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.
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!
Socialization begins about 7:15 am.
The meeting rings in promptly at 7:30. Please help set up and help tear down. Late? Cough up a buck to the Fine Sheriff.
BRING at least $5 for the 50/50 DRAWING.
(The POT is about $50.) Exact change is appreciated!
OUR SPEAKER THIS WEEK IS SARA E. THOMAS, LIVINGSTON LAND CONSERVANCY
She is the president of land acquisitions and will educate us about its mission, activities and a new project involving the wildlife area and wetlands behind the Brighton District Library. Their long-term goal would be to restore the native ecosystems and then put in a trail open to the public. She's an honors graduate from Michigan State University and has been with land conservancy projects for the last 30 years.
To protect the natural heritage and rural character of the greater Livingston County area by preserving quality natural areas and productive farmland as well as to promote an appreciation and understanding of the environment for the long-term benefit of the public.
MORE ABOUT SARA THOMAS...
Sara lives in Oceola Township., Howell. She received a B.A. degree in Criminal Justice and Psychology from Michigan State; has received the Conservation Medal from the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), the Green Tree Award from the Huron Valley Girt Scout Council, is a member of the Brighton Women’s Roll of Honor, and was nominated for the City of Brighton’s Volunteer of the Year for the Miller School program, “Environmental Awareness Month”.
She is one of the founding members of the Livingston Land Conservancy when it was formed in the mid-1990s and has served as the land acquisition chair for many years, helping to secure the majority of the 650 acres currently under protection. She fondly remembers childhood days visiting her grandparents’ farm in Gregory, loves being outdoors honing her naturalist skills, and working on the restoration of her small prairie.
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.
MARCH OFFICIAL GREEETERS
GREETERS - MARCH 25, '02
MICHAEL O'BRIAN
STEVE LIVINGWAY
APRIL OFFICIAL GREETERS
GREETERS - APRIL 1, 2022
TERRI DEFINA
CHAD SPENSLEY
GREETERS - APRIL 8, 2022
WAYNE PERRY
CHAD SPENSLEY
GREETERS - APRIL 15, 2022
ANNE RENNIE
LORNA DURAND
GREETERS - APRIL 22, 2022
MARK ROBINSON
MARY DURST
GREETERS - APRIL 29, 2022
DONNA GEHRINGER
DIANA ROMSEK
GREETERS - MAY 6, 2022
JAMIE SCOTT
JIM GILMORE
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. The week of our meeting, you are responsible for arranging your own replacement! MLenninger@gmail.com
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.
Don’t delay, because this special registration offer expires MONDAY 28 February. You’ll have the opportunity to cancel for a full refund, minus a $50 per person administration fee, until 30 April. Click here for a promotional brochure.
DO YOU SHOP AT KROGER?
If so, you could be making a donation to the LSRC Foundation every time you buy something there. It's simple.
Just link your Kroger RewardsCard to your organization:
Livingston Sunrise Rotary Foundation (NQ639).
Community Rewards is easy to understand and easy to explain! The more our supporters shop with Kroger, the more money LSR Foundation will earn!
It's March, and that means March Reading Month! [If you can read this newsletter, thank your parents and a teacher.]
In our support of literacy, our Club's Literacy Committee asked for recommendations for a book donation idea from member Steve Livingway to give to his current Reaching Higher 5th/6th/7th grade kids at Carsten's Academy in Detroit. These kids will graduate from his Reaching Higher class in April. We are ordering the following for these kids:
15 - I am Leader 90 day Journal for Teens, by Peter J. Liang ($16.95 each)
10 - I am Leader 90 day Journal for Kids, by Peter J. Liang ($16.95 each)
The total, with tax, is $449.25.
Friday, March 25th is the last day for collecting book donations for March Reading Month. An envelope for donations will be at the sign-in table tomorrow. Thanks so very much to everyone who has so generously responded!
The books will be presented at our meeting Friday to Steve Livingway as Club gifts to the 25 Reaching Higher 5th/6th/7th students that he is instructing at Carsten's Academy, a Detroit public school.
Thanks for this Club's support of Literacy!
Luanne
In addition, each kid will receive a new 2022 calendar book that came through a separate donation.
Can you help with the needed donations for these books?
We are hoping to have the books ready to hand out by April 1.
You can bring any cash donations to me at club meetings, or you can send them to me via Venmo - Luanne Bibbee@Luanne-Bibbee (last four digits of my cell are 2819.)
Thanks for supporting literacy, and for supporting Steve's kids!!
ROTARY FAMILY LUNCH - WEDNESDAY APRIL 6 in BRIGHTON at NOON
All right, all right, all right! Meet with your fellow Rotarians and their family and friends in Downtown Brighton starting April 6. No foolin'! Lunch begins promptly at noon, so check out the menu posted online at Jameson's Irish Pub. All the food is prepared to your specifications and is fresh made from scratch.
Click on the link hereto read their menu and be prepared to order when you arrive! Or you can order ahead of time if you need to duck out early.
We still have one more Tuesday in March left, so see you at Corrati's in Downtown Howell. You must try their delicious sorbetto and gelato, made with the Cadillac of all gelato machines, with training in Italy! It's not on the menu. Gotta ask for a taste.
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.
Spring has sprung bringing in warmer weather and sunshine. We are so o o o o excited to have this break in weather to work on many projects that we could not do during the colder, snowy months.
All of you have helped out on at least one of our projects in the past year and we would love to have you back.
Starting next week on March 29th, we will be at our Oak Crest house putting the siding up. This is exciting because teens 14 and up can join in! What a wonderful , fun and unique way to spend Spring break!
The month of April we will be at the Oak Crest house completing the siding and getting the home ready for the next phase.
We can't do what we do and make dreams come true, without YOU!
Won't you be part of this journey for our home owner??
You have heard me talk about the Guatemala Literacy Project. Now you can experience a virtual tour of the Guatemala Literacy Project free of charge. The virtual tour will take place on Saturday, March 26, 2022 starting at 3:00 pm.
>>>Virtual Tour 2022 will provide a great opportunity for you to meet students and staff in our programs, see the impact our programs are having in their lives, hear from graduates who have broken the cycle of poverty in their families through education, and learn about adaptations we've made to continue supporting students and teachers throughout the pandemic.<<< Click Here for more info!
If interested, please register through Caroline Phelps: caroline@coeduc.org. I look forward to seeing you there! --Janet Burns
That's Dr. Janet Burns to the left serving as a seat for a young Guatemalan boy who loves to read!
INTERACT YOUTH DAY of PEACE, SUNDAY APRIL 3
Calling all District 6380 members, Interact Club members and friends. Join us at this first ever Rotary District 6380 Interact Youth Day of Peace Assembly to discuss what young people can do to promote peace in their schools and communities.
Guest Speakers Devankar Mukhi, Wayne State Center for Peace and Conflict Studies/Wayne State Rotaract Club founder and Reem Ghunaim, Executive Director for the Rotary Action Group for Peace/Rotary Peace Fellow will share their stories.
District 6380 Peace Committee Event - Interact Day of Peace Assembly - 2022
Date: Sunday April 3, 2022 Time: 2:00p.m. to 3:30p.m. Register at: Interact Day of Peace
Our Youth is our Future and this will definitely be an event that you don't want to miss! Looking forward to seeing you all there - WooWoo!!
Brenda K "WooWoo" Tipton
BRIGHTON ROTARY BUNNY BINGO
Mark your calendars to play Bunny Bingo with your whole family on Thursday April 14th, sponsored by the Brighton Rotary Club. All proceeds will provide funding for the Brighton Rotary Raiders who build handicapped access ramps for deserving local residents.
Doors open at 6pm at the Brighton Community Center and bingo cards are two for $20. Extra cards are just $5 each. [Personally, I can't keep track of more than two. But I do love those Dab-o-Ink markers in neon colors.]
You also can enter to win raffle items and plenty of snacks and drinks (the non-alcoholic kind?) for purchase. If you have prizes to donate for the raffle, contact Carole Bullion at 1+ (248) 765-0090
It is a tragic and sad time for the people of Ukraine and the world.
Many of you may not have remembered and/or even known but we have very close Ukraine ties to RI CEO John Hewko through our District and the Rotary Club of Clarkson . Our District assisted in planting the seed 30 years ago to help sponsor the 1st Kyiv Rotary Club in Ukraine.
Because of these past District connections Mr. Hewko is suggesting we all channel efforts to the RI Disaster Response Fund until 30 April 2022. RI will then put a report together about all the donations from RC Kyiv co-sponsor Districts/Clubs. He sees it as a demonstration of Rotarians from different Districts, Clubs and Countries coming together again collaborating to help Ukraine.
Today, our thoughts are with our fellow Rotary members and others in Ukraine coping with these tragic events. Rotary International will do everything in its power to bring aid, support and peace to the region.
CLICK HERE to read more about R. I.'s efforts in Ukraine.
As one of the world’s largest humanitarian organizations, we have made peace the cornerstone of our global mission and I thank you all for your continued efforts to Serve to Change Lives.
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PRESIDENTIAL CITATION - Rotary Action Group Participation
A source of PRIDE for the LSR Board of Directors and past presidents is the history of our receipt ofRotary International's Presidential Citation, an annual award. Please CLICK on the question/link BELOW to take a SHORT SURVEY (3 questions) and share YOUR input on THIS goal for the Citation. We will use the survey results to take action toward achieving our goal at Friday’s LSRC Meetup. Thank you!
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!]
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Penny Murphy
March 2
Anne Rennie
March 5
James Johnston
March 5
Mike Murphy
March 5
Harvey Larson
March 15
Liliana Fleming
March 16
Karli Soraruf
March 17
Lorna Durand
March 18
Gina Kolis
March 29
Mary Durst
March 29
Sam Brish
April 15
Terri Defina
April 18
Spouse Birthdays
James Rennie
March 2
Penny Murphy
March 2
Jeremy Durst
March 4
Mike Murphy
March 5
Anne Pavlic
April 8
Alisa Bain
April 17
Jodie Livingway
April 22
Anniversaries
Betsy Hundley
Bruce Hundley
March 16
Carrie Newstead
Michael Newstead
April 13
Patricia Courtney
Larry
April 14
Mark Robinson
Anne Pavlic
April 30
Join Date
Lorna Durand
March 1, 2013
9 years
Terri Defina
March 6, 2018
4 years
Christa Coxon
March 7, 2019
3 years
James Johnston
March 7, 2019
3 years
Mark Jaffray
March 7, 2014
8 years
Melanie Moses
March 13, 2006
16 years
Liliana Fleming
March 14, 2019
3 years
Bill Cook
March 21, 2018
4 years
Courtney Atsalakis
March 22, 2018
4 years
Elias Stich
March 22, 2020
2 years
Mary Durst
March 25, 2021
1 year
Jamie Nicholson
March 31, 2016
6 years
Diana Romsek
April 1, 2008
14 years
Roger Haslick
April 3, 2009
13 years
Sara Barnwell
April 6, 2007
15 years
Ramesh Iyer
April 14, 2020
2 years
George Watts
April 24, 2012
10 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 - 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.
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