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a-la-cARTe Group Topic of Rotary Talk

February 7, 2017       Leave a Comment
By: Stephen Kent

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Leeds Bird
Leeds Bird and Tara Welch talked to Rotary about the a-la-cARTe group in Bay City.

"A la cARTe is the name of a Bay County Group of eight organizations that make a very positive difference in out community", said Bird. The group was formed about ten years ago by Peggy and Paul Rowley, Dom Monastaire, and Yerome Yantz. They sat on the boards of foundations that were regularly approached by arts organizations for funds. They contacted Roger Meriweather of the Community Foundation and then arranged a meeting with the Bay Arts Council, the State Theatre and Studio 23 to discuss funding alternatives.

The first efforts looked at ideas like joint purchasing. That brought up such things as storage, distribution. Cooperation was difficult, even on things as mundane as toilet paper. "When you go from one location to another you discover that toilet paper is not always the same. They don't even take the same size toilet paper rolls!"

The original organizations met to discuss the shared issues. Soon the group grew to include The Bay City Players and the Historical Society. They met, but little else was done. In fact they did not have a goal or direction.

Over time these people came to the realization that it "was not a question of differences, it was a question of individual similarities" and that brought a-la-cARTe into a productive organization.

Today the group collaborates to promote all of the activities in the area. There are now eight organizations and more will soon be added. The group publishes a quarterly, large format "post card" that lists all of their events. Each group promotes the overall group on their individual web sites. The collaborate on other ideas, promotions and fund raisers.

Prior to addressing questions, Tara Welch listed a number of programs and events that the group has sponsored. Questions ranged from the connections to the Bay Arts Council, the history of arts in the Bay Aera, and what other groups may join a-la-cARTe.

For more information visit www.WhatsNextBayCity.org



CLUB NEWS and ANNOUNCEMENTS

The board meets this week
February 14 at 11:00 before the regular meeting.
Everyone is welcomed.
Agenda, minutes, treasurers reports and other information is in the member's area of the club web site.

For the regular meeting, the club will join the Optimists at the Doubletree for their annual "Unsung Heroes" recognition dinner as we did last year.

The club welcomes new member Kristal Corrion who was inducted last week.

Honoring the 100th year of the Rotary Foundation, Foundation Chair Connie Schweitzer took a minute to talk about how members can contribute to the foundation. You may make on-line contributions through Rotary.org, you can send a birthday contribution with your dues, or you can just give money to Connie who will forward it to the Foundation. Be sure that RI checks are made to the "Rotary International Foundation". Contributions to our local club should be made to the "Rotary Club of Bay City Charitable Foundation".

Remember that the Rotary Concert will be held on March 30. Lee Newton selling ads for the program. Former club president Ron Bloomfield, now working for CMU, is organizing the program.

On February 14th, the club will hold a joint meeting with the Optimists as they hold their Unsung Hero Luncheon and recognition. This will be at our normal meeting time and location.

Note that the club board also meets at 11:00 am on the 14th. That meeting will be held in the Davidson room of the Doubletree. Current and past DISTRICT DISPATCH newsletters are available on the District site shown in the LINKS section below.


DATES TO REMEMBER



Board Meeting - February 14 - 11:00 am before regular meeting. - Everyone invited.
Optimist Unsung Hero Luncheon February 14, 2017. At the Doubletree at our regular meeting time. (The club board meets at 11:00 on the same day.)

OFF SITE Meeting - March 7 At the Delta College Planetarium.
(Also May 16, June 6)

Rotary Concert March 30 at the State Theatre.

June 10-14, 2017 Rotary International Convention - Atlanta, Georgia, USA
www.RotaryConvention2017.org OR www.RIConvention.org
Dee Dee Wacksman, District Chair

November 7, 2017 - Vocational Day


Upcoming Programs

(See the official schedule at RotaryBayCity.org )

February 14, 2017 Optimist Unsung Hero Award Luncheon. Joint meeting with the Bay City Noon Rotary. (Board meeting at 11:00 that day.)

February 21, 2017 Bigelow Park Playscape Status Update. Lisa Cleland and Matt VanNortwick will provide a status update on this project. It was the recipient of the inaugural Zombie Run (2015) proceeds in the amount of $15,200. The location of the new playscape is at Bigelow Park, behind the Boys & Girls Club North of the Lafayette Bridge in Bay City.




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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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LINKS

RotaryBayCity.org BayCityMorningRotary.com
District 6310 Web Site District Dispatch Archive
Rotary International Make-up On-Line at RotaryEclubOne.org
The Rotary Global History Fellowship rotaryfirst100.org
Rotary Global History.


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Stephen Kent

Steve Kent and his family have lived in Bay City for 40 years. He is VP of Technical Services at MMCC which produces MyBayCity.Com. Kent is active in many Bay City civic organizations.

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