Metro East Community Rotary Club

06/05/2026

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06/03/2026

Come join us on June 13th to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Route 66 🎉🚗🛻🎉
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06/03/2026

Before & after pics for Blessing Boxes; here's Newsong,Amazing Grace at Logan's Place, & Jarvis Township(Troy). Filled with more essentials & ready to serve.

06/03/2026

Metro East Community Rotary Club at Work❣️❣️
Unboxing,sorting, and passing out items to go into the local Blessing Boxes.
Join us for our 5th Tuesday Social at Bin 51 and bring a donation for the boxes.

05/12/2026

05/02/2026

Today we were not able to install a new Blessing Box (utilities were not yet marked) so we went around to our new boxes as well as other Blessing boxes and refilled them.
Due to our 5th Tuesday Social, we received enough donations to refill 7 local boxes. This is all part of our District Grant project.
We will also be taking supplies to the SIUE Cougar Cupboard . It's Finals week so a lot of students will be too busy studying and taking exams instead of working or heading out to the grocery stores.
Boxes restocked today were located near:

Immanuel Methodist
Newsong
1st Christian
1st Baptist
American Legion

04/22/2026

Happy to have Brandon Bell as our guest speaker.
He is the CEO of our local YMCA (3 facilities).
YMCA are independent local organizations. Brandon spoke on various programs held by our Y. Programs the feature Parkinson Support Activities, Summer Lunch Programs, Kids Summer Camp, Swim programs, tennis, etc.
MEC Rotary was pleased to present a $1,000 donation from our club.
Brandon stayed for our meeting also as a representative of the Land of Goshen Rotary Club. We're happy to partner with his club for upcoming activities serving our Youth and community.
Kathy Lowry
Emily Bruegge
Brandon Bell
Mark Muckenstrum

04/18/2026

The second Blessing Box was put up on North Main St.
Thanks to Rotary District 6460 Grant funds, donations from our club plus community gifts from Cricket Moves LLC as well as Kevin Ogle and Marge Verschuyl-Ogle
Last week Eric Hatch, Brynda Hatch & Brent Guttman installed a Blessing Box at Newsong on 2nd St.

03/22/2026

St Patrick's day was celebrated with 2 new members to our club as well as a visit from Nicole & Rooster from Got Your Six! 🍀
Welcome to MEC Rotary Brent & Renee Guttman. Their son Derek has been volunteering with Empty Bowls and Hotel Eville events for the past several years. He is also one of our youth leaders attending this years RYLA. 🎉

03/08/2026

Celebrating some of our Women in Action these past months.



FYI - not all the women in our club are posted here .. yet...