by Ingrid Nova | Jun 20, 2011 | Events, Playground in the Park
The Rotary Club of East Lansing is pleased to announce the winners in this year’s Art Contest, which was held in conjunction with the Club’s 50th anniversary celebration and planned renovation of the playground structure at East Lansing’s Patriarche Park. The winners, chosen by public voting at the Club’s annual Pancakes-in-the-Park breakfast fundraiser, held on Sunday, June 12, 2011 at Patriarche Park include:- $300 Grand Prize winner: Jing Sojourn (McDonald Middle School – 7th Grade)
– $200 First Prize winner: Clay Conover (McDonald Middle School – 7th Grade)
– $100 Second Prize winner: Jillian Rowan (Stepping Stones Montessori – 2nd Grade)
Pictured left to right are: Marla Conover (Clay’s Mom), Clay Conover – First Prize Winner (7th Grader, McDonald Middle School), Jing Sojourn – Grand Prize Winner (7th Grader, McDonald Middle School), Rianne Anderson (Jing’s Mom), Rotary Art Contest Committee Members Susan Schmidt and Katie Donovan, and Rotary Club President Jackson KaguriThree other students received Honorable Mentions. They were: William Rowan (Stepping Stones Montessori – 5th Grade), Isabelle Rycus (Chippewa Middle School – 7th Grade) and Jack Sparrow (Glencairn Elementary School – 5th Grade). This year’s art contest was sponsored by the East Lansing Rotary Foundation, East Lansing Lodge 480 of Freemasons, Summit Community Bank and the City of East Lansing.
The East Lansing Rotary Club is celebrating its 50th anniversary of service to the community during 2011. Club members have planned a number of events to commemorate the Club’s golden anniversary, including:
– June 5 – Soccer Match at the East Lansing Soccer Field
– June 12 – Pancakes-in-the-Park breakfast @ Patriarche Park
– June 20 – Blood Drive @ the MSU University Club
– July 14 – Joe Gross Memorial Golf Outing @ Eagle Eye Golf Course in Bath
– September 15 – 18 – Playground Renovation @ Patriarche Park
by Ingrid Nova | Jun 7, 2011 | Awards, Celebrations
On Saturday June 4th, the Rotary District Conference recognized Rotarians at the Rotary Heroes Dinner. East Lansing Rotarian Jim Bonfiglio was among 26 honored in the district. Jim Bonfiglio is always ready to serve. He has chaired the Community Service Committee for several years. Under Jim’s leadership, the committee has continued to Club’s Community Grant Program, the Vocational Excellence Awards and our Vocational Visit Program. During his tenure on the Community Service Committee a Student Excellence Award Program was established as well as a plan to recruit students to participate in Rotary Youth Leadership Award Program. Jim has also taken on the assignment of obtaining and maintaining licensing, setting up locations and recruiting volunteers for Charity Poker fund raisers, which have become very successful. Jim is currently active on the Playground In the Park Remember the Park/Revive the Park project as a member of the construction steering committee. He truly is always serving!
by Ingrid Nova | May 25, 2011 | Uncategorized
Check out some of the great press we’ve been receiving recently about our 50th Anniversary Project. You can read the article below, or go to RememberThePark.com for more information on our Signature Anniversary Project.
“EAST LANSING – If you are a parent or grandparent and a fan of Patriarche Park, the East Lansing Rotary wants to talk to you.
The members of the club are coordinating a major community project to revive the wooden play structure in the park.”
Continue reading the rest of the article here
by Ingrid Nova | Mar 23, 2011 | Uncategorized
On Monday, 21 March, the East Lansing Rotary Club took time to award 3 community members with Vocational Service Awards. These awards are given every year by the club, to members of the community we feel portray the Rotary ideals of ‘Service above Self”.
The three recipients received plaques commemorating the occasion, as well as recognition from the club with a program dedicated to them. The recipients, in alphabetical order, were Rob Patterson, Ken Mannie, and John Wood.
(l to r: Ken Mannie & Wife, Rob Patterson & Wife, John Wood, Paul Hanysz, vocational service chair)
by Ingrid Nova | Feb 15, 2011 | Uncategorized
Our President, Jackson Kaguri, was featured in a great LSJ article Sunday. He will be visiting New York to sit on a panel in front of the United Nations. Read a blurb here, and follow the link to read the entire article!
“OKEMOS — During his studies at Columbia University in New York City, Jackson Kaguri did some work with the United Nations.
But the Okemos resident, author of “The Price of Stones: Building A School for My Village”, couldn’t have imagined he would one day speak before the international body.
Kaguri will do so on Monday, Feb. 28 as part of a panel on “Partnering With the Philanthropic Community to Provide Education for All”. The conference is sponsored by the U.N.’s Economic and Social Council..”
Read the entire article here
