Rotary Update - June 29 - July 3, 2009

This Thursday will of course be Marty's first official meeting off after leaving the post as club President. Thank you Marty for all of your leadership and service to our club. I want to also thank Scott Withrow, Lee Rouse and Bob Belfit for there service to the club as board member.

We appreciate all you have done as members of our Board. I would also like to welcome new board members Jim Nigro, Jan McGuire and Blake Hine.

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And away we go-----

This weeks speaker, with his classification talk, will be Scott McGregor. Classification presentations are always enjoyable so I hope you will all be there to get to know Scott a little better.

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CAUSE PARKING

Jerry Kole has taken over the helm of the Cause Parking effort. He is looking for volunteers for the following dates:

Rotary Club of Midland (noon organization)

May 15, 2009

July 18, 2009

August 31, 2009

Plus AUGUST 16 for the Lizard Fair Concert

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GROUP STUDY EXCHANGE

The Group Study Exchange (GSE) Committee is currently recruiting

individuals to apply for the Team Leader position for the upcoming

exchange with District 1960 in Southern Portugal. The exchange will

occur from May 1 through May 30, 2010.

As the only Rotarian on the trip, the Team Leader will assume charge of

the team and act as a liaison between the team and the host clubs. The

Team Leader also handles all administrative responsibilities of

preparing for the exchange and interacts with Rotary International.

The GSE Team Leader must be a Rotarian, physically able to make the

journey (which can be strenuous sometimes), should be an excellent

organizer, and available for travel dates of May 1 to May 31, 2010, plus

available to prepare and attend all training meetings in advance of the

trip.  The team leader will assist with choosing the team and preparing

the team for the visit and will participate as a host when the Inbound

team from Portugal visits our district in April 2010.  In addition, the

team leader and the team prepare and give presentations about their

experience to promote the GSE program.

Please consider this opportunity for a wonderful experience in another

culture. The applications are due August 10, 2009 and the leader will be

selected very soon thereafter.

Candidates are strongly encouraged to be familiar with the Portuguese

language and culture prior to departure.

Information and Team Leader Applications can be found on-line at:

http://www.rotary.org/en/ServiceAndFellowship/Fellowship/

GroupStudyExchange/Pages/ridefault.aspx.

Interested individuals are encouraged to submit applications no later

than August 10, 2009. Interviews and selection will occur in late August

to early September. Completed applications should be sent to:

Ajay Badhwar -  

or call him. I have the music if anyone needs it.

989 482 3233

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UNITED WAY

United way is looking for Community Impact Volunteer Panelists. For more

informaiton you can contact

Ann T. Fillmore, Executive Director, United Way of Midland County

(989) 631-3670.  Join the movement at: www.unitedwaymidland.org

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THE END

Next week's program (July 9^th ) will be Roger Thornton from the Royal

Family Kid's Camp. If you recall, Royal Family Camp received a Community

Needs grant this year. It will be interesting to hear about the things

they do and the kids they serve.

Yours in Rotary Service,

Laurie Shooltz

President