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Traverse Bay Sunrise
Wednesdays @ 7:30am
Elk's Lodge
625 Bay St.
Traverse City, MI  49684
United States of America
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Member Birthdays
Jennifer Hricik
January 5
 
Laura Jolly
January 7
 
Mary Krantz
January 13
 
Aubyn Herman
January 14
 
January 30th Meeting Volunteers
Greeter
Vado, Sue
 
Invocation
Moeggenberg, Noelle
 
Raffle
Lakes-Morman, Kim
 
Rotary Minute
Raphael, Peter
 
Inspiration
Jolly, Laura
 
Russell Hampton
National Awards Services Inc.
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October 17, 2018
Meeting #1,005

Program: Jean Derenzy, Chief Executive Officer, Downtown Development Authority Update
 
Agenda:
1. Pledge
2. Invocation - Randy Kiessel
3. Guests - Tom Krause
4. 50/50 - Kathy Johnson
5. Happy Dollars
6. Announcements 
7. Rotary Minute - Valerie Kirn-Duensing
8. Program - Jean Derenzy, DDA
9. Inspiration - Kristi Abbey
Upcoming
Membership Committee - Oktoberfest – Bring a Guest month. Our President Gary has set a goal of taking our club to 75 members. During the month of October, we’ll have special Oktoberfest related giveaways. Each week, all members who bring a guest will get a gift. Members will also get one entry into an end of month drawing, for each guest they bring during October.
 
Community Service - We have a new recurring volunteer opportunity at the State Theatre. The 2nd Thursday of every month, our club will staff the State Theatre. We only need a minimum of 4 volunteers each month. The shift only lasts about 90-120 minutes. Please see Kyle Konas or Alex Zelinski to sign up!
 
What you missed October 10th: 
Erin Banton – Shared her story about discovering her breast cancer in 2015 in the early stages. Emphasized the importance of self-examinations. She caught it early on and felt really positive about her outcome. Celebrated being cancer free at the end of her treatment. After going back to teaching in 2016, she felt like she went back to a “normal” life.
 
May 2017 almost two years from the first diagnosis, she found the second lump and was diagnosed with Stage IV Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC). Shared how thankful she is for the Cowell Family Cancer Center which was not there during her first round of treatment. She shared with us a video the cancer center has created that featured three women with MBC.
 
METAvivor: Organization raises money for which 100% goes to research for Metastatic Breast Cancer. It’s stage 4, it’s terminal. “No one dies from a lump.” If you donate anywhere this month, please consider a donation to www.METAvivor.org.
 
You may start to see pharma ads for MBC.  But, it’s yet to be a household name. We are part of creating awareness for it. Action item!
For Erin, living with MBC has meant trying 5 types of chemo in 15 months, ovary removal, brain radiation. Her breast cancer has gone to her brain and liver among other areas. She has had surgery on her leg as a result of bone loss. Treatments never end and there’s always the next hurdle.
 
Erin says if she stays mad and angry about what she’s dealing with, she’s going to miss living her life – so she chooses not to be in that space. She’s hoping she has a lot of years left to live even though she will never be cured.
 
113 people a day die from MBC. Most current fundraising of breast cancer today is going to early detection, only 2-5% from organizations is focused on Metastatic Breast Cancer.
 
 
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