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.
The meeting rings in promptly at 7:30. Late? Cough up a buck to the Fine Sheriff. Please help set up and help tear down. Bring someone to breakfast as a guest. Pay Madam Treasurer only $5. Do NOT pass Go, do NOT collect $150.
BRING at least $5 for the 50/50 DRAWING. (The POT is at $300+ and growing... there are about 28 cards are left.) Exact change is appreciated!
If you cannot make it to a meeting in person, please join us via ZOOM and keep your VIDEO camera on so we can see your smiling faces!
If you do show up, remember the CDC has recommended that EVERYONE wear a mask INDOORS, even if you have had all your shots. Masks are NOT required by Rotary Club members and their guests.
Greeters should arrive BEFORE 7:15 AM and assist members with name badges, welcoming guests and identifying guests and visiting Rotarians. Smile!
NOVEMBER
GREETERS - NOVEMBER 5
BETSY HUNDLEY
JIM WATTERS
GREETERS - NOV 12
JANINE IYER
GEORGE WATTS
GREETERS - NOV 19
RAMESH IYER
TIM WILLIAMS
GREETERS - NOV 26
NO Greeters! It's THANKSGIVING. Take a day off, people.
GREETERS - DECEMBER 3
MARK JAFFRAY
TOM ARCHER
GREETERS - DECEMBER 10
ROBERT JOHNSON
DAN BAIN
GREETERS - DECEMBER 17
GINA OLIS
COURTNEY ATSALAKIS
GREETERS - DECEMBER 24 & 31NO MEETING!Have a Merry New Year and a Happy Christmas.
GREETERS - JANUARY 2023
If you for some reason you are unable to fulfill your annual responsibility as an OFFICIAL GREETER when assigned, please let me know at least a week in advance. The week of our meeting, you are responsible for arranging your own replacement!
LSRC members come together en force to drum up support for our club's renowned annual fundraiser, 🌴Midnight in the Tropics. Whether the contributions are financial, material or service-oriented, this county GIVES to LSRC. It starts with THE ASK, which takes time, energy and effort. Club resources are plentiful when it comes to letter templates, past donors, ideas to approach and experienced salespersons. Team up! Harvey Larson and I worked together for several years with a successful routine where he was the MAN ON THE STREET, while I prepared local businesses for his visits with phone calls. Just ask, and I will show you my SPREADSHEET. [There are about 24 slots left to fill for MITT roles. Please find one you like and sign up!]
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!]
Get to know your fellow Rotarians better. Join us this coming TUESDAY in Howell for stimulating conversation, tidbits of inside information, good food [and drink, but who's judging?] fun and fellowship outside our regular Friday meetings. It's Tuesday Nov. 12, at noon, at Corraiti's Pizzeria and Bocce Ball.
Warmest Regards, Tom Archer
p.s. For those who arrive EARLY, please reserve a couple of tables for about 8 people. If the patio is warm, sit on the back bench.
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.
November 9: District 6380 and 6400 Foundation+Membership Celebration Event: Let’s celebrate with a special event dedicated to our Rotary Foundation and Newer Members. Rotary International President Elect Jennifer Jones and PolioPlusDirector Michael McGovern will emcee this evening of fundraising, auctions and new member recognition. Attend the Gala, become a Sponsor, share a moment with our guest speakers in the VIP room and much, much more! Register Here: Foundation + Membership Gala
All hands on deck! We need your support for Midnight in the Tropics, our biggest annual fund-raiser for charities we select.
Let's make this the best MITT ever. Best MITT ever to me, means more of us getting involved than ever before. Let us do the best we can and I promise we'll will be proud. Dollar amounts are great but engagement and involvement in the good is so much more.
As we all know our beneficiaries have been chosen! They are Reaching Higher Inc. and Special Ministries, a part of Livingston County Catholic Charities.
Our very own Sherriff Mike Murphy was kind enough to email a couple of leave behind documents which explain our MITT cause. Jim Watters put one of these documents together which shows all the monies we've donated to which organizations. This is a SUPER AMAZING and effective tool to use when approaching your peeps. Thank you Jim. Mike put the appeal letter together. Straight up to the point and perfect to leave with those you approach.
Please, all of you, use the attached forms in your email from 10-21-2021 from John Scotta, keep copies on you at all times, hand them out, email them and ask ask ask and ask again for support. We are powerful in our community and we are respected for what we do for our neighbors in need. Some might feel awkward, some might feel timid or scared to ask. Don't, you have this club army behind you and you are a Rotarian with a mission. Who could deny your request or not listen to our plea? You are a Rotarian and together our mission to to better the lives of our neighbors in need.
Please make this a priority. No one or two people can do this alone. We need everyone to pursue sponsorships, donations, auction items, services, and destination adventures. This is not selling. This is a humanitarian effort that will help hundreds of our local seniors and children in need of services and support.
If you are a past MITT committee member or chair, please lend a helping hand to those of us who are new to throwing this party. We need you to keep us on the path to greatness.
John
John R Scotta
Director of Service Projects
248-535-7466
HELP MOVE THE TORCH 180 STORAGE LOCKER SATURDAY
Help our precious MITT beneficiary, The Torch. Rhonda and I have scheduled November 6th starting at 9am.
We will meet Rhonda at 9am at Best Storage 700 Old US 23 Brighton, MI 48114 [It's about halfway between Livingston Concrete and Beauchamp Water.]
We need trucks and volunteers to help clear out the storage unit and then move some of it to Salvation Army, some to be thrown out and the rest to a small storage unit in Fowlerville.
The more volunteers the faster this will be done. Please send me an email, call or text me if you can help. John John R Scotta Director of Services Projects 248-535-7466
[Torch 180 is a sister organization to The Mobile Torch, a food truck that feeds hungry, needy people for free!]
DISTRICT 6380 and 6400 FOUNDATION + MEMBERSHIP EVENT NOV 9th
We are less than one week from our Multi District 6380 and 6400 Foundation+Membership Virtual Event and guess what?
Along with the amazing keynotes and numerous celebration items we have AUCTION ITEMS. Yes affordable and fun AUCTION ITEMS. What a great way to celebrate our Rotaty's Foundation Month by attending and bidding on an AUCTIONITEM to raise fund for our Rotary Foundation that does so much..
Available AUCTION ITEMS:
Live Auction items
Value
14kt White Gold tanzanite and Diamond Earrrings
$1,000
Indian Dinner for 8 by District 6400 DG Aruna
$1,500
Mackinac Island /Grand Hotel (Take flight and spend the day and night)
$2,500
6 night stay at Colpoys Bay Canada with accomodations for 6 people
$2,000
1 week on at the Sandos Playacar at Maya Riviera, Mexico
$2,200
Also included in your registration is your chance to purchase 50/50 Raffle ticket of which if chosen will have the option of Cash or one of the AUCTION ITEMS! OH MY how amazing is that?!
This celebration evening will be unlike any other and will feature incoming Rotary President Elect Jennifer Jones and PolioPlus Director Michael McGovern guiding us through an evening of recognitions, fundraising, auctions, re-inductions, and much much more
The Rotary Foundation’s mission is to enable Rotarians to advance world understanding, good will and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education and the alleviation of poverty. We have the ability to come together and make a huge impact. Our Foundation is very unique in the way that it is structured. The money that is given to the annual fund this year is invested for three years and will come back to the District in the form of District Designated Funds. This is how our District Grants are funded
For more info and to Register:
District 6300 and District 6400 Foundation+Membership Virtual Celebration
Lastly International Membership in Rotary is growing!! Our District is no different as we will recognize all NEW Members to our amazing Rotary District 6380 family during the November 9th festivities. WooWoo!!
Mark Robinson fills us in on what the Nov. 19th meeting is all about:
"Team Give a Hoot" and the Membership Committee have teamed up to include some fun and community contribution for our November 19th Member Meeting.
First, our members who are directly involved with non-profit or government service delivery will take 1-2 minutes to provide us with an update of each respective organization. We strongly encourage member attendance to support these groups that contribute to the well-being of our local community.
Second, we ask each attending member to bring a food item(s) to share with our localGleaners Food Bank. Gleaners is specifically asking for: canned vegetables, canned soup and small frozen turkeys. Rob Johnson has offered to deliver the donated items to Gleaners on the same day. Maybe our generosity will be so great that one or more of us will need to assist him.
November 19th will be a good day for us to learn about several organizations and to provide direct assistance to one of them. If you would like to speak about your organization, please let President Jamie, Jessica Grima or myself know so that we can plan the program and the available speaking time.
In advance, I say THANK YOU for your participation and your generosity.
Mark
Mark Robinson
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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.
