Agnes Reading

Beth Nissen has a formidable resume but she is warm, friendly and very approachable. She received a B.A with Honors in Journalism from Michigan in 1975 and an M.S. in journalism from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in 1976. She has graced most of the mainstream media newsrooms as a reporter: WSJ, Newsweek, […]

Have lunch with Brendan Chard on a gloomy day and you will be brightened by his many sunny smiles. Brendan is a hometown boy – Eberwhite, Slauson, Pioneer High and UofM. He spent his free time in high school at Sears where he was the helpful salesman in Men’s Clothing, Paint, Sporting Goods, and Lawn […]

Honoring Arlington National Cemetery and Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Dawn Johnson opened the November 7 Meeting with an Inspiration about the message of Arlington National Cemetery: “The men and women laid to rest here have laid the foundation for the next generation and the generations after that – they have given us the power […]

Happy Halloween!!! Dennis Powers opened the meeting with a very thoughtful Inspiration that foreshadowed President Schlissel’s talk: “Harvard – The Michigan of the East” the t-shirt sold by Moe Sports Shop proudly used to proclaim. Harvard’s motto is “Veritas” — Truth. But truth is an end result, the synthesis of a diligent search for objective […]

PINKIES UP FOR WORLD POLIO DAY Purple Pinkies were the order of the day for our meeting on World Polio Day, October 24, 2018. We were greeted by the hard working Purple Pinkie Committee which painted our pinkies purple in exchange for a donation to Polio Plus. The fun had a serious side – children […]

On July 11th, we will return to our previous system for taking meeting attendance. We will utilize the orange attendance cards at the table, as was done at the Union. Please make sure you sign your name to this card and please make sure we can read it. The cards will be picked up at […]

Toni is a familiar face, not only as the mother of a Junior Rotarian but also because she has been one of the mainstays of the Junior Rotarian program all year. This is only one of Toni’s volunteer activities in support of her three daughters. She is also a leading Dance Mom for daughter Madeleine’s […]

Katie Bauer is the brilliance behind the Tree Tag project for the current class of new members. She disavows bringing a thought out plan to the group, crediting a random thought seized upon by the other members. It was a great project that financed 100 trees, involved the Ypsilanti and Chelsea Clubs as well as […]

Please welcome two of our newest members! Watch for more new member profiles next week….Agnes Lauren Heinonen Lauren is our youngest member. She grew up in Brighton and attended Michigan, graduating in the Class of 2017. She graduated with Honors in Evolutionary Anthropology, having completed an honors thesis titled “Human Genetic and Nasal Morphological Responses […]