Yearly Archives: 2018

Dick Elwell!!!  See Attached Pictures!! From an unverified 4th hand source–Coach Elwell was overheard eclating:  I’m telling you: This is gonna be the year for Rotary Bowlers!!. Our Walk-On is making an immediate impact! And with our murderous row line-up of Emeritus Pete Wright, Spaulding Clark, Sara Maddock, Norman Herbert, Chuck Olson, and Susan Rossi, […]

Harpoon for the week of September 10, 2018 Weekly Meeting Statistics: A total of 107 members were stirred by Arlene Golembiewski’s dedication to Sierra Leone. It was our biggest turnout since the first two meetings at Weber’s. We were joined by three visiting Rotarians (Cheryl Farmer of Ypsilanti, ADG Anne Nauts of Chelsea and Stephanie […]

Click here to view the Annual Report of Rotary Club of Ann Arbor’s 2017 – 2018 Rotary year.

2025 Grants The Community Allocations Committee met on April 8 and recommended grant awards to 13 organizations as part of the Community Grants Program. All in all, we received 58 applications requesting over $283,000 in funding this year. Together, the grants listed below allocate a total of $64,500 826michigan 826michigan’s Free Summer Programs in Ypsilanti […]

President Greg rang the Rotary bell, opening the luncheon meeting. Shelley MacMillan came to the podium and delivered a moving Inspiration replete with quotes from Noam Chomsky, Jimmy Dean, and Lemony Snickett. Jim Irwin then bounded up to lead us (first) in a spirited “Hail to the Victors” which, no doubt, conferred the appropriate oblations […]

Announcing an upcoming trip to Cotonou, West Africa in October 2018 to participate in a polio immunization exercise, attend the 13th Annual West Africa Project Fair, and engage in a hands-on work project.  Attached is detailed trip information.  There is a limited amount of space and the trip expects to be filled in the next week […]

DACdb Club Welcoming New Members DACdb is our new membership management database. It is an exceptionally capable cloud-based product. Each member will be getting their own account in a month or so. John White is forming a user group to meet informally just before each week’s luncheon meeting. This will be a forum for early […]

The Rotary bell rang from somewhere; probably from a guard tower as it seemed like roll call at Stalag 17. President Greg, left arm cradled in a sling, struck a dramatic pose. With his sports jacket draped rakishly, he peered at our motley assembly much like Preminger from the stoop of his commandant’s hut. He […]

Website Survey Still Open: Each member should have a received an email inviting participation in a survey about our new website, www.a2rotary.org. Please pardon the obvious mistake in the greeting (we are new at this software). You will find the survey itself works well in giving you a chance to share your thoughts, concerns and […]

Joan Knoertzer’s lovely piano prelude wafted members and guests gently toward the business at hand. A ring of the Rotary bell by President Emeritus John Ackenhusen, who looked remarkably relaxed from his several weeks of freedom, signaled the meeting’s commencement. James Corey came forward and delivered a cogent Inspiration, opening with a quote from acclaimed […]