Sunrise Rotary Newsletter (Mar 16, 2016)

Mar 23, 2016
Vic Cannella and Dee Lynch
Bellaire Youth Initiative

Mar 30, 2016
Don Schmuckal
Boots for Kids

Apr 06, 2016
Lisa Mann
Life Works (for at risk kids)

Apr 27, 2016
Nathan Reynolds
Rotary Global Scholar to Jerusalem

May 11, 2016
Dayna Ryan
The Dream Team - sports for the disabled

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Youth Exchange Fundraising Dinner

Boathouse Restaurant

Apr 12, 2016 6:30 PM

Last Thursday of each month

March 31 - Rare Bird

April 28 - McGee's 72

May 26 - Beacon Lounge

Member Birthdays

Steve McGregor

March 2

Adam Beers

March 4

Jan Geht

March 19

Todd Sanders

March 22

Gary Brown

March 23

Tammy Tarsa

March 23

David Payne

March 31

Join Date

Steve Francis

March 8, 2011

5 years

Becky Ewing

March 12, 2008

8 years

Nancy Thornton

March 16, 2005

11 years

Nathan Tarsa

March 20, 2013

3 years

Craig Weckler

March 31, 2010

6 years

Tom Gilbert

March 31, 2010

6 years

Sunrise Foundation Accepting Mini-Grant Applications

Our Foundation is currently accepting mini-grant applications.

Grants must focus on a community priority as identified by the Rotary Club of Traverse Bay Sunrise Foundation. Grant cycles occur twice a year, with a total of $5,000 available each cycle. Grant requests must be submitted by April 30. Grants ranging from $100 to $1,000 may be awarded per grant cycle. The Rotary Club of Traverse Bay Sunrise Foundation Board is responsible for all funding decisions. Grants will be awarded to organizations located within Grand Traverse, Leelanau, Kalkaska, Benzie and Antrim counties. An applicant must be a school system, unit of government or have received a ruling from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that it is tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) and is not a private foundation as defined by the IRS.

Details, including application, are available at our website.

CELEBRATE ROTARY ON THE SHORELINE

JOIN US FOR THE 2016 DISTRICT CONFERENCE!

Muskegon, Michigan

April 22, 23 & 24, 2016

TIMELINE

Registration opens at noon on Friday April 22

Friday 3:00 to 5:00 Rotary Foundation Grant Management Seminar

Friday 6:30 pm Celebrate Rotary Foundation Dinner

Saturday 9:30 am Conference Sessions Begin

Sunday 11:00 am Conference Adjourns

Download the brochure

Go to the conference page

Bulletin Buddies

Date	Bulletin Buddies	Invocation
March 23	Eric Braund & Sarah Breen	Jay Berger
March 30	Jay Buckmaster & Jeff Buday	Lew Farrell
April 6	Jane Butzier & Melzar Coulter	Tom Gilbert
April 13	Lindsey Dickinson & Kathy Dixon	Randy Kiessel
April 20	Becky Ewing & Lew Farrell	Mike Strom
April 27	Steve Francis & Jan Geht	Tammy Tarsa

Bulletin Buddy Note-Taking Form (also at front desk)

At any time don't be surprised if a new member offers to bump a designated Bulletin Buddy for 50/50 sales or note-taking opportunities. We know you will happily step aside to enable their progress against new member orientation program (red badge).

If you wish to be added to the rotation please contact Nancy Thornton.

If a date you've been assigned is not convenient, we appreciate your initiative to exchange with a fellow Rotarian.

Meeting Notes & Announcements

Posted by Todd Sanders on Mar 16, 2016

Visiting Rotarians: Chris Etienne (Petoskey Rotary)

Guests: Maureen Fowler (Goodwill Industries)

50/50 Raffle: Becky Smits was our lucky winner

Announcements:

Randy talked about the July 2017 Malawi trip. The committee is looking for volunteers interested in a 2016 'pre-trip' and their expenses will, for the most part, be sponsored. Contact Randy if you are interested.

Weekly Program:

PDG Chris Etienne talked about her trip on a Polio eradication effort to Nigeria. She shared many pictures and stories of the trip. This trip much different than her previous trip to India; only 13 on the Nigeria trip vice 100+ to India. Nigeria has been polio free for 1 ½ years. Vaccination trip to an elementary school with 10,000 kids attending! Polio eradication efforts are becoming smart in their efforts, using incentives to encourage vaccination.

Read a detailed article at Petoskey News.