Sweet News of Rotary
 
Rotary International
President 
Francesco Arezzo
 
Rotary District 6400
District Governor
 
Linda Morrow
 
Area & Assistant Governor
Bob Curtis
 
Dean of Assistant Governor
Ed Smith
 
District Governor Elect
Kim Spirou
 
District Governor Nominee
Therese Maggioncalda
Executives & Directors
President
 
President Elect
 
President Nominee
 
Treasurer
 
Assistant Treasurer
 
Secretary
 
Director
 
Past President At Large
 
Director
 
Assistant Secretary
 
Immediate Past President
 
Executive Secretary
 
International Service Chair
 
Membership Chair
 
The Rotary Foundation Chair
 
Community Service
 
Sergeant-at-Arms
 
PR/Social Media/Marketing
 
Vocational Services
 
Speakers
Jul 07, 2025
Presentation of Launch Trenton checks
Jul 14, 2025
Jul 21, 2025
Club updates
Jul 28, 2025
Maternal and Child Health Club Speaker
Aug 25, 2025
Sep 01, 2025
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Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Bob Burns
July 8
 
Kathy Kane
July 13
 
Spouse Birthdays
Susan Borrows
July 16
 
Anniversaries
Joanie Barnett
Randy Barnett
July 7
 
Bob Paulbeck
Kathleen Paulbeck
July 24
 
Join Date
Ed Neubecker
July 8, 2024
1 year
 
Dale Malzahn
July 9, 2018
7 years
 
Mike K McNally
July 12, 1987
38 years
 
Noel Jackson
July 30, 2004
21 years
 
Upcoming Events
Rotary Meeting
Westfield Activities Center
Jul 07, 2025
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
 
Board meeting at Mom's retaurant
Jul 10, 2025
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
 
Rotary Meeting
Westfield Activities Center
Jul 14, 2025
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
 
6:01 Meeting
Sibley Gardens
Jul 14, 2025 6:00 PM
 
Walk through Downtown Detroit with the Paulbecks
Jul 16, 2025 5:30 PM
 
Rotary Meeting
Westfield Activities Center
Jul 21, 2025
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
 
Rotary Meeting
Westfield Activities Center
Jul 28, 2025
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
 
6:01 Meeting
Sibley Gardens
Jul 28, 2025 6:00 PM
 
Rotary Meeting
Westfield Activities Center
Aug 04, 2025
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
 
Rotary Meeting
Westfield Activities Center
Aug 11, 2025
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
 
View entire list
 
Member Engagement 
by Rose Angela Gronda
 
Our next member engagement is a Walk through Detroit with Bob and Kathy Paulbeck on July 16th.  We will be meeting at the Westfield Center at 5:30.
 
 

Zelle

Looking for an easy way to pay your Rotary bill?
We've got the answer!
 
The Trenton Rotary Club is now accepting Zelle payments.  All you need to do is sign in to Zelle and use the phone number (248) 247-9433.  You will see the zelle symbol and the Trenton Rotary Club name listed. Your money will be directly deposited into the Rotary account.  Please put your invoice number on your Zelle payment.  Please reach out to Jean Wloszek with questions.
 
 
 
Do you shop at Kroger?
You can help Trenton Rotary!

Visit http://www.kroger.com. Once logged into your Kroger account and search for Trenton Rotary Foundation, Inc either by name or QC394 and then click Enroll. New users will need to create an account which requires some basic information, a valid email address and a rewards card. Rotary gets a donation based on your purchase!

*Customers must have a registered Kroger rewards card account to link to our organization.
 
 
 
 

 

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Ronnie Ruelle
Editor
 

 

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President's Corner
 
Greetings, Rotarians!
 
Welcome to the Sweet Year of Rotary! I’m looking forward to an exciting, impactful, and fun-filled year with all of you.
 
A heartfelt thank you to Noel for your outstanding leadership during 2024–2025. Your efforts have truly helped move our club forward, and I’m excited to continue working with you through 2026.
 
This week, we’ll be presenting checks to the recipients of the Launch Trenton grants. Please join us to celebrate and support these local businesses and their achievements!
 
Also, a quick update on lunch pricing:
      •     $13 if you opt in
      •     $15 if you pay at the meeting
Many thanks to Rose Angela for stepping up to coordinate this.
 
Reminder: we have our first board meeting Thursday, July 10th at 7:00 am at Mom's (yes that is 7:00am)
 
Let’s make it a sweet and successful year together!
 
Installation Dinner Fun
 
 

 
 
 
 
Rotary International Convention 2026
 
 

Presidential message

Francesco Arezzo, 2018-20 RI director.

Francesco Arezzo

President 2025-26

July 2025

Francesco Arezzo is an orthodontist in private practice and owns an agricultural enterprise that produces extra virgin olive oil in Sicily.

Arezzo is a graduate of the University of Padua and a member of the Italian, European, and American orthodontics associations, as well as the Italian and European lingual orthodontics associations. He is a dentistry graduate of the University of Cagliari, where he also received a master’s in lingual orthodontics.

He has served as vice president of the National Association of Italian Dentists for the province of Ragusa and was the founder and head for seven years of the Ragusa delegation to the National Trust for Italy.

Arezzo is also the owner of an agricultural enterprise and producer of extra virgin olive oil in the Monti Iblei region of Sicily. He has been vice president of the administrative council of the consortium controlling and regulating quality production of oil in that region. He owns two boutique hotel settlements there. He enjoys modern art and opera.

A Rotary member for 36 years, Arezzo has served as vice chair of the Joint Strategic Planning Committee and as RI director, chair of the 2023 Melbourne Convention Committee, learning facilitator, and district conference presidential representative, among other roles.

He is married to Anna Maria Arezzo-Criscione, an entrepreneur in the tourism field. They have two daughters and two grandchildren. His daughter Raffaela spent a year in Florida as part of a Rotary Youth Exchange. Francesco and Anna Maria are Benefactors and Major Donors to The Rotary Foundation.