"We presented a donation to support their relief efforts in Ukraine. And 2 of our club flags - 1 to keep and 1 to send to Ukraine. And a personal note to them from Elke."
Center is club president Martin Kollmar. Right is Michael Craiss who arranges all transport to the border of Poland and Ukraine for transfer to Ukraine Rotarians.
Erica Huss (right), President of the Rotary Club of Marquette, presents a donation of $1,000 to Lori Doney, the Membership Engagement Coordinator for the Girl Scouts of the Northwestern Great Lakes, serving the Marquette area.
The funds will support girls who would not otherwise be able to participate in Girl Scout Leadership Experience programming due to financial barriers to participation. Funds cover membership, dues, troop dues, uniforms, and fees for council-sponsored educational programming.
To learn more about the The Rotary Club of Marquette, visit its website at http://www.rotaryclubofmarquette.com/.
Two grandchildren of founding Rotary member to be recognized
by Anakin Bush | Today at 4:00 a.m.
At the upcoming Centennial Celebration for the Rotary Club of Fulton, two grandchildren of a founding charter member will serve as honorary chairs for the event.
Ovid Bell became a charter member of the Fulton Rotary Club almost 100 years ago. Today, two of his grandchildren carry on his legacy by participating in the club.
John Ovid Bell joined the Rotary Club in 1975, and remains active 48 years later, a release from the club states.
Bell served as president of the club in 1980-1981.
His sister, Mary Bell, moved back to Fulton and joined the Rotary Club in June, 2022.
John serves as a member of the foundation committee, and Mary serves as a member of the finance committee. Both were recognized as Paul Harris Fellows for their contributions to the Rotary Foundation, a release states.
Ovid Bell played an important role in the founding of the Fulton Rotary Club, according to a release. He owned and managed "The Evening Gazette," which was the town's largest newspaper at the time. He sold the newspaper in 1927, and began the printing business Ovid Bell Press.
His son, Ovid H. Bell, joined the family business and Fulton Rotary Club in 1939.
The newsletter for the club was originally called "The Cog," but was taken over by Bell in 1927 and renamed to "The Blunderbus." This remains the name of the newsletter today.
In World War II, the club voted to reclassify all Rotarians who entered or might enter the armed forces as honorary members for the duration of the war. Bell was the first member who was honored, as he joined the army in 1941, a release states.
Susan Grant Krumm, another Fulton Rotarian, is also a descendant of a founding charter member. She is the great niece of T. Harrison Grant.
Krumm served as club president in 2007-2008, a release states. She currently serves on both the community service committee and the international service committee. She is also a Paul Harris Fellow.
In addition to Bell and Grant, the other founding charter members of the club include:
Harry "Mike" Atkinson, W. Ed "Pedie" Jameson, Robert O. "Oscar" Baker, Greene D. McCall, M. Fred "General" Bell, J. Burlie McCubbin, H. Clay "Mud" McGregor, Sam K. "Blick" Black, Luther U. "Uncle Luther" Nickell, Curtis E. "Curt" Blattner, John R. "Johnny" Pratt, Nick T. Cave, E. E. Reed, Richard H. "Dick" Crossfield, George T. "Percy" Reily, Waldo F. "Cap" Smith, Elmer C. "Slick" Henderson, J. Roy "Roy" Tucker, Boulware H. "Bo" Jameson and Matt Wymore.
The Centennial Celebration banquet celebrating Fulton Rotary's 100th anniversary will be March 15 at the Brick District Playhouse (613 Court St.).
The event is themed after "The Great Gatsby."
Costumes from that time period are encouraged.
To learn more about the banquet, visit givebutter.com/8f08BU. Tickets are available for purchase until March 1.
Rotary Club of Salem donates $1,000 to East Palestine
The Rotary Club of Salem along with the Salem Rotary Foundation gifted its sister club, Rotary Club of East Palestine, a donation in the amount of $1,000 to provide assistance to those in need following the recent railroad disaster in East Palestine.
Pictured is East Palestine Rotarian Bonnie Davis, who represented her club to receive the donation at the Feb. 14 weekly meeting held at Salem Community Center. She is pictured with Salem Rotarian and President Kyle Cranmer. (Submitted photo)
INVITE FRIENDS & FAMILY - THEY MIGHT WIN UP TO $3000
We are at 50%* of our GOAL!
March 14, 2023
Live Event & Sponsor Thank You Lunch
Prizes will be $3000, $2000 and $1000 dollars making it a popular annual event! Each club member needs to sell $150 or more in tickets! Feel free to send links for your page to your contacts. Tickets are $50.00 each.
When you solicit the sale of an on-line ticket, all this is essentially done for you. Please do not hesitate to reach out to friends and relatives both near and far and give them the link to our raffle. We have already gone LIVE with RallyUp. The link is on our website homepage.
PLEASE PLAN ON ATTENDING
THE SPONSOR THANK YOU LUNCHEON
& LIVE DRAWING MARCH 14TH
Our LIVE Pay It Forward Raffle will be held at the Hilton on March 14th. We are inviting our Sponsors' to join us at this event! You will want to make sure you attend this exciting event so you can meet and thank them for helping our club!
Thank you to our 2023 Sponsors:
$5000-First Bank of Chicago; $3000- Saf-T-gard and Sunset Foods; $1000- Hobbytown USA, Lewis Floor and Home, Northbrook Ace Hardware, Northbrook Bank and Trust, Northern Weathermakers HVAC, Quick Kill Exterminating Co., Reds Garden Center, Shelter Box, Strategic Wealth Partners LLC, Carlos and Sandy Frum, Gary and Beverly Moriello, The Pollina Family
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