ABOUT US

The Macomb Centennial Morning Rotary Club began as a project of the noon club in an effort to allow more members of the Macomb community to participate in providing "service above self." The club met informally during the first part of 2005, gaining the required 25 members to form a club on February 23, 2005 - the exact day of the 100th centennial anniversary of Rotary International.

The Macomb Centennial Morning Rotary Club meets weekly on Thursday mornings at the Old Dairy, a restaurant located at 210 South Lafayette Street. Club members gather between 6:30 a.m. and 7 to share breakfast, coffee and conversation. Meetings begin at 7 a.m. with a prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, followed by a song. The club president then leads discussion of any Rotary business or announcements, and members share pleasant occurrences in their lives with the donation of “Happy Money.” The highlight of each meeting is an informational or inspirational presentation by a club member or invited guest.

The Centennial club is a service-based group. Ideas for service projects are brought before the executive board and then the full membership for participation. The club has cooperated in many projects during its brief history, including quarterly highway trash pickup days, volunteering at a local museum, reading to elementary students, building homes for Habitat for Humanity, assisting with bone marrow and blood drives, raising funds for a dental clinic serving low-income residents, and countless other projects. Members continually strive to embody the Rotary motto of “Service Above Self.”