Yearly Archives: 2021

Many of us have heard of generation-skipping in terms of passing down monetary assets but how about passing down the gift of Rotary? Given the median age of our membership, recruiting our friends, acquaintances, colleagues, and other peers may not bear the most fruit. Suggesting the value and rewards of Rotary to younger generations may […]

Here’s a quiz for World Rotaract Week: Most of us know that Rotaract is sort of a “junior version” of Rotary aimed at 18-30-year-olds and that our club sponsors an energetic Rotaract Club at the University of Michigan. What you may not know is: 1: Where does the name “Rotaract” come from? 2: When was […]

Don’t have time to study your entire Rotary magazine each month? Here’s a few tidbits that may be of interest: 1. Featured articles that include a conversation with RIPE Shekhar Mehta, music behind bars, inadequate sanitation in rural communities, and a engaging collection of “What’s it Like” stories 2. A two-page splash about the Rotary […]

Executive Director Lori called a halt to the social hour and made only one announcement: please refresh your ClubRunner if you are accessing it on a cell phone. Tom Strode played “My Country ’tis of Thee”. Shelley MacMillan combined our Inspiration and music. She referenced William James’ reflection that he was done with doing the […]

The Rotary Fights Summer Hunger food drive kicks off this month, March.  Todd Kephart, the chair of the committee will give more info on March 3rd, but for now know that the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a massive increase in demand at Food Gatherers.  Reflecting this need and acknowledging the realities […]

Now that the Disaster Relief Committee has completed its work of providing a quick community response to the pandemic, I want to take an opportunity to extend a very special thanks not only to the many donors who helped us to raise $61,792 for the Pandemic Response Fund, but the people who worked behind the […]

The February 24, 2021 meeting opened on Zoom with social time and banter about Ohio State & Michigan rivalries. Members announced their attendance via the chat function in Zoom. Lori Walters opened the meeting and stated that everyone will be muted upon entering the Zoom meeting. At 12:30, President Joanne Pierson started the meeting by […]

Have you received one or both of your COVID-19 vaccine injections? An application is available for download from the Centers for Disease Control called v-safe, which will help the CDC check in on you after you’ve been vaccinated. See information below on what the application is: V-safe is a smartphone-based tool that checks in on […]

Mentors Needed: A Very Rewarding Opportunity to Serve Our Rotary Mentorship Program is very popular and successful this year even despite the pandemic. We have a record number of Mentorship matches and now have three more University of Michigan undergraduates who would like a Rotary mentor. The goal of the Mentorship Program is to create […]

A Rotary community conversation sponsored by ARC-AntiRacism Community about housing descrimination, its roots and impact will be held on Tuesday, February 23, 1:30 PM. All Rotarians are invited to join the conversation. Email Marcia Lane at mlane0407@gmail.com to be included with a Zoom link.