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Welcome to Holland Noon Rotary Club
Holland

Service Above Self Since 1920

We meet In Person
Thursdays at 12:10 p.m.
Macatawa Bay Yacht Club
2157 S Shore Dr
Macatawa, MI 49434
United States
Upcoming Events / Calendar
  • PaddleFest 2025
    1269 Ottawa Beach Road
    Aug. 08, 2025 - Aug. 10, 2025 Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-04:00)

Growth of Zeeland

The City Manager of Zeeland, Tim Klunder, will be with us. Tim was born and raised in Byron Center. He has served in city management in Ohio and Michigan, the last 24 years in Zeeland.

New Rotary Year Starts

July 1st is the start of the new Rotary year. All Rotary entities transition to new leadership at the start of July. Pictured are outgoing president Kathy DeVries and incoming president Ed Swart.
 
Janet Huyser announced the formation of a club Connections Committee and invited members to join the committee. This committee will foster closer relationships within our Rotary family.
 
Kathey summarized the past year by noting that we built on the successes of the last 120+ years and remain dedicated to service above self. She noted how we have increased our reach through local and global partners. Kathy expressed her thanks to the retiring board members, current board members, and the committee chairs.
 
Incoming president Ed and new board members Bonnie McManus and Kate Fornarotto were sworn in. Ed presented Paul Harris Fellowship awards to Kathy and Howard Fink (who served the first half of the year as president) and thanked them for their leadership.
 
President Ed reflected that he had served as president of this club exactly 25 years ago, and many things have changed. He noted that 25 years ago, the dress at club meetings was much more formal, that we had close to 200 members, and that many employers required their executives to be members of Rotary and paid for their memberships. This club has also started 3 new clubs in the last 25 years.
 
Ed noted his goals for the upcoming year.
  • Celebrate our accomplishments as people of action.
  • Add a Rotary minute to each week's program to let all members talk about their Rotary experiences.
  • More collaboration with other clubs and more community organizations.
  • Add more members.
  • Increase our community visibility.
  • Reevaluate existing programs.
  • Continue our international partnerships.
Ed mentioned our increased support from area businesses and governmental units. We had new corporate support for the Leaders of the 21st Century program, and the Paddle Fest has been doing well in recruiting partners.
 
The Tom J Bos Memorial Foundation was established after Tom's death to provide funding for Rotary Youth Exchange students. Ed announced that the board of directors of Holland Rotary Charities has decided to establish a "Marvin Younger Leaders for the 21st Century Scholarship Fund.” This is in memory of Rotarian Marvin, who was a retired educator and a great supporter of the middle school leadership program.
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Speakers
TIm Klunder
Jul 17, 2025
Zeeland City Manager, Growth of Zeeland
John Helm
Jul 24, 2025
Life as a Foreign Service Office
Lt. Mike Brown Allegan Sheriff Department
Jul 31, 2025
Cold case of Aundria Brown it was a Nexflix Series released in 2024
Cynthia Martinez
Aug 07, 2025
First Voice Generation Documentary
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