Yearly Archives: 2019

Early on the morning of Sunday, November 24th, only a few days away from Thanksgiving, a group of enthusiastic Rotarians arose and gathered at the Girls on the Run of Southeastern Michigan 5K Event. For those who are unfamiliar, Girls on the Run (GOTR) is a nation-wide after-school program for girls in grades 3-8 that, […]

If you missed it on the morning of Monday, November 25th, you can now listen online to WEMU’s interview of Bob Mull on the VITA Tax Clinic. The Rotary Club of Ann Arbor supports this organization annually, and many of our members also volunteer at VITA. Click here to read the article and listen online: […]

The annual 1-2-3 bills are coming soon. Number 3 invites you to donate to The Rotary Foundation (TRF) toward Every Rotarian, Every Year” and/or PolioPlus. When you make a donation to TRF, you are helping Rotary make a difference in the lives of millions of people around the world. Here are five reasons to respond […]

A day after the stirring presentations by two of our “Service Above Self” scholarship awardees, President Rosemarie, VP Joanne, and John White attended the annual luncheon at WCC. Also noted among the several hundred attendees were Susan Smith Gray, Ann Schriber and Collyer Smith. Collyer and Annie were recognized for establishing a scholarship in the […]

Dopp Kits For Veterans at VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System  Rotary Club of Ann Arbor and Thomson Reuters are collaborating on a project to bring 100 kits of personal hygiene items (“Dopp Kits”) to  deserving veterans at the VA Facility in Ann Arbor. Specific items needed are pocket-size Kleenex and Chap Sticks. The items must […]

A Public Service Announcement ​The Ann Arbor Citizens Academy (A2CA) is returning for a third year in 2020 to provide a broad view of local government for Ann Arbor residents. During a series of nine weekly sessions, from Wednesday, Jan. 22 to Wednesday, March 18, 6:30–9 p.m., participants will connect with city staff and officials […]

Your Program Committee has been working hard to schedule a diverse slate of speakers for 2020. Thanks to the excellent nominations that you have submitted this fall, more than half the available slots through the end of March are already filled. We therefore are pausing scheduling additional speakers. We encourage and welcome speaker nominations at […]

After President Rosemarie rang the bell, we launched into a spirited rendition of “God Bless America.” Peg Talburtt then provided a Thanksgiving inspiration. She said that even though the first thing that comes to her mind when Thanksgiving is mentioned, is “eat, eat, eat,” there’s much more to the holiday. She treated us to a […]

Please submit your ideas for the next recipient of the Robert S. Northrup Humanitarian Award, named after our own club member Rob Northrup, in recognition of his lifelong humanitarian work. Nominees can be residents of any part of the world.  However, the recipient will be asked to present a 25-minute presentation to our Club on […]

Member Bob Mull was recently interviewed by WEMU on the VITA Tax Clinic that our Club supports. The interview is scheduled to air on Monday morning, November 25, during Morning Edition at 7:49 am, again at 9:49 am, and then again later in the afternoon. Don’t forget to listen in!