Vol. 109, No. 02, July 9, 2024
Next Meeting 
When:Friday, July 12, 2024
Where:Lansing Community College, Michigan Room 
Address:600 N. Grand Ave., Park in Gannon Ramp
Speaker: President Rebecca Bahar-Cook
Topic:"Inspiration from Singapore: Service Above Self and a Whole Lot More"
Reflection:Chris Holman 
Editarian:Ben Rathbun
Greeter:Ernscie Augustin
Chair of the Month:Chris Swope
Microphone:Ben Bakken
 
Biography for Rebecca Bahar-Cook
Rebecca Bahar-Cook is the CEO of Capitol Fundraising Associates. As such, she develops fundraising plans, executes fundraising events, conducts feasibility studies, consults on capital campaigns, develops direct mail programs including suggested messaging, assists with the designing of solicitation materials, trains others on how to find new donors and fundraise, works on board development, and recruitment of volunteer fundraising committee members.
 
Bahar-Cook enjoys teaching groups fundraising best practices and has provided training sessions to many statewide nonprofits, associations, and candidate training organizations on topics including Board Recruitment and Fundraising, Where to Find New Donors, Fundraising Success – What Works: Tried and New Fundraising Techniques, and Why Corporations Give.
 
During her time at CFA, Bahar-Cook has worked with a wide variety of nonprofit clients, including Children’s Trust Michigan, Citizens Research Council, Communites In Schools, Equality Michigan, Greater Lansing Food Bank, Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness/Michigan Fitness Foundation, Habitat for Humanity Michigan, Haven House, Michigan Donor Alliance, Michigan Political History Society, Michigan State University’s Michigan Political Leadership Program, Volunteers of America Michigan and the Williamston Theatre. Bahar-Cook has also consulted with the Schor Lansing Fund and the Whitmer Gilchrist Inaugural Committee to execute the swearing-in ceremonies for the Mayor of Lansing and all Michigan statewide constitutional office holders.
 
Currently, she serves as the Board Chair for Capitol Area Michigan Works! Workforce Development Board, and serves on the Capital Regional Community Foundation Board, the Rotary Club of Lansing Board, The Sparrow Specialty Hospital Board, the Ingham County Board of Canvassers, and the Ingham County Jury Board. She also participates in the community as a member of the Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce Policy Committee and the Capital Region Community Foundation Marketing and Communication Committee. Ms. Bahar-Cook served on the Ingham County Board of Commissioners from 2006-2016.
 
Ms. Bahar-Cook earned her B.A. from Michigan State University in 1992. She lives in Lansing, Michigan, with her husband, Todd.
DEI Committee Announcement
There will be a DEI Committee Meeting immediately after our Rotary meeting this Friday, July 12 if you would like more information please contact Bilky Joda-Miller.
Her emails is:  bilky@allbodykneads.com 
 
 
Membership Committee Meeting 
Rotary's Vision Statement: Together we see a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change across the globe in our communities and in ourselves.
 
 We will meet this Friday, July 12 at 1:30 p.m. immediately following our lunch meeting in the Presidential Dining Room.
This will be a deep dive/action meeting.
Thank you!
Speakers
Jul 19, 2024
Jul 26, 2024
Aug 30, 2024
Sep 06, 2024
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Rotary Club of Lansing
P. O. Box 13156
Lansing, MI   48901-3156
Meeting Responsibilities
July Birthday Chair
Aylward, Dan
 
Chair of the Month
Swope, Chris
 
Microphone
Bakken, Ben
 
Editarian
Rathbun, Benjamin