Monthly Archives: March 2019

This is the first in a somewhat regular series of articles to provide you with information on ClubRunner, our club’s new membership management software. ClubRunner is cloud-based and provides each member with a personal password-protected account that can be used on both laptop/desktop computers and smartphone/tablet devices. The product offers a wide range of capabilities […]

Member Peter Brown is being inducted into the Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame Class of 2019.  Here is a link: Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame .  The induction ceremony is on April 19 in East Lansing.

Rotary STRIVE Scholars and members of the STRIVE committee enjoyed a terrific experience learning about autonomous vehicles and the opportunities for Washtenaw Community College students.  Along with Pathways Counselor Marisa Bailey-Johnson, Rotarians Amy Goodman, Leo Shedden, Arthur Williams, and Nana Yawson, six STRIVE students traveled to the Bosch facility in Plymouth on February 21. Our […]

ClubRunner is our new cloud-based, membership software. It provides accounts for each member to manage his or her own entry and access contact information on other club members. Once fully implemented, it can provide for directories, event planning, calendaring, committee management, dues & billing, attendance records, storage/retrieval of documents, bulletins, website, etc. What’s planned for […]

President Greg rang the Rotary bell, and the assembly rose to sing “The Star-Spangled Banner,” which PP John Ackenhusen, on piano, played with particular elan. Indeed, John’s prelude earlier had deftly lulled the lunching Rotarians and guests into a meeting mindset. Barbara Niess-May then came forward for the Inspiration: “In [commemoration] of our speaker, I […]

Well, February was certainly the month of Weird Wednesdays! The weather greatly impacted our attendance resulting in a 24% average attendance per meeting. When totaling actual participation during the month however, which includes our membership participating in either a committee meeting, a regular meeting and our special meeting at Glacier Hills, that figure was a […]

Habitat 4 Humanity Work Days! –    Our club is beginning to form a partnership with Habitat for Humanity, Huron Valley    www.h4h.org  and we have 2 work sessions scheduled.    The work days will be from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.  with a 1 hour lunch break.  The site will be determined but will […]

Professor Walton Hancock February 21, 1929 – February 27, 2019 Walt Hancock passed away on February 27 at the age of 90. Walt joined Rotary in 2002 and was still an active member at the time of his death. His sponsors were Paul Glendon and the late Lee Danielson. Walt was a Paul Harris Fellow […]

The Board of Directors’ Meeting was held on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 at the United Way Building. The Club’s membership on January 31 was 285 Active members, plus six Honorary members and nine Inactive Emeriti. Attendance for the month’s four meetings was 32%. Average attendance at each meeting was 91 members plus 30 others. Our […]

As I write the more than 3,000 pineapples planted in Education Orchards One and Two are beginning to fruit. It is year three and by 2023 it is estimated that the net income from the orchards can be conservatively projected at $50,000 a year. The original intent was to use this money to pay for […]