Mount Pleasant Rotary Club RSS Feed http://www.mprotary.com/ This is an RSS feed available from Mount Pleasant Rotary Club. Mt Pleasant, MI Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:44:51 GMT 15 Updated Page: Rotary Roundup http://www.mprotary.com/content.cfm?id=2056

Please be patient while downloading. 
The pictures take time.

March 1 & 8 Combined

Feb 1, 2010
Feb 8, 2010
Feb 15, 2010- no newsletter
Feb 22, 2010

Jan 18, 2010
Jan 11, 2010
Jan 4, 2010



 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   


 
 
 
]]> Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:00:20 GMT Page Updates http://www.mprotary.com/content.cfm?id=2056 Updated Page: Chamber/Commerce Eagle Award http://www.mprotary.com/content.cfm?id=2013


2010- Eagle Award Winner Ken Schaeffer.
Click here for photos and story







Jim Powell - Distinguished Citizen of the Year 2008
and Eagle Award Winner 2009


On December 15th, the Mt. Pleasant Rotary Club was happy to present the 2008 Distinguished Citizenship Award to Mr. Jim Powell for his 50 years of devoted service to coach youth sport teams.  Ken Schaeffer presented the award at the Rotary luncheon held at Riverwood Country Club.

As part of its annual banquet, the Mt. Pleasant Area Chamber of Commerce presents Eagle Awards to some of the community's most deserving volunteers. This years recipients represent extraordinary service to their organizations and to our community.

Congratulations and thank you all for your hard work!!!





 

  
2008
Mt Pleasant Rotary club’s nomination for the Chamber of Commerce Eagle Award is Kathy Beebe.

Okay here goes.  I have to write a story about myself.

Secretary and web master (me) Kathy Beebe joined Rotary in 2004.  I was recruited by the imfamous Ken Schaeffer. From the get-go I took an active leadership role, as newsletter editor. As other things came up and needed to be done, I always seemed to have my hand up, volunteering to serve the club.

I do a bit of everything.  From set up to take down, paper work, record keeping, board meetings, music, computer programming, and writing, I do it all. This includes running around town willy-nilly, soliciting items for the auction, of which I am chairman. I am there for every project and event, doing my best to fulfill my pledge for “service above self”. I am the webmaster of this awesome site.  Needless to say, I love Rotary, but more than the organization itself, I love the Rotarians.
 
In my  “real job” I am Coordinator of Access to Recreation Project for the Mt. Pleasant Community Foundation. (See below.) That has led me to work with the Women's Initiative's Speaker Series.  Also, I am serving as chair of publicity and promotions for the Isabella County Sesquicentennial, to be held in August of 2009, and will again serve as Rotary Auction Chair this year.  I  help my pastor's wife with projects for her Women's and Childrens ministries  when I have a few extra minutes.  I am secretary of the Mt Pleasant Women's Forum, which meets once a month as well.   (Wow...no wonder I never have time to clean my house.)
 
In my  “real life” I take care of my elderly parents one day each week. That is especially hard since my 86-year-old mother has Alzheimer’s and my father has suffered three strokes. The love of my life is Dr. Bill Beebe of MidMichigan Health and my four very accomplished children, aged 29,31,33,and 36. The joy of my life is Leah and Susannah Beebe, my two incredibly beautiful and brilliant granddaughters.  I have the priveldge of caring for my two year old  Leah on a fairly regular basis.
 
“I thought we moved to Mt. Pleasant for you,” I recently said to my husband, “But now I know, it was for me.”
 

 
Access Adventure Trail is a universally accessible pathway through one of Mt. Pleasant’s newest, most scenic and protected areas. The trail will start at Chipp-A-Waters Park, and extend one mile south towards CMU campus. This trail joins the existing, barrier free, three-mile Mt. Pleasant Riverwalk Pathway. It follows the Chippewa River corridor through five major city parks and through the heart of historic downtown Mt. Pleasant. The trails blend the urban environment with the unique natural resources found inside the city limits to promote healthy lifestyle options and universal access for people of all ages and abilities.

Access to Adventure Trail is made possible by a $419,000 grant from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation received by the Mt. Pleasant Area Community Foundation, who is partnered with the City of Mt. Pleasant Parks and Recreation department for this project. This was one of eight Access to Recreation grants received statewide.   The City of Mt. Pleasant gave a matching grant of $200,000. Supporters of the Mt. Pleasant Area Community Foundation for an endowment fund pledge another $120,000, for future Access to Recreation projects.

 

 

 
 
 
 
                                          

 
 
   

 

 

]]> Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:29:33 GMT Page Updates http://www.mprotary.com/content.cfm?id=2013 Updated Page: Student Citizens of the Month http://www.mprotary.com/content.cfm?id=2052
Congratulations
Student Citizens of the Month
February 2010


Jordan Rau- Beal City HS

Elizabeth English- Sacred Heart Academy

Sean Kolhoff- Mt Pleasant HS

Zoe Jackson- Mt Pleasant HS



Supt. Joe Pius and Elizabeth English

Supt. Joe Pius and Zoe Jackson

Supt. Joe Pius and Jordan Rau

Supt. Joe Pius and Sean Kolhoff



 Congratulations
Student Citizens of the Month
January 2010


Brian Rodriquez, Oasis HS, Arpita Mohanty, MPHS
Mark Lee, MPHS, Richard Flannery, Sacred Heart HS
Morgan Yuncker, Beal City HS


Supt. Joe Pius and Arpita Mohanty
MPHS

Supt. Joe Pius and Brian Rodriquez
Oasis HS

Supt. Joe Pius and Mark Lee
MPHS

Supt. Joe Pius and Morgan Yuncker
Beal City High School


Supt. Joe Pius and Richard Flannery
Sacred Heart HS
Congratulations
Student Citizens of the Month
December 2009

Michael Lilly, Sacred Heart HS;  Trent Smith, Beal City HS; 
Rebecca Newland, Gabe Walters, MPHS






 ]]> Fri, 26 Feb 2010 23:20:15 GMT Page Updates http://www.mprotary.com/content.cfm?id=2052 Updated Page: Beef Dinner http://www.mprotary.com/content.cfm?id=2026

 


]]> Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:18:17 GMT Page Updates http://www.mprotary.com/content.cfm?id=2026 Updated Page: Member Listing http://www.mprotary.com/content.cfm?id=2027
  1. Gary Allen
  2. Russ Alwood
  3. Jay Anders
  4. Jack Anson
  5. Heather Ashley
  6. Ryan Bauman
  7. Kathleen Beebe
  8. Pat Birgy
  9. Mary Ellen Brandell
  10. Jeremy Brown
  11. Krystal Campbell
  12. Richard Divine
  13. Richard Fleming
  14. Roger Goenner
  15. Tony Gomez
  16. Tom Gross 
  17.  Roger Hayen
  18. Kathryn Hill
  19. Donald Hire
  20. Deb Horanoff
  1.  Mike Jenkins
  2.  Eileen Jennings
  3.  John Jensen
  4.  David Keilitz
  5.  Robert Klimczak
  6.  Sandra Lucksted
  7.  Tom Miles
  8.  Rick Mills
  9. Justin Mortier
  10. Jayne Norris
  11.  Steve Pickens
  12. Peggy Picker
  13.  Michael Pittsley
  14. Joe Pius
  15. Chris Pratt
  16. Rob Randall
  17. Brian Reed
  18. John Riley
  19. Debbie Robb
  20. Bruce Rohrer
  1. Forrest Robinson
  2.  Robert Rulong 
  3.  Carol Santini
  4.  Waldo Sauter
  5.  Kenneth Schaeffer
  6.  Amy Shindorf 
  7. Paul Siers 
  8. Larry Smith
  9. Patrick Smith
  10. Jim Spangenberg
  11. Chris Stolicker
  12. William Theunissen
  13. Charles Walmsley 
  14. Robert Welsh
  15.  Robert Wheeler
  16. Dennis Whitford
  17. Nicholas Williams
  18. Geraldine Wright
  19. Robert Yates 

 

]]> Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:48:20 GMT Page Updates http://www.mprotary.com/content.cfm?id=2027 Updated Page: Committees http://www.mprotary.com/content.cfm?id=2005 2009-2010 Mt. Pleasant Rotary Club Committees
 
Membership and Attendance- Responsible for the acquisition, approval, development and maintenance of club members.
Chairperson: Bob Wheeler
Rich Fleming, Peggy Pickler, Waldo Sauter, Don Hire, Jayne Norris
 
Greeter/Invocation Committee- Responsible for scheduling members for greeting and invocation duties. Co-chairs: Roger Goenner and Ken Schaeffer
Bob Welsh, Kathy Hill, Amy Shindorf, Jay Anders, Roger Hayen, Bob Rulong, Eileen Jennings, Rich Fleming, Charlie Walmsley, Steve Pickens
 
Club Bulletin- Responsible for taking notes, word processing and arranging for printing weekly newsletter for club members.   Chairperson: Jeremy Brown
Jay Anders, Carol Santini, Kathy Beebe, Rick Mills
 
Club Historian-Maintains historical record of club activities: Bill Theunissen
 
Music Committee- Responsible for leading music at weekly meetings.
Chairperson-Forrest Robinson
Charlie Walmsley, Eileen Jennings, Debbie Robb
 
Program Committee- Responsible for arranging programs for weekly meetings.
Chairman: Tom Miles, Co-chairman: Rick Mills
Public Relations committee- Responsible for keeping the club visible in the community through the awareness of club projects and club activities in the media.
Chair: Sandy Lucksted
 Jay Anders, Heather Ashley, Rich Devine
 
Rotary Family/Fellowship Committee-Responsible for organizing club social activities and strives to involve family members.
Chairman: Mike Jenkins
Chris Pratt, Kathy Beebe, Kathy Hill, Bob Yates
 
Sergeant at Arms-Responsible for set up and take down of the meeting room, including banners, microphone system and songbooks. Recognizes member achievements and keeps order during meetings and enforces “Rotary Rules”.
Chairman: Jack Anson
Rich Fleming, Dave Keilitz, Gerri Wright, Rick Mills, John Riley, Bruce Rohrer, Steve Pickens
 
Inter-service Club Council-Represents Mt. Pleasant Rotary Club at Interservice club meetings held quarterly. Justin Mortier
 
Community Affairs: Reviews requests for funding of community projects.
Chairperson: Tom Gross
Ken Schaeffer, Justin Mortier, Joe Pius, Brian Reed
 
Local Youth & Scholarship: Arranges and presents awards to local high school honorees and selects Juniors in high school to attend Camp Rotary in Clare.
Chairman: Gary Allen, Co-Chairman: Joe Pius
Krystal Campbell, Bob Rulong, Steve Pickens
 
Youth Exchange: Promotes inbound and outbound youth exchange program.
Chairman: Dennis Whitford
Pat Smith, Ryan Bauman, Krystal Campbell, Debbie Robb
Literacy Committee-
Chairman-John Jensen
Mary Ellen Brandell, Roger Hayen
 
Interact Committee:
Chairman: Brian Reed
Charlie Walmsley, Rob Randall
 
Rotary Foundation:
Chairman: Peggy Pickler
Don Hire, Eileen Jennings, Ken Schaeffer
 
Vocational Awareness &Vocational Service Awards:
Chairperson: Bill Theunissen
 

]]> Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:27:52 GMT Page Updates http://www.mprotary.com/content.cfm?id=2005 Updated Page: Greeters/Invocation http://www.mprotary.com/content.cfm?id=2058

Mar 8

Rob Randall

Jim Spangenberg

Mar 15

Chris Stolicker

Pat Birgy

Mar 22

Forrest Robinson

Geri Wright

Mar 29

Sandy Lucksted

Amy Shindorf

Apr 5

Steve Pickens

Rich Fleming

Apr 12

Sandy Lucksted

Tom Miles

Apr 19

Rob Randall

Patrick Smith

Apr 26

Don Hire

Bob Wheeler

May 3

Bob Rulong

Tom Miles

May 10

Don Hire

Patrick Smith

May 17

Jack Anson

Mary Ellen Brandell

May 24

Mike Jenkins

Heather Ashley

May 31

Mike Jenkins

Jack Anson

Jun 7

Rick Mills

Tom Gross

Jun 14

Bruce Rohrer

Tom Gross

Jun 21

Ken Schaeffer

Amy Shindorf

Jun 28

Bob Rulong

Joe Pius
]]> Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:24:49 GMT Page Updates http://www.mprotary.com/content.cfm?id=2058 Updated Page: WELCOME! http://www.mprotary.com/content.cfm?id=135

   Eagle Award Winner Ken Schaeffer


BEEF DINNER
FEBRUARY 27, 2010  5:30 pm 
Mt. Pleasant High School 
Tickets available from any Rotarian
or Peggy Pickler, State Farm Insurance, 2264 E Remus Rd.
$15 adults, $7 children under 11.     (989) 772-4042



]]> Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:54:53 GMT Page Updates http://www.mprotary.com/content.cfm?id=135