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Northlake-Mandeville

Service Above Self

We meet In Person
Thursdays at 11:45 AM
Beau Chene Country Club
602 N. Beau Chene Dr.
Mandeville, LA 70471
United States of America
Phone:
(504) 884-1748
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 246 Mandeville, La. 70470
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At a regular meeting held on November 16, club members heard from David Shapiro, Board President of NorthShore Robotics.  Northshore Robotics is a STEAM organization for students from the age of 5-17 who learn by programming, designing, and applying the engineering process to building robots.  Students participate on competitive robotics teams, in after school programs, summer camps and community partnerships.  Pictured above is David Shapiro with an undersea robot build by students.
Rotarians distributed dictionaries to all of the 1300 third graders in St Tammany Parish during the month of October.  A Rotarian visited each classroom, distributed the dictionaries to each individual, described the Rotary organization, had them read the Four Way Test of Rotary which is included inside the cover, and had them then look up the word "Beneficial" or the word "Service".  To have some fun, the third graders looked up to longest word in the English language and other fun words.  Many of the third grade teachers incorporate the dictionaries in their lessons.  Pictured above with a class is Dictionary Project Chair Matt Greene.
     
The Northlake Mandeville Rotary Club has a major focus on Youth and also on Vocational Education.  Because of these two focus areas, we support the Northshore Technical Community College (NTCC) in a variety of ways.  On October 28, 2023, we had a booth and participated at NTCC's Gator Tail 5K fundraiser.  Rotarians and members of the NTCC Rotoract club (a club for college students sponsored by Rotary) had a great time and helped raise money for scholarships at NTCC.
On October 26, 2023, members of the Northlake Mandeville Rotary Club honored First Responders of the Year and showed their support for local Fire and Law Enforcement organizations.  The club felt that this annual event honoring our local heroes was particularly important this year to considering some sentiment across this nation.  In addition to club members, Parish President Mike Cooper, Mandeville Mayor Clay Madden, State Police Capt. Hiram Mason and Sheriff Randy Smith honored the recipients.
Shown above (l-r) are:  Fire Operator Christopher Lunn, Fire District #4; Trooper Andrew Hern, Louisiana State Police; Officer Paul Quatrevingt, Madisonville Police Dept; Deputy Michael Helbach, St Tammany Sheriff Dept.; Fire Operator Chris Hoglind, Fire District #2; Lieutenant Jim Lord, Mandeville Police Dept.  Not shown is Fire Operator Justin Stiehl, Fire District #3.
At the regular meeting of the Northlake Mandeville Rotary Club on October 19, 2023, club members heard from Jason Schneider of the Border Patrol.  Jason is one of the leaders of the 20 geographic sectors in the U.S.  He is responsible for 7 States.  Jason told us that the Cartels are a main force in the 2 million plus per year border incursions.  The cost paid to the Cartel can run from $5,000 to $60,000 per person depending on the country of origin.  Cartel members are now flying people to Canada and helping them cross the borders of Vermont and New York.
Pictured above are Jason and Marty Audiffred, Past President.
At the regular Thursday meeting of the Northlake Mandeville Rotary Club on October 12, 2023, the club installed new member Courtney Gulledge.  Courtney is shown receiving her official Rotary work shirt which is worn when performing service projects.  Shown with Courtney is Club President Laurie Pennison and Courney's sponsor, Club Member Matt Greene.  Welcome to the club, Courtney!!!
The speaker for the program was Angelique Richardson, CEO of Anvoy, who gave the club a primer on Hospice.  Angelique is shown with Club President  Laurie Pennison.
Rotarians met with elementary students at Chata Ima Elementary School to reward students for their reading after the first quarter.  Rotarians read to the students weekly and award prizes to those who fulfill reading requirements on their own.  Since the reading program began several years ago, reading scores have improved significantly!  Pictured above are Rotarians Bob Mathews, Marty Audiffred, and Ben Motion, Reading Program Chair.  Notice the Rotary Sign on the playground in the rear of the photo.  This playground was donated by the Northlake Mandeville Rotary club after Hurricane Katrina.
Bob Mathews, Northlake Mandeville Rotary Club member and Board Director, was recognized by President Laurie Pennison as a Paul Harris Fellow at a regular Club meeting on October 5, 2023.  Paul Harris Fellows are individuals who contribute, or who have contributions made in their name, of $1,000 to The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International.  The Rotary Foundation works to eliminate the poliovirus worldwide, funds global and local grants for humanitarian projects, scholarships and vocational training teams, provides grants for Disaster response, and supports the training of peace fellows at Rotary Peace Centers.  Bob has received multiple Paul Harris awards.
At our regular meeting on Thursday, October 5, 2023, the Northlake Mandeville Rotary club inducted three new members.  Shown above are new member Karl Koppy; Laurie Pennison, Club President; new member Peggy Menge; new member Mark Hudson; and New Member Orientation chair Debbie Stewart.  All three of the new members are long time Rotarians who have moved to the Northshore from New Orleans.  We are so pleased to welcome these committed Rotarians to our club!!
Club orientation for these three new members and several other new members will be held on October 25 at 5:00pm at Kona Coffee in Mandeville.  A social for all members welcoming the new members will be held at the adjoining Beach Club Restaurant at 6:00pm.
Two of the twelve areas of Rotary worldwide focus are Youth Service and Vocational Service.  Northlake Mandeville Rotary's support of the Northshore Technical Community College addresses both of these focus areas.  During discussions with NTCC leadership on how our club could help advance NTTC, our members found that many of the students at NTCC are from low-income or single parent families.  To help these students, the school has opened a Food Pantry which is constantly in need of food.  To help stock the Food Pantry, club members collected food items and delivered the food to the Pantry.
Shown above are four members of the NTCC Rotaract club, Dean Oren Smith, Dean of Students at the Main NTCC campus in Lacombe, and Rotarians Bob Mathews, Jeanne Schramm, and Marty Audiffred.
A major area of emphasis for the Northlake Mandeville Rotary Club is in the area of Mental Health.  St. Tammany Parish has one of the highest suicide rates in the state and is approximately 18% above the state average.  One of our club projects is the support of STOPS (St Tammany Outreach for Prevention of Suicide).  Our club annually makes a donation to STOPS and also helps raise money for them through their One Step at a Time 5K/1 Mile Run/Walk, which was held this year on September 30 at the Abita Springs Trailhead.   Shown supporting the event are Rotarians Jeanne Schramm, Tom Quinn, Kathy Smith, Bob Mathews, and Marty Audiffred.
The Paul Harris Fellowship Award is one of the highest honors Rotary can bestow upon a person. Recipients are Rotarians and community professionals, in recognition of their outstanding service to their community, exemplifying the highest ideal in Rotary in placing “SERVICE ABOVE SELF.” This honor accompanies a donation of $1,000 or more, in the recipient’s name, to Rotary International’s “Annual Program Fund,” which supports Rotary’s world-wide humanitarian grants, its polio eradication program, and its educational programs.
The Northlake Mandeville Rotary club honored Mayor Clay Madden for his outstanding service to Mandeville.  In addition, he has assisted the Rotary Club with its American Flag Program, its Christmas snow village, and its Keep Mandeville Beautiful program on the Mandeville lakefront.
Presenting the coveted Paul Harris Fellowship Award to Mayor Madden are Marty Audiffred, Past President and Glenn St. John, President-Elect.
On August 24, 2023, the Northlake Mandeville Rotary Club was excited to induct a new member, Renee Seruntine.  Renee is the Public Affairs Communication Specialist for the Louisiana National Guard.  Welcome Rene - we are so glad to have you.  Pictured above are Tom Quinn, membership chair; Renee; and Marty Audiffred, Past President.
At the beginning of each Rotary year, each local Rotary club defines 15-18 goals to achieve over the coming year.  If a club meets 15 of their goals, the club receives a Rotary Citation.  Shown above is Tom Quinn, District Official, presenting the Rotary Citation to Marty Audiffred for the Club's performance during the 2022-2023 Rotary Year.  Marty was club president during the year and Laurie Pennison (pictured on right) was the President-Elect.  Both were the leaders who were instrumental in the club meeting 15 of the goals for the year, thus qualifying for the Citation.
One of the primary annual goals of each Rotary club is to perform community service.  During the year, 34 Northlake Mandeville Rotary club members performed over 2,000 hours of community service on a variety of service projects, meeting one of the 15 goals.
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Each year the Northlake Mandeville club sends Rising Seniors to a leadership camp hosted by Rotary District 6840 which is comprised of Rotary clubs in South Mississippi and Eastern/Southern Louisiana.  About 65 campers from the District attend.  This year our club sent 7 students.  During the five day camp, students hear nationally known speakers, and work and compete in small groups.  The first third of the camp focuses on getting to know the individual, since an individual can lead best when they know their own strengths and weaknesses and have self confidence.  The second third focuses on how to best lead groups.  The last third centers on "Service above Self" (the Rotary Motto), showing that service to others provides a path to true joy and happiness.  Each of the students described the Leadership camp as a "Life Changing Experience."
Pictured above are 6 of our 7 students this year.  From the left:
Noah Bannan, Josh Blake, Ian Arnold, Luciana Notaroberto, Abby Barletter, Georgia Ellerman, RYLA District Chair Mike Sigler, and Debbie Stuart, Northlake Mandeville RYLA Chair.
 
At the regular weekly meeting held on August 4, 2023, the Northlake Mandeville Rotary Club welcomed two of the 10 students who have received scholarships for the 2023-2024.  Pictured are Isabella Kerth, a senior at LSU, Raina Generose, a freshman at Southeastern Louisiana, along with Doug Place, Scholarship Committee Co-Chair.  Students compete for and are awarded a $12,000 scholarship.  The winners receive $1,500 at the beginning of eight semesters.  During the meeting, they report to the club on what they have been doing during the previous semester and then receive their check for the upcoming semester.  All are outstanding students.  We are so proud of each of them.
At it's final meeting of the Rotary year 2022-2023 District Governor Regina Wedig recognized Tom Quinn for his work as Territory Assisstant Governor and his work for the District during the past year.  Thanks, Tom, for all of your effort. You made a difference in the District.  Marty Audiffred is pictured with Regina making the award.
 
At its final meeting of the Rotary Year for 2022-2023, the Northlake Mandeville Rotary Club and Marty Audiffred, Club President, recognized Matt Greene as the Rotarian of the Year for his work on a number of Rotary projects dealing with the youth of St. Tammany.  Congratulations to Matt and Rotary thanks you for the huge effort you put in on the such projects as the Distribution of Dictionaries to all third graders in the Parish, assisting with the Chata Ima Reading Project, serving as the Emcee for the Scholars Banquet, and more!
 
At the last meeting of the Rotary Year 2022-2023 on June 29, 2023, President Marty Audiffred recognized Chase Villeret for his active participation in his first year in the Northlake Mandeville Rotary Club.  Congratulations Chase and thank you for all of your contributions to Rotary throughout 2022-2023!  Also shown is Tom Quinn, member of the Recognition Committee.
 
The Northlake Mandeville Rotary club welcomed its newest Corporate member - Gulf Coast Bank!
Shown are Vicki Gutierrez, District Governor for 2023-24; Ferd Marsolan, Club member and Executive with Gulf Coast Bank; Jennifer Carter, new member representing Gulf Coast Bank; Regina Wedig, District Governor for 2022-23; and Tom Quinn, club membership chair.
 
2023 marked the 25th Anniversary of the Northlake Mandeville Rotary Club awarding scholarships to deserving students from the Mandeville area.  Each year in April the Club hosts the new and past scholars and their parents at a banquet held at the Beau Chene Country Club.  The Collage below shows the students, their families, and sponsors who attended the festivities.
 
The Northlake Mandeville Rotary Club celebrated 25 years of awarding scholarships to students that will make impact on our world.  Past scholars and 2023 scholars attended the annual Scholars Banquet held April 30, 2023, at the Beau Chene Country Club.
Pictured below are (left to right):
Celeste Guidry - 2021 Scholar
Claire Kurucar - 2023 Rotary Select Scholar
Bella Kerth - 2020 Scholar
Julia Case - 2023 Anthony and Hope Martin Scholar
Emma Lockwood - 2023 Scholar
Sita Baham - 2023 Scholar
Natalie Lovel - 2022 Scholar
Raina Generose - 2023 Scholar
Not pictured were Andrew Beshenich - 2023 Scholar, Trevor Fortier and Lauren Lacoste - 2021 Scholars, Emma Santiago - 2020 Scholar, and Kylie Michot 2019 Scholar and 2023 Trent Murchison Pay It Forward Scholar.
 
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On May 2, for the first time since before COVID 19, members of the Northlake Mandeville Rotary Club resumed their weekly/bi-weekly calling of bingo for elderly residents of the Heritage Manor Nursing Home.
 
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The Northlake-Mandeville Rotary Club hosted its 25th Sunday with Scholars event at Beau Chene Country Club on April 30. This annual banquet and meeting serves as a major fundraiser for the $12,000 Rotary scholarships the group awarded to three distinguished scholars from the Mandeville area. The scholars were Emma Lockwood-Northlake Christian, Sita Baham-Mandeville High, Raina Generose-Lakeshore High.  The scholarships are paid to colleges of the recipients' choice in $1,500 semester installments over four years. The students will attend at least two Northlake-Mandeville Rotary Club meetings a year to keep members informed about their studies and college experiences.
In addition, the Club awarded three $1,000 scholarships.  The Anthony and Hope Martin Memorial Scholarship was awarded to Julia Case - St Sholastica.  The Rotary Select Scholarship was awarded to Claire Kurucar - Mandeville High.  Trent Murchison, a former scholarship winner, has elected to repay his $8,000 scholarship has awarded $1,000 to Kylie Michot, a current scholar who completed her undergraduate degree at Louisiana Tech and is entering Pharmacy school.
At the Banquet sponsors,  local officials, guidance counselors, principals and parents of the scholars participated in a wonderful Silent Auction.
A highlight of the evening was an update on their past semester by current scholars Andrew Beshenich, Natalie Lovell, Trevor Fortier, Lauren Lacoste, Celeste Guidry, Isabella Kerth, and Emma Santiago.
Pictured above are Rotary Foundation President Larry Burch, Scholarship Selection Committee Co-Chairs Laurie Pennison and Doug Place.
  
Last Friday on February 24, 2023, Rotarians worked again on the playground we are building at Safe Haven for the children of those being treated for mental issues.
 
The difference was that on Friday we were assisted by four young people from the Louisiana Conservation Corp.  LCC is part of Americorp and is like the old Civilian Conservation Corp.  These young people helped us load and distribute 300 cubic yards of rubberized mulch which will be the floor of the playground.  They were highly motivated, had positive can-do attitudes, and worked hard the entire morning. They were a joy to work with.  Our country will be in good hands with young people like them.  With their help, we were able to load wheelbarrows and spread 30% more mulch in half the time versus the previous week.
 
Thanks to Breana, Jo, Emily, and Hunter!  They are scheduled to help us for another day in April.
Northlake Mandeville Rotarians have obtained a Rotary District grant and support from five nearby Rotary clubs for the last 4 years to purchase and build a playground for children whose parents visit the Safehaven campus in Mandeville for mental health services.  Over 5,000 people obtained services at Safehaven in 2022.  Shown here are 6 of the 9 elements which will comprise the playground.  Also shown in the background are white totes containing the rubber mulch which forms the floor of the playground.  Rotarians are meeting on Fridays each week to complete the installation of the equipment.  A fifth grant will be applied for in May to purchase benches, additional mulch, borders to contain the mulch, and to refurbish and convert the tennis court shown in the background to pickle ball courts.
On February 16, 2023, Rotarians from the Northlake Mandeville Rotary Club celebrated Mardi Gras with a king cake party at the home of Jay and Mary Capouch in Beau Chene.  About 50 members and guests enjoyed a delicious meal and great fellowship.  Several new or potential members joined in the fun!
This week, members of the our Northlake Mandeville Rotary Club joined the Covington Rotary Club to help build a Habitat for Humanity house in Covington.  Joining us was special guest, Louisiana's Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser, pictured in the center.
At a regular meeting of the Northlake Mandeville Rotary Club, Rotarians received an update on her last semester from Isabella Koerth, one of ten current scholars who have received $12,000 scholarships.  Recipients report on their previous semester and receive a check for $1500 for the next semester.  We are so proud of each of these scholars.  Isabella reported that she made a 3.85 GPA in Finance at LSU last semester while participating in several activities.  Shown with Isabella is (L-R) Larry Burch, Treasurer and Foundation President, Doug Place, Co-Chair of the Scholarship Committee, Marty Audiffred, Club President, and Glenn St John, Club President-Elect.
Each year, Northlake Mandeville Rotarians, led by member Greg Cannizzaro, build an elaborate moving train display for the children of Mandeville.  The display is open for viewing 24 hours/day, each day after Thanksgiving through New Years Day, at Aquarius Pools which is adjacent to the west end of the Mandeville Trailhead.
Be sure to take your family to study all of the many detailed Christmas scenes. 
On October 27, 2022 the Northlake Mandeville Rotary club recognized area outstanding First Responders at its 2022 Annual Public Service Award banquet.  The Sheriff, State Police Captain, Police and Fire Chiefs described the selfless accomplishments of each of their First Responder of the year.  Shown in the first photo are the following:  Officer Christopher Bertucci of the Madisonville Police Dept; Deputy Walter Eason of the St Tammany Sheriff's Dept; Captain Kevin Hanhart of St Tammany Fire District #2; Trooper First Class William Craig of the Louisiana State Police; Captain Marc May of the St Tammany Fire District 3; John Stephens of St Tammany Fire District 4 ( receiving the award for John Stevens was his partner).  Not shown is Officer Rick Saephan of the Mandeville Police Dept.
In the second photo, Parish President Mike Cooper is shown thanking the First Responder leaders and their Recipients of the Year for their heroic and tireless efforts in keeping our citizens safe.  Also pictured is Marty Audiffred, club President; Bob Matthews, Master of Ceremonies; State Police Troop L Commander Capt. Hiram Mason; Barney Tyrney, Madisonville Police Chief; and Randy Smith, Sheriff of St Tammany Parish.
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On October 15-16, 2022, seventeen members of the Northlake Mandeville Rotary Club volunteered during the Wooden Boat Festival in Madisonville, La.  The Wooden Boat Festival is sponsored by the Lake Ponchartrain Basin Maritime Museum which which is one of over 20 local organizations supported by the Rotary Club.
Members sold tickets at the entrance and worked in two beer booths.  Steve Saux, Jim Burch, and Doug Place are shown here working in the North beer booth.  Note one of the many wooden boats in the background.  
On Wednesday, October 6, 2022, Rotarians enjoyed a social at the Beach Club in Mandeville which was focused on welcoming four new members to the club.  The new members were informed about the workings of the club by Orientation Chair Debbie Stewart.  They then joined the club members for food, fun, and socializing.  A good time was had by all - Rotary is about more than just Thursday meetings and service projects!!
On October 6, 2020, The Northlake Mandeville Rotary Club held its regular Thursday meeting at the Samaritan Center's new building in Mandeville.  Dena Grosart, Director of Samaritan Center, briefed club members on the mission and operations of the Center.  The Center functions as a Food Bank for families from LaCombe west to Mandeville.  The Center's Counselors not only provide food to those in need, but they also work with them to create and execute a plan that will make a lasting improvement in their lives.
After lunch, Clay Madden, Mayor of Mandeville, updated the club on the features in the new City Budget and the many other improvements planned and taking place in Mandeville.  Thank you, Mayor, for your leadership and foresight!!
Throughout the year, Rotary offers many opportunities for service to the Mandeville community.  
JOIN US at one of the upcoming service opportunities:
 
Upcoming Northlake-Mandeville Rotary Club Service Opportunities ......
 
      EVENT                                                                                      CONTACT
 
1.  Flag Holidays       American Flag  Program - Set Out/Pick Up Flags before Flag Holidays    Ken McAuliffe
                             Volunteers needed
2. SEPT-MAY   3rd Grade Rotary Reading Challenge                        Ben Motion  
                             Help improve reading skills - Chahta-Ima Elementary, Lacombe, LA
3. SEPT 22,2022  Speaker _ Robyn Williams- "Suicide Prevention"
                             she was excellent and wants to talk to any group..
                             If you have a group, church, school, call her to talk...
                                                                                                           phone number 504-450-4735
                                                                                                          email - robynwilliams@ymail.. 
                                                                                                         ( it is Y not G)
 
5. SEPT-OCT.,         Dictionary Project--3rd grade                            Matt Greene
                              Deliver and Present Dictionaries to all 3rd graders in the area
6. SEPT-OCT     "Beautiful Holiday Evergreens"                             Glenn St. John
                             Taking orders for Dec. delivery
7. OCT 6            Club will meet/lunch "The Samaritan Center" to learn about the services provided.
                                    402 Girod, Mandeville, LA
8. OCT 15-16,       Madisonville Wooden Boat Festival                       Ken McAuliffe
                                          Volunteer to help during this important annual event-  Stephen Satterlee
9. .OCT 29,            @  8am "Gator Tail - 5K Trail Run/Gallop"   Northshore Technical Community College                     
                              Volunteer to help/participate in this fund-raiser          Bob Mathews
 
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For the above info and more see
 
www.mandevillerotary.org                       
Service Clubs from Mandeville - Northlake Mandeville Rotary, Kiwanis, and Lions - joined together to get to know each other and to provide service to the city.  The group chose to clean up the Mandeville lakefront.  After the cleanup effort, the group met at the Barley Oak on the lakefront for fun and conversation.
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On September 1, 2022, the Northlake Mandeville Rotary Club held its regular Thursday meeting at the Northshore Technical Community College in LaCombe, La.  The purpose of meeting at NTCC was to gather information about how the Club can help NTCC.  Mike Cooper, Parish President, gave an update on the State of the Parish, including infrastructure improvements.
Vice President of Strategic Initiatives and External Affairs, Jim Carlson, gave an update on NTCC.  Following the presentations and discussion, the club was enjoyed a very informative tour of the main campus.
Rotary Clubs host exchanges for students ages 15-19 in more than 100 countries.  Students earn a new culture and become global citizens.  Currently about 9,000 students are sponsored by Rotary Clubs every year.  Clubs from Rotary District 6840, which includes Southeastern Louisiana and Southern Mississippi, are hosting two students this school year.  Shown above on August 25 visiting our Northlake Mandeville club are Caio Parente from Brazil who is hosted by the Covington, La, club and Julia Enderle from Germany who is hosted by the Bay St. Louis, Ms, club.  Anniela Carracedo, a former exchange student from Venezuela and now a member of the Bay St Louis Rotary club, introduced Caio and Julia and told members how the Exchange program operates.
 
Rotary District 6840 covers Eastern Louisiana and Southern Mississippi.  It includes 49 local Rotary Clubs and about 1800 members.  Leading the District is a District Governor.  The District Governor for the Rotary Year beginning July 1, 2022 is Regina Wedig from the Amite, La, Rotary Club.  District Governor Wedig addressed our club at our regular noon meeting on Thursday, August 18.  Regina spoke about how we could implement the theme for 2022-2023 which is "Imagine Rotary."  She also discussed her initiatives for the District and the District sponsored events for the year, which include the MidWinter Conference in January and the District Convention which will be held in Hattiesburg in April. 
On Saturday, August 20, 2022, five members of the Northlake Mandeville Rotary club joined 60 other Rotarians from each of the clubs in District 6840 at the Rotary Building in Ponchatoula, Louisiana, for the Vibrant Club Conference. Shown are Tom Quinn, Ken McAuliffe, Jeanne Schramm, Doug Place, and Bob Mathews.  Speakers led inter-active discussions on how to Attract new members and how to Retain members.  Tom Quinn, as Assistant District Governor for the Lake Territory, led two of the sessions!
Awards for the recent 2021-2022 Rotary year were distributed by Past District Governor, Bob Vaughn.  For one of the awards, each club of the 49 clubs in the District nominate one of their members for the Club Builder award, which recognizes the member who has most contributed to the progress of their club.  Three Rotarians each year are selected from the approximately 1800 Rotarians in the District.  We are proud that Tom Quinn of our club, was chosen as one of only three in the entire District who had the most impact during 2021-2022.  Congratulations, Tom!! Thank you for your zeal and all that you devote to our club!!
Northlake Mandeville Rotarians helped the Covington Rotary Club collect food for the Northshore Food Bank at Sam's in Covington on Saturday, July 23, 2022. 
During the summer months and due to COVID, the Food Bank is short of food to distribute to those in need.  Rotarians gave Sam's customers who were on the way into Sam's, a flyer asking for six items needed.  Customers bought one or more of the items and place them in a large box as they exited the store.  Rotarians helped load a truck with the items contributed.  It was amazing and gratifying to see the huge number of people from all walks of life who opened their hearts and contributed to needy people they did not know!!!!
Shown above in yellow shirts from the Mandeville club are: Marty Audiffred, Tom Quinn, and Steve Saux.  Not pictured, but participating was Doug Place.
Northlake Mandeville Rotarians journeyed to Baton Rouge on Wednesday, July 13, 2022, to tour the Advocate/Times Picayune Newspaper production facility.  But first, we joined the Baton Rouge Noon Rotary club for the 2022-2023 Officer Installation at their regular noon meeting.  
Following a time of good Rotary fellowship, we travelled across town to the Advocate production facility.  Here, we were hosted by Judi Terzotis, Publisher (shown in middle of second picture).  After Judi gave welcoming remarks and an overview of the company, Kyle Whitfield, VP of Consumer Revenue, and Roger Holmes, General Manager of Production, gave a very informative slide presentation detailing the newspaper's long term strategies and an overview of the production process.  Newsprint comes all the way from Nova Scotia.
After the slide presentation, Roger gave the group a tour of the setup room, the huge printing presses, the collating machines, and the machines that palletize for distribution.  The printing presses can print 75,000 copies per hour, only one hour to print the daily paper for New Orleans.  This leaves time to print over 15 other daily papers, the Wall Street Journal for Louisiana, and numerous weekly papers.
Many thanks to Judi, Roger, and Kyle for an amazing and very informative tour of a great locally owned business which is competing against many online news sources and winning big-time!
 
The Northlake Mandeville Rotary Club held its regular Thursday meeting on July 7, 2022, at the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Maritime Museum (pictured at top).  During the meeting, Mayor Jean Pelloat (bottom photo on left) gave an update on the city of Madisonville; and LPBMM Director Jim McPherson (bottom photo in middle) described the museum, its types of memberships, and the restoration of the land surrounding the Tchefuncte Lighthouse.  He also encouraged Rotarians to volunteer to help at the Wooden Boat Festival to be held October 14-16.  See Rotarian Ken McAuliffe to volunteer. 
During a highlight of the meeting, Membership Chair Tom Quinn (2nd photo on left) inducted new member, Dr. Jeff Pinto (2nd photo in middle).  Pictured with Jeff is his sponsor, former Assistant District Governor for the Lake Territory Rene Arcemont (2nd photo on right).
Also in the action-packed meeting, two of our past Scholarship winners updated us on their recently completed Freshman year and also their plans for this summer.
District Governor Regina Wedig and Assistant Governor Tom Quinn installed the Officers and Board of Directors for the 2022-2023 Rotary year on June 30, 2022, at the Beau Chene Country Club.  Shown here from Left are Tom Quinn; Marty Audiffred, incoming President for 2022-2023; Regina Wedig; and Ken McAuliffe, Past President.
Doug Place, Master of Ceremonies, thanks Ken McAuliffe, outgoing President, for his leadership during the past Rotary year.
During the Installation Banquet the following Paul Harris Award donors were honored for their contributions to the Rotary International Foundation: Steve Saux, Debbie Stewart, Reid Falconer, Leanne Truehart!
District Governor Regina Wedig inducted our newest member, Kennon Stingley!!  Tom Quinn is pictured here awarding Kennon with our official T-shirt which is worn when working on our service projects.