Rotary Club of Dearborn's 100th Anniversary Gala and Concert

15801 Michigan Avenue,Dearborn MI 48126

18 March, 2023

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We invite you to support the Rotary Club of Dearborn as we celebrate 100 years of “Service Above Self” in the local community and worldwide. This event will feature a strolling dinner with music provided by the HFCC Big Band under the baton of conductor, Kevin Dewey. We'll then move to the auditorium and soak up the sounds of Dennis Edwards' Temptations Review with an opening performance by Thornetta Davis, Detroit's Queen of the Blues! This type of event only happens once every 100 years. Come celebrate with us!! Founded in 1923, we are the oldest service organization in Dearborn – making a difference both locally and internationally. Following are some of the more recent ways: Awarded more than $700,000 in scholarships since 1999 to graduating high school seniors, nursing students and veteransPartnered with Henry Ford College to build Kingfisher Bluff overlook on the Rouge RiverPartnered with UM-Dearborn to fund Environmental Interpretive Center Quiet RoomAnnual donations to Dearborn Public Library for purchase of new booksIntroduction and funding of “My Potential Mentoring Program” in local high schoolsTwo decades of funding and support for children and families in Chinandega, NicaraguaPlanted trees at Salina Elementary, Greenfield Village and Rouge/Fort Street Heritage ParkDonations of food and supplies to children, families, health care and municipal workers impacted by Covid 19 pandemicMore than three decades of volunteer work for Meals on Wheels and Telegraph Clean-upWith monies raised from our 100th anniversary celebration, the Rotary Club of Dearborn will fund a community project to help renovate the auditorium of Dearborn’s Henry Ford Centennial Library, making it more accessible to individuals and groups. Your support to benefit this wonderfully diverse community is welcomed. Sincerely yours, Colleen Nieman and Shannon Peterson, 2022-2023 Co-Presidents Honorary Committee Chair Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud Honorary Committee Members Ismael Ahmed, Member of the National Endowment of the ArtsWayne County Commissioner Sam BaydounDr. Fatima Beydoun, physician, and wife of Mayor HammoudSandra and Paul Butler, Dearborn Symphony Orchestra benefactorsMichael Angelo Caruso, Rotarian, author, and speakerSusan Dabaja, Michigan Third Circuit Court Judge Domenico Grasso, University of Michigan-Dearborn Chancellor Debbie Dingell, U.S. Representative Gene Hunt, 19th District Court Chief Judge Roberta Katona, First Woman Dearborn Rotary President 1994-95Russ Kavalhuna, Henry Ford College President Glenn Maleyko, Dearborn Public Schools Superintendent Sylvia Santana, State Senator Traci Sincock , Rotary District 6400 Governor 2022-2023