Member News

The Rotary Fights Summer Hunger food drive kicks off this month, March.  Todd Kephart, the chair of the committee will give more info on March 3rd, but for now know that the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a massive increase in demand at Food Gatherers.  Reflecting this need and acknowledging the realities […]

The February 24, 2021 meeting opened on Zoom with social time and banter about Ohio State & Michigan rivalries. Members announced their attendance via the chat function in Zoom. Lori Walters opened the meeting and stated that everyone will be muted upon entering the Zoom meeting. At 12:30, President Joanne Pierson started the meeting by […]

Have you received one or both of your COVID-19 vaccine injections? An application is available for download from the Centers for Disease Control called v-safe, which will help the CDC check in on you after you’ve been vaccinated. See information below on what the application is: V-safe is a smartphone-based tool that checks in on […]

Rotary began today with a lively social half hour. At 12:27 PM, Lori Walters, our Executive Director, reminded us of Zoom etiquette and to check in to the meeting through Zoom Chat. At 12:30 PM, President Joanne called the meeting to order. As a wonderful beginning to the meeting, Tom Strode played “America the Beautiful” […]

The Board of Director’s Meeting was held on Wednesday, February 17 via Zoom. Club membership on January 31 was 256 Active members, plus six Honorary members and seven Inactive Emeriti. Attendance for the month’s four meetings was 36%. Average attendance at each meeting was 93 members plus 9 others. Our Engagement Ratio for the month […]

Since social media dominates the internet, our great club needs a presence there. There are social media infographics below, following this brief guide. I think we can agree that the world is connected, like never before, and, like everything else, “with great power comes great responsibility.” Ours is a unique opportunity to publish positive, constructive […]

Thank you to everyone who submitted suggestions for a new name for our club’s weekly newsletter. This past Wednesday evening, our Public Image Committee carefully reviewed the names and have reduced the long list down to 6 possible names: Ann Arbor Rotary Wheel Ann Arbor Rotary Bytes Ann Arbor Rotary News Ann Arbor Rotary Advisor […]

Executive Director Lori Walters interrupted the social chatter to start the meeting at 12:25pm. President Joanne rang the opening bell and turned to Tom Strode, who played God Bless America. Bob Buchanan pointed out another reason to wear your Rotary pin – it identifies you to other people and you might get a perk as […]

Our club is doing a great job of helping our community, and now we need you to help the club! We are seeking individuals willing to assist our team of Reporters, who write up the wonderful meeting notes after each of our Wednesday meetings. This job simply requires that you be able to pay attention […]

Did you happen to take photos at our club’s Centennial Gala back in 2016? If so, please email them to publicimage@a2rotary.org. Thank you!