By now you should be aware that our club is hosting a Pickleball Tournament fundraiser on Sept. 28-29 at Park Township. Last week at the club meeting I announced we are looking at this time for Court Sponsors. There are 10 new courts behind the township hall location on Ottawa Beach Road, and to use them that weekend, we are charged $100 per court each day (a total cost to the club of $2000). I hope we can find 20 Holland Rotarians who agree to 'sponsor' a court for $100. As of the end of our meeting, 11 Rotarians said they were "in" -- and 4 already paid that day! Being a court sponsor is not something for everyone, and you should feel no pressure to be a sponsor (everyone's situation is different and I'm only looking for those who can commit at this time). There will be plenty of opportunities for everyone to volunteer that weekend! If you are willing to sponsor a court and haven't already committed as one of our first 11 sponsors, please send a brief email or text message to me. When you are able and ready a check should be made out to Holland Rotary Charities (sometime before Sept. 28-29). Thank you for your consideration.
Jim White
14046 Bradshaw Park Lane
Holland, MI 49424
616-745-1847 (Cell)
jamescwhite1@gmail.com
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Jason Parks of Egress Endurance Event Management will be helping run our upcoming tournament.
Rachael DeWitt, Executive Director of Ottawa County Children's Advocacy Center (CAC), was our speaker today. The CAC works with the 10% of children who are sexually abused. They provide prevention and intervention services for the county. The center was started in 1997 to centralize services to victims and caregivers of abuse. The center coordinates law enforcement, judicial, and counseling teams. Their education services reach 19,000 children and 1500 adults. They teach in 97% of the schools in the county. The center is funded half by government money and half by private donations.