Yearly Archives: 2019

Assistant Head Cheerleading Coach, and Rotarian, Grant Peterson, receives another Championship Ring (He has a total of 5!!!)- Grant shares U of M’s recent success at Daytona Beach! DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The University of Michigan cheer team double-dipped at the 2019 NCA & NDA Collegiate Cheer and Dance Championship on Friday (April 5), taking […]

  Amanda Reel, Community Impact & Volunteer Center Manager of theUnited Way of Washtenaw County: I’m writing to let you know that Rotarian Bob Buchanan has been selected to receive an award from the United Way of Washtenaw County at our Annual Meeting & Volunteer Recognition event!  The SPIRIT of Washtenaw County Award serves to recognize […]

Evidence of widespread awareness of our G&TO While Ingrid Sheldon and John White were golfing in Hilton Head last week, other members of the group went shopping in a nearby outlet mall. As you can see, shirts from last year’s G&TO were found on clearance in a Pro Golf store. Hopefully, these several shirts will […]

Put that stuffy Mothers’ Day Brunch in your rear view mirror and bring Mom (and kids) to revisit her young adulthood at our Spring Fling, held at the Ypsilanti Heritage Automobile Museum on Sunday, May 12, 4:00 – 7:00pm. Supper will bee catered by Sidetrack and beer and wine are available at a Cash Bar. Cost is $30.00 […]

An impressively large group of us met at the Wyndham Gardens Conference Center for the April 10 meeting. They had no piano so President Greg offered to sing solo, an offer that was met with a few groans. A better option was aadopted – Past President Ingrid Sheldon led us in the Pledge of Allegiance. […]

Wednesday, April 3rd’s Rotary Club of Ann Arbor’s meeting was teetering on “standing-room-only”.   With 99 in attendance, despite the change in venue, I think it is safe to say “Hello and Welcome Back” to our snowbirds!  On a sadder note, it was the RCAA’s first official meeting without the amazing Mr. Ackenhusen.  John, you will […]

Huron Valley Habitat for Humanity is the largest H4H chapter in the country.   When James Hannah spoke at our lunch meeting a few weeks ago, he mentioned the Homes Tour and several people expressed interest.   If you are interested in what Habitat is up to, they are having a Home Tour on Wednesday, April 10 […]

On Saturday March 30, 6 Rotarians, 1 guest and 2 future Habitat for Humanity (H4H) homeowners were on a job site in Ypsilanti for our first workday.    The projects for the day were to remove a brick wall from the basement as well as “energy enveloping” in the upstairs which means caulking all wood […]

Dear Fellow Rotarians, I have been asked to succeed Melissa Stricherz as Coordinator of the Volunteer Program for the 2019 Rotary Club Golf and Tennis Outing at Travis Pointe Country Club scheduled for 9/9/19. The event has enabled the Rotary Club to fund numerous successful efforts to provide assistance to at-risk children, disabled children, and […]

(Notes by Nishta Bahtia, photos by Fred Beutler except where noted.) President Greg called the meeting to order at 12:30, we started with God Bless America. With a nod to the day’s speaker and the subject, Eric Lipson led with an invocation for which he chose a speech Haile Selassie of Ethiopia gave before the […]