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Thursdays at 11:45 AM

Patrick's Grille

4125 Franklin St,
Michigan City, IN 46360
United States of America

Online Meeting URL: https://bit.ly/rotary3376mtg Online Meeting Number: 126 188 3153 Due to Covid-19 the meeting location may change. Check back here or on our Facebook page for the latest information.

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The club service projects committee is preparing a questionnaire regarding current and future projects. Watch you email for additional information.

Don't forget to mark your calendar for the joint Michigan City and La Porte club meeting at the Friendship Botanic Gardens on September 28th at noon. John Leinweber, President of the Board of the Garden will be the speaker. This is a great time to view the Rotary Garden which has been renovated by Tom Keene's committee. This meeting will replace the club meeting schedule for September 24th. For directions to the Friendship Botanic Gardens click here.

We have taken all precautions against COVID-19 recommended by the CDC, local government, and state health officials. We will be meeting outside with the appropriate social distancing. We will be accepting credit cards for dinner, the queen drawing, and the eyeglasses programs. Face masks are mandatory and hand cleaner will be available. I hope all these precautions will enable you to attend and share in fellowship with your fellow Rotarians.

In order to let Patrick's Grille know how many lunches to bring to the meeting we need you to fill out the RSVP form located here. Cost for lunch at the door will be $15.00.

To suggest topics for training or service opportunities, or to tell me how we can improve your participation in the club, please use the Suggestion Box on the navigation menu above.

If you haven't attended for a while, know that you are missed. I hope to see all of you on Thursday.

Our September 28th speaker is

John Leinweber Friendship Botanic Gardens

John is the President of Board of Directors for the Garden. He will be talking about the history and current status of the Garden.

This is a joint meeting with the La Porte club and will feature the Rotary Garden. Please take the time to use this meeting as a way to reconnect with Rotarians from both Michigan City and La Porte and view the Rotary garden.

Our September 17th speaker was

John Frischie, District 6540 Governor.

Governor Frischie encouraged members to "Open Opportunities". He shared goals, ideas for growth and optimism when the world needs Rotary more than ever.

John graduated from Purdue University in 1969 and began a 28-year career as an Agriculture Education teacher at South Newton High School. He served as Director of Secondary Education from 1997 until 2003. John was selected as an Administrative Assistant until his retirement in 2005.

John Frischie’s first experience with Rotary came when he was invited to bring FFA members to Rotary meetings when a speaker was not available. The youth demonstrated parliamentary procedure and practiced their speaking and leadership skills at Kentland Rotary meetings. Frischie joined the Kentland Rotary Club in 2006 and served as President in 2010-11, and Treasurer in 2012-13. He has been active on the Public Relations and Membership committees as well. Frischie served as District 6540 Rotary District Assistant Governor (2012-2015), District Assistant Governor Coordinator (2014-2017), District Trainer (2016-2018). In 2015, he received the Rotary International Vocational Service Award. He is a Paul Harris Fellow +8 and a member of the Paul Harris Society.

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