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MSU Coach Suzy Merchant Chairs Patriarche Park Playground Project
East Lansing, MI – The East Lansing Rotary Club and City of East Lansing are pleased to announce that MSU Women’s basketball Coach Suzy Merchant will be leading the effort to replace the wooden playground structure at East Lansing’s Patriarche Park. “We’re so happy to...
Upcoming Speakers February 2012
The programs for February 2012 are listed below. Join us Mondays at MSU's University Club, at 12 noon! February 06: Jackson Kaguri - Update on the happenings at Nyaka School in Uganda February 13: Bill Eubank - Presentation on his work in China February 20: Mark Henne...
The End of Polio
On January 13th 2012, the world will reach a remarkable milestone in the fight to eradicate polio – 12 months without a single case of polio for the first time in India’s history. It’s a remarkable achievement: and one that many thought would never be possible. One of...
Haven House Fundraiser to Replace Boiler
East Lansing, MI December 22, 2011 - HAVEN HOUSE announced today that it has received necessary funds to replace the 40 year old boiler that is on its last leg. Haven House, the only homeless shelter in the area that serves entire families, was in desperate need of a...
Fundraiser for Haven House, Fri Dec 16th
Please join us Friday, December 16th at Tavern on the Square in Downtown Lansing (6-9pm) for a fundraiser supporting East Lansing's Haven House. We will be raising funds to replace their boiler, which will not make it through the winter. You can view details of the...
East Lansing Rotary and Kroger Team up to support Haven House
East Lansing, MI – The East Lansing Rotary Club and the Kroger Company have proudly teamed-up again for an annual effort to support East Lansing’s Haven House. Each year, the Rotary club raises money from its members to provide Haven House residents with Thanksgiving...
Rotary in the News
Our president Tim McCaffrey was featured in an article from WLNS this week. He commented on an article regarding the East Lansing Patriarche Park, and the East Lansing Rotary Club's efforts there. Poisoned Parks: Wooden Play Places May Be Hurting Children Could the...
Haven House & Thanksgiving
Fellow East Lansing Rotarians: The number of people who are homeless and jobless continues to grow in our area. Haven House Director Angie Mayeaux informs me that during 2010, 24 families came to them both homeless and jobless. What’s even more distressing is the news...
50th Anniversary Dinner Photos
We have just published some photos to our Facebook account from our 50th Anniversary Dinner Celebration. You can click here to view the entire album.
Upcoming Speakers October 2011 Programs
We have some exciting programs scheduled for our Monday meetings in October. Check them out: October 3 - Tom Anastos, head coach, MSU Hockey. October 10 - Dean Sienko, Medical Director, Ingham County Health Department. He will be speaking on "The Ingham County...