On Sunday afternoon, April 14, the Rotaract Committee congratulated Nora Pasche, Simran Singh, Lian Do, and Chloe Valentino at Senior Sendoff and wished them well in their future endeavors.

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YOU can be one of Jeff Tritten’s Blue Zone centenarians (April 3; awesome talk) AND help save the planet. Rotary International’s Environmental Sustainability Rotary Action Group (ESRAG) encourages us to eat more plant foods – whole grains, legumes, vegetables, fruits, and fewer animal products – meat, dairy, eggs, fish and seafood. A global shift to […]

With balmy spring sunshine streaming through the stained glass windows of the Anderson Room of the Michigan Union, President Mark Foster rang the bell to start today’s meeting. Pianist extraordinaire Tom Strode played America the Beautiful while we sang along.  John Barrie gave a heartfelt inspirational welcome reflecting on friendship, gratitude, the pride of service […]

Please JOIN US ! LOVE LETTER TO MOTHER EARTH: A Fundraiser for Rotary Youth Exchange. Our talented musicians (Brandon Reeves, Steve Ragsdale, & Chris Ohmer) and vocalists (Angela Hench, Steve Pierce, Marlena Studer, Christina Morales Hemenway, Ashton & Ainsley Maddock) will share a sense of gratitude and love for our tender and fragile planet!  Heartwarming […]

President Mark Foster rang the opening bell at 12:30. Tom Strode warmed us up with The Star Spangled Banner. Ed Johnson told us many interesting things about the history of the eclipse getting us ready for the April 8 event. Right on theme, Ingrid Sheldon led us in singing On the Sunny Side of the […]

Interested in checking out a committee at one of its meetings? Thinking about inviting a friend, colleague, family member, or prospective Rotarian to lunch on a Wednesday? How about just confirmation that April is Environmental Month on the Rotary calendar and that April 22 is both Earth Day and the birthday of Paul Harris? If […]

The March 27, 2024 meeting opened on Zoom 28 members on zoom) and in person at the University of Michigan’s Anderson Room.  Zoom etiquette was provided by Leo Shedden. At 12:31, President Foster called the meeting.  Tom Strode led us in “The Star-Spangled Banner”.  Inspiration was provided by Ginny Leone who read Maya Angelou’s poem […]

On the final day of the month of February our club had 216 Active Members. Attendance for February’s meetings was 44% (up 12% from last month). Average attendance at each meeting was 95 members and 15 guests. Our Engagement Ratio for the month was 59% (up 4% from last month). This month’s membership saw two […]

The room was abuzz with so many of our speaker Omari Rush’s friends and colleagues. President Mark Foster brought the meeting to order at 12:30 and Tom Strode started us off with God Bless America. Rosemarie Rowney told us how art, our speaker’s topic, can underscore how much more we are alike than we are […]