Dan Romanchik

On a beautiful September day, more than 60 Ann Arbor Rotarians and guests gathered in front of their computers for our weekly meeting. During the social half hour, we discussed: Steve (Imagine the Possibilities!) Pierce’s recent trip to Puerto Rico and musical adventures. Naubinway, which is not only the northern-most port on Lake Michigan, but […]

As is our wont, we gathered on Zoom at 12 Noon for this week’s meeting. The social half hour featured an eclectic selection of topics, including: Shopping for shoes on line and the difficulty of finding the perfect pair of black pumps. Trips up North, including spending time on the Leelanau peninsula (Don Deatrick illustrated […]

Seated: Ken Fischer, Tom Millard. Back row (L to R): Dan Romanchik, Don Deatrick, Barbara Bach, FanFan Zhang, Marlena Studer, Greg Campau, Betsy Hammond, Agnes Reading. Credit: Fred Beutler.   Eleven Rotarians enjoyed the beautiful County Farm Park this Saturday as well as some tasty treats: Dan Romanchik brought some home-made snickerdoodles, made using his […]

Part of the Object of Rotary is the “development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service.” And while we have been keeping in touch via Zoom and email over the past 15 months, there’s nothing like a face-to-face meeting. With that in mind, Dan Romanchik and Mary Avrakatos decided that it was time to start […]

Dave McDowell was born and raised in a small city in upstate New York in the “foothills of the Adirondacks.” Among his childhood memories is snow, a lot of it. He notes that since everyone lived within walking distance of the schools, there were no snow days, although he does remember piles at the end […]

Most of us know Jim Egerdal as one of our tech guys, but did you know that he raced catamarans most of his adult life, and only recently decided that catamaran racing is a younger man’s sport? He traded his catamaran for a 38-foot sailboat and now spends much of his summers exploring the Great […]

…that Mary Avrakotos was born in Egypt and has lived in Syria, South Africa, Burma (Myanmar), and what was Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia? The daughter of a Foreign Service Officer, she attended high school in Paris for three years and Holland for one year. After graduating from NYU, she worked at the Museum of African Art […]

After President Rosemarie rang the bell, we launched into a spirited rendition of “God Bless America.” Peg Talburtt then provided a Thanksgiving inspiration. She said that even though the first thing that comes to her mind when Thanksgiving is mentioned, is “eat, eat, eat,” there’s much more to the holiday. She treated us to a […]

On Wednesday, October 16th, we welcomed 16 new members to the Rotary Club of Ann Arbor. See who they are below!

Please consider sharing the joy of Rotary with a friend, colleague, of neighbor and recommending them for membership in our Rotary Club. The deadline for recommending new members for the October class is Monday, September 9. To recommend a new member, you have to fill out the online Recommend a New Member form. If you […]