• 5.2.19 – Club 77 – Grand Rapids Yacht Club

    Grand Rapids Yacht Club 740 Lakeside Dr SE, Grand Rapids, MI

    Join us for after work networking and socializing, with food, drinks and door prizes! Please bring your spouses, significant other, friends, co-workers, clients and anyone interested in learning more about Rotary and our Club to this fun event. We will have a brief program and words from our event host.

  • 5.9.19 – Hank Meijer and Gleaves Whitney

    University Club of Grand Rapids 111 Lyon St NW Suite 1025, Grand Rapids, MI, United States

      Hank Meijer is executive chairman of Meijer, Inc. in Grand Rapids.  He joined the family retail business at the age of 11 as a grocery clerk. After serving as a reporter for a Detroit-area newspaper group, he became editor and later publisher of a weekly newspaper in Plymouth, Michigan.  He rejoined Meijer in 1979…

  • 5.16.19 – Service Above Selfie Contest Winners

    University Club of Grand Rapids 111 Lyon St NW Suite 1025, Grand Rapids, MI, United States

    Please join us for a special presentation from three of our four Service Above Selfie Contest Winners! Henna Crowns of Courage, Arts in Motion, and Ele's Place. The Service Above Selfie Contest was created to boost Community Service through recognizing volunteers and the non-profit organizations that they are passionate about. It is also a fun…

  • 5.23.19 – No Luncheon – Memorial Day

      Taken from all about history..... Memorial Day Meaning Memorial Day Meaning – The History Each May, the United States celebrates a day called Memorial Day. Does Memorial Day have meaning? What is the history of Memorial Day? Memorial Day was first widely observed in May 1868. The celebration commemorated the sacrifices of the Civil…

  • 5.30.19 – Rep. Justin Amash

    University Club of Grand Rapids 111 Lyon St NW Suite 1025, Grand Rapids, MI, United States

    Representative Justin Amash (pronounced uh-MOSH) represents Michigan’s Third District in the 116th United States Congress. He was elected to his first term on November 2, 2010. Justin was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He received his bachelor’s degree with High Honors in economics from the University of Michigan and his juris doctor from the University…

  • 6.6.19 – Club 77 @ JW Marriott’s JDEK

    JW Marriott 235 Louis St NW, MI, United States

    Join us for after work networking and socializing, with appetizers and drinks. Please bring your spouses, significant other, friends, co-workers, clients and anyone interested in learning more about Rotary and our Club to this fun event. We will have a brief program and words from our event host.

  • 6.13.19 – Chip Kragt

    University Club of Grand Rapids 111 Lyon St NW Suite 1025, Grand Rapids, MI, United States

    Chip was hired as the Managing Director for 20 Liters in August of 2015. Chip’s background in program implementation, volunteer management, and planning stem from his over 10 years of non-profit experience in Human and Social Service agencies, most recently with the American Red Cross. Chip brings more than 3 years of international experience working…

  • 6.20.19 – Michele Suchovsky

    Michele has served for 15 years as executive director of two nonprofit organizations, the first a disability organization and the second a fundraising and education organization. In these roles, she helped to grow both organizations into thriving nonprofit agencies impacting the lives of children and adults throughout West Michigan. Michele believes that all people should…