The coronavirus pandemic has claimed another couple of events today with news from the South Haven Speakers Series that they have canceled the first two of their 2020 presentations, scheduled for May and June, due to the COVID-19 crisis.
Series President Mark Odland says, “Out of an abundance of caution for the safety of our audience we have decided with the concurrence of the scheduled speakers to cancel the first two of our four scheduled presentations.”
The presentations were slated for May 21st by Mary Kramer, Group Publisher of Crain’s Business, on the topic “Public Trust Has Eroded in Our Institutions” and June 3rd by Alan Mallory on his successful Mt. Everest climbing experiences.
Odland says, “We hope to include Mary and Alan in our 2021 Series.”
A decision on the remaining 2020 Series events will be made at a later time. Scheduled for September 24th is Patti Poppe, President and CEO of CMS Energy, on “A Michigan Future without Fossil Fuel” and on October 22nd by professor Jim Butterfield from Western Michigan University on “Why the Russians Do What They Do.”
Beginning in 2015, the South Haven Speakers Series, a 501 (c) (3) organization run entirely by community volunteers, has brought annually four to five outstanding individuals to the community to speak on “Issues, Innovations and Ideas Shaping Our Lives.”
