To commemorate World Polio Day and our “Login for Polio fundraiser, our special guest speaker October 24th, 2020 was Past District Governor Jim Jeselnick from District 6540 in northern Indiana. Jim is a polio survivor and he had an amazing story to tell. We raised over $1,200.00 (USD) with that fundraiser!
We had a full house on September 19, 2020, as our club hosted its first official visit from a Governor! Our 2020-21 Governor Noel W Jackson (right) joined us! Thanks for your inspirational words, Governor!
You can see a video of the meeting at THIS LINK.
Thanks to our July 25th guest speaker, Past District Governor Dr. Mary Berge, a licensed psychologist from Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Mary’s presentation topic was “Do you really want to change? How to break your own barriers.” You can watch the meeting here:
Our June 6, 2020 meeting featured special guest speaker Bryn Styles, chair of Rotary’s Peace Centers Committee. Bryn is a past Rotary International Director and past Rotary Foundation Trustee. You can watch the meeting below.
Our May 30th meeting included a presentation on a water project in Malawi at the Wasambo High School from LaSalle-Centennial Rotarians Elvira DiGesu & Brittany Lawrence, Laura Limarzi who has since joined our club, and other members of their team. Watch the meeting here:
Our Saturday, May 16th featured three Rotary club presidents from District 6400 – Ray Lennard from Adrian Morning, Don Lieto from Monroe and Rajen Chetty from LaSalle-Centennial – discussing how their clubs have been helping their communities during the COVID-19 crisis and what they’ve doing to keep members engaged when they can’t physically meet. Watch a recording of the meeting:
A big thank you to Rotary International President-Elect Holger Knaack who was our special guest speaker May 9th! Holger discussed what Rotary will look like in 2020-21, the impact of Covid-19 on our organization, the future of Rotary Youth Exchange and took questions in an interactive discussion. You can watch an archive of the meeting here.
Our May 2nd meeting featured Past District Governors Jeremy Hurst and Kathryn Heldorfer Fahy who shared the great work HANWASH is doing to bring clean water and sanitation to the people of Haiti. You can watch an archive of that meeting here:
Thanks to Jeanne Knopf DeRoche for a terrific presentation to our Rotary Passport to Service Club on Saturday, April 25th! If you missed it, you can watch it now, on our YouTube channel.
Many thanks to our special guest Saturday, April 18th, Ann Arbor Rotarian [and past club director] Steve Schram, Executive Director and General Manager of Michigan Public Media, overseeing Michigan Radio-WUOM, the NPR news and information public radio station at the University of Michigan. Steve provided a brief overview of the station’s mission, and in particular how important local broadcasters like Michigan Radio are during a time of crisis, like the one we’re currently working through. Click here for a video recording of the meeting.
Our April 11, 2020 guest speaker was Yvette Murray, a Certified instructor of the Mental Health First Aid Basic Certification provided by the Mental Health Commission of Canada. Yvette discussed the importance of keeping a positive attitude during the COVID-19 global pandemic. You can watch a recording of that meeting by clicking here.