Monthly Archives: February 2020

The Rotary Fights Summer Hunger Food Drive starts soon, running from March 9th – 20th. Todd Kephart will be collecting food, cash or checks (made out to Food Gatherers) immediately prior to the lunch meetings on the March 11th and 18th. All contributions over $25 will be matched by a donor   .

John White attended the weekly meeting of the Rotary Club of Ft. Myers South on Monday, February 17. This club of 109 members operates without paid staff and is celebrating fifty years. Like all the clubs in Southwest Florida, it was spun off from the Rotary Club of Ft. Myers that John visited a week earlier. This club seems to support […]

Award-winning humorist and singer/songwriter Mike Ball and his guitar led us in singing “Love Is Not Hard To Find” a song by a 15 year old girl from Lost Voices. She wrote the song several years ago and now it is sung often in Lost Voices settings and other other venues. Mike is headlining the […]

Last week we queried “Are We the Best?”  This week, there is no question, only a statement of fact!  The Rotary Club of Ann Arbor is the best Education/Youth Services Non-Profit in Washtenaw County!  When totaling our hours of giving back through volunteerism and our financial support, the Rotary Club of Ann Arbor’s true impact […]

From RI’s Membership Minute newsletter for February 2020: “Rotary is proud to be working with Toastmasters International, a leading international educational organization that helps its members become more effective speakers, communicators, and leaders. This new collaboration is designed to enhance your membership experience, as well as help you expand your network, develop your leadership and […]

Mark your calendars!  The 18th Annual Rotary Club of Ann Arbor’s Golf and Tennis Outing will be taking place on Tuesday, September 8, 2020.  This is a switch from our usual date to the Tuesday after Labor Day.   The GTO Committee is also very excited to announce a venue change for this year’s GTO.  We […]

Thanks to all for the work you do to make our meetings run smoothly!  Please see the attached AV schedule. 2020 AV Schedule ver 11 Feb 15   

The Board of Director’s Meeting was held on Wednesday, February 19 at the United Way Building. Club membership on January 31 was 280 Active members, plus six Honorary members and six Inactive Emeriti. Attendance for the month’s four meetings was 36%. Average attendance at each meeting was 102 members plus 12 others. Our Engagement Ratio […]

President Elect Joanne Pierson rang the bell at 12:25 and led the members in singing our opening Patriotic Song. Barbara Niess-May provided the Inspirational message in honor of Black History Month and our speaker for the day. She presented a quote from Claudette Colvin regarding “Justice.” Claudette Colvin is an activist who was a pioneer […]

Click here to read a review of the forthcoming Netflix documentary about Ted Kaczynski written by our own past president, Greg Stejskal, and to view the trailer.