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Jim N introduced John
Schinkel, our speaker today
for his Classification. John
& Maggie have become great
friends of Laurie & Jim’s.
John is committed to his
community with a large heart
for others – all qualities
that make a great Rotarian.
 John
originated in Essex, where
his family landed from
Holland. He is 1 of 6
siblings. After Grade 12
at the Chatham Christian
School, he went to his
family’s business with the
statement “No way I’ll cut
meat for the rest of my
life.” Hmmmm.
He has
2 daughters & a wedding
coming up on the fall. And
he enjoys 2 step-sons of
Maggie’s, Jeremy & Jacob.
All
the way from a little meat
market in Essex, to Loeb’s
in Wallaceburg & Miracle
Food Mart in Sarnia, he came
back to the family’s Chatham
store in 1994. The family
has been in business for 25
years now. John credits his
success to a lot of local
custom cutting & catering to
special requests as well as
a staff of 19 who all like
to cook & enjoy food. There
are current challenges
making business difficult
for the smaller operators.
Recent food crisis have
created consumer awareness
of health & food safety,
hence government regulations
being increased & adding
costs.
For
John, life is great. He
enjoys Chatham Kent where he
lives & has the opportunity
to give back. He joined
CK Crime Stoppers for that
specific reason. He talked
about Jim’s encouragement to
join Rotary Sunrise. John
is very proud of what we
accomplish as a team, how we
do what we do for the
community & for no other
reason. He’s proud to be a
Rotarian.
Matt thanked John for his
talk with us today! Wow,
what a message.
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