six local libraries and chambers of commerce on Tuesday, 7/10, at Cleary University’s the Johnson Center.  Doors open at 6pm, and from 6:30-7:30pm candidates for Treasurer (including Brian Wutz), Register of Deeds and City Clerk will speak.  From 7:45-8:45pm, candidates for Prosecutor will speak, and from 8:45-9:45pm, candidates for Sheriff will speak.  Questions will be encouraged from the audience.

Family of Rotary event on Friday, August 17^th: Detroit Tigers baseball game trip to Comerica Park with the Livingston Sunrise Club.  Seats will be in the Tigers Dugout Section 332, upper level.  Buss ride will include pizza and non-alcoholic beverages. Only 40 seats are available at cost of $50/person.  RSVP to Jason Conrad Huntley @ 810-229-5212 or Jason@ArcherHuntley.com if you plan to attend!

Next week's speaker is Michelle Oberle from Gleaners.

Upcoming Events:

8/17/12            Tiger Baseball Game with Livingston Sunrise,

8/22/12                        Day of Caring Ramp Build

Program:

Program Michael Bourke introduced Rafa de La Heras, exchange student from Aranda de Duero Spain and Michael Bourke, his son, who discussed the fun aspects of Rotary student exchange. 

Rafa arrived in Detroit after a 15 hour flight from Madrid on June 26^th.  He will be in Brighton for another two weeks before he and Michael return to his hometown of Aranda de Duero for Michael’s stay with Rafa’s family.  Rafa shared photos from his hometown and from a local Rotary meeting in which his father is a member.  Rafa has visited Chicago with the Bourkes and has been tubing, waterboarding, and learning about the American way of life.  Rafa and Michael were given Brighton Rotary flags to exchange.

Michael Bourke then discussed our Club’s involvement with Junior Achievement (JA) at St. Patricks Catholic School these past six years.  Each year approximately 220 students participating and our Club has invested over $15,000 for instructional materials.  Teachers have included Ron Cleveland, Mark Cook, Ron Hagan, Piet Lindhout,and Mike McManus.  The mission of  JA is “To inspire and prepare young people to succeed in a global economy,”  and their Pillars of Success include Work Readiness, Entrepreneurship, and Financial Literacy.  The 5^th Grade class studies Our Nation; the 6^th Grade class studies Global Marketplace, the 7^th Grade class studies JA Economies for Success, and the 8^th Grade class studies JA Personal Finance.  Your help is needed as teachers to keep this terrific program viable.  A minimum of six teachers are needed, the commitment is one hour of class each week for six weeks, with no more than one hour preparation each week.  Teaching can start in early January, but definitely by April.  To volunteer or learn more information, contact Mike Bourke.

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50/50 Drawing:  $190 in week 2, 49 cards present.  Peggi Minz drew the 5 of spades; Tina Eichen drew the 4 of spades, and Rafa de La Heras drew the jack of spades.