October 9 Rotary Meeting with Levon Johnson

Great day for an Elkhart Rotary Club Meeting! Today we welcomed Levon Johnson, President & CEO of the Greater Elkhart Chamber of Commerce.
Levon presented a Chamber Update on Downtown Elkhart, indicating that in order to continue to grow our desirability for people to live here, we need to focus on our downtown, creating more density and vibrancy. A complicated task, but we're grateful to have our Chamber working as a part of a larger community working toward this goal.
 
 
AS President & CEO, Levon oversees research, development, and implementation of strategic planning to address the priorities as identified by the Board of Directors. He directs operations of the Chamber to carry out programs of work to meet the members’ needs and acts as a chief spokesperson for the Greater Elkhart business community in areas that are supported by Board and Council policies. Levon also serves as Secretary to the Board of Directors.
For more about our Chamber visit: https://www.elkhart.org/
 
Running List of Rotary Event Announcements 

Rotarians are an integral and engaged part of our active community! Here’s a list of upcoming events represented by Rotarians from the Elkhart Rotary Club. If you’d like more information, contact the Rotarian listed for the event or email elkhartnoonrotary@gmail.com and your message will be forwarded to them. Are you a Rotarian with an event to share? Put it in the format below and email to Eric Garton, he’ll add it to the list.

  • October 13-14, 7:30 p.m. and October 15, 3 p.m. Premier Arts “The Wizard of Oz” at the Lerner Theater. Info and tickets at: https://www.premierarts.org/show/the-wizard-of-oz/ Contact: Julie Cotton (aka the “Scarecrow”) 

  • October 14, 7 p.m. Elkhart County Symphony and Goshen Theater present the concert version of Meredith Willson's "The Music Man". For more information and tickets visit https://elkhartsymphony.org/ Contact: John Hill

  • October 16, 11:15 HANDS ON SERVICE PROJECT to help the Humane Society of Elkhart County. Join us before our regular club meeting to help make treats for dogs at the Humane Society. No special equipment needed, just come and help us help the Humane Society.

  • October 21, 9 a.m. Elkhart Rotary Club County Road 6 Cleanup! Meet in the parking lot at 3414 Co Rd 6, Elkhart, IN 46514. Signup with/Contact: Tom McArthur or Luke Lefever

  • October 21, doors open at 5 p.m., dinner at 6 p.m. The Center for Community Justice (CCJ) invites you to the Restorative Justice Award (RJA) Dinner, celebrating the 45th anniversary of the first Victim Offender Reconciliation Program in the United States. Location: Matterhorn Conference Center. For more information and tickets visit https://www.centerforcommunityjustice.org/ Contact: Irwin Larrier

  • November 16, 5:30 p.m. Social, 6:15 p.m. Dinner. District 6540 Rotary Foundation Dinner at the Crystal Ballroom in Elkhart. The event is seeking silent and live auction items, donations, and sponsors. Guest Speaker is John Smarge, Rotary International Director 2010-2012 and RI-USAID Partnership Steering Committee 2021-2024. For info and reservations visit: https://www.crsadmin.com/EventPortal/Registrations/PublicFill/EventPublicFill.aspx?evtid=143087f8-5964-49f5-b159-8a294378f529 Contact: Terri Rickel