Ann Arbor Rotary Harpoon

Harpoon for the Meeting of July 28, 2010

July is New Rotary Year Month on the Rotary Calendar 

MEETING IS IN THE BALLROOM

Golf Outing Brochure and Shirts Available

Beutlers Report on RI Convention in Montreal

D.O.G.S. Howl

Speaker: Rich Rodriguez, U-M Football Coach
Topic:      Getting Ready for a Big Season in the Bigger “Big House”

One time-honored tradition in Michigan football hasn’t changed during Coach Rodriguez’s so-far tumultuous tenure . . . the head coach’s annual season-preview visit to Ann Arbor Rotary.  That tradition will continue as preparations begin in earnest for the 2010 season, and for the opening of all that impressive new structure towering above the more modest majesty of the “old” Michigan Stadium.  We’ll welcome Coach Rod back to Rotary with open arms, and lots of good questions, as he brings us news of the team’s plans, players and prospects for this year.

Song Leader: Downs Herold         Accompanist: Tom Strode

Upcoming Events:

July 28 – Committee Meetings:
  Program Committee – Mike Marich 
  STRIVE Committee – Wendy Correll 
  International Humanitarian Projects – Len Stenger 
  Golf& Outing Committee – Claire Foley  Greg Stejskal
August 4 – Luncheon Meeting:  Sherm Harrington and Christopher Martinez will speak on AquaDrop – New Hope for Clean, Safe Drinking Water Worldwide
August 15 – Golf and Outing Shirt Order Deadline – See Notes of Interest
September 13 - Golf & Tennis Outing

Notes from the Meeting and Program of July 21:

For a full summary of the Meeting and Program Notes from the July 21 meeting, please click here to view them on the Club's website.  Information from previous luncheon meetings may be viewed through the Harpoon archive as well. 

Photographs by Fred Beutler and Stephen Reading

Notes of Interest:

D.O.G.S. Howl: Chris Ekpiken, Ingrid Sheldon, Phil Weiss and Roy Moore greeted Art Fair patrons. This is the first project of the D.O.G.S. – Doers of Good – one time only support of various community groups. Contact Phil Weiss with ideas for them.

Golf Outing Shirts: Show your true Rotary colors! Once again, we will have the official shirt for the Golf and Tennis outing available for sale. The shirts are attractive, comfortable and a great value at $35 each. Order deadline is August 15 so don't wait! Click here for the brochure and order form for this year’s shirt. 

Rotary International Convention: Sue and Fred Beutler attended the RI Convention, principally to promote the Ambassador of Goodwill Award (AGA). This Award--pioneered by Phil Alexander and now administered by Jim Reece--is official at the District level. By encouraging other districts to adopt the AGA as their own, we hope that it will eventually be an official Rotary International Award. The purpose of the Award is to recognize Rotarians who visit a foreign country at their own expense for activities connected with Rotary.

We were part of a group of thirty eight District Rotarians who had arranged to meet in Chatham, and to travel together by train to Montreal. Our booth was in the House of Friendship. We had photos illustrating AGA qualifying journeys, pamphlets describing the AGA program, and an infinite loop PowerPoint. Our time at the booth enabled us to meet many Rotarians from all over the world. While we didn’t count them, we know that we distributed about 900 of the1000 pamphlets we had brought. While we did talk about the AGA, we also had many interesting interchanges on the nature of their Rotary clubs, as well as their personal lives and interest. To us, the opportunity to meet so many Rotarians from so many different places was the highlight of the RI Convention.

Dues Bills Due: Everyone should have their 1-2-3-4 bills by now. The #1 invoice is for dues. They are to be paid by the end of the month. The other obligations and "opportunities" can be addressed later. Please contact John White if you have any questions about your bill. Thanks to these five "early bird" check writers for setting a good example in the dues collection process: Nishta Bhatia, Norman Herbert, David Herzig, Bob Livingston and Ingrid Sheldon. Each submitted their check before the July 14 meeting was over!

Lost and Found: We still have a woman's lightweight overcoat that was left behind at a meeting several weeks ago. It is black, has a hood and is marked as a "petite small." Please claim it at the Rotary Shares table on July 28th. 

Birthdays: July 26 – Ed Carlson, Andy Dahlmann; July 29 – Katie Frauman; July 30 – Rob Boehnke, Frode Maaseidvaag; August 1 – Joan Knoertzer

Links of Interest:  Websites of interest to Rotarians.

Rotary International: The RI home page has links to About Rotary, The Rotary Foundation, Club Locator and Member Access.  Our Club is in Zone 29. The zone has 17 districts and covers portions of Maryland, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Ontario. District 6380: Our district's website includes 53 clubs in the counties of Washtenaw, Livingston, Oakland and Macomb in Michigan and Kent in Ontario. The district’s monthly newsletter and articles of district-wide interest are posted there.

Rotary Club of Ann Arbor: Our Club’s website provides background material and information including the current Annual Report, Strategic Plan, New Member Nomination Form, Committee Descriptions, Club and Golf Outing brochures, synopses of upcoming programs and an archive of Harpoons. Find us on Facebook. Also, find meeting podcasts on our website.

Submit news, committee meetings, and announcements to the Harpoon, the newsletter of the Rotary Club of Ann Arbor. Contact the Club to subscribe by email.

Our Club also sponsors the following Rotaract and Interact Clubs:

U-M Rotaract Club: http://www.uofmrotaract.wordpress.com.
Huron High Interact Club: http://www.aaps.k12.mi.us/huron.interact/home.
Pioneer High Interact Club: http://www.pioneerinteract.blogspot.com.

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