Club News

The Annual Thanksgiving Breakfast held the Wednesday before Thanksgiving was full of hugs and greetings as the event welcomed, for the first time, former members and volunteers.  The festive event was held at George’s Senate Restaurant in Northville off Haggerty Road. George graciously welcomed us and sent four complimentary waffles with fruit toppings to our tables, making the gathering feel more festive. We took a moment to give thanks for each other and our club's accompl

The first meeting at our new location at the Senior Wellness Center !  The meeting was opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and an Invocation by Greg Greene . Happy Bucks were collected by Sharon Pommerville . Touch A Truck Closeout : Our annual Touch A Truck event had a Net total of $11,775.97 The interact students can now disperse the funds. Spaghetti Dinner Closeout : Our Spaghetti dinner fundraisers had a Net total of $6,705. We estimated that over 300 people atten

Club Members' Last Meeting at the Senior Center A memorable day, our last meeting at the “old” Senior Center, and move, following the meeting, to the LSWC (Livonia Senior Wellness Center). With 19 members and guests in attendance and one Zoomer, for a total of 20. What was truly remarkable about our LAMR is that more than half of the group helped out with loading our stuff and moving it after the meeting to our storage area in the LSWC. Team work par excellence!!! This meetin

Club members Nancy Darga, Sharon Pommerville, Susan Paluchniak, Erin Dobbins (and Matt), Tammy Bonifield, Bill Friske (and Rose), Tom Martin, Bob Carris, and Claude Kendrick enjoyed a terrific night out at the District 6400 Annual Foundation Celebration . The purpose of Rotary's annual Foundation dinner is to celebrate the achievements of The Rotary Foundation, recognize the generosity of its donors, and inspire continued support and engagement for the Foundation's humanitar

Livonia A.M. Rotary Club President, Nancy Darga , led us in the Pledge of Allegiance , followed by a “memories” Invocation  by Dave Stechholz .  Today was the second-last meeting of our LAMR at the current Senior Center; next week is our last before moving to the Livonia Senior Wellness Center (LSWC). 19 were in attendance, including 4 Zoomers and a guest, Steve Milne . President Nancy shared to thank you letters  from Seedlings Braille Books for Children  and Shelter Box .

Our meeting was opened by President Nancy Darga by the sounding of the bell. Members recited the Pledge of Allegiance . The Invocation was given by Bob Carris . Happy Bucks were collected by Sharon Pommerville . President Nancy spoke about a movie that is currently at the theatre, which she went to see, named “ Breathe ” . Nancy joined numerous Rotarians from around our district at the Capitol Theatre in Windsor. It’s the story of Robin Cavendish, who, in the 1950s, was s

"The Soccer ⚽️ Tournament". Wow! Everyone, what an impactful event!  Thank you, Coach Dave Burton. The game was fun to watch; the kids and staff were highly engaged. Chef Tammy Bonifield - dinner was delicious! It was also good to see the servers and the fan club! Nancy Darga, Susan Paluchniak, Tom Martin, Bill Friske, Pat Zucal, Sharon Pommerville, Bob Carris. Can't forget our new volunteer from this morning's meeting, Steve Milne (and Joslyn). Service Above Self! Claud

Club members Nancy Darga, Dawn Magretta, Claude Kendrick (and Jeanne), and Emcee, Wayne Kinney,  enjoyed Schoolcraft College Foundation’s signature fundraiser event, CULEX 2025: An American Harvest  in the Vistatech Center this past Thursday. Club President Nancy Darga wrote, "Thank you for the opportunity to attend the CULEX event at Schoolcraft College, the students were impressive, the food delicious and the country singers created a festive experience. Many of our club me

That’s Amore  The Rotary Spaghetti Dinner to End Polio Worldwide on October 22nd was full of festive music as the guests were serenaded by Mr. Mike Z, the Grammy nominated accordion player . New on the menu this year was giant meatballs made by hand by our wonderful chefs, M att Menard and his wife, Erin Dobbins.  Once again, Deanna and Ron Gaffney, and Tammy Bonifield  created a perfect spaghetti sauce, complemented by salad, bread, and delicious desserts donated by member

Our club enjoyed a nice evening out at Parmenter's Cider Mill. Club members Greg Greene (with Debi and their pup "Aria"), Tammy Bonifield (and Tristin), Bill Friske (and Rose), Pat Zucal, Claude Kendrick (and Jeanine), and Susan Paluchniak enjoyed fresh apples, cider, donuts, wine, and beer brewed on site. Thank you, Pat, for arranging the get-together.

Today’s meeting was presided over by President Nancy Darga with an Invocation by Victoria Haltom . Correspondence included an invitation to Plymouth Rotary’s dueling banjo event on October 24th, to raise funds to End Polio .  Correspondence included an invitation to Plymouth Rotary’s dueling banjo event on October 24th, to raise funds to End Polio.  Our Rotary Park Rebuild Project received $250.00 from the Saline Rotary Club in District 6380.  The Spaghetti Dinner is fa

Our club was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of member Rick Popa . Rick has been a member of Livonia AM Rotary since 1990. Take a moment to read about the life and legacy of this great man. Obituary

In addition to our own Livonia AM Rotary Club members and Mike Burwell, KCAH Director, were a few Rotarians from the Dearborn Heights, Plymouth AM, and Livonia Rotary clubs, and LAMR Volunteer Corp., and Tammy Bonifield’s sons, Tristin and Trevor, and Dave Burton's wife, Colleen. Also present were a couple of young ladies from the Churchill and Stevenson Interact Rotary clubs. Kudos to Tammy for heading up this year’s Kids Coalition Against Hunger meal packing event, with ove

The meeting was opened by President Nancy Darga . Members recited the Pledge of Allegiance followed by Sharon Pommerville’s Invocation , Sharon then merrily collected Happy Bucks . We had an unexpected guest. James Hooper , Candidate for City Council stopped in and said since he now had some free time, if the club would grant him a few minutes to state a little of his background and why he is running for Council. Our President granted him 10 minutes. Mr. Hooper said he gre

The meeting was opened with the Pledge of Allegiance  and a moment of silence to honor the people who were shot at The Church of Jesus...

We had a terrific turn out of club members and friends for our last road cleanup of the year. Greg Greene, Dave Stechholz, Tammy...

Meeting was led by President Nancy Darga . Members recited the Pledge of Allegiance  followed by Victoria Haltom’s   Invocation , and...

Zone Institute is a week-long conference geared toward Rotary leaders on the District Governor track and future leaders who wish to...

Club President Nancy Darga opened the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance , followed by an Invocation by Mike Ladwig . Sharon...

27 young ladies   showed up at today's first of the year Stevenson High School Interact (Rotary) Club meeting  at 2:25 p.m. (No guys,...