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Aviation Program 
 
At this week's meeting, we'll be hearing from Peter Lane, the Executive Director of the Legacy Aviation Learning Center about the career opportunities students have via this program. We all know young people who are looking to get started in life, and this might be a good option for some. 
 
Thanksgiving Hiatus
 
As we have done in the past, we'll be taking the week of Thanksgiving off from our normal meeting Tuesday morning, 11/26, to make that busy week a little less hectic.
 
Christmas Party and Auction
 
The annual Rotary Club of Elk Rapids Christmas Party and Auction will be the evening of Tuesday, December 3, again at HERTHA. Final details are still being worked out, but it will be generally the same format with a dinner and live auction of gifts supplied by club members. This event has been bringing in around $10,000 in proceeds that we then donate to deserving area causes picked by our membership. Thank you to those who are generous with their auction gifts, and even more so to those who allow Santa Ed to incite them to bid even higher than they were intending to bid for those items. Because of the evening meeting, there will be no morning meeting on 12/3. 
 
 
 
 
Board and Committee Meetings
 
The Good Works Committee will be meeting this Tuesday for it's regularly scheduled meeting after the morning meeting at the First Presbyterian Church.
 
The club board will be meeting Tuesday, 11/19, at 8:15 at the First Presbyterian Church for its regular monthly meeting. 
 
Officers for 2024-2025
President - Dale Gehman
President Elect - Ed Boettcher
President Nominee - Doug VanCura
Secretary - Julia Pollister-Amos
Treasurer - Laura Savoie
 
Upcoming Meetings
 
 
November 5 - Networking
November 12 - Peter Lane, Exec Dir of Legacy Aviation Learning Center
November 19 - Open
November 26 - Off for Thanksgiving?
December 3 - 
Meeting Responsibilities 
 
Morning Meeting Chair 
Ed Boettcher
Greeter
Blaine Campbell
Sargent At Arms
Mel Matchett
Reflection Quote
Rick McCaghy
Happy Dollars
Ed Boettcher
President's Message
 
 
If you are aware of a program or an interesting speaker that we can get on the schedule in the coming months for our morning meetings, please let me know. So far this year, I have been trying to have a mix of programming for the morning meetings, alternating between presentations from outside the club, member forums, and networking time. I know that winter is a slower time for us, with a smaller group typically, but it's still a good opportunity to bring awareness to the club of programs and issues, so if you have something that you think might fit, hit me up, as the young people say. Thanks!
 
 
 
2024-2025 is the 75th Anniversary Year of our club.  We plan to have snippets of history shared with members and some creative activities.
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