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Visiting Rotarians: None
Guests: None
50/50 Raffle: Chris Rogers won the $22 proceeds
Announcements:
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Our next club Board meeting will be March 1st at Linda Raetz office (5pm). New members are reminded that attendance at a Board meeting is one of the orientation requirements as part of our 'Red Badge' program.
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Rotary Club of Traverse City has extended an invitation to us for two upcoming meetings. If you are interested in joining please please contact Kathy Bussell at 231-941-5421 or tcrotary2822@gmail.com so they can plan accordingly.
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Our Winter Social is Saturday evening February 27th (see related article)
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Outbound Youth Exchange fundraiser is April 12th (see related article)
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Craig circulated a signup sheet for members to purchase $20 Rotary Foundation Raffle tickets; Fee will be charged on quarterly invoice. If we're able to sell all our tickets the club will be eligible to participate in drawing to win funds for matching grant. Top individual prize is $5,000.
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An Open House for those interested in learning more about Rotary is scheduled for Thursday evening February 25th at Top of the Park (5:30)
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Sunrise at Sunset is scheduled for Thursday, February 25th at Copper Falls Rok & Grille.
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Please support our club through the sale of Rotary Show Ads (see related article).
Dana Venhuizen Classification Talk
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Dana is a Traverse City native - born and raised here, having attended Trinity Lutheran and TC Central High Schools. Having lived on a farm, it was only natural that she became an active 4-H member. Her family had enjoyed summers in the Upper Peninsula so when it came time to attend college, Dana beat a path out of Traverse City as quickly as she could and landed at Northern Michigan University where she studied Speech & Communication. Although she had visions of getting out of dodge, she landed back in Traverse City and, in 2001, began her career in Youth Services with Michigan Works! Thirty-eight years ago her area was known as "Youth Employment & Training Programs." Today she is actively engaged with the Beaver Island Lighthouse School where she has witness the graduation of 662 students. Dana lives in Lake City with her husband and their energetic son, and she also has a teenage stepdaughter. Dana coached t-ball from 2007 - 2011, continues to be active with 4-H, foster care programs, and joins her family with their avid support of the Wheatlan Music Organization.
Nathan Hoard Classification Talk
Nathan is also a Traverse City native and a 2002 graduate of Traverse City Central. During high school he was captain of the wrestling team and also played baseball. Nathan attended Spring Arbor University and studied philosophy/religion while pursuing what he felt was a calling to the ministry. Before graduating he shifted gears to business.
Nathan's parents are both in Traverse CIty. His father is a pastor and his mother is an online professor. He has two brothers; one is in town and the other is in New York City pursuing his dreams of a career in music. While attending Spring Arbor Nathan met Becky who is now his wife of nearly 10 years. They have two children and a third is expected in May. To keep things lively, they recently adopted a 95 lb bloodhound/Coonhound.
Nathan began his career at Denoyer, starting from the ground up helping with moving things in warehouses, then obtaining his CDL and eventually helping to project manage large scale moves e.g. Manistee Little River Casino. He followed that with a move to Wimsatt Building Materials and is now at Padnos, where for the past four years he has managed the facility. Padnos was founded in 1905 and is a fourth-generation family business that employs 600 people in over 20 locations. (Ask Nathan about crushing cars!). Locally Padnos has been active in community service projects such as the "CanStruction" Father Fred fundraiser, and the "Clean Up Green Up" event each spring and fall.
Nathan's family are active members of the Church of Living God. When he isn't busy with his young family he enjoys hunting, and also fishing with his grandfather.
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Several years ago the Rotary Club of Traverse City extended an irresistible offer to the other two Traverse City-based Clubs . . . help generate revenue by selling ads, and receive a share of the net proceeds based on the % of revenue our ad sales contribute to the bottom line.