Marquette West Rotary Welcomes Newest Member, Brooke Quinn
Marquette, MI – July 17, 2019 – Today the Marquette West Rotary welcomed their newest Rotarian member, Brooke Quinn. Brooke is a Business Development Representative at Lake Superior Community Partnership. During today’s meeting the Marquette West Rotary Club also announced there will be 18 local organizations to receive grant money from HarborFest proceeds. The groups will […]
Marquette West Rotary Welcomes Jake Bilodeau to the Club and Shifts Focus to HarborFest 2019
Marquette, MI – January 9, 2019 – The Marquette West Rotary had the honor of inducting a familiar face into the Club today. After giving a presentation on the Greater Michigan Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association in early November, Regional Director Jake Bilodeau requested to join the Rotary! Today, Marquette West Rotarians welcomed Jake as […]
Marquette West Rotary Club Celebrates the Holiday Season and New Year
Marquette, MI – December 19, 2018 Marquette West Rotary had their final luncheon of the year on the top floor of the beautiful Landmark Inn. Usually someone from the community joins the Rotarians each week to speak on a new topic. This week, the members got a surprise from someone very special! Santa took some time […]
Talking Alzheimer’s with Great Michigan Chapter Alzheimer’s Association Regional Director Jake Bilodeau
Marquette, MI – November 7, 2018 – Convening for another weekly Marquette West Rotary Luncheon, Rotarians were joined by Lisa Hoyle, Chief Nursing Officer of UP Health System and Alzheimer’s Assocation Regional Director Jake Bilodeau. Today’s main speak, Jake Bilodeau attended Northern Michigan University in 2006 and now oversees the Greater Michigan Chapter made up […]
PWPL Director Andrea Ingmire Joins The Marquette West Rotary to Talk Construction and Nov. 6 Ballot Proposals
Marquette, MI – September 19, 2018 – Library Director of Marquette’s Peter White Public Library (PWPL) Andrea Ingmire joined the Marquette West as today’s luncheon guest speaker. Ingmire updated Rotarians on the ongoing construction at the PWPL and the library’s plan to ask for a Headlee Override on the November 6th Ballot. So what’s going […]
A Change in Leadership For the Marquette West Rotary
Marquette, MI – July 18, 2018 – Marquette West Rotary Rotarians witnessed the changing of leadership today as MWR President, Jim Becker passed the gavel to President Elect, Amanda Filizetti. After thanking Jim for so much hard work, we welcomed Amanda as the new president. Recently having returned from trip to Toronto, Canada, Amanda attended […]
Dominic Davis Joins The Marquette West Rotary to Talk About His Marquette Sister City’s Trip To Japan
Marquette, MI – May 2, 2018 – Dominic Davis joined the Marquette West Rotary today to talk about his recent trip to Japan as a delegate to Marquette’s Sister City. Bringing a little of Japan with him to this week’s luncheon, Davis was dressed in Japanese summer wear! Dominic Dave was among the ten people […]
The Marquette West Rotary Talks About Polio Eradication and Fundraising for Research
Marquette, MI – April 25, 2018 – For 100 years the Rotary has been working to help eradicate polio. The mission is a core value of the group; so much so that part of the dues from each Rotarian goes toward polio research and supporting those who battle the disease. The Rotary as six primary […]
Holocaust Survivor Martin Lowenberg Shares His Story with the Marquette West Rotary
Marquette, MI – April 11, 2018 – “Hate is the worst word in the dictionary,” he said. “The H stands for horror or humiliation. The A is for atrocities, the T for torture, and the E for elimination.” Hate has been the cause of tragedy across the world for hundreds of years. Today, the Marquette […]
NMU Hockey Coach Grant Potulny Joins the Marquette West Rotarty To Talk About Rebuild NMU Hockey
Marquette, MI – January 17, 2018 – An exciting new era of Northern Michigan University hockey is here with the addition of Hockey Coach, Grant Potulny. As the school’s third-ever head hockey coach, Potulny is highly qualified and motivated to rebuild the NMU Hockey. He joined the Marquette West Rotary in the Skyroom at the […]