Mary Murray kicked things off before handing the mike over to Naomi Lolley by saying that Launch Lenawee is a new program actually run by volunteers to assist individuals who want to start their own businesses in Lenawee County. She thanked Adrian Morning Rotarian, Dave Maxwell, for his efforts in the program along with Nate Smith as well as Naomi Lolley who she asked to share more about this program.
Naomi said she has been very proud to be a part of Launch Lenawee. She said that the program began with 12 applicants initially which was later narrowed down to 7 who participated in a very structured business training program. All sessions are approximately two and a half hours in length every Wednesday evening at the Adrian Armory and Events Center for six weeks conducted by herself and Gary Clemetson from Lenawee Now. At the conclusion of the training, a mentor is assigned to each. Naomi showed the audience a short video describing the program. You can see it again at: www.launchlenawee.org. Interested candidates, Naomi said, meet with her to determine what things they need, where their deficiencies are and then direct them to the proper resources. A critical partner of Launch Lenawee has been Lenawee Now.
Naomi introduced two students currently participating in the program – Jay and Guinne Marks and Joe Kozakiewicz and Jay Marks. Both spoke about the tremendous help they have received from going through the program and mentioned the importance networking, having a business plan and knowing who their customers are.
Mark Murray concluded this informative presentation by mentioning how proud he was of all of the participants in this program and the leadership team. The Kauffman Institute, he said, whose only job is to educate entrepreneurs for over the past 50 years, makes available a blended on-line program that is intense yet critical to each of the participants. He said that the partnerships with the Adrian Rotary Clubs, Lenawee Now, the Adrian Chamber and everyone else who is on board to support Launch Lenawee have contributed to its success.
Potential candidates in the program, Mark said, should they be selected to participate in the program understand that they must commit to: Two and a half hours per week in the classroom for a total of 8 weeks; 4 hours of homework in between; monthly meetings with cohorts – checking; business topic presentations; monthly individual meetings with their Primary Mentor; other individual meetings with Resource Mentors; attend various networking events.
Mark ended by encouraging all members to seriously consider becoming a mentor since Launch Lenawee is an official Rotary project!
Junior Rotarians for the Months of December. Liam DiPietro and Jacob Schwartz both from Adrian High School. Jacob (on left) is a senior and his goal is to graduate with a 3.9 GPA and attend college and eventually enter the field of dentistry. His hobbies include all sports and hunting. Liam is a senior but not certain where he will go to college. His hobbies include baskeball, soccer, golf, volunteer work and reading. His goals are to become a better leader, to learn every day, and to make this world a better place.
Remember Fellow Rotarians Who Have Passed – Rhonda said that this month her sponsor, the late Bob Haden, would have celebrated another birthday and that we should all remember those Adrian Rotarians who have come before us during this holiday season.
Paul Harris Fellows Recognized – Nate presented PHF certificates to Kevin Marti and Sue Lewis who had previously been recognized for their generosity but did not receive their official certificates.
Wreath Sales – Nate thanked all who helped with this program and due to their efforts our club will net close to $5,000!!!
New Member Induction – Mary Murray formally inducted our two newest members – Tara Dumas, sponsored by Yours Truly, and Joe Paulette, sponsored by Rhonda Gage. Tara is the Executive Director of the YMCA of Lenawee County who is married with two children and lives in Wauseon, Ohio. Her hubby is a Toledo firefighter. She was a member and past president of the Holland-Springfield Rotary Club. Joe is professional computer technician at Precision. He has one son and one daughter who both work for their Father’s business.
Sam Beauford Workshop Raffle – Tickets are $5@ or 5 for $20. Grand prize is a hand-made acoustic guitar by a 30 year craftsman from Allen Park valued at $5,000! Drawing is December 7th at Sauce Italian Grill. Be sure and get some.
Launch Lenawee – Visit www.launchlenawee.org today! Launch Lenawee is a collaborative between the Adrian Morning and Noon Rotary clubs, the Adrian Area Chamber, Lenawee Now, Kiwanis who are instrumental in the current success of this program.
Upcoming Programs:
December 6 – Community Chorus
December 13 – TBA
December 20 – Dempsey’s – Tiffany Seiler
December 27 – NO MEETING
DATES TO REMEMBER
November 30 – Salvation Army Bell Ringing at the front entrance of Hobby Lobby from 9am to 8pm– Here’s the roster:
December 9 – Annual Club Christmas Party – Hosted by the Murray’s from 3-6pm on Lake Adrian. A list of food items needed will be passed around next week for anyone wishing to bring that item to the gathering.
January 26 – Annual Celebrity Wait – A major fundraising project by the Adrian Morning Rotary Club and will be held at the Adrian Armory Events Center. More info coming!
Guests: Junior Rotarians Jacob Schwartz and Liam DiPietro; Naomi Lolley, Jay and Guinne Marks and Joe Kozakiewick, guests of Mark and Mary Murray.
Fines – Kevin Keller fined these deserving members: Slater, Mercer, Olsaver, Mary M., Williams (2), Chase, Pender, Smith, Marti, DuMars, Dumas, Paulette
Happy Bucks – Williams, DuMars, Marti, Moore, Smith, M. Tobey, Kurowski, Mary M., Gage, Slater, Behnke.
50/50Drawing – Yours Truly took home a quick $30 and then Rhonda Gage’s ticket was drawn but she failed to pick the card to win today’s $1,145 jackpot!!!
2018-19 RI President Barry Rassin wants Rotary members to Be the Inspiration
Rassin, a member of the Rotary Club of East Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas, unveiled the 2018-19 presidential theme, Be the Inspiration, to incoming district governors at Rotary’s International Assembly in San Diego, California, USA. “I want you to inspire in your clubs, your Rotarians, that desire for something greater. The drive to do more, to be more, to create something that will live beyond each of us.”
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Mary Murray kicked things off before handing the mike over to Naomi Lolley by saying that Launch Lenawee is a new program actually run by volunteers to assist individuals who want to start their own businesses in Lenawee County. She thanked Adrian Morning Rotarian, Dave Maxwell, for his efforts in the program along with Nate Smith as well as Naomi Lolley who she asked to share more about this program..JPG)
