Due to Covid 19, meetings are NOT being held at the Bennett Center. They are currently conducted via Zoom and/or in public spaces where we can socially distance. Please watch our Facebook page for weekly updates as to location/platform. Thank you!
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Mike Murphy has opened the doors to the Livingston County Jail so we can meet in person. Well, not the jail exactly, but the big garage to the right of the general public main entrance at 150 S. Highlander Way, Howell. Dress warmly.
HEADSUP: Westbound Grand River Avenue between Downtown Howell and Highlander Way is currently closed. Please choose a different route!
THE JAILHOUSE RULES (for in-person meetings)
1. Bring your own chair.
2. Bring your own beverage.
3. Bring your own breakfast.
4. Bring your own MASK.
Dress warmly (check the weather). Please arrive between 7 am & 7:15 am! We will maintain the proper social distancing between rows, so this will be an extremely SAFE meeting. Technically it is an "outdoor" meeting space if we keep the garage doors open. Place your chair along one of the rows, keeping six feet between rows. Maintain at least a foot or two between chairs, but do not speak directly face-to-face without wearing your mask. You know, to avoid spreading germs and viruses.
If you choose to accept this assignment, you will be our in-person GREETERS at the Livingston County Jail at 150 S. Highland Way, Howell. Be there by 7am! Your duties are to greet members, guests and visiting Rotarians and make sure rows are set up appropriately for slide viewing.
GREETERS 10/2/2020 - in person!
Anyone reading this may volunteer. We nned (2) persons. One to scan name badges and the other to greet and retrieve name badges.
Please inform the Bulletin Editor if you are unable to fulfill your duties, or find your own substitute!
Constance "Connie" Conklin, Executive Director of Livingston County Community Mental Health Agency, will address our group on coping with the CoViD-19 Crisis from a mental health perspective and update us on the local situation.
A bit of her background. Connie Conklin has a master's degree in social work from Eastern Michigan University and a bachelor's degree from Northern Michigan University. (As her about being president of West Hall.) The Board of Directors recently renewed her contract Oct. 1 with LCCMHA for another two years.
In an article published in the Livingston Daily on March 20 as we began lock-downs, Connie recommended that people find things to distract themselves, like doing a puzzle, reading a book or trying a new recipe when locked down at home.
"Don't obsess," Conklin said. "People should not sit and watch the news for hours. If you are living in it, it can get overwhelming fast." Those needing help can call the main line at 517-546-4126.
About LCCMHA:
We provide emergency services, assessment, health and medication services, client services management, individual and group therapy, assertive community treatment, older adult services, respite, substance abuse services, community supported living, wraparound and psychosocial rehabilitation.Our staff includes trained and licensed social workers; psychologists; psychiatrists; occupational, physical, and speech therapists; nurses; support staff; administrators and others who maintain professional licensure or certification as required by law. We are accredited by The Joint Commission.
Our Organizational purpose: To create individualized pathways to wellness, resilience, recovery and self-determination
Our Vision: A healthy and rewarding life in the community for everyone
Our Guiding Values and Assets
WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT: All people with whom we come in contact will feel welcomed, understood, respected and valued.
INTEGRATED CARE: To ensure improved health and well-being of the whole person, we collaborate to offer a wide range of individualized and integrated services and supports.
PARTNERING: To ensure that services are accessible, integrated and effective, we develop and maintain strong partnerships.
COMMUNITY BENEFIT: To increase our community’s capacity to successfully support its members, we dedicate resources to the provision of information, consultation and opportunities for skill-building.
STEWARDSHIP OF RESOURCES: We ethically and economically manage all resources entrusted to us.
COMMUNITY INCLUSION: The most rewarding outcomes occur when people make use of a network of supports and are served in a community setting tailored to their strengths, needs, abilities and preferences.
CLINICAL EXCELLENCE: We strive to provide interventions which are the best match to people's needs, are evidenced-based and are delivered by dedicated staff.
INNOVATION AND IMPROVEMENT: Our commitment to continuous organizational and personal growth forms the basis for the most effective management and provision of services.
Members of LSRC joined with Livingston County Habitat for Humanity Wednesday 9/30/20 to paint, nail, measure, and cut, among other tasks. The goal was to add to projects already in the works that will make a nice home for a local family in need.
C'mon, guys, I need your HELP! We need more pictures. If you have ANY photos of ANY Rotarians in Action, please send them to me at MLenninger@gmail.com with a brief description and identifying the people pictured. Deadline will be Mondays at NOON, so it can make it in that week's BULLETIN.
You can enjoy a meal with local Rotarians every day of the week:
Monday - Lunch - Howellat Howell Board of Education Room at the Administration Building (on Highlander Way)
Tuesday - Lunch - Brightonat the Brighton Community Building (aka the Boy Scout Building)
Tuesday - Lunch - Lyon Area at Abbey Park at Mill River...off Milford Road, south of I-96, across from Coyote Golf Club
Wednesday - Lunch - Fowlerville at First United Methodist Church on 2nd Street
Thursday - Breakfast - Hartland Rotary Club, at the Hartland Insurance Agency (Old US 23, just north of M 59).
Thursday - Lunch - Novi at Suburban Collection Showcase
- NOON - Milford Rotary Club, Bakers at Milford, 2925 S. Milford Road
Take the opportunity to see other clubs, meet other Rotarians and see how they do things. These count as "Make Up" meetings if you can't attend your regular weekly club meeting.
