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Summary of Board of Directors Meeting September 19, 2018 By Downs Herold The Board of Directors Meeting was held Wednesday, September 19, at the United Way Building. The Club’s active membership on August 31 was 292 Active Members plus six Honorary members and six Inactive Emeriti. The Club’s attendance for August’s five meetings was 36%. […]

I wanted to take the time to share with you two examples on how we make an impact in the community we serve. Both Jasmine Steele and Robert Thomas Marshall have benefited tremendously from our STRIVE (Students Taking Renewed Interest in the Value of Education) scholarships at Washtenaw Community College.  As you may know, our STRIVE […]

Weekly Meeting Statistics: A total of 77 members attended the dinner portion of our 16th Annual Golf & Tennis Outing. We didn’t officially record visiting Rotarians but Anne Nauts and Paul Schissler of Chelsea were noted in attendance. The final count of guests is yet to come. Before dinner, six members met to discuss the […]

There was no gavel, just the blow of an almighty horn. President Greg was there, but nowhere to be seen. The Weber’s ballroom had transformed into a lush carpet of green, where redoubtable men and women scythed their way from field to field. Others, more confined, battled with sticks at close range in unforgiving rectangles. […]

Past President Collyer Smith wielded the gavel with the assurance of a true elder statesman. President Greg, enjoying a reunion at his alma mater, Nebraska, displayed his usual sagacity by appointing a seasoned delegate. Cheers went up; it was like Washington returning from retirement in 1798 to head American forces in the Quasi War. Pride […]

Dick Elwell!!!  See Attached Pictures!! From an unverified 4th hand source–Coach Elwell was overheard eclating:  I’m telling you: This is gonna be the year for Rotary Bowlers!!. Our Walk-On is making an immediate impact! And with our murderous row line-up of Emeritus Pete Wright, Spaulding Clark, Sara Maddock, Norman Herbert, Chuck Olson, and Susan Rossi, […]

Harpoon for the week of September 10, 2018 Weekly Meeting Statistics: A total of 107 members were stirred by Arlene Golembiewski’s dedication to Sierra Leone. It was our biggest turnout since the first two meetings at Weber’s. We were joined by three visiting Rotarians (Cheryl Farmer of Ypsilanti, ADG Anne Nauts of Chelsea and Stephanie […]

2025 Grants The Community Allocations Committee met on April 8 and recommended grant awards to 13 organizations as part of the Community Grants Program. All in all, we received 58 applications requesting over $283,000 in funding this year. Together, the grants listed below allocate a total of $64,500 826michigan 826michigan’s Free Summer Programs in Ypsilanti […]

President Greg rang the Rotary bell, opening the luncheon meeting. Shelley MacMillan came to the podium and delivered a moving Inspiration replete with quotes from Noam Chomsky, Jimmy Dean, and Lemony Snickett. Jim Irwin then bounded up to lead us (first) in a spirited “Hail to the Victors” which, no doubt, conferred the appropriate oblations […]

The Rotary bell rang from somewhere; probably from a guard tower as it seemed like roll call at Stalag 17. President Greg, left arm cradled in a sling, struck a dramatic pose. With his sports jacket draped rakishly, he peered at our motley assembly much like Preminger from the stoop of his commandant’s hut. He […]