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, once again has graciously opened the doors to the Livingston County Jail so we can have a meeting 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. (Do NOT use the prisoner's entrance. You risk being booked and finger-printed.)
HERE ARE THE JAILHOUSE RULES for our in-person meeting
1. Bring your own chair.
2. Bring your own beverage.
3. Bring your own breakfast. (Bagels? Toaster?)
4. Bring your own MASK. (Wear it properly!)
Please arrive between 7 am & 7:15 am! We will maintain the proper social distancing between chairs, so this will be an extremely SAFE meeting. 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 CoVid-19.
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!
GREETERS 9/18/2020 - in person!
JIM WATTERS & COURTNEY ATSALAKIS
Please inform the Bulletin Editor if you are unable to fulfill your duties, or find your own substitute!
We are going to get to know Anne Rennie a bit better this week as she gives us a "Brief History of the Livingston County United Way" as our speaker. Mark your calendars for "Matching Money Monday" on Monday, December 7, 2020. On that date, any funds donated online or in person will be matched. As much as 3x the amount you give!
Now, more than ever before because of CoVid-19, the LCUW needs your help to help others in our community affected by the pandemic. "Give Where You Live" is the mantra when donating through your employer's payroll deduction.
Many Rotarians participated in the 13th annual Tour de Livingston bike ride, hosted by the Howell Rotary Club, this year held virtually and at your own pace, Sept. 4-8. Team Rotary GO! participants pictured below on 9/5/12. LSRC members George Moses, Jamie Nicholson, George Watts, Jerry Beamer & friends together cycled over 300 miles and raised more than $1,000 to benefit the Livingston County United Way.
Thanks to Jamie Nicholson for supplying this photo! C'mon, guys, we need more input. If you have ANY photos of ANY Rotarians in Action, please send them to me 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.
DID YOU SEE IT?
I know many of you read the bulletin. This week's contest is for the first person to text me or CALL on THURSDAY (not before) "I SAW IT!" and you will receive a wonderful gift-wrapped handy stainless steel pocketknife keychain! My cell phone is (810) 986-9320. These normally sell for $2.99 (plus $19.95 setup and tax) but if you want to order 50 or more at $1.99, text me and ask for the discount code!
M-36 ROTARY CLUB CHARTERS OCT. FIRST
The M-36 Rotary Club meets Tuesdays at 6 pm at a local Pinckney Diner. Here's a video from their last meeting:
The Hartland Rotary Club is hosting their 5th Annual Sporting Clays fund-raiser at Island Lake Recreation Center this Thursday, Sept. 17. $100 per person. Contact David Walker at Hartland Insurance Company. More info here:
Recently the website BlessingOthers.com received a request that Rotarians helped fill.A mother of two young daughters was in need of a bed set to sleep in. Her circumstance were dire.
On behalf of Steve Gronow, Blessing Others, the mother and daughters I want to thank all of you who responded and offered to help with this request.
Steve, with the help of a donor delivered a full size bunk bed frame for the daughters to sleep in Steve went to a mattress store and was able to pick up two new mattresses for these girls to complete the bed set. Kudos to you Steve! Great work!
Those of you who offered to contribute to this cause, please reach out to Steve or I if you wish to donate funds towards the mattresses that were purchased. We will keep track of the donations until we meet our goal of $250.00. Any amount would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you all for being the generous and compassionate souls you are!
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.
