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Community Grant Applications

For those interested, an application for our Community Grant is now available to view and print. You can find it here. It will also be linked on the right panel of the website in the future.

Backpack Schedule

As many of you know, one of our local efforts is our Backpack Project. This is being led by Josh Clayton. Below are the dates when we will be meeting in front of Donley Elementary School on Lake Lansing road. We will be meeting at Noon to fill lockers with backpacks...

Dr. Thomas Gunnings

Today we mourn the passing of friend and fellow Rotarian Dr. Tom Gunnings. Dr. Gunnings passed away unexpectedly Friday, August 20, at the age of 75. Please read his obituary in the LSJ [here], as well as a wonderful article from the MSU News [here]. Both articles...

Michael Deeb visits East Lansing Rotary Club

We are pleased to have Dr. Michael J. Deeb with the East Lansing Rotary on Monday July 19th at noon. He will be speaking about American society at the time of the Civil War. Deeb is the author of a trilogy of historical novels, The Drieborg Chronicles.Dr. Deeb is a...

2010 Joe Gross Memorial Golf Outing

It's that time of year again! The annual EL Rotary Golf outing will be happening on July 15th, at the Eagle Eye Golf course. There is a 1pm shotgun start, with registration beginning at 12 noon. Tickets will be $150 per player, with a 4 person scramble format. That...

Three Important dates for the Backpack Lunch Project

As many of you know, Josh Clayton has been heading our Backpack Project with Donley Elementary school. If you are interested in lending a hand with this project, please review the important dates below, provided by Josh.Friday January 29 @ 12:00pm We will be meeting...

Haiti Donations

I know that many of us have received inquiries from Rotarians with questions regarding contributions to assist Haiti. Please let them know that a Donor Advised Fund has been established that is accepting contributions. Complete information is available at...

EL Rotary teams with Kroger

The East Lansing Rotary Club and the Kroger Company have teamed-up to provide turkey dinners on Thanksgiving Day for the homeless families served by East Lansing-based Haven House. Founded in 1983, Haven House provides emergency housing and support services for...

Haven House Thanksgiving

Hello, everyone. At yesterday's meeting (Nov. 2) we talked about a couple of projects to assist the families @ Haven House -- providing Thanksgiving dinner for them and "exit baskets" for the organization to give to families relocating to housing of their own. More...