Birgit Klohs is President & CEO of The Right Place, Inc., a position she has held since 1987. The Right Place, Inc. is the regional economic development organization in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Under her 33 years of leadership, The Right Place has created over 47,000 new and retained jobs and spurred over $4.7 billion in…
This will be a fun interactive joint meeting with the Rotary Club of Sweden International and it's members. This will held via ZOOM and the ZOOM is provided in the Eventbrite RSVP link below. Please RSVP for this joint meeting through the following Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/136424016907
Your Club 77 Committee is hosting a Super Bowl celebration for this fun Club 77. You are encouraged to wear your favorite team gear. There will be a couple of Super Bowl questions around your favorite Super Bowl pastimes - snacks, halftime shows, etc. discussed during groups breakout sessions. What would a Super Bowl celebration…
Dr. Leadriane Roby was appointed superintendent of Grand Rapids Public Schools in February 2020. Leadriane (pronounced Lee-dree-in) is an experienced and reflective educator with a 26-year history in public education. She began her career as an elementary classroom teacher, advancing to other roles including instructional leader, mentor, elementary and secondary principal and district leader in school…
Please join us at our 2021 SASy luncheon where we will provide insight and information into opportunities for “Future Fellowship”. In an effort to assist Rotarians in finding ways to stay active in the community during restricted time; we have enlisted speakers from three great organizations to share their initiatives as well as specific and…
Gleaves Whitney, who has served as director of the Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies at Grand Valley State University since 2003, was chosen to fill the role of executive director for the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation (GRFPF) effective Sept. 1, 2020. Credited with establishing the first sustained and comprehensive common ground initiative in U.S. higher education, Whitney received…
Club 77 this month is being hosted by Pilgrim Manor and our own Alex Wilson via ZOOM beginning at 4PM. This is going to be a fun pre-St. Patricks Day Celebration, complete with Shamrock Shakes and Goodie Bags to those Rotarians that reserve one! An RSVP is not needed to participate on Thursday, March 4th,…
Please join us for a special presentation from Dr. David Pilgrim as he tells us about the Jim Crow Museum that he founded and curates, then takes us on a virtual tour via ZOOM. Dr. David Pilgrim is a public speaker and one of this country's leading experts on issues relating to multiculturalism, diversity, and…
David Morgan is MSU Foundation Professor of Translational Neuroscience at Michigan State University and Director of the Alzheimer’s Alliance in the College of Human Medicine. He received his PhD from Northwestern University and started his independent career at the University of Southern California. In 1992 he moved to the University of South Florida and was…
Please join us for a fun and information filled Club 77! Invite your friends, co-workers, prospect members and especially those interested in learning more about women's health. The Club 77 will take place via ZOOM beginning at 4:00pm. The ZOOM link is: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86348160639?pwd=TWhWVmlFYStyeHUxMUpBRUt1REhYUT09 Please contact the Rotary officer at rotary@grrotary.org or 616-459-5640 for the passcode…