Monthly Archives: April 2020

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We have heard from Hilda Alcindor, member of the Rotary Club de Port-au-Prince, about their club’s efforts during the COVID-19 outbreak. Hilda is from Leogane Haiti and is the dean of FSIL, the Haiti Nursing Foundation school which has received funds from our club.  They made and distributed 4,000 masks with the Rotary Logo. What […]

Dear Rotary Members and Friends, In response to these extraordinary times, we must join together in extraordinary ways. The Rotary Club of Ann Arbor Board is mobilizing resources to focus on immediate and longer-term responses to the Covid 19 epidemic in our community. The International Humanitarian Projects Committee has been re-tasked as the newly-formed Disaster […]

(From Rotary International) As scientists work to find a vaccine for the new coronavirus, we can do our part to keep our communities healthy by helping Rotary spread the word about the importance of vaccinations during World Immunization Week, April 24-30. Immunizations save millions of lives every year and are widely recognized as one of […]

Paul Harris, one of the co-founders of Rotary, was born in Racine, Wisconsin on April 19, 1868. While he was a young boy, his parents fell on hard times and he was sent to live with grandparents in Vermont. As a young adult, he had a wide range of educational and vocational experiences before settling […]

Using the vast infrastructure developed to identify the poliovirus and deliver vaccination campaigns, the polio eradication programme is pitching in to protect the vulnerable from COVID-19, especially in polio-endemic countries.  Click here to learn more.

Several Rotarians gathered on the Zoom call shortly after noon to check in and socialize for a bit. At 12:35, the video showing the rotary bell ringing kicked off the official meeting. President Rosemarie Rowney introduced Tom Strode on his piano, who in turn led the members in singing our National Anthem. Dennis Powers provided […]

The Board of Director’s Meeting was held on Wednesday, April 15 via Zoom. Club membership on March 31 was 285 Active members, plus six Honorary members and six Inactive Emeriti. On March 31, the Operating Fund Balance was $7,520. The Club’s Endowment Investment market value was $1,872,536, a 13% decrease from February 29. Club response […]

 Almost all of us first heard about Zoom video conferencing since the start of the COVID-19 crisis. Since then, its deployment and use has skyrocketed as one way to offset the limitations placed on business activities and social interactions. As a testament to Zoom’s popularity, our virtual Wednesday meetings have enjoyed growing attendance to the point […]

HELP MAKE A DIFFERENCE! Join Rotary, District 6380, in our goal of supplying 100,000 masks to first responders! You are doing what needs to be done by sheltering in place and observing social distancing.  You can do more with a donation to Rotary District 6380’s COVID-19 response.  Out initial goal is 100,000 masks, with the […]