Yearly Archives: 2020

The Rotary Club of Ann Arbor’s Virtual Mid Summer Italian Festival fundraiser was fabulous! The food and wine from Paesano Restaurant & Wine Bar were superb and the informative wine talk presented by Mike Roddy and Chaad Thomas was as entertaining as it was interesting. The playlist of Italian music, compiled by Kathy Waugh, added […]

Last Wednesday (Aug 19th), our Director of Public Image Lauren Heinonen was the speaker at the Grosse Pointe Rotary Club. They were impressed with RCAA’s initiative to address racism through Rotary ARC. Their club would like to invite any of our members to attend their meeting next week, during which they will hear from Sarah […]

From District Governor Karen Gabrys: It is with much sadness and with heavy hearts that we share with you the passing of our dear friend and fellow Rotarian Judy Garver. Following a short illness, Judy was placed in hospice care two weeks ago. She passed away peacefully on August 11, 2020. Our deepest sympathy is extended to […]

The Board of Director’s Meeting was held on Wednesday, August 19 via Zoom. Club membership on July 31 was 262 Active members, plus six Honorary members and eight Inactive Emeriti. Attendance for the month’s five meetings was 34%. Average attendance at each meeting was 90 members plus nine others. Our Engagement Ratio for the month […]

Dear Friends, I have two items that I can not store at my home.  The banner cart, and the podium formerly used for check-in.  The Union has made clear that due to the enlargement of gathering space for students it has reduced the space available for administration and storage.  They will not be able to […]

Our weekly meeting started with interesting conversations among members via Zoom. Members logging in just before the ringing of the bell missed those conversations between members that covered such interesting topics as Ken Fischer’s book sales and the successful Italian Festival Rotary fundraiser. Lori Walters welcomed guests and reminded members to mute themselves and use […]

Our weekly meeting started with interesting conversations among members via Zoom. Members logging in just before the ringing of the bell missed those conversations between members that covered such interesting topics as heart pacemakers, giving your smart phone instructions while driving, and experiencing the surgical procedure named after Dr. Mohs, MD.  Lori Walters reminded the […]

The following image has been brought to you by our newest committee, the Rotary Anti-Racism Committee (ARC). 

Our President Joanne Pierson was recently interviewed for the Lucy Ann Lance show about the Rotary Club of Ann Arbor and our fundraiser, “A Mid Summer Italian Festival.” You can listen here: http://www.lucyannlance.com/audio/081020/pierson.mp3?fbclid=IwAR2OQfm-RSTBMXaiXoMaIO_cnLWcp8o0Fs0TwA5uTFN54YAmXEQZZrXzUpE There’s still time to sign up for the event! Register now!    

The Rotary Club of Ann Arbor is participating in the State of Michigan Adopt-A-Highway Program and has been identified with roadway signs as responsible for trash pick-up on a 2.1 mile stretch of I-94 between Platt Road and State Street for the next two years. Three pick-up dates during the year have been designated for […]