Fall is the best season of the year and we are offering you an opportunity to make this coming Saturday even better. October 24th at 2:00 pm is the date of this year's Green Baxter Court Pumpkin Patch trip and we are looking for Rotarians to represent our club to our community partners.
This year's trip will be to Three Cedars Farm http://www.threecedarsfarm.org/ 7897 Six Mile Road in Northville. Three Cedars is located at the intersection of Six Mile and Angle Road, just about 20 minutes from our regular meeting site. Our Pumpkin Patch Pals will be treated to a hay ride, a challenging walk through the corn maze, a visit to the petting zoo, apple cider and a donut and finally, a pumpkin they can call their very own.
If you are unable to volunteer on behalf of our club on that date, we understand. We hope that you will support this project by making a donation to cover the cost of sponsoring this field trip and the pumpkin purchases.
To volunteer or to donate, please contact lvansteenis30@yahoo.com If you are available to join Laura at Three Cedars, wear closed toe shoes and plan on staying about two hours. Got a camera? Bring that too, our pumpkin patch pals love to pose for photos!
t's the time of year to begin the process of selecting our next District Governor Nominee (Governor 2018-19), to follow DGE Michael Caruso, 2016-17 and DGN Barry Fraser, 2017-18.
Qualifications include being a regular member of a club in the District and have a classification whose integrity is without question. Candidates must have served as a Club President for a full term, and demonstrate willingness, commitment, and ability to fulfill the duties of the office of Governor as provided in the RI By Laws. Candidates must also demonstrate knowledge of the qualifications, duties and responsibilities of being a District Governor. These are more fully contained on pages 19-22 of the current 2013 Manual of Procedure, which can be easily downloaded and read by Google: Rotary Manual of Procedure.
I will accept nominations until December 31, 2015.
Candidates nominated will be interviewed by the District Nominating Committee and the candidate selected as our District Governor Nominee Designate will need to be confirmed at the District Conference.
Every year District 6380 identifies students ages 14 – 18 to represent their family, their communities, their Countries, and our Rotary Clubs as ambassadors through the Youth Exchange Long Term and family-to-family Short Term programs. We see the results each returning student exhibits as they demonstrate new language skills, knowledge of cultures, and a greatly increased level of maturity. A GREAT value as I see it!
I am asking you to help identify students you know and see within your circle of friends, families, and work and present the following simple facts for their consideration of the “District 6380 Youth Exchange SCHOLARSHIP”:
Long Term Exchange – ONLY 20 SCHOLARSHIP AVAILABLE
DURATION - 1 full school year in a country of choice
SAFETY - Rotary support on sending and receiving ends of exchange
REPUTATION - Participating in one of the strongest and best exchange organizations
Short Term - STEP (summer family-to-family) – 35 OPENINGS
DURATION - Approximately 30 days in country of choice
SAFETY - Rotary support on sending and receiving ends of exchange
COST - A great value for summer exchange (June, July, or August)
Registration fee$750
Insurance$3.50 per day
Travel$1,500 (estimated – destination based)
Room & Board- NO COST, PROVIDED BY HOST FAMILY
APPLICATION DEADLINES
Long Term Exchange NOVEMBER 15, 2015
Short Term Exchange NOVEMBER 15, 2015
For more information, visit the Youth Services web-site athttp://www.6380youth.org/and have students contact me directly to get the process started for a LIFETIME OF MEMORIES!
In this century of terrorist attacks, fleeing refugees, and aggressive international rivals, Michigan provides ten percent of the volunteers who serve in America’s armed forces. This Veteran’s Day, November 11, those who came home from World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan, will tell their stories on the stage of the University of Michigan’s Hill Auditorium. The Veterans Story-Hour will be punctuated by a spirited medley of patriotism and sacrifice performed by the University of Michigan Alumni Band and the Concordia University Choir. This is a free event, open to the public and stakeholders alike, to kick-off a year of fund-raising that will build a Fisher House in Michigan. This $8,000,000 gift, with donations solicited by the Rotary Club of Ann Arbor, will create a home-away-from-home for veterans undergoing medical treatment. We can all take pride in giving back to those who have given us so much and to prepare to support those who serve and protect our country now and in the future.
~ Submitted by Karen Kerry, Past President, Rotary Club of Ann Arbor and reprinted from the D6380 October Newsletter
On November 21, 2015, join us at Cross and Resurrection Church in Ypsilanti and help us prepare food packs for KidsAgainst Hunger
Our mission at Kids Against Hunger is to significantly reduce the number of hungry children in the USA and to feed starving children throughout the world. We ship meals to starving children and their families in over 60 countries through partnerships with humanitarian organizations worldwide. We need your help to end world hunger.
Club Information
Rotary Club of Ann Arbor North
Service Above Self
We meet Thursdays at 12:00 PM
Holiday Inn, North Campus
3600 Plymouth Road
Ann Arbor,
MI 48105 United States
