Activities

The school year is well underway, and the teachers and students have been exploring and learning how to best make educational progress in new virtual learning environments.  Much is new and still being tested, as an example some teachers are combining the strengths of traditional materials and lesson plans with new virtual offers, to find […]

It was a great day to be a Rotarian at our Gallup Park gathering on Sunday, November 8. The weather was perfect (especially for November), the Rotary Centennial Universal Access Playground was packed with children and the new nature signs look terrific and engaging. Approximately fifty people came to the gathering including several of our […]

Do you remember the World War I marching song, “Pack up your troubles in your old kit-bag; And smile, smile, smile”? You have an opportunity to donate to a veteran’s kit-bag! Our Veterans Initiative is collecting Chap Stick and Kleenex packets for veterans hospitalized at the VA Ann Arbor. The personal hygiene kits will be […]

The weather forecast for this Sunday, November 8th between 2-4pm is spectacular—sunny and 70 degrees!  Perfect for our COVID safe Club gathering at the Universal Access Playground in Gallup Park to see the newly installed signage. Click here for map.   RSVP ASAP to Susan Smith Gray at smithsms@umich.edu. Registration closes at 5 PM Friday November […]

Our Veterans Initiative is collecting Chap Stick and Kleenex packets for veterans hospitalized at the VA Ann Arbor. The personal hygiene kits will be distributed at the hospital during the holidays. Please consider purchasing fragrant free Chap Stick and tissue packets the next time you are at the store. You can drop them off at […]

Fun, colorful and educational too!  Six environmental education signs are now designed, fabricated and ready to install at the Universal Access Playground in Gallup Park. This project represents our final contribution to the UAP to celebrate our Centennial.  Sumedh Bahl, Rotary Project Manager, met with representatives of Flutter and Wow and the City of Ann […]

The Rotary Road Waste Warriors attacked the I-94 corridor between State St. and Platt Rd. during the Club’s inaugural participation in the State of Michigan Adopt-A-Highway Program. Twenty one enemies of roadway trash swept the area clean of fifty six bags of trash, car parts, pieces of tires, cell phones, clothing, and one computer tablet […]

Not to put too fine a point on it, you can see in the picture John White is holding one of the weapons of trash destruction he is amassing for the Club’s assault of debris on I-94 scheduled for the morning of Saturday, September 26. Almost enough Rotarian waste warriors have volunteered so that only […]

The Ann Arbor Observer creates a weekly email newsletter called a2view, which features local news, events, and interesting stories. In the August 13th edition, our own Past President Ashish Sarkar was interviewed about the District 6380 100k Mask Challenge, as well as a global grant supported by Rotary clubs in the area and in India […]

Mentors are needed to help Veterans prepare for new jobs. Areas of experience needed for this community effort includes resume preparation, cover letters, elevator speeches, interview skills and job search experience. If you have 2-3 hours per week to help veterans through Hire MI Vet, please contact Don Deatrick.