District Governor Wayne Titus - Official visit to the Rotary Club of Trenton
August 17, 2015
DG Wayne Titus shares his vision with the Rotarians.
AG Noel Jackson presents DG Wayne with his gift.
Who is the man behind the mask?
It is our own DG Wayne Titus, showing off his gift from the Club.
AG Noel Jackson, First Lady Lisa Titus, DG Wayne Titus and President Bob Howey admire the cake.
Member Spotlight
Congratulations to Paul and Mari Frost on the birth of their grandson, William Paul Frost.
Jean and Ed Wloszek get all 5 grandchildren together for the first time.
Dustin Kane prepares for his trip to Brazil.
Can you believe this vest weighs 4 pounds.
Dustin Kane meets the incoming Youth Exchange student from Brazil.
My Experience with the Central States Rotary Youth Exchange Program
~by Kathy Kane
For anyone who has attended at District conference, you know that our District friends (many from this club) know how to create an experience. From the selection of the hotel to the programs and fellowship, it is always an experience you will feel proud to share.
I wasn’t sure what to expect when we were invited to attend the Central States Rotary Youth Exchange program in July, I just knew it included staying in a dorm for the weekend at Calvin College in Grand Rapids.
The students stayed in one dorm and the parents another and all the programs were located on the campus where we put on about 15,000 steps a day attending various programs from one end of campus to another for parents and Dustin attended programming geared to the many aspects of his trip.
We arrived Friday afternoon and had sessions starting at 12:45 and going until 11:00 pm and then again Saturday from 8:45 until 11:00 pm, leaving after breakfast on Sunday morning.
It started with a wonderful presentation for all of the one thousand participants by Dr. Dennis White who spoke about the exchange experience. It addressed the various cycles an exchange student goes through as well as what to expect from a student when they return.
Matt and I met with Dustin’s district 6400 contacts, the Travel agency, enjoyed a presentation from Rotary International President Elect John Germ of Tennessee., had a stress relief program, a meeting with our official correspondent for Brazil, a “Confronting Ethnocentrism” seminar, an inspiring keynote by Jennifer Jones who spoke about being brave, thinking big and embracing opportunity and CSRYE Alumna Jennifer Cronkhite with her wonderful exchange experience. But I suppose our favorite event was the the “Speed Connection” where we were able to meet for five minutes with over ten students either on exchange here or back from exchange and we were able to ask them questions.
We also enjoyed the daily interaction with other parents where we could get advice on banking, what to pack, ideas for gifts, mail protocol and other matters specific to Brazil.
Bruce Goldsen was the Conference chairman and did a spectacular job all weekend keeping the programming lively, entertaining and informative and the last night they held a talent show that could rival any Fisher Theater production. There were so many talented students who sang, danced and painted and so much information to take in, it really helped Matt and I have a much better handle on what to expect and how to prepare for this journey with Dustin. As I said on my survey, “Thank you to all who organized this wonderful #csrye15 event. As a parent I feel so blessed to be a part of this program and as a Rotarian so grateful to be part of this wonderful and life changing organization. Thank you for the opportunities for all these students.”
Visit to the Veterans Hospital on September 27
~by Michael Doyle
Trenton Rotarians
Attached is the website for the Veterans Hospital in Detroit. Please visit the link near the bottom that says, donation needs list. This site is very helpful in what we can and cannot take to the VA.
I can tell you from personal experience this is one of the most fulfilling things you can do with your time, giving time to veterans. Most of the veterans just want to sit and talk with someone. Maybe play a game of checkers or chess. Even a simple card time. The most important thing is spending time with someone. Many have no family.
Where we need help; 1. Does someone or someone's company want to donate snatch bags that we could put items in? That way we could hand each of the veterans a bag of goods from the list above. 2. We plan to meet at the Westfield Center. Is there a time or place we could meet prior to assemble the bags? See what donations we have? 3. I plan to drive my son and myself. The reason, we do not want to hurry out of the VA because a bus is leaving.
This is a very, very emotional visit. The reason we are going this time of year is the VA gets overwhelmed with donors around holidays. This will mean much to veterans coming this time of year.
RI President K.R. Ravindran chose Be a Gift to the World as his theme for 2015-16. Ravindran urges Rotary members to give the gifts of time, talent, and knowledge to improve lives in communities across the globe. "Through Rotary, we can take these gifts and make a genuine difference in the lives of others and in our world."
Quote of the Week:
The manner of giving is worth more than the gift. ~Pierre Corneille, Le Menteur.
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