Great Lakes Bay Veterans Coalition Presented at Rotary
September 15, 2015
By: Stephen Kent
Brad Blanchard of the
Great Lakes Bay Veterans Coalition (GLBVC)
spoke to Rotary on the 15th.
Blanchard, a Veteran who works at Dow Chemical, talked about the 8 county Great Lakes Bay Region Veterans Coalition.
The GLBVC was established recently with the goal of providing a network of support for members of the military, veterans and their families. The organization serves eight counties with a focus on issues like anger management, benefits, children?s services, education, employment, financial, health, housing and homelessness.
Blanchard has been quoted saying "the coalition is designed to use the 'No Wrong Door' approach". When a Vet calls, the GLBVC wants to have the resources available to assist the Vet immediately.
Blanchard has also said
"Our goal will be that when a veteran or their family calls us, we are able to put them in contact with a resource within a couple of hours or sooner. We will be using 'Warm Handoffs' which means we will be introducing callers to people and not saying to go to this website or call this 1-800 number."
For more information visit
facebook.com/glbvc
CLUB NEWS and ANNOUNCEMENTS
Progress continues to be made planning for the Running Dead Zombie Race to be held October 10.
Rotarians are not being asked to buy tickets to the event, unless they are runners, but the club does
NEED VOLUNTEERS for the event.
Please also note that the
Running Dead REPLACES International Night this year. Results will help determine what is done next year.
Additional T-Shirts are being ordered. If you want one in advance, please contact Cindy Chadwick.
Thanks to
Maier & Associates for their major sponsorship of the Running Dead race. That is a huge step toward a successful event.
Members are reminded of the new fun event called "
Rotary Night Out At the Brewery". This will be on September 30 from 7:00 to 9:00 pm at the
Tri-City Brewing Company, 3020 N. Water St. The
Gypsy Wagon Band will provide entertainment and there will be free snacks to compliment the many types of beer and soft drinks you can purchase. This is a time to relax and kick up your heels and get to know fellow Rotarians in a very relaxed setting.
This year's Vocational Day has been moved to November 10 at the requests of the schools. This date does not interfere with test schedules and other events in the Spring. Rotarians should think about hosting students for the day.
Dictionary and thesaurus deliverys are kicking off. If you have not yet signed up to work, please contact Ed Clements.
The Club will
MEET OFF-SITE at the Depot on October 6 and 27.
The ad hoc meeting location committee is in the process of
reviewing our current meeting location. This occasional review was suggested the last time the club moved. If you have comments or suggestions, please contact Brenda Scramlin.
Members are encouraged to bring correct change for lunches and 50/50 tickets. Please don't expect the ticket table staff to make change for a $100 bill.
The current and past
DISTRICT DISPATCH newsletters are available in the LINKS section below.
DATES TO REMEMBER
"
Rotary Wednesday Walkout" every Wednesday at 6:15. Meet Brenda at Wenonah Park. Bring your family and friends. Get in shape for the ZOMBIE RUN (and Walk).
September 30, 2015:
Rotary Night Out at the Brewery
October 6, 2015:
OFF-SITE Meeting at the Pere Marquette Depot
October 10, 2015:
ZOMBIE RUN!
October 27, 2015:
OFF-SITE Meeting at the Pere Marquette Depot
November 10, 2015:
Vocational Day
Upcoming Programs
(See the official schedule at
RotaryBayCity.org )
September 22, 2015: Launch Detroit
A Rotary International video shows how the Rotary Club of Detroit provides support to Detroit entrepreneurs as they seek to bring economic development to that city.
September 29, 2015: Rotary Foundation
Speaker: Eileen Jennings
October 6, 2015: STEM Education in the Great Lakes Bay Region
Presented by Carolyn Wierda, SVSU, and Matt Felan, Great Lakes Bay Regional Alliance.
October 13, 2015: Polio Update presented by Chuck Cusick
November 2, 2015: Hospice 101
November is National Hospice and Palliative Care Month. Bonnie Marsh will talk about hospice care and palliative care - how they differ from and complement one another.
Rotary is an intimate affiliation of carefully selected business and professional people,
having as its objective the promotion of high ethical standards in private, commercial
and civic life, and dedicated to the ideal that the basis of all worthy endeavor is unselfish service.
Current and past
DISTRICT DISPATCH newsletters are available on the District site shown in the LINKS section below.
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