March 2025 Issue #9

Video from District Governor Nick Krayacich,


Click on the picture or the link below to play


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrTt5X-jnaw



The Rotary Foundaton


Direct links for registration:


MARCH 12TH : CLICK HERE TO REGISTER


MARCH 18TH: CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

A Reminder to clubs that you need at least 1 member from your club to attend a seminar. Many clubs have completed or will soon be completing their District Community Grant projects. This is a reminder to please send in your grant report as soon as possible after the project is complete so we can approve the report and get your check out to you. 


Now is the time for your club to start thinking about projects you will be doing in the next Rotary year. The deadline for submission for District Community Grants funded by District Designated Funds for the 2025-2026 Rotary year is 31 May 2025, however we encourage clubs to submit your application as soon as possible.

The Presidential Message for the 2025-2026 Rotary year, "Unite for Good," was announced during the International Assembly event for District Governors-Elect, including our own Linda Morrow in Orlando, FL last month.




REGISTER TODAY AND JOIN THE CELEBRATION!

click here for details

NEWS FLASH: ONLY 50 REGISTRATIONS LEFT FOR DISCON 2025


Don’t miss this opportunity to join DG Nick to celebrate our wonderful Rotary family of District 6400 at the St Clair Centre for the Arts in Windsor, Ontario. Our conference kicks off at 5pm on Friday May 30th and concludes at noon on June 1st. You can register at https://rotary6400.org/?page_id=13691

 

Rooms at the Best Western attached to the Conference centre can be booked at 519-973-5555. Use the Promo Code 2505ROTAR to access special conference pricing. Please note that the Conference is the same weekend as the Detroit Grand Prix in Downtown Detroit so crossing the border via the tunnel will be challenging. We recommend that attendees use the bridge. While you are welcome to sleep in your own bed, Michigan members may want to consider reserving a hotel room to avoid congestion.


Just announced: Friday evening, MAY 30th DURING OUR DISTRICT CONFERENCE, OUR BIG CONCERT WITH

GABY MORENO!

We are so excited to share with you that we have a big concert for all to enjoy, It's Grammy-winning singer-songwriter and producer Gaby Moreno. Gaby has made remarkable strides. Since leaving her native Guatemala for Los Angeles, releasing nine albums along the way. Her accolades include a Grammy for “X Mí (Vol. 1)”, Grammy nominations for “Alegoría” (Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album, 2023) and “Illusion” (Best Latin Pop Album, 2017), and

two Latin Grammy Awards (Best New Artist, 2013; Best Traditional Tropical Album, 2023).


She earned an Emmy nomination for co-writing the Parks and Recreation theme song and has shared stages worldwide with artists like Tracy Chapman, Ani Difranco, Punch Brothers, Calexico, Hugh Laurie and Buena Vista Social Club. Moreno’s versatility extends to television and film, where she voiced Marlena and performed the theme song for Disney’s Elena of Avalor, contributed to Guillermo Del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities,and wrote “El Saber” for the acclaimed film “Radical”.


Her work as a producer on cuban legendary singer Omara Portuondo’s VIDA earned her another Latin Grammy in 2023. Her latest album, DUSK, released via Cosmica Artists, features a collaboration with Golden Globe winning actor Oscar Isaac on “Luna de Xelajú,” honoring their Guatemalan roots.


Moreno has showcased her talent on major television programs including Jimmy Kimmel Live, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, and Good Morning America.will feature an amazing concert at the historic Capitol Theatre in Windsor. Entry to the concert is included for all registrants. If you want to bring friends or family to only the concert, tickets are $75 Canadian each and are preferentially being offered to conference registrants before being opened to the public. The concert will also be our Conference Service Project. Donations in-kind or cash/credit cards (preferred) will be collected at the Theatre to support food insecurity and basic education and literacy projects. More details to follow.

DG Nick would like to honor all club members who passed away this year at Discon 2025 in Windsor. A Remembrance Ceremony will be held as part of the closing ceremonies on June 1st. This has traditionally been a beautiful time of fellowship for attendees. If your club experienced a loss this Rotary year, please forward a photo and name of the member who passed via Dropbox (click on THIS LINK) . Please be sure to name the jpeg file in this format: ClubLastFirst.jpg. As in DetroitJonesBill.jpg. Please contact Erin H. Dobbins for further details or assistance: erindobbins209@gmail.com, text or call (734) 558-3228.

Register today and join your fellow Rotarians at the Rotary International Convention in Calgary!


https://convention.rotary.org/en-us/

Registration open now for the Beyond Borders

Event during the Rotary International Convention in Calgary. Click on the image above to register

We need your club to recruit students for RYLA....


Has your Club started thinking about the awards that will be given out at this year's District Conference?

Welcome to our newest members and

a new club is born!

Rotary Windsor-WIDE inducted a new member, Anold Mulaisho !

Welcome Sam Sinjari to the Rotary Club of Windsor (1918)!


Rotary Club of Tecumseh Lakeshore, Ontario, Canada has 30 members

and is officially chartered.

District 6400 Clubs & Members at

Work and Having Fun!

LaSalle Centennial Rotary Club celebrating 20 years

Armando Sardanopoli, from the Rotary Club of Taylor. He presented President Elect Kelly Roe with a check for the club's recent food drive for Fish & Loaves.

Members of the Rotary Club of Windsor–St. Clair have committed to implementing one community service project per month for the twelve months leading up to the club's fiftieth anniversary in fall 2025.

January’s project involved providing Birthday in a Bag kits for distribution to families by the Welcome Centre Shelter for Women and Families.

In honor of Youth Services month, Past president and current Youth Service Director, Colleen Nieman gave the invocation which reminded all that we are called to give our best in service regardless of the outcome. Colleen introduced the students to the Rotary 4-way test as Rotary's touchstone that guides our actions.

Marita Smith took 318 pairs of socks donated by Northville Rotary club members & delivered then to Seaside Rotary Club in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico,

Past District Governor Paul Sincock (Plymouth), Past District Governor Traci Sincock (Northville) and Chuck Parsons from the Leamington Club all attended the North American Rotary Youth Exchange Conference in Mérida, Mexico

Downriver for Veterans' Wyandotte warehouse needed a new furnace,DFV representative Andrew Briones picked up a Dearborn Heights club donation from President Renata, while AG Melissa Redmon was in attendance.

The Rotary Club of Plymouth, MI was busy doing a club meeting Service Project today. They were packing birthday cake kits for the local Salvation Army’s pantry. Kits will provide everything that is needed to make a birthday cake for those families in need.

Exciting Opportunity: Launch Detroit – Empowering Small Businesses in Our District


Launch Detroit has been serving the District for over ten years and has expanded to cover the entire District 6400 area. This economic development initiative has a proven track record to make a significant impact on the growth and success of small businesses in our communities.

Catch the full story on Launch Detroit

by Clicking here

Registration for District Assembly will be available soon.

Club Events & Outings - click on each image for more information if available





Join us on June 16 for a beautiful day of golf at Northville Hills Golf Club! Don't forget to add your Player's Card too - the best price on entries for the $10k hole-in-one contest! Tickets & details at NorthvilleRotaryFoundation.org


All proceeds from this event support sustainable projects in our local, regional, and international communities, including upcoming renovations to the playground at Ford Field in Northville. Learn more on our site. Click here