Join us for tasty BREAKFAST treats, POSITIVE energy and HEARTS of service! Club business starts promptly at 7:30 am, with pledges, announcements, Fine Sheriff duties and HAPPY DOLLARS. A weekly talk ENRICHING our lives takes us to 8:30am.
Happy New Year! I'm sick of hearing that phrase already. Here's a good reply: So what's up with you in twenty twenty two? Join us each and almost every Friday for The Livingston Sunrise Rotary Club breakfast, held at the LESA building in Howell.
Socialization begins about 7:15 am.
The meeting rings in promptly at 7:30. Please help set up and help tear down. Bring someone to breakfast as a guest. Pay Madam Treasurer only $5. Do NOT pass Go, do NOT collect $150. Late? Cough up a buck to the Fine Sheriff.
BRING at least $5 for the 50/50 DRAWING. (The POT is at $862 and growing... there are about 10 cards left.) Exact change is appreciated! If you buy one set of tickets, the odds are less than 1 in 30 that your number will be called. (Assuming 25 buy one set of tickets.) Wouldn't you like to double the chances with a 1 to 15 odds? Just purchase two sets of tickets for $10.
You have a better chance of picking the Ace of Hearts THIS WEEK! Play strategically! Will it come down to the last card again? All proceeds help pay for President's Night 2022.
If you cannot make it to a meeting in person, please join us via ZOOM and keep your VIDEO camera on so we can see your smiling face!
If you do show up, remember the CDC has recommended that EVERYONE wear a mask INDOORS, even if you have been vaxxed AND boosted. This Omicron variant of CoViD-19 is so contagious, it has created many, many breakthrough infections, even with people who have had CoViD-19. Masks, however, are NOT mandatory, but highly encouraged for Rotary Club members and their guests. Feel free to social distance as well.
Greeters should arrive BY 7:15 AM and assist members to set up, hand out name badges, welcome guests and identify visiting Rotarians. Smile!
JANUARY
GREETERS - JANUARY 14, '22
JERRY BEAMER
JAKE LARIOZA
GREETERS - JANUARY 21, 2022
JULIE BEAMER
HARVEY LARSON
GREETERS - JANUARY 28, 2022
LUANNE BIBBEE
KATE LAWRENCE
FEBRUARY
GREETERS - FEBRUARY 4, 2022
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GREETERS - FEBRUARY 11, 2022
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GREETERS - FEBRUARY 18, 2022
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GREETERS - FEBRUARY 25, 2022
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If you for some reason you are unable to fulfill your bi-annual responsibility as an OFFICIAL GREETER when assigned, please let me know at least a week in advance. The week of our meeting, you are responsible for arranging your own replacement!
In addition to reaching out to members with cards, phone calls and encouragement, this ENERGETIC group continues to meet monthly to plan some great activities/altruism at club meetups. They work together with our Membership Team, so we CONNECT with one another in meaningful ways. Show some LOVE to Anne R, Luanne B, Mark R, Donna G and the team for their efforts!
Check Out the ClubRunner Calendar atwww.livingstonsunriserotary.orgfor ALL upcoming events, weekly activities, club business meetings, information about upcoming speakers and MORE! [HINT:all of the blue underlined words above are hotlinks for a website or email!]
Get to know your fellow Rotarians better. Join us this coming TUESDAYs in HOWELL for stimulating conversation, tidbits of inside information, good food [and drink, but who's judging? There are 72 craft beer taps y'all.] fun and fellowship outside of our regular Friday meetings. It's at Coratti's in Downtown Howell.
Invite your extended Rotary Family [aka spouses], friends or co-workers. This also is a great way to introduce them to our club and what makes LSRC so special! There simply isn't enough time at our weekly meetings to get to know one another better. SO, EACH ONE BRING ONE.
Our District Membership continues to grow. We've added 75+ new members in the first six months of our calendar year. Thank you for your continued support of our District Membership's “Each One Bring One” campaign. [Remember, guest meal tickets are just $5. Pay the lady!]
As we head into the latter half of the Rotary year, our District, our communities and the world will need your support more than ever. It is my hope that together, we will continue to Engage, Excite and most importantly HAVE FUN. I look forward to serving with all of you during the next six months of our Rotary year. "WooWoo"!!
Our thanks to you and the Livingston Sunrise Rotary Club for your continued support of The Dance Project, an educational 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to changing the culture by promoting positive dancing. We are reaching teens WORLDWIDE with practices and principles that encourage leadership, self-confidence and respect. Our work is POWERFUL, so that students can REPEL unwanted advances at their school dances AND in life.
The BlackLight Dance, a swing dance with lessons for teens, is planned for Saturday, Jan. 15th. Numerous volunteers are needed to ensure that this community event is safe and fun for area teens. Service opportunities are between two and three hours in length are available at the organization headquarters and on location in the Milford/Highland area between 2:00 and 11:00 pm, Saturday, Jan. 15th.
All the information about the event, and required forms can be found on the event webpage. Thank you for your time, energy and effort to help area teens together with The Dance Project.
Yours truly,
Jamie
Jamie Nicholson & The Dance Project 248-210-9409 thedanceproject.info
Gleaners needs us to help restock the personal care items they give to needy people and families. Tucked away in your bathroom closet, you must have some sample sizes of deodorant, shampoo, toothpaste, shaving cream, little bars of soap, hand cream, shaving cream... you know, the stuff you'd pick up at hotels when you used to travel PRE CoViD-19. I don't know about you, but since I bought a Sonic toothbrush, I've been accumulating a ton free toothbrushes from my dentist for the last 10 years. Bring those!
If YOUR cupboard is bare, you also can pick up some sample sizes at your local grocery store, Meijers, CVS or Walgreens. Bring them to Friday's meeting and Terry Defina will collect them and give them to Gleaners.
PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD AND VOLUNTEER for COMMUNITY CONNECT
Hello Sunrise Rotarians & Happy New Year!
I ask that you share this information with anyone you know who may potentially benefit. More information will be shared at our Friday meetings.
Livingston County’s 15th Annual Community Connectwill take place on Saturday, February 5th from10am until 2pm at 2|42 Community Churchin Genoa Township. This free event is hosted by the Livingston County Homeless Continuum of Care Committee and serves as a one-stop shop for resources and services.
Guests will have access to food, personal care items, haircuts, laundry detergent, socks, legal consultation, and more. Breakfast and lunch are provided at no charge. No registration is required, but attendees need to secure their own transportation to and from the event.
In order to make this event as successful as possible,hundreds of dedicated volunteers are being sought. Volunteers are needed to not only welcome guests and help them find resources, but also for setting up on the day before, taking down after the event, and making sure the facility is clean and safe during the day. Free lunch, snacks and beverages will be available to Saturday volunteers.
The Committee recognizes the concern for public health in gatherings and is encouraging mask wearing to help mitigate the spread of COVID. They ask that anyone experiencing any symptoms on the day of the event, to please stay home and rest.
Volunteers may register online at https://bit.ly/3HACNOf, or by calling Liz Welch for more information at 810-494-3000. Volunteer registrations are due by January 21st.
Thank you,
Mark
Mark Robinson
LET'S CELEBRATE HIGHWAY M-36 ROTARY CLUB in PINCKEY
Dear Rotary Friends:
As you know our Highway M-36 Rotary Club has successfully chartered but, hasn’t been able to hold a celebration party due to Covid-19 restrictions until NOW!
As a Rotarian and friend you are receiving this invitation for our chartering party CELEBRATION!
On Saturday February 12, 2022 an evening at the Dio Dinner Theater in Pinckney Michigan is reserved for just our Rotary Celebration. Beginning at 6:30pm we will start with a full plated dinner and some Charter Celebration announcements, followed by a live performance of “Jenny’s House of Joy” put on by the award winning cast of the DIO Playhouse in Pinckney, and of course lots of Rotary Fellowship!
Ticket cost for the event is $75.
The Highway M-36 Rotary Club thanks you for the support and help you have given us in our journey from a satellite club of the Livingston Sunrise Club to a fully chartered Club. We hope you will join us in the fun beginning of our Rotary Clubs service to our community and the world!
Tickets are limited, so to purchase a ticket and reserve your place at this fun event call Pam House at 517-304-1190.
Yours in Rotary,
Nelson
Nelson Edwards, Club President
Pamela Pamela House, Club President Elect
LET'S GET BUSY with MIDNIGHT in the TROPICS
We are getting very close to our wonderful MITT event and we still need some volunteers.
This event really is a blast and the more hands helping, the more we can all enjoy the event. Below is a list of open assignments. Spouses and family members encouraged to participate, too.
If you have any questions, please reach out to Jim Watters and Anne Rennie
Assist team with related activities -- ??? Work w/W4 signs on design; insure W4 has all Sponsor information & logos; order & pick up banner & hang (John Scotta will hang) - ???
Decor Support People. Help set up tables and decorations the morning of the event. --- ??? (two persons needed)
Live Auction Spotters -- ??? [3 positions open]
Support Person, Venue Key Contact -- ???
Sound System Support Person -- ???
VIP Welcoming Team 5-6:30 pm --- ??? [Four people needed.]
Marketing and Public Relations -- Facebook & Social Media -- ???
SUPPORT GUATEMALA LITERACY SCHOLARSHIP PROJECT for $100
Dear LSRC Members,
Last year 20 of us took it upon ourselves to add two students for scholarships in the Rise Program and contributing to breaking the cycle of poverty in Guatemala.
Those of us who have received reports know how well our 2 students have done as well as the ongoing amazing success of the program.
In order for these TWO students to remain on scholarship, we need to step up for renewal. Since this is a 501c3, we can run this through the LSR Foundation (as we did least year) but we need the commitment of at least 20 of us at $100 each.
Please reply to me with your commitment and I'll count them up, send you the payment info for the Foundation and coordinate the renewal. Please note we only have mid-January to get this done.
If we get more than the $2,000 we can look at a third scholarship, or partial third scholarship.
You can enjoy a meal with local Rotarians every day of the week:
Monday - Lunch - Howellat Howell Board of Education Room at the Administration Building (on Highlander Way)
Tuesday - Lunch - Brightonat the Brighton Community Building (aka the Boy Scout Building)
Tuesday - Lunch - Lyon Area at Abbey Park at Mill River...off Milford Road, south of I-96, across from Coyote Golf Club
Wednesday - Lunch - Fowlerville at First United Methodist Church on 2nd Street
Thursday - Breakfast - Hartland Rotary Club, at the Hartland Insurance Agency (Old US 23, just north of M 59).
Thursday - Lunch - Novi at Suburban Collection Showcase
- NOON - Milford Rotary Club, Bakers at Milford, 2925 S. Milford Road
Take the opportunity to see other clubs, meet other Rotarians and see how they do things. These count as "Make Up" meetings if you can't attend your regular weekly club meeting.
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event is safe and fun for area teens. 
Those of us who have received reports know how well our 2 students have done as well as the ongoing amazing success of the program.
