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LAKES AREA ROTARY

We meet In Person & Online

Tuesdays at 11:45 AM

Hospitality House

2075 E West Maple Rd
Ste B204 (enter from pkg lot)
Walled Lake, MI 48390
United States of America

Phone:

(248) 390-8572

Email:

lakesarearotary@gmail.com

Hybrid Meetings on 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th Tuesdays ~ in person or Zoom at 11:45 for networking ~ meeting begins at 12:05. Social time (bring a friend) ~ 1st Tuesday of the month 5:30-6:30 pm at Kickstand Brewing Co/3050 Union Lake Rd/Commerce, MI.

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Ongoing Opiate Crisis

November 9: Rony Foumia, Pharmacist

Rony Foumia, a graduate of WSU's, Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, has been a licensed pharmacist in the State of Michigan since 1999. He is currently the Director of Community Pharmacy at Ascension Health for Michigan. In the past he worked as a Pharmacy Manager, Pharmacy Supervisor and District Manager for both CVS and Rite Aid. Rony was appointed by Governor Snyder in 2017 to the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee and was reappointed in 2019 to the same committee by Governor Whitmer. Rony serves on the Executive Board for the Oakland County Pharmacists association. Rony will address the ongoing opiate crisis at our meeting. Learn more about Rony at https://cphs.wayne.edu/news/alumnus-rony-foumia-99-wins-pharmacist-of-the-year-award-from-the-michigan-society-of-community-pharmacists--43274

Join us in person at Hospitality House conference room (bring your own lunch and beverage) or join virtually via Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81372117877?pwd=b2xPU2xGbkd5VFhaQ0JIVlJ6R3I2UT09. Meeting ID: 813 7211 7877
Passcode: 525224

Haushalt Thapa - November 23, 2021

November 23, 2021 - 11:45 am - 1:00 pm Haushalt Thapa - Founder of Children and Youth First (Nepal)

Haushala Thapa, the Founder Director of a nonprofit 501 c3 organization called Children and Youth First Nepal ( CYF Nepal), will join us in person at Hospitality House conference room on November 23. Haushala runs a school established in 2009 when she and a friend rescued 14 students and began providing them with empathetic based learning and healthy outdoor spaces. She is dedicated educating children from marginalized communities. Her school includes farming to grow their own foods and a space dedicated to understanding childhood memories to help guide the children on viable career paths. We are excited to have her with us during her visit to the US and club members Jen and Kevin James.

Monica House and Champ Vist LARC

Champ visits LARC!

November 30, 2021 11:45am - 1:00pm (Bring your own Lunch)

Champ, therapy dog at Mary Helen Guest elementary, is coming to our Rotary meeting. Monica House, his handler will share how Walled Lake became involved with the program. The dogs are owned by the school they work in and reside with a staff member, in this case, Monica. Children benefit in many ways from interacting with Champ during the day. We helped three additiona dogs ~ Brook, Wallee and Romeo ~ to join the WLCSD family!

You won't want to miss this exciting meeting and your chance to meet Champ!

But, if you absolutely canot join us please join in virtually at:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81372117877?pwd=b2xPU2xGbkd5VFhaQ0JIVlJ6R3I2UT09

Meeting ID: 813 7211 7877
Passcode: 525224

Readers to Leaders

October 12 - Linda Eastman: Readers to Leaders

Please join us in person (Hospitality House Conference Room/2075 E West Maple, Ste. B204), or virtually from 11:45 am to 1:00 pm to learn how to create a successful international project from Linda Eastman who will share about her experiences taking readers to leaders in Central America.

Linda is a native Michigander, having lived in the Detroit area all her life. She and husband Jay have four grown children and six beloved grandchildren. Linda's educational background is in Latin American Studies. A former primary school Spanish teacher, she became interested in Guatemala when her husband was invited to serve as medical director of a Rotary Medical mission team. He recruited her to interpret for the group, and she has never looked back. She later joined the Rotary Club of Rochester, Michigan and serves on the Board of Directors. Her passion is literacy, and her focus is on pre-primary literacy. Presently, she is the program coordinator for Reach Out and Read, a school readiness program set in the pediatric office.

If you are joining in person please BYO lunch/beverage. If you are joining virtually here is the Zoom link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5017763035.

Bridget Shingleton - A Literate Life

September 28 at 11:45 join us in person at Hospitality House/2075 E West Maple/Walled Lake, MI in the conference room (enter via the door to the right of the HH main entrance). BYO lunch/beverage.

Or, join us by Zoom: Meeting begins at noon.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5017763035

We'll enjoy a brief Ted talk on the topic of literacy by Bridget Shingleton, of the Brunner Literacy Center in Dayton, OH followed by information on how we can take action via the Oakland County Literacy Counsel where Lisa Machesky, the Executive Director advises they now have need of virtual tutors for both reading and math.

New Meeting Place

Lakes Area Rotary begins meeting at Hospitality House

Hospitality House's conference room is our new meeting place.

Thank you, Hospitality House!

Lunch is BYO - Bring something from home or your favorite local food emporium.

Arrive or join via Zoom at 11:45 for networking and social time.

(Zoom link is located near the top of our home page, click Join Us Online).

Meetings will begin at 12:05 pm.

Hospitality House is located at 2075 E West Maple, Ste. B204 in the industrial complex on the North side of E West Maple Road at the point where the divided road ends when approaching from M-5. Follow the entry road into the parking lot and turn right. HH is located in the SE corner of the building set in that side of the parking lot. The main door will be locked as they are not open for clients on Tuesdays. There is a door directly to left (S wing of the building) which will be open and leads directly into the conference room we'll be using.

Hybrid meetings via Zoom

You're invited to join our meetings via Zoom if you cannot join us in person.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5017763035

Rick Maicki - Putting for Polio

Rick Maicki: Fun-Fundraiser App

September 14 we will meet virtually. Zoom to chat at 11:45, the meeting begins at noon. Our speaker is Rick Maicki, son of Dr. Henry and Marlenn Maicki, who developed an app that incorporates both fun and fundraising. West Bloomfield club is planning an event in October and has asked us to join in.

It works much like March Madness. Looking forward to learning about this app that allows us to participate virtually or with a group of folks for small home gatherings.

Invite your friends to join us by sharing the link. This app has applications way beyond Rotary events.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5017763035

August 31: Speaker Kathy Crawford

August 31: Speaker Kathy Crawford via Zoom

Join us Tuesday August 31 via Zoom, for our special guest, Former Representative Kathy Crawford.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5017763035

What do you do after you are term limited out of office? You come back home and jump into chairing the Novi Library Board and Novi Historical Commission. Kathy has 35 years of working to better the life of seniors in Novi, Oakland County and the state of Michigan. She is a best selling author with her book Two Broads Abroad. In the Legislature, she chaired the Families, Children and Seniors Committee. She is a mother and grandmother and in her spare time chairs the senior luncheon at the Michigan State Fair.

She will be sharing with us the life story of a woman whose family ran the concession at Dodge Park on Walled Lake (currently it’s known as Lakeshore Park). It’s a fascinating story of our community in an earlier time.

DG Brenda Visits LARC

August 23, 2021 District Governor, Brenda "WooWoo" Tipton visits Lakes Area Rotary

Meet at Noon at: Lunch provided

Chez McVey

Paul and Lorrie McVey

783 Woodhaven Dr

Commerce, MI 48390

(Located in condos at the SW corner of Welch and EW Maple Road)

Please join in person if possible but if you cannot be there live here is a zoom link so you can enjoy the fun:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5017763035

BrendaK “WooWoo,” as she is commonly known, currently works in the Corporate World and has interest in the Business World.

She has worked for AT&T for over 23 years. After a large outsourcing initiative 2019 she is currently serving in the capacity as a Corporate Technical Team Lead managing the IT Enterprise Storage Operations for IBM supporting the AT&T account.

She is also a business partner in a growing Anti-Aging Health and Wellness company.

Brenda was invited to join the Livingston Sunrise Rotary Club in 2012. She has been very active in chairing committees, planning events and was club President in 2017-2018 where she grew the club by 22 new members. She was a District Assistant Governor for Sector 9 under Jane McManus and served as District Membership Chair under Sparky Leonard. Continuing on with her Rotary Career she will be serving as our District Governor in the 2021-2022 year.

She enjoys lake living, her winter home in Florida, Boxing, Yoga, Boating, and is very thankful and blessed for her family and those that are close. She also spends time engaging in numerous volunteering activities and has 3 Rescue Collies that keep her very entertained!

In addition to her famous "WooWoo" she is know as the District CEEO - Chief Encouragement and Excitement Officer!

Dr. Pamela Jackson

August 10, 2021: Pamela Jackson: Trustee at OCC

Pamela S. Jackson was elected to the Oakland Community College Board of Trustees in 2016. Her extensive professional roles have ranged from orchestrating a construction project renovating apartments for homeless veterans to construction consultation and college-level teaching. Her consulting firm, Fresh Perspectives, specializes in construction, historic restoration, renovations and prison education. Dr. Jackson’s varied experiences have allowed her to serve Oakland Community College as educator and Board member.

Dr. Jackson’s ties to Oakland Community College are extensive including serving as both Mathematics and Construction and Concrete Construction Management Faculty at the College’s Orchard Ridge Campus for more than 31 years. In these roles, she created and taught a plethora of classes in person and online. In addition, Dr. Jackson’s tenure included active involvement in curriculum and program design, as well as facilities management at the Orchard Ridge Campus.

A respected educator, Dr. Jackson’s teaching extended into program and department leadership. She served as Interim Dean of Academic and Student Services for parts of 1999-2004, where she supervised academic departments at the Orchard Ridge Campus and coordinated budgets, scheduling, and technology room renovations. Prior to that, she served as Math Department Chair and Construction Management Program Coordinator.

ZOOM LINK (recurring): https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5017763035
Meeting ID: 501 776 3035

Social Networking - August 3

YOUR INVITED TO HAVE A LARK WITH LARC!

Every Month it's 1st Tuesday Fun Day

Join us for Social Networking Event

Sidecar Slide Bar

2215 Haggerty Road

Commerce, MI

5:30-6:30 pm

Dr. Carol Pandak

Dr. Carol Pandak- RI's Strategic Plan for Polio Plus

Road trip to visit Waterford Rotary at the Shark’s Club/6665 Highland Rd. Meeting begins at Noon. Speaker, Dr. Carol Pandak, Rotary International Polio Plus Director, is perhaps the most knowledgeable person on polio eradication strategy in the world! Dr. Pandak will update us on Rotary’s exciting PolioPlus Strategic Plans. Please join us in hearing how this new expanded plan will include many different areas to enhance our Polio Eradication Strategy and the health of those we serve

If you cannot attend in-person please join via Zoom:

https://zoom.us/j/99358684111...

Meeting ID: 993 5868 4111

Passcode: 867942

Steven Lett: Redistricting Commission

Curious about all this Redistricting Talk? Steve Lett can help!

Tuesday, July 13 Steven Lett of Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission will be our speaker. Have you been wondering what all that redistricting talk in the news is about? This is your chance to find out! The Redistricting Commission consists of representatives from the major political parties. Mr. Lett, an Independent, will share the mission of this important commission. Rotary is a non-political organization. Information, not politics will be at the center of all discussion. Q & A will follow the presentation. Join us in person at the Sidecar Slider Bar - 2215 Haggerty Road/Commerce (order off the menu) or via Zoom. Details below.

ZOOM LINK (recurring): https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5017763035
Meeting ID: 501 776 3035

Nicole Beetsch - A Vision for Clean Water

Nicole (Nikki) Beetsch - A Vision for Clean Water

Zoom with us: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5017763035

Nikki has over 25 years experience in public health, mainly focus on source water protection, drinking water and water re-use project globally. Opportunities to work with innovative solutions to bring sufficient and safe water to the communities of greatest needs has been Nikki’s largest inspiration.

Committed to the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goal 6 – Clean Water and Sanitation, Nikki is a technical consultant to the World Health Organization’s WHO Scheme to Evaluate Household Water Treatment Technologies, a member with the Rotary E-club of WASH (D9980) and the Director of Governmental, Non-Governmental and Uniformed Services with the not-for-profit, NSF International.

Eric Siegrist - Speaker June 1, 2021

June 1, 2021 11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Eric Siegrist: Michigan Youth Education Fund

June 1, 2021

11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5017763035

Eric Siegrist, Founder & Executive Director for the Michigan Youth Education Fund, is our speaker this week. A student at Grand Valley State University studying accounting and finance, Eric has been an active member of his community at school and home in Wixom. As a Walled Lake Central alumnus, Eric knows first-hand the importance that extracurricular activities make for students. He will discuss the importance of extracurricular activities for students, their impact, and challenges students, families, and schools face.

Food Drive a Success

LARC donates Therapy Dogs to WLCD

LARC DONATES THERAPY DOGS to WLCD

Lakes Area Rotary Club (LARC) recently dedicated funds donated by the Estate of long-time member, Al Karner, toward the purchase of a therapy dog for Walled Lake Consolidated Schools. Taking their lead from Al, who was known for his dedication to the community, Paul and Lorrie McVey added sufficient funds from their Donor Advised fund at SE Michigan Foundation to complete paying for the cost of one dog. Walled Lake Consolidated Schools recognized the potential for getting three dogs and used these donations to incentivize additional donations as outlinedin this article from “Learning in Walled Lake Consolidated Schools”. Vol.34. No.1.

Pandemic Relief for Detroit Project

Join us via Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5017763035 April 6 at 11:45 am as we welcome Manish Mehta and Ashish Sarkar, presenters. We will learn how Lakes Area Rotary joined with twelve local Rotary clubs and one in India along with a Novi based medical volunteer group, Palav, to establish a Global Grant over $72,000 to complete the Pandemic Relief for Detroit Project. PPE of over 85,000 masks, gloves, gowns, sanitization stations and cash contributions as well as over 100,000 meals for Detroit vulnerable were provided this past winter. This is an opportunity to see and understand how working together can accomplish great things along with how we were a part of making it happen.

New Member Jen James: Crisis Text Line

Jen James of Crisis Text Line will join us Tuesday, February 23 from 11:45 to 1:00 pm to share how Crisis Text Line is meeting the needs of teens and young adults. Zoom with us at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5017763035. Networking 11:45-noon. Program begins at noon.

Jen has held prominent roles at Crisis Text Line, including creating the volunteer curriculum & training, hiring & training the original supervision team, and serving as the voice of the community. Bottomline: Jen is the heart of Crisis Text Line and the spine of its philosophy. Prior to her role as Founding Supervisor of Crisis Text Line, Jen created the first Chat and Text Crisis service available in Michigan.

Her areas of expertise include community engagement, as well as Public Speaking regarding crisis intervention and suicide prevention. She's able to connect with teens and young adults with her authentic approach in starting those tough conversations.

Team Turkey 2020 Underway

Team Turkey 2020 - Seeking Donations and Drivers

Team Turkey 2020 is full speed ahead. This year we secured a grant to help us reach more Lakes Area families in need. With the help of Walled Lakes Schools we are identifying 45 families to receive a full Thanksgiving Dinner on Thanksgiving Day this year. Deliveries with be made by club members and friends. Masks will be worn and physical distancing will be practiced to ensure the safety of all. Want to be a driver? Send a message to lakesarearotary@gmail.com with your name and contact information. Want to help supply a dinner for four (cost $50), may a donation in any amount you choose by clicking the Donate button on the left side of our Home page. All donations made between now and November 30 will go toward food insufficiency in the Lakes Area.

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