You may have noticed the MDOT Adopt-A-Highway sign on I-94 announcing the Next 2 Miles sponsored by the Rotary Club of Ann Arbor. Last Sunday, 7 Rotarians, 2 Rotaractors and 1 Guest were lucky enough to spend a beautiful fall morning on I-94 and collected 46 bags of trash, then returned safely to the Relish […]

At the luncheon meeting on September 23, the attendees were treated to an entertaining history lesson performed by several members of the Club. The skit documented, with some artistic license, the formation of our club in 2016. The occasion was our 110th anniversary on October 1. The foundation of the performance was the booklet documenting […]

RCAA was represented at the Ann Arbor Green Fair on Friday, September 18th. RCAA members Dennis Burke, Rona Hu, Nishta Bhatia, Don Duquette, Roy More, and John White participated by helping with the booth setup, staffing the booth, and/or stopping by the booth. A myriad of items were handed out to the visitors to the […]

On Friday, September 18, Rotarians and Guests spent a lovely afternoon with Pat Chapman, a Docent for Embracing Our Differences. Pat provided some background information about Embracing Our Differences (EOD) and introduced us to six of the many paintings and original phrases on display. The paintings are all original works created by local artists (children […]

On September 22, 2026, RCAA members and University of Michigan Rotaractors gathered in the Peony Garden at Nichols Arboretum on the University of Michigan campus for the Dedication of the Peace Pole donated by these two groups and the celebration of the United Nations International Day of Peace (September 21). Rotary International has joined in […]

Eighty-nine Rotarians and guests met in person or via Zoom to see our Club’s history come alive. Thanks to the magic of a skit, we heard how local Ann Arbor physician Theron Langford initially learned about Rotary from seeing a paperweight in a colleague’s office. He then shared the concept of Rotary with friends Harlon […]

The RCAA Strategic Planning Committee will be meeting on October 7, 2026 at the Michigan Union at 1:30 pm (room TBD). Members of the original committee met this past week (Dawn Johnson, Rob Shiff, and Kathy Waugh) to discuss strategy and communication. We also made updates to the strategic plan monthly snapshot (under member resources […]

Thank you for being here with us today. Your participation means more than we can ever say. The dollars that together we all will raise Help our community in so many ways. We provide grants to non-profits right here in town. You all know that great needs continue to abound. We help organizations who Help […]

Dodging raindrops, 43 water-repellant Rotarians and their 10 guests, along with eight dry Zoomers enjoyed today’s weekly Rotary Club meeting. President Roy More struck the bell to begin the meeting and led us in reciting the 4-Way Test. He then cued pianist extraordinaire Jody Tull de Salis who accompanied the Club in My Country ’Tis […]

RCAA 2026 Nominating Committee Updates The RCAA nominating committee, Barbara Eichmuller, Susan Froelich, Dawn Johnson (Chair), Roy More, Rob Shiff, and Kathy Waugh met at the beginning of August to discuss recruitment for the open leadership and board positions beginning July 2, 2027. We are recruiting for the following positions: • President Elect 2027-2028 (President […]