Meeting Notes

Laughter, camaraderie and lively conversations buzzed in the Anderson Room, while Zoomers (displayed on the big screen in the Anderson Room) had their own lively discussions before the Aug. 11 Club Meeting. President Mark Ouimet rang the bell, and our dapper, bow-tied Rotary Orchestra – Tom Strode – accompanied the club in our National Anthem. […]

The August 3, 2022 meeting opened on Zoom and in person. At 12:29, Emily Olson started the meeting by ringing the bell. President Ouimet participated via Zoom.  Thomas Strode led us in “God Bless America”.  Inspiration was provided by Cyril White who shared a Chinese story that reflected how to treat people we meet along […]

As the Rotary Club of Ann Arbor’s past Presidents Maurita Holland and Jim Irwin would say, “It’s a GREAT day to be a Rotarian.” Today’s meeting was chock-a-block full of good friends, conversation, learning, and camaraderie. Past President Greg Stejskal rang the bell to begin our meeting, which signaled Tom Strode, our bow-tied pianist extraordinaire, […]

The Board of Director’s Meeting was held on Wednesday, July 20. On the final day of the month our club had 217 Active Members, plus eleven Inactive Emeriti. Attendance for the month’s four meetings was 29% (equal to last month). Average attendance at each meeting was 70 members and 8 guests. Average in person attendance […]

Newly inaugurated President Mark Ouimet rang the opening bell at 12:30 on July 13. Tom Strode played the Star Spangled Banner. Pattie Katcher honored our speaker by talking about how much books have meant to her. Her favorite is Gift From the Sea, by Anne Morrow Lindberg.  Steve Pierce led us in singing Those Hazy […]

President Susan Froelich’s term came to an end at the meeting on June 29, 2022 and Mark Oiumet assumed the mantle of leadership. Susan’s presidency was packed with activity and success on many different fronts. Read the full text of her remarks here.  The meeting opened with Tom Strode’s playing of The Star Spangled Banner. […]

The June 22, 2022 Ann Arbor Rotary Club meeting opened on Zoom and in person with social time.  Emily Olson provided Zoom etiquette guidelines to the virtual attendees. At 12:31, President Susan Froelich called the meeting to order. We all joined in the singing of “let freedom ring.  Inspiration was provided by Patricia Garcia, who […]

12:28 Emily Olson reminded all attendees of the Zoom Etiquette. 12:30 Susan Froelich officially started the June 15, 2022 Rotary meeting. 12:31 Tom Strode played the “Star Spangled Banner” as the Patriotic Song. 12:32 For the weekly inspiration, Rotary member Fanfan Zheng shared a piece describing the experience of African-American fathers from the post-war era, […]

The Board of Director’s Meeting was held on Wednesday, June 15. Club membership on May 31 was 248 Active members. Attendance for the month’s four meetings was 29% (down from 31% last month). Average attendance at each meeting was 72 members and 10 guests. Average in person attendance was 33 and average Zoom attendance was […]

Interesting zoomer conversations from being a teacher today, the concept of “joy” school, and learning that this is the start of lychee fruit season, and happy in-person conversations took place before President Susan started our meeting. Tom Strode played a rousing Star-Spangled Banner for us on his trusty piano, and Judy Lynch Sauer inspired with: […]