Meeting Notes

At 12:30, President Joanne Pierson rang the bell to start the official meeting. President Joanne introduced Joan Knoertzer on the piano, who led the members  with a patriotic song. (Click here for your listening pleasure.) Amy Goodman provided the Inspirational message with a communiqué from Mitch Albom. Steve Pierce took us on a walk with […]

The following presentation was given by member Arthur Williams during our club’s meeting on August 29th, 2020. Good afternoon President Joanne and my fellow Rotarians, it is my pleasure and honor to speak with you on the passing of three iconic civil rights leaders. Representative John Robert Lewis; Reverend C. T. Vivian, and Joseph Lowery. […]

More than 50 Rotarians gathered on the Zoom call shortly after noon to check in and socialize. At 12:29, Lori Walters provided the “Zoom Etiquette” for the members. She encouraged everyone to use their video during the meetings to continue our fellowship. At 12:32, President Joanne Pierson rang the bell to start the official meeting. […]

The conversation before the July 15 meeting covered a lot of topics. First, we greeted Dr. Janet M. Burns, who is our new Assistant District Governor. Dr. Burns and Arthur Williams had immediate rapport – Dr. Burns is a retired former Superintendent of the River Valley School District, located in Three Oaks, Michigan. Not content […]

More than 60 Rotarians gathered on the Zoom call shortly after noon to check in and socialize. At 12:30, Lori Walters provided the “Zoom Etiquette” for the members. She encouraged everyone to invite guests by simply forwarding the Zoom invite. At 12:34, President Joanne Pierson rang the bell to start the official meeting. President Joanne […]

This meeting was our Annual Changing of the Guard! Lori Walters began our meeting by reviewing Zoom etiquette and encouraged everyone to use the Chat feature to make note of their attendance.  Our outgoing President Rosemarie Rowney officially called our meeting to order at 12:33pm.  She began the meeting with an invitation to sing along […]

Lori Walters covered Zoom etiquette for everyone prior to the ringing of the bell.  She mentioned she wants to be sure all the members who haven’t been attending the Zoom meetings know they are welcome, and asks everyone to reach out to those they know and encourage them to participate.  If they have technical questions, […]

President Rosemarie Rowney called our meeting to order at 12:37pm.  She began the meeting with an invitation to sing along as Tom Strode played the National Anthem, our Patriotic Song.  Lori Walters gave us a quick introduction to Zoom etiquette and gave us a refresher on how to use it effectively. Inspirational quotes were offered […]

Chatter before the June 3 meeting was spirited and diverse. Your reporter logged in in time to hear President Rosemarie announce that Fisher House opened to its first families on June 1.  WDIV in Detroit aired a clip about the house, which you can see here: www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2020/06/02/ann-arbor-fisher-house-opens-to-support-veterans-families/. Joe Fitzsimmons updated us on the situation in […]

President Rosemarie Rowney called our meeting to order at 12:35pm with an invitation to sing along as Tom Strode played our Patriotic Song, God Bless America. Lauren Heinonen gave us a quick introduction to Zoom etiquette and gave us a refresher on how to use it effectively. An inspirational quote was offered by Sarah Paspal-Jasinski, […]