Meeting Notes

Both Canadian and American National Anthems were sung. Bob Buchanan gave inspiration, speaking on how life and the world are gifts to us and we must reach out and be grateful, joyous, and truly ourselves. Birthdays were announced. Club meeting volunteers announced. Downs Herold led singing. The key in Rotary symbol was emphasized in song. […]

Though we were missing a Reporter for the December 18th meeting, we still have some announcements and photos to share! President Rosemarie started the meeting with a ring of the Rotary Bell, ending our musical interlude and calming the crowd of Rotarians bubbling with holiday spirit. Rick Ingram and Joan Knoertzer led us through some […]

The meeting room was packed with Rotarians and guests for the annual Christmas Concert. After our singing of The Star Spangled Banner, Amy Goodman, sporting a sequined Christmas cap, told us the history of letters to Santa and read several.  These letters are usually the first missive of children and remind us that children are […]

December 4, 2019 The first hint that the 2019 Club Assembly meeting would be a bit different was when members selecting their name badges were each handed a numbered ticket stub. After the Assembly was called to order they learned that their ticket might match several drawn numbers making them a winner of numerous gift […]

A total of nine gathered in the lower level of the Pretzel Bell for the latest meeting of our Satellite club. In addition to Rotarians President Rosemarie, Don Deatrick, Ebru Misirli Mansfield, Paul Webb, and John White, we enjoyed the company of Austin Broda (a recent U-M Rotaractor now working in Dundee), Brian Mansfield (Ebru’s […]

The Board of Director’s Meeting was held on Wednesday, November 20 at the United Way Building. Club membership on October 31 was 288 Active members, plus six Honorary members and five Inactive Emeriti. Attendance for the month’s five meetings was 30%. Average attendance at each meeting was 87 members plus six others. Our Engagement Ratio […]

After President Rosemarie rang the bell, we launched into a spirited rendition of “God Bless America.” Peg Talburtt then provided a Thanksgiving inspiration. She said that even though the first thing that comes to her mind when Thanksgiving is mentioned, is “eat, eat, eat,” there’s much more to the holiday. She treated us to a […]

President Rosemarie, no longer sporting purple hair, opened the meeting at 12:25pm. Don Duquette started the meeting with thoughtful words: “Today we celebrate our Rotary Foundation and the work that it does around the world. The task we set ourselves to is enormous. Service above Self. When the going gets tough, the tough get going. […]

President Rosemarie couldn’t keep a secret – the success of the World Polio Day community event was too much for discretion so our first glimpse of her purple hair trumpeted the success. After we sang the Star Spangled Banner, Amy Goodman inspired us to be kind: “…as leaders, we must practice intentional acts of kindness…Strong […]

At RCAA Satellite, our alternative way of being part of the club, we’ve started a new (and fun!) service project. It involves soft fleece with fun prints, scissors, tying knots, and plenty of camaraderie and laughter. Haven’t guessed what the project is yet? We’re making fleece blankets to donate to the University of Michigan Comprehensive […]