Dan Romanchik

During our Wednesday luncheon meeting on March 4th, 2020, Bob Buchanan presented Sue Beutler with our club’s Emeritus Award. Read his presentation below. President Rosemarie and fellow Rotarians; what an honor to present Dr. Suzanne Beutler with our Club’s Emeritus Award. Sue’s life has been one of service to others.  During World War II when […]

A total of 77 Rotarians and one Member-elect were enlightened and entertained by Rev. Faith Fowler’s presentation on her work in Detroit. We also had one Interactor and three guests but no Visiting Rotarians or makeup cards. Three members of the Social Committee met to work on details for our fabulous Spring Fling on May 17.

The Rotary Fights Summer Hunger Food Drive starts soon, running from March 9th – 20th. Todd Kephart will be collecting food, cash or checks (made out to Food Gatherers) immediately prior to the lunch meetings on the March 11th and 18th. All contributions over $25 will be matched by a donor   .

John White attended the weekly meeting of the Rotary Club of Ft. Myers South on Monday, February 17. This club of 109 members operates without paid staff and is celebrating fifty years. Like all the clubs in Southwest Florida, it was spun off from the Rotary Club of Ft. Myers that John visited a week earlier. This club seems to support […]

This month’s meeting at Glacier Hills will be on our usual third Friday morning from 10:00 to 11:00. Our guest speaker will be Emi Hastings, Curator of Books and Digital Projects Librarian at the William L. Clements Library at the University of Michigan. Her topic will be “Digitization Projects at the Clements Library.” Doors open […]

This seminar outlines the criteria to apply for District Matching Grants and Global Grants. Any club wishing to apply for these grants must be represented by two or more members. There will be two identical sessions back to back from 10:00 to 2:00 on Saturday, February 29 at Concordia University. The seminars are being presented […]

On February 11, John White attended a meeting of the Ft. Myers (FL) Rotary Club while vacationing in Florida. Here’s his report: At 159 members, this club claims to be the largest in southwest Florida. It was chartered in 1922. They have an Executive Director and rent an office nearby the meeting venue. Their dues […]

Here are some highlights from the February newsletter of District 6360, our neighbor to the west. The district starts in Jackson and covers the southern part of the state over to Lake Michigan. Some of what they are doing will certainly resonate with members of our club and may warrant contact for possible sharing of […]

Although Rotary clubs are generally independent and autonomous, all are part of a worldwide family of 535 districts supporting 1.2 million Rotarians in 36,000 clubs and share the same objectives: The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and […]

As a Rotarian, I will: 1) Act with integrity and high ethical standards in my personal and professional life 2) Deal fairly with others and treat them and their occupations with respect 3) Use my professional skills through Rotary to:  mentor young people, help those with special needs, and improve people’s quality of life in […]