The Final Official Visits...

Coming up this week, Sue and I will be completing our "official" District Governor visits for which we are responsible to Rotary International. Carleton, Livonia AM and Westland wrap up what has been an incredible experience, as we have discovered the myriad of ways that the 50 (soon to be 51 with the addition of the new Dundee Area Rotary Club) District 6400 clubs make a difference in people's lives!

Last week, we visited clubs in Harper Woods, Lincoln Park and Detroit (that's Asst. Gov. Liz Smith and president Jay Ganatra with me).



Sue and I also had the opportunity to enjoy Windsor-Roseland's annual "Wines of The World" event Friday evening. Not only is this a huge generator of funds for the club's projects, but the sold-out party featured terrific food from nearly a dozen Windsor-area restaurants and caterers and tasty wines from a selection of wineries around Ontario and across the globe. I highly recommend you plan to attend next year's gala!



Finally, we spent Saturday evening at the annual Youth Exchange Halloween party at Westland Rotarian Ann Elliott and husband Joe's beautiful Dearborn home. The kids had fun eating chili, drinking cider and carving pumpkins; they wrapped up the evening with a brief neighborhood "trick-or-treat" and a trip to the Westland Jaycees' Haunted House.


Next up for the District - the charter ceremony for the Dundee Area club next week (November 5th) and Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) November 13-15!