by Ingrid Nova | May 19, 2013 | Speakers for the Month
Upcoming Speakers
We have a great lineup of speakers for East Lansing Rotary in June:
June 3 – Club Assembly where we’ll preview final details of the $500,000 Playground in the Park Reimagined!
June 10 – State Representative Sam Singh (D-East Lansing) will update us on education, healthcare expansion and the state budget.
June 17 – Dizzy Warren of Michigan Consumers for Healthcare will update us on how the Affordable Healthcare Act will impact Michigan
June 24 – Heather Spielmaker of Cooley Law School will tell us about how the nation’s largest law school is assisting our veterans
All club meetings begin at noon at the University Club of East Lansing. Guests are welcome to join us (the buffet lunch is $15). For more information click here.
by Ingrid Nova | May 19, 2013 | Awards, District 6360
Congratulations to our own Mark Henne (l) for his leadership at this weekend’s Rotary District 6360 Conference in Grand Rapids, held jointly with our neighbors from District 6290.
Mark turns over the duties of District 6360 Governor to Terry Allen (r) at the end of June. Terry and his wife Liz have big shoes to fill!
by Ingrid Nova | Apr 16, 2013 | Speakers for the Month
Every week East Lansing Rotary offers compelling speakers on a variety of issues. Coming up…
April 22 – Dr. Marsha Rappley, Dean of MSU’s College of Human Medicine
Michigan State University’s response to the projected shortage of medical professionals
April 29 – Senate Democratic Leader Gretchen Whitmer (D-East Lansing)
Legislative update: the budget, taxes, education funding
May 6 – Jim Hidlay, Vice President of Global Marketing, TechSmith
The software revolution in our classrooms
May 13 – Rich Robinson, Executive Director, Michigan Campaign Finance Network
Campaign finance and gerrymandering: taking ‘representative’ out of our representative democracy?
May 20 – Amy Hodgson, Superintendent of Dansville Schools
Dansville’s pilot “iPad in the Classroom” project
May 27 – Memorial Day (no meeting)
All East Lansing Rotary meetings are open to the general public. Meetings are noon at the University Club of MSU. The $15 meeting charge includes an excellent buffet luncheon, complete with the University Club’s famous dessert table!
For more information, email us!
by Ingrid Nova | Apr 15, 2013 | Community Service Ongoing, Events, Foundation and Fund Raising, Playground in the Park
The Community Relations Coalition (CRC) is proud to host the 2nd Annual Taste of East Lansing on Saturday, April 27 from 4-7 p.m. on the 300 block of Albert Street in downtown East Lansing. This tasty event will offer opportunities to sample local cuisine from sixteen different vendors, a silent auction, live music and entertainment, childrens activities and fun for students and families alike.
To taste the delicious samples from local vendors, food tickets may be purchased for $2. Food samples may be redeemed for one or two tickets each. Twenty-five percent of food ticket proceeds and 50 percent of silent auction proceeds will be donated to the Rotary Club of East Lansing’s Playground in the Park Re-Imagined project. The project will bring a new playground to Patriarche Park in 2014. The park is located in the Bailey neighborhood, one of the three neighborhoods supported by the CRC.
by Ingrid Nova | Apr 4, 2013 | Foundation and Fund Raising, Playground in the Park
Very exciting news! The state has approved a $300,000 appropriation for the Patriarche Park project. This means we can plan our build date and work at raising the remainder of funds needed for an awesome new, safe, accessible play structure. Thanks to Representatives Sam Singh, Andy Schor and Tom Cochran for their support!
