Here are the highlights from our September 24th, 2019 meeting.
Katherine Griffiths Speaks About CASA
Katherine Griffins from the CAN Council Great Lakes Bay Region was this week's guest speaker. She joined us to speak about the CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) Volunteer Program.
CASAs are just ordinary people doing extraordinary things for children who need a powerful voice in their corner. They are trained to help abused and neglected children through some of the toughest times in their lives by attending hearings, providing insights to judges and making recommendations on what actions would best benefit the child. They spend countless hours speaking to relatives, neighbors, teachers, and friends to really get to know the child they're helping.
Each CASA volunteer generally work with one sibling group and they work in partnership with attorneys and foster care workers as appointed officers of the court. They are often the only consistent adult a child has contact with during, and sometimes after, their case.
For more information on how you can be CASA please click this link: https://cancouncil.org/. The next class begins on Monday, Oct 28th.
Jim Griffiths & his Daughter-In-Law Katherine
Announcements
Frank Janca announced his annual Free Pumpkin Give-Away in partnership with the Bay City Boy's & Girl's Club on Oct 12th at the Middle Grounds. This family fun event gives away hundreds of pumpkins to children in our area, and is sure to be a whole lot of spooky fun!
Oct 24th - World Polio Day
Note: For World Polio Day, in partnership with the Dow Bay Area YMCA, we will be having a "Spinathon". Volunteers are needed for this event. More details to come.
Nov 14th - Combined meeting with Morning Club for our annual Vocational Day. This year it will be hosted by Morning Rotary.
Upcoming Presentations
Oct 1st - Ripples of Hope
Oct 8th - Self, Love, Beauty
Oct 15th - Building Science Meets Eye Care w/ Dr. Lee Newton
Oct 22nd - YWCA of the GLBR
Oct 29th - Infuse Great Lakes Bay
Nov 5th - Club History
Nov 12th - Bay Area Community Foundation
Dec 17th - Holiday Program
More programs are needed. If you, or someone you know, who like to give a presentation please contact Tara, Carrie, or Paul.
Upcoming Meeting Announcements
NO meetings on December 24th or 31st due to the holidays.
Upcoming Events
Nov 15th - Rotary Foundation Gala in Frankenmuth
May 1st & 2nd, 2020 - District 6310 Conference in Mt. Pleasant
June 6th through 10th, 2020 - Rotary International Convention in Honolulu, HI
Well, that's it for this addition of The New Rotary Breezes everyone!! I hope you enjoyed it!!
