A round-up of events that have happened and current news that might be of interest to Rotarians.
The Rotary Club of Harrow filled their Rotary Trailer with donations/ supplies to be given to the areas affected by the wildfires in Ontario. They were taken to Caldwell First Nation to be distributed to those in need.
Marge and Therese from the Passport Club shopped at Meijer with three members of Breaking Barriers for Kids and Families including Executive Director Veronica Cruz. They packed 5 carts with food and spent $1,027.00. Our donation of 1,000 really made a difference!!
Over 70 people attended the Concert for Peace sponsored by the Great Lakes Chapter of the Rotary Action Group for Peace. Special thanks to Judy Wernette for organizing the event.
Doug North of North Bros. Ford presents a check to the Rotary Club of Garden City in support of our annual scholarships. Cathy Courtney accepted the check on behalf of the club. Each year, the Rotary Club of Garden City provides $6,000 in scholarships named after our former member Jim North, plus another $2,000 in other scholarships. Most of this scholarship money goes to students graduating from Garden City High School. For the past couple of years, a portion of the scholarships have gone to students graduating from the Cambridge Alternative High School in Garden City.
“A fun evening was had on Thursday May 7th at Muscedere Winery for all the Canadian clubs. Lots of pizza, wine and fellowship.”
Annual Shred day for Southgate Rotary Club where they also collected monetary donations for our projects and non-perishable food items for Fish and Loaves Food Bank.
District 6400 is so proud to welcome the newest Rotary Club to our District. The Riverview Rotary Club!
The Rotary Club of Plymouth had lunch and serve day. The club assembled 50 complete birthday cake kits for the local Salvation Army food pantry.
Tecumsh Lakeshore Club members working on Operation Cupid’s Preparing personal care kits for a local Nursing home.
Garden City, Livonia and Livonia AM Social Fun!
The Rotary Club of Plymouth, Michigan did a lunch and service program for the United Way. As part of their regular meeting the club packaged “kits” for distribution to area senior citizens in need.
Rotary Club of Windsor (1918) had the opportunity to volunteer at the Windsor Youth Centre. members rolled up their sleeves and got to work helping prepare part of the evening meal, sorting and organizing donations, stocking shelves, and cleaning and tidying the space to support the Centre’s ongoing work.
Grosse Pointe Rotary partners every other month with Grosse Pointe Memorial Church to collect food and clothing from members who drive up, open their trunks so we can grab the loot, and then drive away. All donations are given to The Second Mile Center of Detroit.
Stevenson HS Interact Club sponsored by the Livonia AM Club, making Holiday ornaments for the school
Rotary Club of Windsor St Clair hosting their 39th annual Auction! Raising over $40,000!
Grosse Pointe Sunrise Rotary welcomed the Regina (High School) Choral Ensemble pictured at Ford House in Grosse Pointe ShoresThe choral group performed Christmas carols, which has been an annual event for the Sunrise Rotary.
The Adrian Noon Rotary Club was given a check for $10,000 from the Pratt Foundaiton to use toward a Rotary Pavilion project that we also applied for a $5000 matching district grant and received approval on to build at Heritage Park in Adrian They are hoping to begin the project this spring.
Huron Township Rotary’s President, Tyler Johnson, and Executive Secretary Jerry Burke award 2 new Paul Harris recipients, Melanie Shepler and John Haydamacker. Al Riopelle was awarded his Paul Harris plus 2.
Huron Township Rotary turn into the Goodfellows raising money for community projects.
