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LSRC & M-36 Clubs, Rotary Family Lunches F2F physical meet-ups are suspended.
However, you (and invited guests) can participate in a virtual meeting every Friday at 7:15 am.
This week's program is our very own foreign exchange student, Gabriela Alexandra Espinoza Vega. Gaby will give us a little presentation on her Rotary year...so far!
She will return to her hometown of Arequipa, Peru in mid-July but will be joining other Rotarians at the Guatemala Eye Clinic Mission Team in August.
She also will celebrate her 17th birthday this summer. Feliz Cumpleanos a ti! Patty Courtney, one of her host Moms (with Sara Barnwell) says Gabs is considering a degree in international business.
Meet newest Rotarian DeVonna Snowden, being inducted Friday!
DeVonna writes: Hi Michael! I'm so excited to be joining.
When she attended her first LSRC Meeting she said: I was hooked the moment we prayed and said the Pledge of Allegiance before the meeting even began.
Where are you from? Valparaiso, Indiana
How are you coping during the COVID-19 Quarantine? What are you doing? I am blessed to be the project manager of Feeding Our Frontline Heroes. My job is to get donations to keep the program running and schedule the box lunch deliveries with the appropriate contact at Hospitals, EMS, Police and Fire.
What do you do professionally? I am the Catering and Special Events manager at Crystal Gardens.
What is your passion? To be an encouragement and a blessing to someone every day.
What about your personal life? I have two adult children: Christopher age 27, who is sheltering in place with his grandparents to help them out and Madeline age 25, who is sheltering in place in Lansing and still working as a Speech and Language Pathologist for Okemos Schools and seeing students online.
What is one of your super-powers or secret talents? Traveling on a dime -- I have traveled to 20 different countries around the world, recently returning from Egypt just in time before the CoViD-19 shut down.
What is the best piece of advice you’ve ever received? "Never Panic -- It Always Works Out!"
If you could have one 'do over' in your life, what would you do differently? Spend more time with my kids when they were young.
If you suddenly won a million dollars and did not have to work, what would you do with all your free time? More charity work
Anything else to share?
Crystal Gardens is donating boxed meals to front line heroes. Let us know if you would like to help. Live with Gratitude! Crystal Garden 5768 E. Grand River Ave. Howell, MI 48843
Sparky Anderson, our District 6380 Governor, wrote recently about the passing of Past District Governor Janet McPeek, PhD a psychologist from Rochester Hills and CEO of .
Janet’s passing was truly unexpected as she was scheduled to return home later today, even though Janet’s death was not related to the COVID-19 pandemic, it will effect the way we celebrate her wonderful life and offer support to Phil and all of Janet’s extended family.
Rotary has truly lost one of the kindest, gentlest most caring souls as heaven welcomes an angel that leaves behind a legacy of Service Above Self.
Let’s pray together and be thankful, that we were blessed to have known Janet, I know she assisted me in many ways to be a better person, Rotarian and Governor for our great district.
The Howell Rotary Club under the direction of President Karen Swieczkowski, our sister club meets every Monday at Noon. Prepare to ZOOM at Noon if you want to visit.
How did Shia Smart do it? Shia is Governor of District 9810 in Australia, overlooking 41 clubs and 1,128 member. She joined Rotary where her son Flynn was just four months old.
As a charter member of the Rotary Club of Mont Albert & Surrey Hills just east of Melbourne, Australia they enacted policies that encouraged working parents. Like welcoming children at all meetings; relaxing attendance requirements and scheduling board meetings outside of regular business hours. "It's amazing how accommodating people can be when you explain things," she says. "Take people on the journey with you and you will find they are very supportive. --The Rotarian, May 2020 p. 27
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, The Wine Studio 113 N. Commerce Street in Milford.
Take the opportunity to see other clubs, meet other Rotarians and see how they do things. Make sure you email our Secretary, Penny Murphy and let her know where you made up.
Where are you from?
Janet’s passing was truly unexpected as she was scheduled to return home later today, even though Janet’s death was not related to the COVID-19 pandemic, it will effect the way we celebrate her wonderful life and offer support to Phil and all of Janet’s extended family.