Spotlight 08-09-16, Vol. 78, No. 30
Posted by Richard Perlberg on Aug 13, 2016
PROGRAM: Guest Matt Brady stepped in with some stories about his life and times as a one-time Livingston County resident now living in Colorado.
PROGRAM: Guest Matt Brady stepped in with some stories about his life and times as a one-time Livingston County resident now living in Colorado.
GUESTS: Rich Ralston from the Fowlerville Rotary Club; Matt Brady from Denver, a one-time Howell Rotarian.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
- Bill Anderson offered one last chance to buy March of Dimes raffle tickets; winner gets a Ford truck.
- President Adrienne Knack announced that there was an opening on the Board of Trustees for the Brighton Rotary Foundation; Michelle Bouhana quickly stepped up to take the position.
- Melanie Moses said husband George wasn’t at Rotary because he was participating for the 30th time in the Bike West Michigan event.
- Steve Monet reminded folks about the Iron Chef competition.
- Bob Murray made sure Rotarians were aware of the prayer service Thursday at the Mill Pond for police officers.
- Piet Lindhout and Brian Donovan said that with 31 volunteers, Brighton Rotary has a big enough crew to take on two separate projects for next week’s Day of Caring by the Livingston County United Way.
PROGRAM:
A mix-up prevented the scheduled program from appearing, but guest Matt Brady stepped in. A one-time Howell resident and Howell Rotarian, Matt now lives in Colorado but was in town for the memorial services for Duane Zemper, a well-known veteran and photographer. Matt’s roots in the county and with Rotary run deep. He can recall playing hockey on the Mill Pond in Brighton. His grandfather started Citizens Insurance and was twice elected as the county’s prosecutor. Matt’s dad was a Paul Harris fellow and was a district governor. Matt has also been involved in civic activities in the Denver area, participating in a housing coalition and winning a civil rights award, which is wryly noted was quite a feat for a white boy from Howell. He was also named to the Denver 150 list.
50-50. The pot will grow to more than a thousand bucks next week as the Ace of Spades again proved elusive to winning ticket holders Suzy Lewis, Jennie McDonald and Mike McManus.