Former Kalamazoo County Treasurer Mark Balkema will be the guest speaker at the August 13 Climax Rotary Club meeting.

Balkema will talk about a Kalamazoo County plan to address homelessness.

Lunch is at 12:15 p.m., followed by the program that begins between 12:45-1 p.m.

Anyone planning to attend should call Rotarian Mark Drallette at 269-270-1755.  

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