Haven House Check Presentation

Every year, the East Lansing Rotary Club teams up with Kroger to provide the families at Haven House with thanksgiving dinners.  A certificate for the dinners was presented to Haven House Director Angie Mayeaux by the East Lansing Rotary Club President Nathan Triplett at the Club’s November 19, 2011 meeting. “Our club is proud to support the good work that Haven House does to assist homeless families. They are a constant reminder to us of the good things going on daily in our community”, said Triplett.  Below is a photo from Monday’s meeting.
(Pictured  L to R: Jim Little, John Saltzgaber, Angie Mayeaux & Jeanine Simpson of Haven House, Bob Page, Gary Danbrook and Amy Jarrad)

E.L. Rotary to memorialize Medal of Honor winner

EAST LANSING — Sherrod E. Skinner, Jr. grew up in East Lansing and died as a young Marine Corps officer during the Korean War.


But the East Lansing Rotary Club doesn’t want him to be forgotten.

The club wants to create a permanent place of honor for what Marine 2nd. Lt. Skinner did to become the city’s only Medal of Honor winner.

The club, with the blessing of the city council, has taken on the responsibility of getting a memorial funded and built on the grounds of the Hannah Community Center.


Full Article Here

Group Study Exchange Team Leader Applications for Greece

District 6360 in Southwest Michigan is conducting a search for Rotary members interested in applying for the team leader position to head up the 2013 Group Study Exchange team going to Greece in April. Team Leader candidates must be Rotarians and leadership experience is beneficial. The team leader will be responsible for providing guidance to a group of four non-Rotarians between the ages of 25-40 representing a variety of vocations. The Rotary International Website is a great resource for more background information on the GSE Program.

 
For an application, please visit the Rotary International website at www.rotary.org and search for the GSE Team Leader application. The application may be saved as a word file, which can then be completed and either printed or sent as an attachment via email. Please follow the instructions and send completed application either by email to Amy Remmert – [email protected] or mail to 1005 Davis Street, Kalamazoo Michigan 49008. Deadline for submitting an application is November 5, 2012 and interviews will hopefully be conducted the following weekend. Amy may be reached at – 269-491-8440 for more information.
 
Group Study Exchange to Greece
 
DGE Mark Henne and DGE Katerina Kotsali-Papadimitrio of District 2470 in Greece have agreed to a GSE exchange in 2013. The two district conferences are only a week apart, The Greek District 2470 Conference is scheduled for May 10-11, and the Michigan District 6360 Conference will be May 17-18. The Outbound team should arrive in Athens on April 16, returning on May 14. The Inbound team from District 2470 will come to Michigan on May 14, and will return to Greece on about June 11, 2013 The District Governors are planning for multi-disciplinary teams, with a goal of learning what role Rotary might play in helping those most hurt by the recessions in our respective districts. District leaders would like to have each team work on one service project in each district.
 
Group Study Exchanges are provided by The Rotary Foundation, whose mission is to enable Rotarians to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education, and the alleviation of poverty. The Rotary Foundation is a not-for-profit corporation that is supported solely by voluntary contributions from Rotarians and friends of the Foundation who share its vision for a better world.

Nyaka School Fundraiser

EL Rotary member and past-president Jackson Kaguri will be hosting the second annual fundraiser for his Nyaka School in early October.  You can learn about the event, as well as his organization, by clicking the links below.

Event Link: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/257989
Nyaka Schol: http://www.nyakaschool.org/

Scramble for Scholarships Golf Outing

Our annual Golf Outing is coming up Monday, September 10.  We wanted to take a moment to thank all of the great individuals and companies that are supporting this event through sponsorships.  They are:

Andrews, Hooper & Pavlik
K. Donovan Consulting 
H & H Mobil
Hundred Acre Woods
Jackson Kaguri
Maner Costerisan
Bob & Ann Page
RetroDuck.com, Inc.
John Saltzgaber
Towne Place Suites by Marriott
Williams Auto World