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Overview of Great Start Livingston
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Mar 19, 2021
Livingston County FAKS – Fostering through Community Connections
Mar 26, 2021
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Apr 09, 2021
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Apr 16, 2021
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Apr 23, 2021
Club Runner: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly!
Apr 30, 2021
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President's Message March 5, 2021
Please click on the link above "Having Trouble Viewing this eMail" to read the WHOLE bulletin.
 
GREETINGS FROM PATTIE COURTNEY, OUR LSRC Prez
 
Hello LSRC and friends! 
 
     How's your week going?  It was a long exhausting weekend here, but very productive!  
 
    I'm ready for a bit of time with my club folks. Your energy and smiles on Fridays certainly brighten not only my day but my entire week. You are a fantastic club and it's an honor to be a part of it.  Hope you feel the same.
 
   
This week Donna Gheringer will present Great Start Livingston (Readiness for School & Life) - Robin Schutz, Coordinator.  Great Start Livingston is the early childhood collaborative for Livingston County.  They partner with families and community agencies to ensure all children are safe, healthy and eager to succeed in school and in life.  Please join us as we welcome Donna and Robin!
 
[To the left are Holly Kupec and Brianne Green, parent liaisons and part of the Great Start team.
 
    Congratulations once again Sheriff Mike Murphy, our recent recipient of the Golden Roty Award.   Mike was nominated by member Jessica Grima.
 
    I NEED YOUR HELP!  We are looking for a fun online activity for our club.  Let's put our heads together on this.  What are your ideas?
 
    Lastly,  just a heads up.  When we get a break in the weather/temps we will most likely be returning to the jailhouse garage for our meetings.  Can't come soon enough for me. 
 
See you Friday!  Zoom link below...
 
Livingston Sunrise Rotary Club 
President 2020-21 
 
Pattie Courtney is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
This is a recurring meeting. (Same passcode every week.)

Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82527340740?pwd=c29pNWpUUWFCOGdtci9Gd2l4THJvUT09

Meeting ID: 825 2734 0740 Passcode: 030186  

 

What is Great Start Livingston?     

Great Start Livingston is a partnership of local community agencies, businesses, early childhood and K-12 educators and parents.  Great Start Livingston encompasses the Great Start Collaborative and the Great Start Parent Coalition.  Both committees work together toward achieving a comprehensive early childhood system aligned to address all the factors that influence a child’s readiness for school and life.

What is your mission?

To assure a coordinated system of community resources and supports to assist all Livingston County families in providing a great start for their children from prenatal to age eight.

What is your vision for Livingston County kids?

A great start for every child in Livingston County: safe, healthy and eager to succeed in school and in life.

    What do you hope to accomplish in the future?

      Children are born healthy.

     Children are healthy, thriving, and developmentally on track from birth to third grade.

     Children are developmentally ready to succeed in school at time of school entry.

     Children are prepared to succeed in fourth grade and beyond by reading proficiently by the end of third grade.

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LSRC ZOOM Meeting log-ins
Log into our ZOOM! meeting EVERY Friday at 7:15 am until we meet again... in person... SOON!
Pattie Courtney is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
This is a recurring meeting.  

Meeting ID: 825 2734 0740 Passcode: 030186

Dial-in Telephone Numbers (if ZOOM acts up):

(301) 715 8592 or  (312) 626-6799 or  (646) 558-8656 or (253) 215-8782 or (346) 248-7799 or (669) 900-9128  

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ROTARIANS in ACTION 
Please send ME photos and stories about Rotarians no later than Tuesday noon! 
Put send me "Rotary News" by clicking on the link. Identify everyone in the photos.
    --jml (810) 986-9320 text/cell
 
ROTARIANS ASSEMBLE for PEACE!
Join us! RI president-elect Shekhar Mehta will share his vision of Peace in the next free Director Dialogue with Director Valarie Wafer, set for NEXT WEEK, Wednesday March 10 at 7:00 pm ET/4:00 PT.
 
We’ll also hear from Rotary Peace Fellow Marie-Paule Attema on how the Rotary Peace Center experience uniquely informs her work with refugees.
 
{Did you know that this month is Peace Building and Conflict Prevention Month? Neither did I! Learn  more here:  https://www.rotary7070.org/Stories/february-is-peacebuilding-conflict-prevention-month}
 
REGISTER NOW by Clicking on the Link in your Email dated Feb. 24th.
 

We’ll learn what you and I can do to take action: Through Rotary’s Peacebuilder training, the RAG for Peace, and the Global Peacebuilder District Program, which will be brought to life by Rotarians and Rotaractors in District 5370 as we discover what they are accomplishing as a trendsetting Peacebuilder District.
 
I look forward to you joining me for our next installment in this special “Director Dialogue” series.
Thank you,
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Valerie Wafer
 Rotary International 2020-22 Director
Rotary zones 28-32
 
ROTARY CHALLENGE BLOOD DRIVE IS 3/31/2021
There is another blood collection service operating in Michigan... Michigan Blood, now known as Versiti. (This is NOT sponsored by the RED CROSS!)
They provide an improved experience for blood donors, we we're going to try them out. You may donate whole blood until February 3rd to be eligible for this Livingston Rotary Club Blood Drive Challenge. We don't need as many volunteers as before, so I will be asking help from all local Rotary Clubs. Thank you Howell Rotary for being the first to volunteer!
 
          WHEN:    Wednesday, March 31, 2021
          TIME:        11 am - 5 pm
          GOAL:       At least 45 units of blood
 
 
 
 
 
 
WORK SKILLS CORP VIRTUAL HOUSE WARMING
Their new group home will be finished in March to provide a safe and comfortable place for individuals with intellectual disabilities or autism.
Many are currently living more than an hour away from friends, family and other support networks.
 
So much is needed to prepare the house to make it a home... 6,700 square feet...six private bedrooms with an attached bathroom, a community kitchen, and two family rooms.
Help us make this house a home!
 
What do they need? Everything! Dishes, silverware, glasses, pots & pans, small appliances, linens for kitchen, bed & bath, rugs, shower curtains, therapeutic/sensory recreational items... how about a bbq gas grill?
Take a look at their Wish List on Amazon and select a gift:
 
See WSkills.com for more information.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Getting to Know You -- Robert A. Haslick, Esquire
 
Meet Roger A. Haslick, a long-standing member of our club.
 

Response to J. Michael Lenninger, 5/20/20 

Before I begin, Michael, you should know that I had prepared a response to your request for information in MAY. It was ready for you with the exception that I wanted to add the exact date the Rotary Club of Canton was chartered, as I have been a Rotarian since that date, May 16, 1977. However, I got busy before getting the date and completing my response. So, now it is December 15, so you have to read this in the context that it is now, seven months later than your request. So, here we go... [Worry not, Roger. Good stories are timeless.]

Beginnings: Born December 20, 1946 in lonia, Michigan - a small farm town about midway between Lansing and Grand Rapids.  

What is your profession: I am an attorney, practicing in Plymouth. I am not a trial attorney which means that I practice law that you would find a lawyer providing from his or her office - Real Estate, Estate Planning, Business and Corporate law, etc. 

At right, Roger was the Member Spotlight on March 6, 2020 and was asked what he did best. "Take naps," was his reply, as we all laughed. "Well, I am retired," he said.

Where did you go to school: I attended St John's Lutheran School until I moved to lonia High School (home of the BULLDOGS). After graduating, I moved on to college at MSU where I received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration/Pre-Law. I graduated, with honors, in June 1969. After spending a training year in the US Army, I began Law School at the University of Michigan law in Ann Arbor until December, 1972 when I was awarded a Juris Doctorate Degree in Law.  [May we call you Dr. Haslick, I presume?]

Why you joined Rotary: My Grandfather was a Lansing Rotarian, I believe. I was the oldest grandchild and grew up listening to stories about being an entrepreneur and a Rotarian and often attended Rotary functions with Grandpa. The fact that Rotarians were also business folks who were there to serve others was important to me because I intended to be in a service profession. Additionally, Grandpa was a world traveler, often attending Rotary International Conventions and I also wanted to travel the world 

I have been Club President twice, an assistant Governor and Club Secretary. I was the Canton Club's first Sargent-at-Arms (aka The Fine Sheriff and Happy Dollar Collector). 

How I am doing during the COVID-19 Quarantine: I was in my office on the day the Governor shut everything down, the first time. I was home about three days when I told my wife that, because I own the office building in Plymouth, I need to know the day some kid throws a rock through a window not three months from that day. I went back to work the next day and have been there ever since. I am well and handling the pandemic. 

Personal Life: I am married to Maurene for 36 years and have three sons - Zach (35, a pilot), Tim (33 a computer graphics specialist) and Kyle (31), a teacher in the international school system, currently, in Greece. Kyle is married to Ting and the father of grandchild #1, Chloe). I had 1 sister -Marge, 15 months younger than me, married to Jim, in Australia, until her death in 2012; and one1 brother, Lee, married to Marcia and living in Grand Haven.

Pets: Two dogs - Lupin and Zero, Siberian Huskies and one handsome cat - Boots. 

Super-talents/hidden super powers: None, just soldiering on. [Spoken like a true veteran. Ten-Hut!]

Favorite Book(s): Anything by James Patterson - mysteries and detective stories with short chapters and twisty, turning plots.

One thing most people don't know about me:  Apparently I am an Asian-American (according to Google) even though all of my grandparents were of European ancestry.  
 
Favorite Quotation:  "None"
Best Advice: "Always do the best you can."
A Do Over:  I would not be a lawyer -- too much stress!  [But you're one of the most laid-back guys we know, Roger.]
Greatest fear:  Experiencing no hope for the future.
If I had a million dollars:  I would provide homes, food and rest for every retired, hard-working animal I could find. 
 
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Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Todd Trainor
February 4
 
Krista Davies
February 10
 
Jeannine Dufault
February 13
 
Brenda K Tipton
February 18
 
Mark Robinson
February 18
 
Jeff Street
February 24
 
DeVonna Snowden
February 25
 
Spouse Birthdays
Frank Defina
February 3
 
Join Date
Harvey Larson
February 15, 2013
8 years
 
John LaGalo
February 21, 2019
2 years
 
Todd Trainor
February 26, 2018
3 years
 
Where to Make Up a Rotary Meeting in our Area

You can enjoy a meal with local Rotarians every day of the week:

Monday - Lunch - Howell at Howell Board of Education Room at the Administration Building (on Highlander Way)

Tuesday - Lunch - Brighton at 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.