Cal Bellamy, former CEO and Chairman of Bank Calumet and Bank Calumet, Inc., is a Partner within Krieg DeVault's Financial Institutions, Estate Planning and Business Practice Groups. Mr. Bellamy received a Bachelor of Arts degree with highest distinction from Indiana University and received his law degree, cum laude, from the University of Michigan Law School where he was inducted into the Order of the Coif. Mr. Bellamy is one of Northwest Indiana’s most active leaders and is involved in numerous community organizations. He has also written numerous articles on constitutional law, business succession planning and banking issues.
Also Krueger Middle School Advanced Girls Chorus will also be performing from 12:10-12:30pm.
The Rotary Club of Michigan City Foundation is currently offering a Scholarship in honor of J.M. Ruby, Robert Schwartz and A.K. Smith.
Two (2) graduating high school seniors will be awarded $2,000 each, payable directly to their post-secondary school account. Awards will be announced on June 1, 2017.
Applicants must live in the geographic area served by the Michigan City Area Schools.
Dependents of a member of the Rotary Club of Michigan City Indiana are not eligible for this scholarship.
Application submission deadline: Postmarked no later than April 1, 2017.
Choose Download Scholarship Application in the banner at the top of the MCROTARY.ORG website for a copy of the application.
East Chicago citizens have been identified as living on land or adjacent to the former USS Lead site, a declared EPA Superfund site. They also are drinking water in their homes that contains lead; way above the EPA designated threshold action levels. This problem is due to deteriorating lead pipes leading into the home. The citizens impacted are those who reside in the West Calumet Housing Project and East and Central Calumet neighborhood. The area of concern has been divided into three zones.
All living units in zone 1, the housing project, will be closed by a target date March 31, 2017. The remaining 4,000 citizens of zones 2 and 3 will remain, facing continuing contamination and re-contamination due to lead-based pipe decaying and leaching lead contaminants into the drinking water.
The Regional Drive for Water
Clean, safe drinking water has been a mission of Rotarians around the world for many years. Perhaps your own club has participated in building reservoirs, wells, water pipelines, or installing water barrels or providing water purification methods in countries around the world. These projects have, no doubt, impacted the lives of many, many global citizens. Now we have an opportunity to focus our Rotarian sense of service above self to citizens in our own NWI region. Rotarian Frank Szczepanski of Valparaiso Rotary is coordinating within his own community to promote the collection of water. He also is works with a community organization in East Chicago to address this problem. Here’s where you come in.
What is needed from Lake County Rotarians:
· Establish at least one or more collection sites in Lake County, to receive donations of bottled water. This donated collection site should be 400 – 500 square feet, able to receive donations of bottled water during normal business hours. Does someone in your club know of such a site?
· A logistics coordinator to schedule the delivery by volunteer drivers of truck/van loads of water to two East Chicago distribution sites, 2 – 3 days a week. Estimated need is about 1,000 cases of bottled water per day are required for drinking and cooking. Is there a volunteer in your club?
· Your Rotary Club and members to promote within your community and to other organizations in your community, the “Regional Water Drive.”
Regional Water Drive: NOT a long term, permanent solution
The EPA and other public officials have communicated the urgency for the installation of water filters, specifically a PUR water filter that attaches to the sink faucet and sequesters 99% lead. This is a reverse osmosis type of filter. The East Chicago community organization, along with the help of Frank Szczepanski, is investigating the most appropriate model of water filter, estimated cost is $200.00 each plus installation by a plumber. About 2,200 filters will be needed and neither the State of Indiana nor the EPA will provide these units. Once the specific filter is chosen, funds will be needed to purchase and install the filter.
In celebration of the 49th year of Rotary’s program for young leaders, Rotaract clubs spent the week doing what they do best, having fun through service. Rotary and Rotaract members work side by side to take action. See what Rotaract clubs around the world did for World Rotaract Week on our hashtag wall. What can a decade of Rotaract do for you? Read more here.
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In celebration of the 49th year of Rotary’s program for young leaders, Rotaract clubs spent the week doing what they do best, having fun through service. Rotary and Rotaract members work side by side to take action. See what Rotaract clubs around the world did for World Rotaract Week on our hashtag wall. What can a decade of Rotaract do for you? 
