E-News for Week of September 29 (Sep 28, 2014)

Executives & Directors

President

Rose Angela Gronda

President Elect

Bob Howey

President Nominee

Laurie Dixon

Secretary

John Allen

Asst. Secretary

Rick Williams

Treasurer

Ed Shenton

Asst. Treasurer

Matt Hatty

Director-Vocational

Kathy Kane

Director-Club Services

Dennis Levko

Director

Jean Wloszek

Director

Mike Doyle

Director-Generations

Janie Dunn

Past President at Large

Dennis Mator

Imm. Past President

Ronnie Ruelle

Rotary International

President

Gary C.K. Huang

THS Interact

President

Gabrielle Maciag

Rotary District 6400

District Governor

Liz Smith-Yeats

Area 6 Assistant Governor

Noel Jackson

District Governor Elect

Wayne Titus

District Governor Nominee

Susan Goldsen

Speakers

Sep 29, 2014
Dr. David Wolf
Discuss his book titled "The Gift is You"

Oct 06, 2014
Phil Matous
Medal of Honor

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Upcoming Events

Governors Golf Outing

Sep 29, 2014
12:07 PM – 1:07 PM

Rotary After Hours

Fratello's Restaurant

Oct 01, 2014 5:00 PM

Murder Mystery

Trenton Village Theater

Oct 14, 2014
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Board Meeting

Mom's Restaurant

Oct 16, 2014
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM

Membership/Interact/PR Foundation

Oct 16, 2014
5:15 PM – 8:00 PM

Affholter Park Community Playground Build

Affholter Park

Oct 17, 2014 8:00 AM –
Oct 18, 2014 4:00 PM

Be Witching

Oct 18, 2014
6:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Rotary speaker - Interact President, Gabby Maciag, shares the vision of the Interact club.

Tom Dickman and Noel Jackson present Michelle Aldridge a Paul Harris Fellow.

Andrea Thorn talks about the PAES program.

The Interact Club build a scarecrow for this weekend's event.

Proud to present the finished product

Noel and Debbie Jackson attended DYPAC's successful fundraiser - Sip and Support.

Club Survey Results

Back in May, 80 surveys were distributed to active Trenton Rotarians. Of those surveys, 60%, or 48 surveys, were completed and returned. Members checked the activities they were involved in during prior years and those activities they’re interested in going forward. Having this information makes it possible to hand a list of interested Rotarians to the chairpersons of each committee so they can contact those members when they start planning for their event.

Additionally, some members filled in the comments section of the survey are here are some of those comments:

We're doing just fine
Looking forward to another great year
Club and leadership are doing a great job choosing things to be involved in
Engage new members to develop future leaders for our club
We are doing too much
Don’t burn members out; continue projects we are over the top successful with
Coordinate with a sister club to help them grow
Involve the community more in our programs, such as sponsorships to lessen the burden on new Rotarians and those on a budget
More involvement with youth exchange
More international projects
Find ways to get more involvement from all members, not just a few
Take a firmer stand on attendance
Get involved with more health initiatives
Help others less fortunate than us
More hands on activities, such as the food bank or a Christmas project
More communication in the newsletter about upcoming activities
A meeting for all members to bring their kids
Make sure projects remain meaningful
Nice addition with low cost and fun & fellowship events

We’ve taken these comments and suggestions into account and are working towards what we believe we can achieve. You may notice a few of them already being addressed. We will do the best we can without overdoing it. Good information! Thanks for participating!

President's Corner

Rose Angela Gronda

September 29, 2014

Hello, Rotarians!

I won't be at Rotary today because Bill Jasman and I will be representing the Trenton Rotary Club and golfing in the District Governor's Golf Outing in South Lyon. I believe Captain Rotary may be making an appearance there as well! Bob Howey will lead the meeting for you. Welcome to Dr. Wolf who will speak to you and share some of the book he's written called "The Gift is You".

It was nice to hear from our New Generations group last Monday: Gabby, Andrea and Michelle. Gabby, Interact president, told us about the plans Interact has for this coming school year. We'll be sure to share the upcoming events in the newsletter so you'll have a chance to participate. Andrea Thorn, Trenton teacher, told us about the opportunities with the PAES program and hopefully some of our businesses can use the services her students offer. Michelle Aldridge was in town on a break from her studies in Japan and it was so good for all of us to meet her and hear about what a Peace Fellow does. She'll hopefully come back when her program is complete to give us a full presentation! How great to see what the next generation is doing to "Light up Rotary"!

I wanted to give a shout out to Wes Mator for his help with the Taste of Trenton!

A big thank you to John Howey and John Martenson for hosting our club golf outing at the Grosse Ile Country Club and dinner at John Howey's last Thursday. There was a smaller group of golfers this year but it was a beautiful day to be on the golf course! Some of us took longer than others to finish but we all seemed to have a good time! John Howey made it back to his house early and got the grill going. He and John Martenson grilled up some tasty burgers & dogs and along with the food others brought, we had a delicious dinner. It was an enjoyable night of fun and fellowship with a wonderful view of the Detroit River. It was great to just take it easy for a change!

Bill Jasman had a wonderful time in Brazil visiting with Gustavo and his family! I'm hopeful that he'll have a nice presentation for us in the coming weeks.

The Murder Mystery is coming up in a couple weeks! Please make sure to contact me or Noel if you're planning to attend. The price per person is $35 and you can come with a team or we can assign you to a team. It's sure to be an entertaining night so please plan to come!

Don't forget this coming Wednesday, October 1st, is Rotary After Hours at Fratello's, starting at 5pm. Hope to see you there!

Have a great week!

Trenton Rotary Golf Outing - September 25

Bill Borrows and Tom Dickman are ready for a round of golf.

President Rose Angela takes her turn.

Bill Borrows and Tom Dickman watch as their guest takes his turn.

Trenton Rotary Cookout - September 25

Thank you to John Howey for hosting the cookout at his house.

Jean Wloszek helps get the desserts ready.

John Howey entertains the Rotarians.

Rotary fellowship at its finest.

John Allen, Scott Gronda, Ron Sheck and Ed Nykiel gather around the food.

Girls (President Rose Angela, Jackie Hatty, Ronnie Ruelle and Paulette Dillingham) just want to have fun.

Bill Borrows strikes a pose.

Matt Hatty takes time to relax.

Bill Dillingham enjoying the fellowship.

Bob Haveman, John Martenson and Tom Dickman talk about their golf game.

Mike McCullough talks about Rotary with Chuck Howey and Ed Nykiel.

Thank you to these ladies for making a difference in the Trenton Rotary Club.

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***September is New Generations Month***

Quote of the Week:

"There is not enough darkness in all the world to put out the light of even one small candle." ― Robert Alden

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Save the Date: Thursday, October 16, 2014 -- Membership, Foundation & Public Image Seminars

This District 6400 event is geared towards specific topics and chairpersons but will offer information for any Rotarian interested in learning more about Rotary. The event will take place at the Vista Tech Center at Schoolcraft College. The evening begins with registration at 5:15pm and dinner at 5:30pm. The program will start at 6pm. It's sure to be an informative evening. The cost is $35 per person but will be paid for by the club. Please let Rose Angela know if you'd like to attend.

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