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Traverse Bay Sunrise
Wednesdays @ 7:30am
Elk's Lodge
625 Bay St.
Traverse City, MI  49684
United States
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Sue Vado
February 2
 
Vic Geha
February 6
 
Michael Strom
February 15
 
Dave Burgan
February 16
 
Joy Evans
February 16
 
Speakers
Feb 07, 2018
Impact 100
Feb 14, 2018
Feb 21, 2018
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Russell Hampton
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Agenda
 
1. Pledge
2. Invocation - Dave Burgan
3. Guest Introduction - Tom Krause
4. Raffle - Chris Gutowski
5. Happy Dollars - Chris Rogers
6. Rotary Minute - WE NEED SOMEONE!
7. Announcments
8. Program - 
         Kevin Klein - TC Airport Update
9. Inspiration - Tom Gilbert
 
 
Sunrise Rotary Helpers
 
DateGreeterRaffleInvocationHappy Dollars
JanuaryTom KrauseChris GutowskiDave BurganChris Rogers
FebruarySue GillenKimberly PurdyNoelle MoeggenbergRandy Kiessel
MarchKathy JohnsonSue VadoKip Nickel 
 
DateRotary MinuteInspiration
January 
Tom Gilbert / Michael Strom
February Laura Jolly
MarchNancy ThorntonJennifer Hricik
 
 
Greeter - A person who welcomes members and guests to the Sunrise Rotary Club with a handshake, or a hug followed by a hearty "Good Morning!"
Raffle - A person who facilitates the 50/50 Raffle by selling tickets and finding a member/guest to draw the winning ticket.
Invocation - A person who leads the group in a quiet moment of prayer or thought.
Happy Dollars - A person who walks around the room collecting money for people who are happy!
Rotary Minute - A one minute talk about Rotary at the local, district, national or international level. 
Inspiration - A one minute thought that will inspire us before we leave for the day.
 
 
 
 

 

What you missed
Sorry we missed you, here is what happened while you were gone.
 
Guests:
   Over the last 3 weeks we've had several people visit!
   Kyle Konas and his family; Sheena and Easton accompanied him
   Keith Gillis
   Archer
 
50/50
      Meanwhile: Gary won $22 and gave to Christ's Hope, Lew won $22 and gave to Backpacks, Dave won $23 and gave to Easton (Kyle's son)
 
Happy Dollars:
     Lots of Happy Dollars
 
 
Announcements:
     Board Meeting: February 13 @ YMCA 5:00pm
     March 3 is Restaurant Week at The Franklin, 8:00pm
    
       
 
Rotary Minute:
We need someone to talk about Rotary in general for February.
 
Program:
    Keith Gillis, TC Police Dept told us there are 29 officers in the TC unit and they are divided into 4 sections of the city. He told us about the opiate problems and how Safe Harbor is making an impact on the community. Currently there is a Police Academy at NMC and they are looking to hire 2 bike officers for summer. He also asked I would pass along this video called Chasing the Dragon to help explain what is happening in our community. Chasing the Dragon
 
     ANNUAL MEETING
     Jay led us through a few thoughts on our club.
     Officers for 2018-19
          President - Gary
          President Elect - Adam
          Secretary - Jill
          Treasurer - still needed
          Board members - Alex
          Board members - Mike
          PR Chair - Christine
          Backpacks - Linda
 
     Retain, Engage and Grow
     Why do people join Sunrise Rotary? - bring that idea back
     Sunrise at Sunset hasn't really taken off, either we need to embrace it or disband
     Mentorship Program - if you see someone is missing - give them a call
     Greeter - yes
     Newsletter - yes
     Community Service - LET"S DO MORE
          Community Swim - yes
          Discovery Center - not many people participating, due to it being the middle of the day?
          Swim GT Bay - yes
          Habitat Build - yes
          NEW IDEAS
                 Traverse City Track Club
                 Girls on the Run
                  Turkey Trot
                  Amazon Smile
                  Lucky's bag program
                  Restaurants donate a percentage
 
     Chris Thompson from Benzie Sunrise Club came to thank us for partnering with other Rotary Clubs to Northwest Food Coalition
     Marcia Billings from TC Twilight Rotary Club reminded us of Super Bowl Squares Raffle buy your tickets now!
 
     Kyle Konas, a local Chiropractor, was inducted into Traverse Bay Sunrise Rotary. 
     
 
Inspiration:
     Doubt kills more dreams then failure ever will