Michael Field

From RI’s Membership Minute newsletter for February 2020: “Rotary is proud to be working with Toastmasters International, a leading international educational organization that helps its members become more effective speakers, communicators, and leaders. This new collaboration is designed to enhance your membership experience, as well as help you expand your network, develop your leadership and […]

Click here to read a review of the forthcoming Netflix documentary about Ted Kaczynski written by our own past president, Greg Stejskal, and to view the trailer.

On Sunday, February 16, Roving Rotarian John White attended the Arts & Crafts Festival conducted by the Rotary Club of Sanibel-Captiva Islands near Fort Myers FL. The club was formed in 1979 and now has 69 members. Despite their relatively small size, they are now hosting their 37th annual festival. They consider it one of […]

Rotary Club of Ann Arbor has partnered with Kiwanis Club of Ann Arbor to sponsor Touch A Truck on the morning of Saturday, May 16 at Ypsilanti High School Parking Lot. RCAA and Kiwanis are in charge of organization and implementation, so WE NEED VOLUNTEERS NOW. Tasks include: Contacting businesses and agencies to bring trucks (we […]

Services are Saturday, March 7 at 1:00 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, followed by a Celebration of Life at the home of Brad Chick and Karen Kerry. Memorial gifts in lieu of flowers will go to Rotary, the Boy Scouts and First Presbyterian Church. Click here to read the full obituary

On a clear, cold, Wednesday, January 22nd, President Rosemarie rang the bell calling the Rotary meeting to order. After a stirring rendition of the “Star-Spangled Banner,” Christina Ferris gave an inspiration evoking the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, his accomplishments and his legacy. Joanne Pierson, backed by the strong tenor voice of Steve Pierce […]

The Club’s first meeting in the new decade found a full room of Rotarians and guests filling their plates with salads, do-it-yourself Dagwood sandwich fixings, and soup of the day that wasn’t the usual black bean. There were more surprises to come. The singing of our National Anthem was followed with inspirational thoughts prepared by […]

(from the Rotary Weekly of Dec. 6): A special report prepared for Rotary International by the Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies estimated the value of Rotary member volunteer hours at $850 million a year. That Rotary members log a lot of volunteer hours should come as no surprise to anyone familiar with the […]

December 4, 2019 The first hint that the 2019 Club Assembly meeting would be a bit different was when members selecting their name badges were each handed a numbered ticket stub. After the Assembly was called to order they learned that their ticket might match several drawn numbers making them a winner of numerous gift […]

The annual 1-2-3 bills are coming soon. Number 3 invites you to donate to The Rotary Foundation (TRF) toward Every Rotarian, Every Year” and/or PolioPlus. When you make a donation to TRF, you are helping Rotary make a difference in the lives of millions of people around the world. Here are five reasons to respond […]