Spotlight 09-20-11, Vol. 73, No. 32
Program:
Jane McManus, President
September 20, 2011, Vol. 73, No. 32
Guests: Jim Gilligan, Howell Rotary; J. Michael Lenninger, American Red Cross
Announcements:
On a sad note, Pat Hajdu, wife of former Brighton Rotarian Bob Hajdu passed, and visitation is a Keehn’s Funeral Home from 2-4pm and 6-8pm today, with the 10:30am service tomorrow at St. Patrick Catholic Church.
Congratulations to John Nagle, who celebrates his anniversary on September 22nd!
Thank you to George Moses for writing a great article about the Rotary Raiders published in this month’s District Newsletter!
Nancy Johnson recommended the following book that describes What It Is Like To Go To War and re-acclimation to civilian life.by Carl Marlantes.
Rotary Raiders are needed to construct a temporary ramp this week for a service veteran whose legs were targeted by a sniper. The ramp will be south of Brighton near Bishop Lake Road. See Piet Lindhout to volunteer.
Tiger Baseball game Rotary bus trip on 9/23 coordinated by the Family of Rotary is THIS FRIDAY. If you cannot attend, and have already bought a ticket, tell Jason Huntley since some members still want to go & can’t get tickets. Thank you to Jason Huntley for coordinating!
The Doris Longfellow Blood Drive Challenge is scheduled for Monday, September 26th at the Community Building from 10:30am to 4:15pm All are eligible to donate blood if you have not contributed since 8/1/11. Michele Bouhana has openings for 60 more people to donate—please schedule your appointment time in advance at 1-800-Red-Cross or at www.RedCrossBlood.org with a sponsor code of Rotary Clubs. Bud Longfellow, Doris’s ’husband, will be here later in the day to help. Other volunteers are needed to help setup (9am) and cleanup (4:30pm) along with registering donors during the day. Contact Michele to help.
Don Homan reminded members participating in The Rotary Golf Challenge on Wednesday, Sept 28th at the Majestic that tee times start at 12:30pm. If you wish to play early, arrive by 11:45am since we may need to start play on the back nine. The Majestic owner is donating $15 of each $30 greens fee payment to Rotary—be sure to thank him for his generous support when you arrive next week!!!
The 75th Anniversary Celebration of our Club’s founding will be held on Saturday, October 8th from 3-11pm on Brighton’s Main Street. The focus is on children’s events from 3-11pm, with adult activities starting at 5pm. A dunk tank to “Drown Out Polio One Day At A Time” will need additional volunteers besides Brighton Area Schools Superintendent Greg Gray. See Lori Lalama if you can help!
Jim Gilligan of the Howell Rotary announced the 2011 Tour de Livingston fundraiser for United Way on Sunday, October 9th. Choose a 10, 28, 38, 62 or 100 mile route. New for 2011 are multiple mountain bike routes. Tour begins at Mt. Brighton with a buffet breakfast before the race. Registration starts at 7am, with the course opening at 8am. Cost is $30 in advance for adults, $12 for children 12 and under. Lots of volunteer opportunities are available if you can help—last year 550 riders raised $20,000 for the United Way. Contact www.TourDeLivingston.org or 810-494-3000 for more information.
If you are interested in riding on the Rotary float in the Rose Bowl this year, see President Jane.
Katherine Lawrence-Copp described the Cheryl Stockwell fundraiser golf outing on September 25th at Chemung Hills Golf Club and made available raffle tickets to support their cause at a cost of $5 each. For more information see www.csafund.com.
Save the date to attend the Friends of the Brighton District Library (BDL) Fall Book Sale on October 11-16 at the Brighton District Library. Funds generated from this sale assist the Friends in contributing over three times the amount of money the BDL receives from the State of Michigan.
Upcoming Events:
09/23/11 5:30pm Family of Rotary trip to Comerica Park for Tiger game
09/26/11
09/28/11 12:30pm Rotary Golf Challenge at The Majestic
10/8/11 75th Anniversary Celebration
Program:
Program Host Bob Murray introduced his daughter Meghan Murray-Combs who discussed the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN). Bob lost his wife almost three years ago to pancreatic cancer, and her battle inspired Meghan to become active in PanCAN. Meghan is education and outreach coordinator for the Detroit area and recently became the Lansing coordinator. PanCAN is 100percent volunteer driven and was founded in 1999. PanCAN supports research through grants and fundraising; provides patients and caregivers with information; and assists communities and individuals in promoting awareness about the pancreatic cancer. This form of cancer has the lowest survival rate (only six percent) of another other cancers and is very aggressive and fast moving, with mose people surviving only four-five months. Pancreatic cancer is usually found by happenstance since no early detection tools or treatments have been found. Actor Patrick Swayze recently lost his battle with pancreatic cancer. On October 9th at the Detroit Zoo, a Purple Stride fundraising walk will be held with the hope of raising $350,000 or more. For more information about the walk, visit www.PurpleStride.org or www.PanCAN.org.
50/50 Drawing: Due to the lack of our special progressive 50/50 deck of cards, an old-fashioned 50/50 drawing was held. Sharon Kartes won $95.