Activities

To cater to those in the community who may not be able to attend the normal Wednesday luncheon meetings, who may crave a more informal environment, or who may want to focus on projects a smaller group can conquer, we have started the Ann Arbor Rotary Club Satellite. We meet every other Tuesday evening, and […]

The Rotary Club of Ann Arbor now offers an alternative meeting time through the new RCAA Satellite. Join us for a more informal meeting every other Tuesday evening, 6-7:30pm, at an Ann Arbor restaurant or pub! Feel free to come and have a drink, an appetizer, or dinner. This group is new, and we will tailor […]

Anchored by DG Sparky’s RotaryMobile (see below), more than 20 Rotarians and family and friends marched in this year’s’ Ann Arbor’s Fourth of July parade. Our group included DG Sparky, his wife, and two members of the Rotary Club of Ann Arbor North. The goal was to highlight our work in Ann Arbor and around […]

I’ve been a member of the Michigan Theater for at least ten years now, and being a Gold Card member, I see a lot of movies. Over the years, I’ve run into many Rotarians there, who are also Michigan Theater members. That got me thinking that we should go see some movies together. I consulted […]

“Changing of the Guard” has several cultural references including the ceremony at Buckingham Palace in England where soldiers guarding the palace are replaced with pomp and circumstance at change of shift.  Another “Changing of the Guard” near and dear to American’s hearts is the symbolic and somber guard change at the Tomb of the Unknown […]

Come celebrate Independence Day on Thursday, July 4th with your fellow Rotarians! We have 20 marchers so far and plenty of room for more. Please email Christie Bacon if you plan to join us: christielbacon@gmail.com. Our parade lineup position (as well as parade rules, waiver, etc.) will be posted on the Jaycee’s website by 6pm […]

The 2018 – 2019 school year ended Friday, June 14th, in Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti. Rotary members who served as readers and tutors this year can sit back, put their feet up, and bask in the satisfaction of a job well done. The program has grown significantly this year with 26 Rotarians involved, up 90% from the […]

The Rotary Club of Ann Arbor’s Community Allocations Committee welcomed over 50 Rotarians and guests to Gladwin Farms on Monday afternoon, June 10, 2019 to celebrate the work of local non-profit organizations in the area and thank them for their service in our community. Recipients of recent Rotary grants shared their mission and project details […]

The University of Michigan Rotaract Club spent their Spring Break volunteering with Honduras Child Alliance (HCA), in El Porvenir, Honduras, for the second year in a row. With only a week to help HCA prepare a newly acquired building to be used as a school house for children in the area, the team quickly got […]

July 4 – Celebrate Independence Day with your fellow Rotarians as we march in the annual Ann Arbor Jaycee’s Fourth of July Parade Our district governor, Sparky Leonard, will lead our group in his eye-catching Rotary Mobile, we’ll have signs to carry promoting some of our amazing projects, and two patriotically-painted mobility carts to drive. Marchers […]