Meeting Notes

The Board of Director’s Meeting was held on Wednesday, December 21, 2022. On the final day of the month of November our club had 231 Active Members. Attendance for the month’s four meetings was 38% (up 10% from last month). Average attendance at each meeting was 88 members and 8 guests. Our Engagement Ratio for […]

President Mark Ouimet gaveled in the Annual Meeting of the Cub at 12:30. Tom Strode started us off with The Star Spangled Banner. Cyril White delivered the Inspirational talk.  Don Devine told us the stories of the two old friends before we sang them: Red River Valley and Beautiful Dreamer. President Mark thanked the people […]

We had a full house when President Mark Ouimet gaveled the meeting to order. Tom Strode got things going with America the Beautiful. John Barrie’s Inspiration urged us to see ourselves as unique and valuable, citing quotes from Buckminister Fuller and Sister Teresa. Shelley MacMillan shared a very beautiful musical rendition of “Something Told the […]

The Board of Director’s Meeting was held on Wednesday, November 16, 2022. On the final day of the month of October our club had 229 Active Members. Attendance for October’s four meetings was 28% (up 2% from last month). Average attendance at each meeting was 65 members and 11 guests. Our Engagement Ratio for the […]

Our meeting was called to order at 12:30 as President Mark rang the bell! Tom Strode’s playing of our National Anthem was a most appropriate Patriotic Song with perfect timing, the day after Election Day! Barbara Niess-May provided our inspirational message today, but not after a hearty congratulations sent to our member, and now State […]

On a sunny and 70-degree Wednesday, 50 Rotarians gathered in person and 40 via zoom to be part of today’s weekly Rotary meeting. President Mark rang the bell to begin our hybrid meeting, and Pianist Extraordinaire, Tom Strode, watched over by the guardian Beethoven bobble head, played our National Anthem. Shelley MacMillan presented a moving […]

Our meeting was called to order at 12:31 as President Mark rings the bell! Tom Strode played America the Beautiful as our patriotic song. Ryan Peterson provided our inspirational message about rivalry and competition which included some trivia regarding this weekend’s big game – UM vs MSU!  The rivalry between the two teams began in […]

Everyone was glad the meeting was on Zoom this chilly October 19. President Mark Ouimet invited Tom Strode to play our patriotic song, and he obliged with The Star Spangled Banner.  Rosemarie Rowney’s Inspiration echoed RI President Jennifer Jones’ campaign to encourage comfort and care towards not only our fellow Rotarians, but also everyone we […]

The Board of Director’s Meeting was held on Wednesday, October 19, 2022. On the final day of the month of September our club had 225 Active Members. Attendance for September’s three meetings was 26% (up 2% from last month). Average attendance at each meeting was 59 members and 3 guests. Our Engagement Ratio for the […]

President Mark Ouimet started the Oct. 12, 2022 meeting with the traditional ringing of the bell, whereupon a full contingent of Club members meeting in person and an attentive group of Zooming Rotarians, sang “America the Beautiful.” The A2 Rotary Orchestra was led and performed by Tom Strode at the piano. Marcia Lane gave us […]