Michigan Center Lions Club

Why we will no longer be a welcoming church

We’ve decided to quit being a welcoming church. No kidding. We’re giving it up. Like so many congregations, we’ve sunk an amazing amount of time and energy into becoming a welcoming church. We changed worship styles, trained greeters and ushers, wore name tags, brewed coffee, went to workshops on hospitality and put our friendliest people …

‘I do.’ Rules relax on weddings as catering hall capacity increase to 150 people

Starting today, catering halls can operate at 50% capacity, and maximum guest capacity has increased to 150.

It's All About the Grass, Man: What is Overseeding on Golf Courses?

Overseeding is a golf course maintenance process that replaces a dormant grass with one that will keep growing. Why do golf courses do it?

How Much Does a Dock Cost? Part III: Size

Size is the last topic in our three-blog series to answer the question, “How much does a dock cost?”’ In two previous blog posts, we discussed decking and design as cost components. Size considerations for your project Cost is not the only thing affected as the size of your dock section increases or decreases. …

4 Practices That Keep a Life Crisis From Creating a Business Crisis

Nurture relationships and practice equanimity while life is calm and you will be prepared to navigate a personal trauma that could upend your business.

9 Rainforest Facts Everyone Should Know

Protecting rainforests is a powerful natural climate solution that’s critical to our collective future.

The 20 Best Foods to Eat for Breakfast

These 20 staples and mix-ins will give you all the energy and nutrients you need in the morning.

Do Your Meeting Rooms Need to Be Modernized?

Discover how to transform your conference rooms and huddle spaces into productive meeting rooms with modern video, audio and web conferencing.

13 Design Ideas for Meeting Rooms

The right meeting room environment can encourage collaboration and creative thinking, whether it's through standout decor, a unique format, or interesting activity options.

Tips for Supervising Family Services Staff Who Are Working Remotely

Supervisors can use these tips to support family services staff and other direct service professionals who are teleworking with families.

Rubrics for Civic Knowledge & Civic Values

What Is the Civic University For? (SSIR)

Embedding action through research by placing the Sustainable Development Goals at the center of university planning. Part of the Innovating Higher Education series.

5 Steps To Cultivating A Civic Startup Ecosystem, According To Civic Entrepreneurs

Institutions that serve the public good need hackers and startups just as much as the tech sector.

Is Civic Education Effective?

To find out, a program at Tufts monitors students’ voting rates.

Planning a ‘timeless’ civic building

The revived project to create a new Canby Public Library and civic center has a fresh look.

Towards Deeper Civic Learning

Improving civics learning takes active engagement with pressing issues, not a multiple-choice citizenship test.

How to Deepen Children’s Civic Engagement

Teach your child or teen the value of working for the community to make it better.

PREVENTION: How it’s seen through Family Services

DAN: This is Beth Andrew, our Director of Family Services. We are going to spend a little bit of time talking about prevention and why you have seen it as something that is really important<br>BETH: Sure. I look at Prevention really from several different perspectives. We are out there in the communities and we’re touching families’ lives and we’re touching communities.<br>So, if you look at it from a family’s perspective, prevention is important because it gives people a chance to recognize…

Lions, and Tigers, and Bears! Well, just lions

Democracy and Civic Life: What Is the Long Game for Philanthropy?

A well-functioning democracy depends on healthy and trusted public and private institutions; strong public institutions; an economy that provides broad-based opportunity and prosperity; tolerance and respect for one another and our differences; and a vibrant civic life.