Monthly Archives: October 2025

President Dawn started the meeting with our patriotic song and the 4-way test. Today’s inspirational message, provided by Kathy Waugh, started with a quote from Maya Angelou that reminded us of the impact we have on each other, every day.  Even when we are faced with negativity and reactivity, when we respond with kindness, people […]

Our club can take great credit for raising $1,002.35 over the five weeks of the campaign which ended with the presentation on polio by Matt Boulton of the U-M School of Public Health on October 22. With the generous 2:1 match from the Gates Foundation and the cost $0.60 per dose, our efforts will pay […]

Throughout the month of November EAG will recycle your batteries, plastic bags, and printer cartridges for you. Bring them to a Rotary meeting. We’ll have bins and will see that these are properly recycled. When it comes to the environment, we can’t do everything, but we can do SOMETHING! Thanks.

Our 2026-2027 President-elect Roy More attended the Rotary Large Club Conference (LCC) in Dallas during the week of October 21. The LCC is an annual gathering of Presidents-elects and senior staffers from about 50 of the largest Rotary Clubs in the US and Canada. The purpose of the gathering is to share information and address […]

Rotarians are passionate, sharing people. It’s only natural, then, for us to want to share our interests and activities with other Rotarians. With a membership hovering around 200, though, all this sharing could overwhelm us. That’s why we have the Rotary Shares Table. According to the policy “Sharing Non-Rotary Information with the Club Membership: Rotary […]

Today’s meeting was called to order by President Dawn and, accompanied by Jody Tull, we sang the patriotic song. New member Rona Hu then delivered a moving inspiration: Dear Rotarians, friends, and guests, It is my honor to welcome you all to our Rotary luncheon today. I’m grateful to share a brief reflection from my […]

On the final day of the month our club had 200 Active Members, according to ClubRunner statistics. Attendance for September’s meetings was 34% (up 1% from last month). Average attendance at each meeting was 69 members and 6 guests. Our Engagement Ratio for the month was 55% (same as last month). Membership Updates The following […]

….that, in the moonlight, Tucker Rossmaessler is bootstrapping his own company, Whoa Silent Disco? You might remember when Tucker gave us a live demo at a Wednesday meeting and what a blast that was! In his “day job,” Tucker serves as the Director of Engagement for International Samaritan, where he is raising advocates and funds […]

James Wallace Cook passed away at age 85 on October 14, 2025, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He was surrounded by his family who loved him dearly. Born on June 22, 1940, in Huntington, West Virginia, Jim was the son of James Anthony Cook and Elizabeth Wallace Cook. His only sibling, Susan Holt, was deceased earlier […]

After President Dawn rang the bell, Kristin Giant shared a poem about singing in the face of darkness. This was followed by Ingrid Sheldon discussing the current “super moon” and its significance before she led members in a rendition of Shine On Harvest Moon. Guests today included Tia, an exchange student from Denmark, introduced by […]