Rotary Meeting July 25 2011 Vector Tour and Birdhouse Project
The Kentland Rotary Club meet for it’s regular Monday luncheon meeting and the Kentland Community Center. John Fredrickson scheduled a tour of Vector Inc. with Rick Heyde and Gary Webster for the program. The informative tour included the different departments in the plant and included an informative discussion of the processes and the scope of the packaging materials they supply around the world. Rotary members expressed excitement that a new industry had come to Kentland to utilize an empty facility and employ local people. The former Viskase building in owned by INTX Inc. and houses part of its Kentland operation also. The Kentland Rotary would like to thank Rick, Gary, and Vector Inc. for their hospitality.
The value of the “Welcome to Kentland” signs was evidenced this past weekend. Kris Munsch. a new Rotary member from Kansas City, Kansas saw the Rotary Club sign as he entered Kentland on Saturday August 23rd. Kris was challenged by his fellow Rotarians in Kansas City to meet Rotary members across the United States and it appears that Kentland Rotary was his first stop. He visited Hopkins Hardware and asked Steve Thomas for the name of a Kentland Rotarian. Kris shared his story, a birdhouse kit, book and a banner from the Kansas City, Kansas Rotary Club with Rotarian John Frischie. Munsch is a high school wood shop teacher and has developed the “Birdhouse Project” to help individuals deal with grief from the loss of a loved one. He is traveling to all lower 48 states and placing birdhouses with appropriate people and places. Kris actually placed one near the Whitehouse in Washington D.C. on the 27th of July.
