Meeting Notes

In order to avoid Move-in-Day at the University of Michigan, the meeting was held at Cobblestone Farms. President Dawn Johnson called the meeting to order and after reciting the Four Way Test, Dennis Burke gave the inspiration. He reminded us about America’s values and community service and emphasized ethical behavior and environmental solutions. Marlena Studer, […]

President Dawn Johnson rang the bell to start today’s meeting and led the club in reciting the 4-Way Test.  Pianist and choral leader Richard Ingram led us in singing My Country ’Tis of Thee, and Carolyn Hiatt encouraged each of us to share our time, energy and expertise with others.  She encouraged us to share […]

Today’s meeting was called to order by President Dawn and Kurt Waugh (visiting husband of Kathy) led us in singing our national anthem.  The membership then proceeded to recite the 4-way test. We held a moment of silence for our longtime member, Wayne Colquitt who passed away recently.  We will have a tribute to Wayne […]

The meeting was called to order at 12:26 by President Dawn Johnson. After reciting the Four Way Test, long-time member Kofi Gyan gave the inspiration (transcript). Although Kofi now lives in Maryland, he still maintains his RCAA membership and is a member of the International Humanitarian Projects Committee (IHPC). Kofi spoke of Rotary’s global connections […]

The many groups of recently accepted UM students on their campus orientation today, and pushing  “The Cube,” were a happy prelude to the featured speaker’s talk today. President Dawn Johnson rang the bell to start our meeting, with Pianist Extraordinaire Jody Tull de Salis at the piano keyboard accompanying us as we sang our National […]

President Dawn called her first Rotary Club meeting to order at 12:27 pm. After the patriotic song and Four Way Test, Max Wisgerhof reminded us of Wayne Gretzky’s famous quote on how to succeed. “Skate to where the puck is going, not where it has been.” Ingrid Sheldon led the song “Happy Wanderer” honoring president […]

The meeting began with President Joyce Hunter asking us to join in singing the patriotic song, The Star-Spangled Banner. Mary Steffek Blaske’ Inspiration is attributed to the 6th century BC. Chinese philosopher, Lao Tzu. If there is to be peace in the world. There must be peace between nations. If there is to be peace […]

On the final day of the month our club had 202 Active Members, according to ClubRunner statistics. Attendance for May’s meetings was 35% (down 1% from last month). Average attendance at each meeting was 71 members and 12 guests. Our Engagement Ratio for the month was 62% (down 8% from last month). May’s membership saw […]

Today’s meeting was called to order by President Joyce and we then sang our patriotic song.  Our inspirational message today was to remember to embrace humor.  There are numerous scientific studies that tout the many benefits of humor including keeping us healthy.  Plus, it’s fun!  A laugh or a joke is contagious and it’s hard […]

President Joyce called the meeting to order at 12:30 pm After the patriotic song, Meghan Armstrong shared her personal reflections on motherhood and her up-coming citizenship, emphasizing the intrinsic value of children and the importance of community involvement. She highlighted the need to act responsibly, stay informed, and contribute to the community, using Rotary’s mission and […]