Join us for tasty BREAKFAST treats, POSITIVE energy and HEARTS of service! Club business starts promptly at 7:30 am, with pledges, announcements, Fine Sheriff duties and HAPPY DOLLARS. A weekly talk ENRICHING our lives takes us to 8:30am.
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You and a guest are invited to join us each and almost every Friday for The Livingston Sunrise Rotary Club breakfast, held at the LESA building in Howell. Only $5 for a guest's breakfast. Pay the lady, Penny Murphy. So bring a guest! 50/50 tickets are $5 for three chances to win $175... if you pick the ACE of HEARTS!
This week's speaker is Mary Robinson who will talk about “Exploring the Brighton Howell Area and Pure Michigan”
Mary Robinson, Executive Director of Explore Brighton Howell Area (Livingston County Convention & Visitors Bureau www.LCCVB.org) will give an update the launch of the new destination brand and tell you how you can be a Certified Tourism Ambassador (AKA best cheerleader) for the area. She’ll also give you the latest Pure Michigan updates from Travel Michigan.
Board Meeting Recap LSRC Board members approved a NEW CATEGORY of membership called "Friend of Rotary" which will allow special permissions to some who are interested in joining our club, starting July 1st.
Plans are in the works for a Check Presentation Ceremony to the MITT 2022 beneficiaries.
Memberships to the Brighton and Howell Chambers of Commerce will be renewed for LSRC, currently represented by Courtney A & Eric G.[The Brighton Area Chamber has merged with Huron Valley Chamber out of South Lyon. All LSRC members also are members of the Chamber.]
Membership inductions will take place on the FIRST FRIDAYs of the month, beginning in June. Good meeting!
Jamie
Jamie Nicholson President 2021/2022 www.livingstonsunriserotary.org 248-210-9409
Check Out the ClubRunner Calendar atwww.livingstonsunriserotary.orgfor ALL upcoming events, weekly activities, club business meetings, information about upcoming speakers and MORE! [HINT:all of the blue underlined words above are hotlinks for a website or email!]
MAKE PLANS TO ATTEND PRESIDENT'S NIGHT
Please register for you and a guest to attend President's Night June 23rd by emailing Mike Murphy. [< just click the link to the left.] No online registration is allowed. You must email or call Sheriff Murphy.
If you want to attend President's Night, Thursday June 23rd, 6pm -9pm-ish please send me an email and I will put you down as an rsvp on my version of a spreadsheet. That would be a sticky note :-). Then I will add up all those little sticky notes, for a final head count, which I would like to have by June 10th, so we make sure we have enough food and drinks. The venue will be the same as last year (address and parking instructions will follow once we get closer). There is no cost of course, because Steve Gronow has done a great job of extorting $$$ from you over the year.
***There will be no "club runner registration" This is your official announcement, and to "register", you will send me an email rsvp with your attendance. I addition, please let me know if your spouse, significant other or guest will be joining you. (I am not going to assume) Please send your email rsvp to mmurphy@livgov.com***
Questions, let me know. Thanks, enjoy the great weather !
Join us at the Zekelman Holocaust Center in Farmington Hills on Friday May 27th from 11:45 to 3 pm.
"The Book Smugglers" is a special exhibit that tells the story of heroism, resistance and friendship and of unwavering devotion to rescue literature and art from the hands of Nazis. Cost is $6 per person.
Join us for EATS following the tour at Craft Breww City. Register with Luanne Bibbee at LuanneBibbee@gmail.com
UKRAINIAN RELIEF
Hello Fellow Rotarians!
Last week during our meeting I briefly outlined our Livingston Sunrise Rotary Foundation’s Fundraiser to provide direct assistance to Rotary Clubs in Poland, Moldova, Romania and in Ukraine that are providing assistance to the Ukrainian Refugees that have been displaced by the military attacks on their country.
Our donations will go to Rotary International and will then be disbursed to the Rotary Clubs in those countries to support their aid to the Ukrainians with housing, clothing, food, bedding, medical, diapers, baby formula etc. None of these donations will be routed thru any government agencies so 100% of our money will go to those Rotary Clubs with boots on the ground giving the assistance.
If you have questions about the various efforts by these European Rotary Clubs and what they are doing, please contact Donna Gehringer as she has been following their efforts closely thru Rotary International. Call (517) 294-2177
Our Livingston Sunrise Rotary Foundation voted last week to provide up to a $7,000.00 triple money match for every dollar donated by Club Members. A $25.00 donation turns into a $75.00 donation, a $100.00 donation turns into $300.00! The bottom line is if our membership steps up and donated $3,500.00 we can exhaust the full $7,000.00 Foundation commitment (that is a $100.00 per member Foundation Commitment) and we can send a check to aid these refugees for $10,500.00. Pretty amazing for a small-town Rotary Club like ours!
We will be collecting for the next couple of weeks and will send reminders along with an update on our efforts. Cash or checks are acceptable. Please give your donation to Foundation Board Member Donna Gehringer or Foundation Treasurer Jenny Nash!
BrendaK Tipton is a past-president of the Livingston Sunrise Rotary Club and is the current Governor of Rotary District 6380. Her reign... uh, rule... er...TERM ends June 30th. We thought we would ask her some of the questions you might ask. This will be a multi-part article over the next few weeks.
10. If you had a magic wand and you could wave it around and change one thing about Rotary, what would that be? I would stop the insanity of having 1.2 million members for the past 10 years like I did during my year as President of Sunrise Rotary. On a large scale I believe I know how we can change that number in driving more focus on the reconciliation of our Rotary Online Tools and club data.
I am a corporate kind of girl by trait and one where I see an issue and/or problem I like to solve it. I truly believe the simple issue to resolving our membership number insanity is to resolve our reporting through online club reporting tools. I have recently approached Rotary International's first woman incoming President Jennifer Jones on implementing and leading a RI Task force that I think can really change the numbers of Rotary membership. So we will see what happens I am truly tired of hearing we have 1.2 million members over the last 10+ years aren’t you?
BRENDA TIPTON'S INSIDE SCOOP
This month Rotary celebrates our youth and their amazing accomplishments. During Youth Service Month, please take the time to showcase your sponsored Rotaract and Interact clubs and their projects. Invite them to a meeting so that they can share their activities with your members and make sure to support their projects by your attendance and contributions! These young people are the future of Rotary and the future of the world.
This year my focus has been to Engage, Excite and Have Fun and our upcoming conference focus will be no different. Rotarians, you have worked hard this year to be innovative and have adapted well during this prolonged pandemic while leading with an emphasis on Serving to Change Lives.
ROTARY FAMILY LUNCH - TUESDAYs in HOWELL
Meet with your fellow Rotarians and their family and friends in Downtown Howell at Coratti's Pizzeria (Bar and Bocce Ball). Lunch begins promptly at noon, so check out the menu posted online. First one there reserve the tables along the patio, streetside. Expect about 8!
Invite your extended Rotary Family [aka spouses], friends or co-workers. This also is a great way to introduce them to our club and what makes LSRC so special! There simply isn't enough time at our weekly meetings to get to know one another better. SO, EACH ONE BRING ONE.
ATTEND THE INTERNATIONAL ROTARY CONVENTION IN HOUSTON
The 2022 Rotary International Convention will be an in-person event JUNE 4-8 in Houston, Texas, USA. We are excited to offer a special registration rate of US $495 through 28 February. [At least two LSRC members will be attending. Make a note to schedule them to give us an update on June 10th Mark Robinson.]
You must either be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (as defined by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) OR provide a negative result from a COVID-19 test taken no more than 72 hours before their arrival at the convention. Check convention.rotary.org for updates as we continue to determine what safety protocols are necessary, based on the current CDC recommendations for safe gatherings.
Greeters should arrive BY 7:15 AM and assist members to set up, hand out name badges, welcome guests and identify visiting Rotarians. Smile! Make EVERYONE feel welcome. Introduce them to other members.
GREETERS - MAY 13, 2022
JESSICA GRIMA
JOHN SCOTTA
GREETERS - MAY 20, 2022
MARY ST. PIERRE
STEVE GRONOW
GREETERS -MAY 27, 2022
PEGGY HALL DAVENPORT
BOBBIE TERRY
If you are unable to fulfill your bi-annual responsibility as an OFFICIAL GREETER when assigned, please let me know via email with "Rotary" in the subject line at least a week in advance. I suggest calling one of the new members and ask. Carolyn Henry, The week of our meeting, you are responsible for arranging your own replacement! MLenninger@gmail.com
Lorie Belcher was inducted into the club last Friday. This is her story.
It was once said by Helen Keller, “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much”. When I think of Rotary and what it means to me and why I wanted to become a part of it I think of the influence one can have in their community working with other like-minded, motivated, and kind, caring individuals as a team.
I have always been the type of person to seek out ways to serve others, lend a hand, volunteer my time, and just be involved for the betterment of myself and others. I feel being involved in such organizations like Rotary shows leadership and good citizenship. It gives me a sense of added value. Why did I want to be a Rotarian?
To start with I am a social person; I love to interact with others and learn about their stories. Secondly, I have raised two awesome kids that are now living on their own. I have a job that I love and I find that I have many, many blessings in my life. I have the time and the desire to use my “extra” time in serving my community. Lastly, I want to give back to my community and participate in the growth of where I live.
When my kids were in elementary school I absolutely enjoyed the time I spent as part of the PTO. I was also that mom that spared the time to be “team mom” of their recreational sports teams. It kept me involved with the school/sport, the teachers/coaches, and other students/athletes and I loved the influence I was showing my kids. The importance of bettering yourself while helping others is a great feeling. I created fantastic friendships through those involvements.
The time I spent volunteering and being actively involved actually helped me in my small business as well. I genuinely did not even realize the connections I was creating over the years that eventually led me to potential clients with my photography business. To sum it up, I want to be a Rotarian to help me become more involved in servicing the community I live in, help with local projects, network with other members, contribute in fundraising efforts, create leadership skills, and just grow as an individual. I believe working with this group of Rotarians will continue to inspire me to do more for others.
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, at Milford United Methodist Church. Bring your own lunch.
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.
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