Thursday 12/17 Pete Keers and Member Bala Guntipalli from Affnetz
Thursday 12/24 Happy Holidays, no meeting
Thursday 12/31 Happy New Year! No meeting
Thursday 1/7 Rotary Club Board Meeting at 11am
Thursday 1/7 April Ranger C-SPAN Community Relations
Thursday 1/14 Rob Harter Executive Director of CCPC, a Christian community resource center
Reserved IN-PERSON (pending COVID guidelines) in 2021: February 11th, April 1st, May 13th
Fellow Rotarians
Member Bruce Behm invites you to vote in the Quazar's 2020 Charity Contest that will hand out $30,000 to non-profits! Nominations are are accepted through Sunday, December 20th. In order to submit, you must register on the website. Click here for details.
Member Carol Parrish suggested that the club explore options to honor City of Plymouth's Mike Goldstein and his work with the community as he plans to retire in 2021. City is suggesting a tree to be planted near public safety building. Carol will connect with Paul Buck and update us on Thursday.
The Plymouth Fire & Ice Outdoor Winter Festival in February 2021, has become virtual due to COVID. There will not be any type of gathering, rather a month long activities where area residents can share posts through the city's webpage.
Plymouth Rotarians are all-around-the-world! Simon Carder, Rotarian President of the Rotary Club in Plymouth, UK, is inviting all Plymouth Rotarians to a Zoom "party" on Monday, December 21st at 7:00pm UK time (1pm Central time). This party coincides with their 100th anniversary. A separate email with link and details will be sent.
If you know of someone that would be available to speak at an upcoming meeting, please let me know. We have available time on January 28th and thereafter.
In planning for 2021, there's a call out for officers. Training starts the first quarter. Please contact me for details.
After tomorrow's meeting, we won't meet again until January 7th for a board meeting at 11am and club meeting at Noon. Have a safe holiday season.
Happy Holidays and thank you for being a part of Plymouth Rotary!
President Mary Christensen
Plymouth Rotary Club visits Cornerstone Auto as Rotarian James Williams presented Vice President Rob Powell with a sponsorship recognition of our club's Fall Fundraiser! Total amount raised is $19,945 (gross). Funds will be used for community grants, scholarships and Plymouth Heart Safe! Thank you Cornerstone Auto.
ROTARY PROJECT: Holiday giving continues year round. The Mission Nursing Home in Plymouth needs new or gently used, men's shoes. Please no dress shoes or boots. Mission would enjoy receiving books, too. Mystery stories, magazines and other reading materials would be appreciated. Please contact Carol Parrish at cjparrish1029@msn.com or 952-334-5417
ROTARY FOUNDATION: Members Bruce Behm and Henry Wang report that the Foundation has collected $2,550 from seven donors, includes $100 cash from one our members. The Foundation is at 30% of the year-to-date goal of $200 per member. With year-end gifting, please see Henry's email sent on Tuesday. You can also donate directly by clicking here.
Vote for your favorite non-profit! Old National Bank features Rotary Club of Plymouth Foundation. You can vote daily using your email address through Thursday, December 17th. Thank you to Don Weber for sharing. Click here to vote.
Interfaith Outreach and Community Partners, IOCP, is featuring the documentary, Sold Out: Affordable Housing at Risk Wednesday, December 16th. This is a private, virtual event that Plymouth Rotarians are invited to view, but you must RSVP. Click here for complete information.
Holiday shopping online? If you using Amazon, consider this option...Amazon Smile. This allows for a percentage of each sale to benefit a non-profit, including Plymouth Rotary Club Foundation. Simply click here to login and more details.
