Dexter Rotarians Francie Kivel, Lori Sprague, Jamie Guise and Trish Reonas served wine to art enthusiasts at Dexter's 14th Annual Plein Air Art Festival.  

 

 

Rotarian and Director of the Dexter Senior Center, Anna Pekrul, shares an update and goals for the center.  Membership has grown to over 1,200.  There are currently five full-time staff and more are needed.  Dexter Senior Center is dementia-friendly, with a dedicated monthly Dementia Friendly Day that provides structured, supportive activities for people with dementia and their caregivers. If you or someone you know is interested, attending the last Wednesday of each month is the best way to experience the program.  The Center wants to find more community members to join this event so spread the word.  Currently the Center has what is considered a "warming" kitchen; the goal is to have a commercial kitchen  A commercial kitchen will allow cooking classes and the abiltiy to serve fresh meals.  The plan is to also extend the Center's hours.  Currently the Center is open Monday - Friday, 9am - 3pm. 

Membership is $35 a  year!  https://dexterseniors.org/membership/

 

 

 

Rotarians gathered at Faith in Action for our evening meeting to stuff backpacks with school supplies and bags with breakfast items to distribute to children attending Dexter Schools.  

 

     

 

 

Members of the Rotary Club of Dexter, the Huron River Watershed Council, and family and friends of Paul Cousins came together to celebrate his legacy.  

Dexter Community Schools Superintendent and Dexter Rotarian Ryan Bruder discussed teaching and learning and the competencies that guide their approach to education. 

Jim Mangi of Dementia Friendly Services talked about the pathway to becoming a dementia friendly community.

 

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Claudia Werner of Building Up: Partnering in Health and Wholeness (PHW) introduces Dexter Rotary to their project raising funds and recruiting supporters to improve health outcomes in rural Uganda.

    

The Rotary Club of Dexter recently went back to Dexter High School (DHS) for a joint meeting with the DHS Interact Club.