Monthly Archives: January 2019

Fritz Seyferth opened our 2019 year at the January 9 meeting with a poem on Justice by Carley Buckner. Ingrid Sheldon lightened our mood leading us in singing three Smile songs. President Greg honored two very special Rotarians who we lost over the holidays. Art Holst, who was a Rotarian for 61 years, 17 of […]

Naren Bhatia was a familiar face before he rejoined the Club this Fall as he is the husband of Past President Nishta. You will find him one of the most interesting people you will ever meet, not only because of his life story but because he is a riveting story teller. Naren was born in […]

Transition The month of December was one of continued education for taking over the roles of administrator and controller. Through meetings with key personnel in leadership, John White and Dave Keosaian, most responsibilities for the role of Executive Director have been touched upon. The shift in tasks is mostly complete and there is no concern […]

Members of the Ann Arbor Rotary Club joined fellow Rotarians from districts 6380, 6290, 6310, 6360 and 6400 to participate in a Regional Membership Seminar in Lansing on 1/5/19. There was a lot of good cheer and fun whilst learning a great deal about how to invigorate our membership engagement and clever ideas for recruitment. […]

A bit of history from the desk of Past President John Ackenhusen; FOUNDING Rotary International was founded by a lawyer, Paul Harris, in 1905, as he gathered Chicago coal dealer Silvester Schiele, mining engineer Gustavus Loehr, and tailor Hiram Shorey, all gathering in Mr. Harris’ law office.  To the second meeting came the fifth Rotarian, […]

Captain Michael Field, USN (Ret.) After graduation from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1966, Captain Field completed Navy pilot training, earning his Wings of God in 1968. He went on to complete 140 combat missions in the Vietnam war, flying the F-4 Phantom II from the decks of USS Enterprise and USS America,. Selected as […]

On a bright and sunny January 5th, a group of a dozen Rotarians from the Ann Arbor Rotary Club assembled at Mobility Worldwide in Milan to spend a few hours building mobility carts that will transform the lives of disabled people half a world away. After some brief training the group got to work and […]

District 6380 Newsletter for January This issue includes a New Year’s greeting from DG Jane McManus, a tribute to Art Holst and an article about the Action Plan being implemented by our club’s Peace Committee. A big part of the plan is co-sponsoring a “Peace in the Streets” event at Wayne State University on April […]

Have you made a resolution this year to be a better person, to give back, to find fellowship or to expand your social circle?  The Rotary Club of Ann Arbor would love to help you achieve and maintain those resolutions! Our club, which meets weekly, might be just the opportunity you are seeking.  Please be […]