Rotogram - Vol. 101, No. 11 (Sep 06, 2016)

Next Meeting:

When:	Friday, September 9th, 2016
Where:	The Lansing Center, 2nd Floor
What:	Loftus Day
Honorees:	Peter Hasbrook and Ned Legg
Speakers:	Ed Crouse and Kurt Guter
Chair of the Day & Invocator:	Rich Schaberg
Greeters:	Mary Kane-Butkovich and Al Yambor
Chair of the Month:	Kurt Guter
Editarian:	Joe Wald

What is Loftus Day?

Posted by Rich Schaberg

Loftus Day is a tradition unique to our Lansing Rotary Club. Every year at a September meeting, a Rotarian who has passed away during the year is honored. After an abbreviated meeting, if they so choose Rotarians visit and lay flowers at assigned grave sites of deceased Lansing Rotarians.

It’s a tradition that began in 1924 when club member Frank Loftus brought a bouquet of fresh garden flowers to the regular meeting of the club. Afterwards, he took the flowers to the grave of Charles W. Nichols, a past Rotary president who had recently died. The custom grew in an informal manner and when Loftus died four years later, the official Frank Loftus Day Memorial Service was held- a cherished Lansing Rotary Club tradition that each September honors deceased club members who are buried in the Lansing area.

It’s a time to remember, pay respect, and reflect on the many dedicated people who contributed not just to our club, but to the causes they’ve helped to support throughout our history, ranging from local charities to Rotary’s international outreach.

How Do I Participate?

You will be sent the names of the members who are in your group, who the leader of the group is, and the assigned gravesites. The sites will all be in the same general area in the same cemetery. Your group and cemetery remains the same every year. At the end of the Rotogram, beneath "DOWNLOAD FILES" is the Loftus Day Committee Chairs for 2016. This will give you the names of the Chairs and each Rotarian in the committee with the gravesites. If you have any questions, contact cathy@lansingrotary.com

* Contact your group leader about the group’s plans for visiting the sites. Some visit the sites sometime during the week preceding the meeting. Most will visit the sites after the meeting on Loftus Day.

* Some members bring flowers from their gardens and some order flowers which will be on a table for you to pick up at the meeting. Smith Floral 484-5327 and Rick Anthony (Rick Anthony Flowers) 484-5387. Containers for the flowers will also be on the table for you to take. Both florists have been contacted and will be at the Lansing Center on Friday.

*After an abbreviated meeting, your group will meet at your assigned site.

Golf Outing - Friday, September 16th

All proceeds will benefit Child & Family Charities.

Date: Friday, September 16

8:30 AM Registration & Breakfast

10:00 AM Shotgun Start

At Timber Ridge Golf Course

Not a golfer? Plan to join us for a light breakfast starting at 8:30AM

following play at around 3PM. Our outing beneficiary

will make brief remarks, and attendance will be taken; reserve your non-golfer spot by emailing Cathy.

To register as a golfer, team, or sponsor, visit https://lansingrotary.wordpress.com/upcoming-events/ or talk with Al Yambor & McKenna Long

Remember, this is a member-guest format event; no more than two Lansing Rotarians per team, please.

Sign-up sheets are also available at the fellowship table.

To donate an item for the golfer gift bag or sign up to volunteer, please contact Erica Bills.

September Birthdays

Abel, Michael	Sep 29
Connell, Jeffrey	Sep 23
Cunningham, Paula	Sep 11
Daman, Tim	Sep 05
Dettloff, Jeffrey	Sep 10
Dietrich, Karen	Sep 19
Galecka, Craig	Sep 16
Gardner, Donna	Sep 20
Gnass, Camron	Sep 24
Hanus, Kurt	Sep 01
Howard, Rich	Sep 04
Iding, Richard	Sep 30
Miklavcic, Pam	Sep 05
Nichols, John I.	Sep 20
Roznowski, Steven	Sep 05
Siegle, George	Sep 07
Spencer, J. Clyde	Sep 30
Vernon, Duane	Sep 03

Sep 16, 2016
Rotary Club of Lansing Foundation Golf Outing
at Timber Ridge

Sep 23, 2016
David Arnosti, Professor of Biochemistry MSU
"Editing the Book of Life: Technical, Economic and Ethical Considerations of New DNA Technologies"

View entire list

Rotary Club of Lansing

P. O. Box 13156

Lansing, MI 48901-3156