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4.11.19 – Interact Luncheon & Christy Buck
University Club of Grand Rapids 111 Lyon St NW Suite 1025, Grand Rapids, MI, United StatesOur Interact students will lead this luncheon today as part of their leadership involvement with our Club. These students join us from Catholic Central High School, City High Middle School, East Grand Rapids High School, Grand Rapids Christian School, Ottawa Hills High School, Union High School and West Catholic High School. They will moderate the…
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4.16.19 – The Frederik Meijer Service Above Self Award Dinner
The Cultural Center at St. Nicholas 2250 E. Paris Ave SE, Grand Rapids, MI, United StatesThe 2019 Rotary Club of Grand Rapids Service Above Self Award Dinner will be Tuesday, April 16, 2019 at the Culture Center at St. Nicholas, where the Frederik Meijer Service Above Self Award will be presented. The Rotary Club of Grand Rapids each year honors someone from our community who has made a difference by…
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4.18.19 – Eric Foster
University Club of Grand Rapids 111 Lyon St NW Suite 1025, Grand Rapids, MI, United StatesEric K. Foster is the Co-founder, Chairman and Managing Director of Rende Progress Capital (RPC), an emerging Michigan Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), and the only racial equity focused not-for-profit loan fund. RPC was founded to provide loans, investments and services to Excluded Entrepreneurs who face barriers to conventional small business financing because of racial…
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4.25.19 – STRIVE Banquet featuring Dr. Ron Gorman and Jessica Austin
University Club of Grand Rapids 111 Lyon St NW Suite 1025, Grand Rapids, MI, United StatesToday's guest speakers are Dr. Ron Gorman, Assistant Superintendent, Pre-K-12 Instructional Support, Grand Rapids Public Schools and Jessica Austin, Health and Training Officer, Consumers Energy and former STRIVE Mentor. Please read their bios below. What is S.T.R.I.V.E.? STRIVE is a motivational mentoring program working with high school junior and senior students who want to improve…
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5.2.19 – Club 77 – Grand Rapids Yacht Club
Grand Rapids Yacht Club 740 Lakeside Dr SE, Grand Rapids, MIJoin 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.
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5.9.19 – Hank Meijer and Gleaves Whitney
University Club of Grand Rapids 111 Lyon St NW Suite 1025, Grand Rapids, MI, United StatesHank 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…
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5.16.19 – Service Above Selfie Contest Winners
University Club of Grand Rapids 111 Lyon St NW Suite 1025, Grand Rapids, MI, United StatesPlease 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…
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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…
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5.30.19 – Rep. Justin Amash
University Club of Grand Rapids 111 Lyon St NW Suite 1025, Grand Rapids, MI, United StatesRepresentative 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…