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Library Street Collective is a dynamic art space dedicated to fostering connections between Detroit's local creative community and the international art scene. The gallery showcases compelling exhibitions and actively supports nonprofit initiatives and important causes within the city.

At Library Street Collective, you'll find a commitment to elevating art and culture through impactful community engagement and innovative public projects. The gallery’s efforts are designed to inspire and involve both residents and visitors, enhancing Detroit's cultural landscape.

Explore our two distinctive spaces, each contributing uniquely to Detroit's vibrant arts scene. Visit Library Street Collective in downtown Detroit for regular exhibitions or the Shepherd, a historic church now a cultural arts center, for diverse programming and community events.

Molly, founder of Rose's Fine Food, is the Associate Director of Culinary Arts at DBG. Since 2007, DBG has been providing our free academic and athletic program to students ages 8-18, with continuing mentorship and support through age 25. Students stay with DBG year after year after year. That long-term, personalized and holistic support makes a life-changing impact.

Senator Hertel has been an advocate for cleaning up our Great Lakes since before he was an elected official.

 

This particular issue is of great importance to many Rotarians and many in our unique community.

 

Please plan on joining us at this very important meeting and feel free to bring a friend who may also be concerned about cleaning up our Great Lakes.

Dawn Drozd is one of the newest members of our club and also a member of the League of Women Voters. With Election Day the following week, Dawn will be speaking on some misinformation and disinformation around voting.

Dr. Andrea Tuttle is the current Superintendent of Grosse Pointe Public Schools and most recent applicant to become a member of our club. She will be educating on The Sinking Fund ahead of next week's election.

David Dwaihy, friend of Phil MacKethan, is a math teacher at Liggett and one of the founding members of Detroit City FC. Once an active player, he now serves on the board for the team. He will be joining us to discuss the new stadium which will become their permanent home in Corktown. 

Doug spoke about Eagle Sports to our club 20+ years ago and received a grant from our foundation. He will be updating us on all the ways the organization has grown since then. Doug recently attended one of our meetings when his daughter, Casey Kempton, spoke about her bakery school, Milk & Honey, in Nigeria.

Eagle Sports Club was founded in 1999 to serve families on the East Side of Detroit by building relationships through sports. Today we serve roughly 1,000 participants in six leagues for kids age 4-14. The fruit of the ministry has been incredible:

• A city park that was run down and dangerous has been restored, including the addition of a $1.6 million championship baseball field.
• Relational bridges have been built as urban and suburban families have played, cheered, and coached together, side by side.
• Kids and parents have been encouraged and mentored, and many have become Christians, gotten baptized, and joined churches.

Eagle Sports Club offers summer baseball, spring and fall soccer, spring flag football and winter basketball and hockey every year for youth ages 4-14. All outdoor sports are played at Balduck Memorial Park on Canyon Street. Each sport is coached by volunteer coaches that understand the importance of creating meaningful relationships with each player. Before each game we gather for a short message and prayer.  

All sports fees are affordable and designed to ensure all can participate regardless of their economic status. Scholarships are available.

Our Club's Annual Holiday Party will take place on Friday, December 13th, at the Bayview Yacht Club in Detroit.  Details, including the exact time and how to reserve your spot (required), will be forthcoming.

Rather than heading to the Village Grille for our regular meeting, join us for our (almost) quarterly fellowship dinner this evening. There will be no formal meeting during this event, but plenty of time will be available to socialize and connect with Rotarians over a meal. The location and exact timing are TBD and will be shared as soon as possible. RSVPs are required; please get in touch with Cissie Cappola to let us know you're coming.

We will be having a break in meetings to coincide with Spring Break for our local school districts.  Traditionally this occurs during the last week of March, but we'll verify this once the GP Schools calendar for 2024-2025 is released.