Yearly Archives: 2018

In the News:  Lois Jelneck Wartburg College awarded the 2018 Alumni Citation Award to Lois Volkmann Jelneck, Class of “50.  Wartburg College is a selective liberal arts college located in Waverly, Iowa.  We are so proud to have Lois as a member of the Rotary Club of Ann Arbor since 1993.  For more information about the […]

District 6380 Gala Three Toasts and Bringing Home the Bacon. . . . It was great to be together with so many District 6380 Rotarians celebrating the good that we are doing in the world!   But first we stood and raised our glasses to the Queen, then to the President of the US and finally […]

Click here to view the Foundation report for Third Quarter 2018.

Happy Halloween!!! Dennis Powers opened the meeting with a very thoughtful Inspiration that foreshadowed President Schlissel’s talk: “Harvard – The Michigan of the East” the t-shirt sold by Moe Sports Shop proudly used to proclaim. Harvard’s motto is “Veritas” — Truth. But truth is an end result, the synthesis of a diligent search for objective […]

Thank you, fellow Rotarians. The room at Weber’s was full of energy and fun last Wednesday, October 24 in commemoration of World Polio Day! Many thanks to the members and the committee that made the Purple Pinkie Project a great success. We collected $1,674 plus the match from the Gates Foundation,, raising over $5,000 to […]

Harpoon for the week of November 5 Weekly Meeting Statistics: A total of 121 members were captivated by the presentation from U-M President Mark Schlissel. This turnout was our second highest since moving to Weber’s (the highest was our first meeting there). We did not have any Visiting Rotarians but were joined by 13 guests, […]

PINKIES UP FOR WORLD POLIO DAY Purple Pinkies were the order of the day for our meeting on World Polio Day, October 24, 2018. We were greeted by the hard working Purple Pinkie Committee which painted our pinkies purple in exchange for a donation to Polio Plus. The fun had a serious side – children […]

Summary of the Board of Director’s Meeting October 17, 2018 The Board of Director’s Meeting was held Wednesday, October 17, 2018 at Weber’s Inn.  President Greg started the by introducing honored guests District Governor Jane McManus and her husband Mike McManus along with Assistant District Governor Anne Nauts. The Club’s membership on September 30 was […]

Actually, “South” in this context is only as far as Toledo. The headline was a teaser to get you to read further. John White is organizing a delegation to visit the Toledo Rotary Club for their regular luncheon meeting on Monday, November 19. The program that day includes speakers from the Ohio State Police. Based […]

Photos of Rotarians at Work (and Play): We know that visual images add a lot of information and interest to a Harpoon article or website post. Accompanying photos of good quality and relevance are always welcome by our hard-working and dedicated volunteers. Click here for a current article by Alyce Henson, RI staff photographer. She shares […]