Sorian Rapson is excited to attend the Culinary Arts program at Schoolcraft College.  Dexter Rotarian Rick Vanden Heuvel presented Sorian with a much needed $1,000 check to purchase his culinary tools.  Sorian presented the morning meeting attendees with his delicious chocolate chip cookies.  

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/

 

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.  

 

 

 

 

 

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.  

 

     

 

 

 

Dexter Rotary President, Tom Morris, presents graduate student Gianna Malavevi with a $1000 scholarship to assist her in purchasing a much needed laptop.  

Rotarians joined in the Dexter Summer Festival parade.

 

  

 

 

 

Brittany Baker joined us to share about Willows at Mill Creek due to open Spring 2027.

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.  

The Rotary Club of Dexter formally welcomed new members Carrie McElroy (shown with sponsor Caryl Burke) and Trish Reonas (shown with sponsor Fred Fahrner) on March 26.

 

    

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

Ashley Damm, Director of Business Development for The Sun Times News, talks with Dexter Rotary about keeping local news alive in Washtenaw County.

 

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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.

    

Larry Kerber of Homeland Solar discussed solar installations, residential and commercial incentives, and how to keep your ice cream cold with the sun!

 

   

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

 

         

Help Faith In Action address loss of SNAP benefits and growing food insecurity by donating to their Dexter Food Pantry at November 6 and future club meetings.

Jennifer Stevenson introduces Courageous Books to Dexter Rotary

 

The Dexter High School Interact Club harvested 100 pounds of potatoes for donation to Faith in Action on September 21.

 

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Past President Francie Kivel leads a discussion of possible future meeting times and formats for Dexter Rotary members.

 

Wendy Jones, Governor of Rotary District 6380, visited the Rotary Club of Dexter to share her perspectives and vision for 2025-2026.

 By Lucy Ann Lance