Monthly Archives: January 2020

Services are Saturday, March 7 at 1:00 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, followed by a Celebration of Life at the home of Brad Chick and Karen Kerry. Memorial gifts in lieu of flowers will go to Rotary, the Boy Scouts and First Presbyterian Church. Click here to read the full obituary

On a clear, cold, Wednesday, January 22nd, President Rosemarie rang the bell calling the Rotary meeting to order. After a stirring rendition of the “Star-Spangled Banner,” Christina Ferris gave an inspiration evoking the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, his accomplishments and his legacy. Joanne Pierson, backed by the strong tenor voice of Steve Pierce […]

Well, it is time to bid farewell to Weber’s.  We will be taking a moment on Wednesday to show our gratitude to the hard-working staff and management at Weber’s who have done a terrific job considering the size and incredible busyness of the Club! The move to Weber’s will be happening after our meeting and […]

Homelessness significantly impacts the learning ability of public school children. Surprisingly, we had 361 such students in Washtenaw County during the 2019-2020 school year, 129 of which were identified in Ann Arbor Public Schools. To help combat this problem, the Ypsilanti Rotary Club invites you and the “People of Action” in the Ann Arbor Rotary Club […]

See below an exciting message from John Germ, Chair of the End Polio Now Countdown to History Committee and Rotary Foundation Trustee. “I’m delighted to let you know that Rotary and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation just announced the extension of our fundraising partnership. The Gates Foundation will continue matching donations to Rotary’s PolioPlus program […]

At the January 15th Board of Directors meeting, our Club leaders sported their funky Rotary (or just funky!) socks to support the Club. Hard work and fun always go hand in hand — or maybe foot in foot?

We are in urgent need of an additional projectionist to join the monthly rotation and share responsibility of providing projectionist support at our Wednesday meetings, to serve one meeting each month.  While familiarity with computers and PowerPoint is a plus, training is available.  If you are interested please contact Jim Egerdal, 734 612-9887.

(from the RI website) Rotary International President-elect Holger Knaack is encouraging Rotarians to seize the many opportunities Rotary offers to enrich their lives and the communities they serve. Knaack, a member of the Rotary Club of Herzogtum Lauenburg-Mölln, Germany, revealed the 2020-21 presidential theme, Rotary Opens Opportunities, to incoming district governors at the Rotary International […]

Our speaker on February 12, Mark Clague, Editor-in-Chief of the Gershwin Initiative at the School of Music Theatre & Dance, will tell us about the current staging of Porgy & Bess at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. That staging utilizes the new critical edition of the score that was given a “test reading” […]

Bob Kerry passed peacefully at home under hospice care surrounded by family this morning, January 19, 2020.  Bob joined the Rotary Club of Ann Arbor on January 1, 1971.  He was President of the Club in 1975-76 and credited as being the founder of Junior Rotarians. He was a multiple Paul Harris Fellow and a […]