Monthly Archives: May 2020

The Community Allocations Committee met on May 11 and recommended grant awards totaling $60,000 to 13 organizations as part of the Community Grants Program.  All in all, we received 44 applications totaling over $203,000 in funding. The following Community Grant awards have been approved, funded by the 22019-20 RCAA Community Service budget: Organization Award Program […]

John Eman passed May 18, 2020.  He died peacefully in his sleep.  His wife, Carol, and his daughters Susan and Linda, were with him when he passed. John was a member of the Rotary Club of Ann Arbor for over 50 years.  He joined our Club on September 1, 1969 and was recently approved for […]

Hire MI Vet, a local non-profit that helps veterans find employment, conceived by, among others, our own Don Deatrick, has been recognized in a recent VA national blog. The Rotary Club of Ann Arbor also gets a mention. Click here to read the blog post.

Harpoon Report for 5/13/2020 by Paula Brown Members gathered for social time prior to the start of the meeting, discussing everything from bird watching to haircuts.  At 12:30 p.m., President Rosemarie Rowney welcomed everyone.  Prior to the ringing of the bell, Lauren Heinonen covered a PowerPoint presentation on Zoom etiquette.  John White then range the […]

Not to worry, these subscriptions are not for printed magazines and the price is right (free). In addition to the printed copy of “The Rotarian” magazine you do receive in the mail every month, Rotary also offers a wide range of electronic periodicals targeting topics of interest to members working in various areas. They are […]

HOW TO WIN “BEST EDUCATION/YOUTH SERVICES NONPROFIT IN WASHTENAW COUNTY“ Click here: https://www.ecurrent.com/2020-best-of-washtenaw/#// Scroll down to “Nonprofits/Community” Scroll down to “Education/Youth Services” Vote for Rotary Club of Ann Arbor Tell all of your family members, friends, virtual friends, and pets to vote for RCAA! Post on your Social Media Vote often!!! The deadline is MAY 15! […]

Junior Rotarian Meghanlata Gupta (and daughter of Rotarian Toni Gupta) will be speaking on NPR Detroit’s WDET with Stephen Henderson on Tuesday morning, May 12th, at 9am. She will be speaking about contemporary issues and media representation concerning Native American communities in Michigan and beyond. She will also be sharing information about Indigenizing the News, […]

On Saturday morning, May 9, John White attended the Zoom meeting of the District 6400 Passport Club. Also on the call from our club were Ashish & Norma Sarkar. The speaker for the day was Holger Knaack, incoming RI President. He will succeed Mark Maloney on July 1. Holger’s presentation was in line with his […]

Week Three: Rotarians Making a Difference through the Pandemic Response Fund (May 1 – May 31) This message was received on Friday (May 14th) by the Disaster Response Committee: “The Shelter Association of Washtenaw County is grateful for the generosity and support received by The Rotary Club of Ann Arbor affording us the opportunity to […]

After distributing KN95 masks to several hospitals in the district including Michigan Medicine, St. Joseph, and Ann Arbor VA over the last 3 weeks, the District is focusing now on local frontline workers and residential settings; such as nursing homes, assisted living facilities, homeless shelters, correctional facilities and public safety organizations in the District.  This […]