Leslie Pinney (Sponsors: Sara Maddock and Fanfan Zheng) Leslie Pinney grew up in the Baltimore area and arrived in Michigan 15 years ago, after the birth of her twins, making her the mother of 4 children under 4. Prior to that, she earned her BA from Princeton University, then lived in New York City where […]

Our Annual Fundraiser “Helping Kids Succeed” will be here before you know it! We are already working behind the scenes to prepare for the event being held on Monday, September 14, 2026. The Silent Auction is the top fundraising component of our annual event and is pivotal in helping fund our club’s work supporting children […]

While it was a muggy 88 degrees outside on Wednesday, 70 savvy Rotarians and guests stayed cool inside Anderson Room at the Michigan Union.  President Dawn Johnson invited the Club to stand and recite the Rotary 4-Way Test.  Sunshine-splashed pianist extraordinaire Jody Tull de Salis played My Country ’Tis of Thee while the Club sang […]

The Scouting America National Court of Honor recently awarded RCAA member Joe Diederich the National Outstanding Eagle Scout Award (NOESA), one of only seven for the entire state of Michigan. From the presentation: “Joe Diederich began his lifelong commitment to Scouting in Glassport, Pennsylvania, earning the rank of Eagle Scout in 1958. He went on […]

President Dawn Johnson opened our meeting with the ringing of the bell and pianist Jody Tull de Salis accompanied the 63 Club members, guests and Zoomers in singing our National Anthem.  As a group, we recited the Rotary 4-way Test.  Jody moved from the piano bench to the podium to highlight several Ann Arbor cultural […]

To pay respect to the Flag of the United States of America when should you place your hand over your heart? 1. when the National Anthem (Star Spangled Banner) is played, 2. when saying the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag 3. when TAPS is played. (See Note 1 below) When not to place your […]

The Rotary Club of Ann Arbor just completed its 22nd annual Rotary Fights Child Hunger food and fund drive, supporting Food Gatherers, the largest sponsor of the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) in Washtenaw County. The SFSP is a critical source of food for children and teens in the summer, replacing the free and reduced-price […]

This year, the Washtenaw County Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program assisted in preparing 1,392 tax returns in the 2026 tax season, a 31% increase over last year. Refunds and tax preparation fees avoided came to a total of $3,270,430, an increase of 65% over the prior year. RCAA supported VITA’s 2026 tax season with […]

Rotary International is asking Clubs to work collaboratively with other service organizations in your communities to undertake a service project on EPIC Day May 16th this year. Rotary Club Ann Arbor (RCAA), with Rotary North, Huron Watershed Council, Ann Arbor Parks Dept., and Washtenaw Parks Dept. has organized a Huron River Day of Events May […]

The Club’s Environmental Action Group and the U of M student led non-profit organization Blueprints for Pangaea offered an opportunity for community members to donate new or used medical equipment and supplies Saturday, May 2, 2026 at a local self-storage facility. The event was promoted in the Rotarian Newsletter and online by several social media […]