What You Missed
May 9th Meeting
50/50 - Lew won $29 and gifted it to Alexandra
Happy Dollars
Randy gave $$ just because.
Kyle - awarded "Emerging Business of the Year" Opening of his office is June 11
Mike - picture in Northern Scene along with his wife and Kyle's wife.
Ted is glad to be back from his cruise from Ft. Lauderdale to Seattle. Great food and scenery.
Mary spent last week in Florida and sold her house in one day!
Linda - Birthday Dollars
Ted - Birthday Dollars
Laura just loves our new Rotarians and they being community minded
Tom - Marcia (wife) was awarded Humanitarian of the Year, Abby left MSU and is now a Junior, 529 Washington St, is for sale, Thank you for the Great Trash Pickup Day
Alexandra - Turning 9 on July 18
Annoucements
Jodi Nichols has resigned
Steve Francis is moving to Elk Rapds
Program
Val - Sunrise Foundation Meeting
Who is on the board:
Val, Mike, Randy, Chris, jeff, Vic, Kim, George, Laura, Linda
Background
- 1999 Chartered
- Easter for the club to fund services projects and be able to move quickly on projects that spring up
- $1000 Honduras Water Project
- $1500 Benzie Sunrise Rotary Food Project
- $3600 Exhibt at Discovery Center
- $10000 Backpacks for Kids
- Uganda orphanage, bicycles
- Bali schools
- Sri lanka Tsunami
- Blood Bank in Bali
- Malawi School Build
- Rotary Youth Exchange
- As of 2017 $74,000 has been given away to 50 nonprofits
Funding
A portion of our club's unused dues are given to Sunrise Foundation and Rotarian's donate annually to the foundation.
Currently there is $73,000 in the general fund and $18,000 in the Backpacks fund
Rotary Minute
Mark talked about Rotary and how it was founded.
Inspiration
Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light. - Dumbledore