As part of our efforts to increase the visibility of the club, we are planning to have a vendor booth at two festivals in June, Juneteenth and Lansing Pride, assuming we can secure enough volunteers. Volunteers will hand out promotional materials in two-hour shifts (canopy, table and chairs will be provided), with at least two members per shift. Here are the details:

 

 

 

If you are interested in volunteering on either Saturday, please email Linda Sarnelli: linda@suitsandthecity.org

We have a service opportunity at the Greater Lansing Food Bank on Wednesday, May 27th from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and Tuesday, September 22nd from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. located at 5600 Food Ct., Bath Township. Please let Jason Brunette know if you can help:  Jason.Brunette@martincommercial.com 

This weeks activity was a mad lib for Lolo's birthday. Well, that was what it was supposed to be. But the Editarian forgot to put figures of speech under the blanks, which made this infinitely more difficult. Here is the result from the best answers I received:

 

 

 

It is the last Thursday of the month.

It is 4:30 PM

The Rotary Social has begun at the Irish Pub.

And somehow.....Lolo is in charge of everything.

As Rotarians arrived at the Irish Pub, Lolo greeted everyone while driving a specially branded CATA bus covered in bent carrots.

 

Instead of name tags, everyone had to wear thongs, which somehow became mandatory by unanimous board vote.

 

The official drink special of the evening was called "The Four-Way Test". Lolo opened the social by announcing a fully integrated, community-centered, stakeholder-driven initiative focused entirely on baking bread.

 

Shockingly, 14 people immediately volunteered to join the steering committee. The first networking activity involved trading business cards for a spitting contest. Several MSU PR students appeared mysteriously, hoping the evening counted as extra credit.

 

At exactly 4:47 PM, Lolo rang the pub bell and demanded a toast to Pee Wee Herman. Lolo then unveiled her dream Rotary initiative:  transforming downtown Lansing into a hockey rink. Shockingly, everyone agreed this was still a better idea than another committee about combined sewer flow.

 

The bartender became visibly concerned when Lolo ordered 37 plates of gyoza and attempted to expense them as "community engagement".

 

Around 5:05 PM, the networking portion evolved into a heated debate about aging. Someone tried to quote the Four-Way Test while holding in a fart.

 

Another member attempted to recruit volunteers for a fundraiser involving axe tossing and at least one questionable waiver form.

 

Lolo approved the idea immediately and appointed Lisa Smith as chair, despite their obvious attempt to avoid eye contact.

 

Suddenly, the pub lights dimmed and a legendary Rotarian - previously believed to exist only in attendance records - entered the room:  The Italian Guy.

 

Nobody recognized them at first, but Lolo welcomed them like an old friend from grade school.

 

A nearby table asked if Rotary was always this wild. Lolo proudly answered, "Only when we're discussing gnocchi".

 

At 5:32 PM, Lolo proposed replacing all future Rotary Socials with drinks at Linda's. The idea received overwhelming applause from everyone except the treasurer, who quietly began calculating the insurance implications.

 

Before closing remarks, Lolo announced next month's social would feature life music, fellowship, and calculus, sponsored by someone who definitely forgot they volunteered. As the clock approached 6:00 PM, Rotarians gathered for one final toast to Lolo.

 

Then Lolo climbed aboard the counter, waved to the crowd like the Grand Marshal of the Silver Bells Parade, and disappeared heroically into the Lansing night at the Irish Pub erupted in applause.