Monthly Archives: May 2020

Rotary Clubs worldwide contribute to solve the plastic waste problem. Goal: In 2050 there is no more plastic soup in the oceans, seas and there is no more plastic waste in our lakes, rivers, parks, woods and streets. EndPlasticSoup is a global initiative which started in Amsterdam to solve the plastic problem by working with […]

Pandemic Response Fund Campaign 2020 Current Balance: $54,000 Projected Final Balance: $55,000 + $5000 match = $60,000 Special thanks to Rotary Club of Ann Arbor North for their generous donation of $1000!!!   Thanks to your Generosity and Support, the Pandemic Response Fund has been able to fill in the gaps and support the following […]

President Rosemarie Rowney called our meeting to order at 12:35pm with an invitation to sing along as Tom Strode played our Patriotic Song, God Bless America. Lauren Heinonen gave us a quick introduction to Zoom etiquette and gave us a refresher on how to use it effectively. An inspirational quote was offered by Sarah Paspal-Jasinski, […]

The Rotary Club of Ann Arbor is participating in the District 6380 Mask effort.  The District is in the process of distributing 100,000 masks, both KN95 and surgical masks, directly to front line workers and, to vulnerable populations throughout the district. Locally, we have distributed more than 1500 face masks from District 6380 to hospitals, […]

Zoom participants’ backgrounds for the May 20 meeting were enlightening. Greg Stejskal was framed by the Lincoln Memorial, and Downs Herold broadcast before a Rotary wheel background. Our Inspirational speaker, Karen Driggs, Zoomed in from her mother’s floor to ceiling library.Bob and Jeannine Buchanan’s back ground was the freighter Arthur M. Anderson, which was following […]

Week Four of the Pandemic Response Fund – May 1-May 31 This is our FINAL WEEK – Only 10 days remain to make your Donation!! Current Fund Balance with pledges is $52,551!! Our Match goal of $50,000 will be reached, once all pledges are received! After $50,000 every dollar donated will be matched dollar for […]

The Board of Director’s Meeting was held on Wednesday, May 13 via Zoom. Club membership on April 30 was 284 Active members, plus six Honorary members and six Inactive Emeriti. Attendance for the month’s five meetings was 30%. Average attendance at each meeting was 85 members plus 12 others. Our Engagement Ratio for the month […]

John Fredric Eman, of Ann Arbor, Michigan died peacefully at his home on Sunday, May 17, 2020 surrounded by his family. He was 82 years old. John was born on October 30, 1937 in East Grand Rapids, Michigan and was the son of Dr. Vernon H. Eman and Marian Shorts Eman. He graduated from East […]

See below a note from Past President Collyer Smith. Collyer shared his personal story and plans with us to eliminate the mental health stigma during our weekly meeting on April 15, 2020 (watch the recording here). He has been very active so far in Rotary District 6380 and has big plans to expand his impact.  I am very […]

If you would like to listen to the performances that Robert Ash, Conductor of Bands at Huron High School, played during his presentation this past Wednesday, May 20th, great news! He has made them temporarily available on SoundCloud. Just click the links below. Huron Symphony Band: -Selection of Omar Thomas’ Of Our New Day Begun https://soundcloud.com/user-614135256-711214166/4-of-our-new-day-began/s-172TbtYOyWk […]