The Foghorn July 8, 2021
The Rotary Club of
Michigan City Indiana
 
Chartered 1916
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Michigan City
Where we meet
Thursdays at 11:45 AM
Patrick's Grille
4125 Franklin Street
Michigan City, IN 46360
United States of America
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This Thursday Suzy Vance and Nicole Manning will be announcing the renewal of the STRIVE mentoring program which builds confidence in high school students who are the first generation in their family to go to college.
 
At the beginning of each year new students are admitted to the STRIVE program. The Core Mentor Committee will choose new students in the following priority sequence: Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior. The intent is to bring students into the program who will benefit from the most years of membership possible, including mentor partnership for up to 4 years, and the cumulative general support the program and mentors provide.
 
Come to the July 15th meeting to learn more about this exciting youth development project.  If you haven't already done so, this is an excellent opportunity for you to volunteer as a mentor.
 
Check-in begins at 11:45. PLEASE click here to let us know if you are coming or not coming so we may order the correct number of lunches.
Stories
Leslie Plesac previewed the 2021 Sinai Forum
Thank you Leslie Plesac, Executive Director of the Purdue Northwest Sinai Forum for sharing the 68th speaker season lineup.
 
Tickets go on sale July 13.
 
For more information and to purchase tickets, go to https://www.pnw.edu/sinai-forum/
 
 
Speaker Lineup:
Dr. Deborah Birx is pictured.

Deborah Birx, MD

An Overview of the Pandemic from the Inside

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17
4 P.M. CT

Deborah Birx, MD is a world-renowned medical expert and leader whose long career has focused on clinical and basic immunology, infectious disease, pandemic preparedness, vaccine research, and global health. Her career began with serving the United States as a colonel in the Army, and later turned into running some of the most high-profile and influential programs at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and U.S. Department of State. Most recently, Dr. Birx served as the White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator where she used complex data integration to drive decision making, providing recommendations to Vice President Michael Pence and working closely with state officials across the country to provide state-specific advice and guidance.

Max T. Eisen

By Chance Alone: A Remarkable True Story of Courage and Survival at Auschwitz

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 7
4 P.M. CT

Max Eisen was born in Moldava, Czechoslovakia in 1929 into a large orthodox Jewish family. His extended family including parents, two younger brothers and baby sister, his paternal grandparents, uncles, aunts and cousins all perished in the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp in May of 1944. The maternal side of his family was deported from Slovakia in 1942 to the Majdanek-Lublin death camp where they also perished. Eisen is a passionate speaker and educator who will share his story of courage to warn of the dangers of hatred and discrimination in society and to promote understanding.

Bryan Stevenson is pictured.

Bryan Stevenson

On Justice and Mercy

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 5
4 P.M. CT

Bryan Stevenson is the founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, a human rights organization in Montgomery, Alabama. Under his leadership, EJI has won major legal challenges eliminating excessive and unfair sentencing, exonerating innocent death row prisoners, confronting abuse of the incarcerated and the mentally ill, and aiding children prosecuted as adults.

Stevenson has initiated major new anti-poverty and anti-discrimination efforts that challenge inequality in America. He led the creation of two highly acclaimed cultural sites which opened in 2018: the Legacy Museum and the National Memorial for Peace and Justice. These new national landmark institutions chronicle the legacy of slavery, lynching, and racial segregation, and the connection to mass incarceration and contemporary issues of racial bias. Mr. Stevenson is also a professor of law at the New York University School of Law.

Paul Nicklen

Into the Icy Realm

SUNDAY, JANUARY 9
4 P.M. CT

Paul Nicklen is a Canadian photographer, filmmaker, and marine biologist who has documented the beauty and the plight of our planet for over twenty years. In addition to being one of the world’s most acclaimed nature photographers, Nicklen is a sought-after speaker, a TED Talks legend, an author, and National Geographic Fellow. In the past two decades, Paul has collaborated with scientists, filmmakers, conservationists, and explorers to create awareness and inspire action for global issues like climate change. As an assignment photographer for National Geographic magazine, Nicklen captures the imagination of a global audience.

Steve ‘The Woz’ Wozniak

An Afternoon with Steve Wozniak

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 6
4 P.M. CT

A Silicon Valley icon and philanthropist for more than thirty years, Steve Wozniak has helped shape the computing industry with his design of Apple’s first line of products the Apple I and II. In 1976, Wozniak and Steve Jobs founded Apple Computer Inc. The Apple II was integral in launching the personal computer industry. For his achievements at Apple, Wozniak was awarded the National Medal of Technology by the President of the United States in 1985, the highest honor bestowed on America’s leading innovators. In December 2020 Wozniak launched his company Efforce, which aims to use cryptocurrency and blockchain technology to make it cheaper and easier for companies to fund green projects.

Exciting Projects are in the works
Our Club is about to start two projects, in keeping with Rotary's mottos of Service Above Self, We are People of Action, and Serve to Change Lives.
 
The first project will be a Covid-19 County Immunization Day (CID) similar to the National Immunization Days (NID) conducted world-wide by Rotary to distribute the polio vaccine.  This project will be in conjunction with the Michigan City Area Schools' (MCAS) Back to School Rally on August 14th.
 
Working as a subcommittee of the ourshotlpc.com vaccination support group, Rotary will be supporting the MCAS, the County Visitors Bureau, HealthLinc Inc. and the La Porte County Health Department to encourage unvaccinated members of La Porte County to receive the Covid-19 vaccine.
 
Come to the August 5th meeting to learn more about how you may participate in this important community project.  And then sign-up for a slot here.
 
The second project is the revival of the STRIVE mentoring program which builds confidence in high school students who are the first generation in their family to go to college.
 
At the beginning of each year new students are admitted to the STRIVE program. The Core Mentor Committee will choose new students in the following priority sequence: Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior. The intent is to bring students into the program who will benefit from the most years of membership possible, including mentor partnership for up to 4 years, and the cumulative general support the program and mentors provide.
 
Come to the July 15th meeting to learn more about this exciting youth development project.
Duty Roster
Greeter
Welborne, Jim
 
Ticket Table
Keene, Thomas
 
Invocation
Carroll, Dennis
 
Sargeant at Arms
Vidoni, Adam
 
Executives & Directors
President
 
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Treasurer
 
Rotary Foundation Chair
 
Membership Chair
 
Service Projects Chair
 
Public Relations Chair
 
Immediate Past President
 
2020-2022 Board Member
 
2020-2022 Board Member
 
2020-2022 Board Member
 
2020-2022 Board Member
 
2021-2023 Board Member
 
2021-2023 Board Member
 
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2021-2023 Board Member
 
Sergeant-at-Arms
 
Russell Hampton
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