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Happy Halloween!!! Dennis Powers opened the meeting with a very thoughtful Inspiration that foreshadowed President Schlissel’s talk: “Harvard – The Michigan of the East” the t-shirt sold by Moe Sports Shop proudly used to proclaim. Harvard’s motto is “Veritas” — Truth. But truth is an end result, the synthesis of a diligent search for objective […]

Thank you, fellow Rotarians. The room at Weber’s was full of energy and fun last Wednesday, October 24 in commemoration of World Polio Day! Many thanks to the members and the committee that made the Purple Pinkie Project a great success. We collected $1,674 plus the match from the Gates Foundation,, raising over $5,000 to […]

Harpoon for the week of November 5 Weekly Meeting Statistics: A total of 121 members were captivated by the presentation from U-M President Mark Schlissel. This turnout was our second highest since moving to Weber’s (the highest was our first meeting there). We did not have any Visiting Rotarians but were joined by 13 guests, […]

PINKIES UP FOR WORLD POLIO DAY Purple Pinkies were the order of the day for our meeting on World Polio Day, October 24, 2018. We were greeted by the hard working Purple Pinkie Committee which painted our pinkies purple in exchange for a donation to Polio Plus. The fun had a serious side – children […]

Summary of the Board of Director’s Meeting October 17, 2018 The Board of Director’s Meeting was held Wednesday, October 17, 2018 at Weber’s Inn.  President Greg started the by introducing honored guests District Governor Jane McManus and her husband Mike McManus along with Assistant District Governor Anne Nauts. The Club’s membership on September 30 was […]

Thanks to the committee’s great efforts, and the great response of our members and guests at lunch yesterday, We are happy to report the following results for our 2018 Purple Pinkie Project on behalf of World Polio Day. We collected $1,574.10 from 75 people (several of these donors were guests) and we have a pledge […]

  From the Desk of Harpoon News Reporter, Ed Hoffman   President Greg rang the Rotary bell; members and guests rose in unison to sing a spirited “Star-Spangled Banner.” As Tom Strode’s regal piano began to fade, Katie Bauer came to the podium for the Inspiration. And what an Inspiration! Clearly tailoring her words to […]

October 17th was a busy and productive day for our club. At 10:00 AM the October board meeting was held at Weber’s. 13 members met with District Governor Jane McManus. An hour later 13 additional members met as the Program and International Projects Committees. 89 of us attended the luncheon. Although we had no guests, […]

Biostatistics professor Mousumi Banerjee has made significant contributions to statistical methodology in the areas of machine learning, correlated data, survival analysis and competing risks. She also is a highly respected team scientist who collaborates with multiple clinical research groups to improve human health. Banerjee earned a Bachelor of Statistics degree and a master’s degree in […]