The catchy title above is one of the highlights of an article in the September issue of Rotary magazine. The title is “Get connected: How to build outreach (and membership) for your club. Written by Patrick Galvin, a Rotarian in Portland OR, it synopsizes a new set of strategies for recruiting, which he shared in […]
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President Mark Ouimet opened the meeting at 12:30 on the day UM students returned to campus. Tom Strode played America the Beautiful. President Mark honored Tom’s 30-year service playing our patriotic song and Steve Pierce serenaded him with “He’s A Jolly Good Fellow”. Michael Barg announced the birthdays, including Tom’s. Michael Barg’s Inspiration noted that […]
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This week’s meeting was entirely on Zoom, as the Club shifts to a schedule of one meeting per month on Zoom while the remaining meetings of the month will be in hybrid format (Anderson Room & Zoom). Since we were all on Zoom, the meeting was called to order by President Mark using a ‘virtual’ […]
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The Board of Director’s Meeting was held on Wednesday, August 17. On the final day of the month our club had 223 Active Members, plus 22 Emeriti. Attendance for the month’s two meetings was 26% (down 3% from last month). Average attendance at each meeting was 58 members and 7 guests. Average in person attendance […]
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From the earliest days of planning, organizers envisioned Taking Action For Peace as a time to come together, to learn and work for peace person-to-person, face-to-face. The workshops, speakers and panels have all been designed with this interaction in mind. This week we have had to face the reality of Covid’s continuing impact. Confirmed case […]
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Laughter, camaraderie and lively conversations buzzed in the Anderson Room, while Zoomers (displayed on the big screen in the Anderson Room) had their own lively discussions before the Aug. 11 Club Meeting. President Mark Ouimet rang the bell, and our dapper, bow-tied Rotary Orchestra – Tom Strode – accompanied the club in our National Anthem. […]
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Join us Tuesday, August 16 at 5:00 PM for a docent-lead tour of the Embracing Our Differences art installation in Gallup Park. The tour takes about 90 minutes. Advance registration requested. Call or email Marcia Lane at 734-395-4428 or mlane0407@gmail.com. We’ll do our best to arrange for beautiful weather!
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The August 3, 2022 meeting opened on Zoom and in person. At 12:29, Emily Olson started the meeting by ringing the bell. President Ouimet participated via Zoom. Thomas Strode led us in “God Bless America”. Inspiration was provided by Cyril White who shared a Chinese story that reflected how to treat people we meet along […]
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