February 14, 2011
Howell Rotary News - 2-14-11
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!
"Livingston County Literacy Council"
will be our program topic on Monday, with speaker Donna Gehringer. Donna will share stats about the importance of literacy in young children, local literacy initiatives, and more. This is great timing with March Literacy month coming up.
Welcome to our newest members: Candy Jones-Guerin
who is 'officially' a member through First Impression Print and Marketing (she was a member through LACASA for a long time) and Erica Karfonta from OLHSA, who transfers her membership from the Sunrise Rotary Club. Both ladies are high energy and will be great assets to the Howell Rotary Club. Welcome!
Last week's meeting
brought together our various committees for our Quarterly Club Assembly. Great discussion and great participation! There were several comments from the committees about evaluating our resources (both volunteer and monetarily) and possibly being more focused with our energies.
This thought process truly aligns with the direction Rotary International is going. Here's a snippet from a release just received from RI: "
The RI Board agreed at its November meeting to phase out the World Community Service and Rotary Volunteers programs, effective 30 June. This decision was made in light of the priorities of the revised RI Strategic Plan and the need for an overall shift in how Rotary International administers its programs, moving to a "resource and support" model. The goal of the new model is to expand resources in a way that helps clubs connect and partner with greater ease, leading to an increase in the number and scope of significant international service projects." Collaborations and partnerships.what a great idea!
Mark Your Calendars!
March 19th - Bowl for Kids.
'Bowl Master' Dan Murdock is The Man in Charge. Should be a fun time for all.you don't have to be a great bowler, or even a good bowler. Let your friends and relatives know you're bowling to help local at-risk kids who need someone special in their lives.
March 18th - Tour de Livingston Committee Meeting, 8-9 a.m.
at the Howell Chamber building. We'd love to have more people join us on the planning committee for this year's TdL! Lots to do and lots of people needed to pull it all together.
March 25th - Community Resource Fair, 4:30-8 p.m.
(HHS cafeteria, in conjunction with the Livingston County Home Show.) Tour de Livingston / Howell Rotary will have an informational booth. Help us staff the booth or just stop in to show your support!
April 30th - Interact 5K Run.
Lots of help needed - contact Peter Bowen for more info.