This is a reminder that we will be meeting at the Butterfly Garden in Gallop Park off Fuller Road for this weeks Rotary lunch at noon! We are also lucky enough to have Andrea Klooster who will be talking to us about the Monarch Butterfly, hopefully with a couple of specimens. Thank you Tammy Broderick!
If you have not signed up and indicated your lunch choice, (Beef, Chicken or Vege) email me or call (734-358-5581) by Wednesday September 2nd. Please remember to bring a chair to sit on as there are not enough benches to accommodate everyone.
Thanks and I hope to see you at the Butterfly Garden on the 3rd, at noon!
The annual spring FUNdraiser has been tentatively set for Saturday, February 6 - that's just five and a half months away! Before we start our formal event planning process, you have been sent a survey to assess member interest in the event and in the theme.
TO DATE, WE HAVE RECEIVED ONLY 10 RESPONSES TO THE SURVEY. If you have not completed the short questionnaire, PLEASE complete the survey at your earliest convenience. The information that our members share is vital to our planning process and based upon interest, will determine if we proceed with the event or look for another fundraising strategy.
Do you know someone who has attended the event and would be interested in sharing their opinions? You are welcome to share the survey as we are also interested in hearing from previous attendees. You can share the survey via the following link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/L657RCH
We will be serving dinner for the families at Ronald McDonald House on Saturday, September 26. We will be serving a salad, entree, side dish, vegetable, bread and butter and dessert for 35 - 40 family members staying at the house in Ann Arbor. We are looking for volunteers: to volunteer to prepare food, assist with set-up, service or clean-up, please contact brigitte.romero@sbcglobal.net
For those who have committed to providing a portion of the meal, here are some guidelines for your use in planning:
• Please expect to prepare food for 35-40 people. While 35 people may not be in the dining room eating your meal when you are at the House, the others will enjoy the leftovers you put in the community refrigerator when they return later from the hospital.
• Bring the necessary food items with you as we may not have the food you need. No beverages need to be supplied as they are available at our House.
• Please check in at our office upon arrival to meet the manager on duty and request an orientation to find your way around the kitchen. • Coats, purses, and any other personal items should be left in the office area.
• Prepare your meal in our kitchen or bring your meal ready to serve.
• Plan to serve the meal from 6:00-7:00 pm. buffet style.
• Clean-up can begin at 7:00 pm. Any leftover food should be put in plastic storage containers, labeled with the contents and date, and put in the Community Refrigerator.
After meeting many of you at the Rotary Leadership Institute in Ann Arbor a few weeks ago, I promised to send out an email with details for the Purple Rose Theatre Rotary Night event that our Chelsea Club is planning for Sept. 26th. Many have been to the Purple Rose before and love Chelsea because of it.
Our club bought out the entire theater so we could invite local Rotary clubs to enjoy a social night and meet other Rotarians. Ticket are $65 each, and include appetizers and wine/beer before the show, and coffee with dessert after the show. If you would like to bring a group of Rotarians from your club to join us, please email me back with your interest and our chairman of the event, Lorna Tackwell, will contact you to collect your information.
Here is a little more about the Purple Rose for those who have never visited:
