Yearly Archives: 2020

Our Rotary Fights Child Hunger food drive through Food Gatherers, though normally taking place every spring, has been extended this year. Our community, especially children, need our donations more than ever this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Many children cannot access the food that they normally would through school programs, and many in our […]

Tired of binge-watching old TV series? Longing to get back with friends in person but need to keep six feet apart? Has your interest in Zoom meetings waned? If so, a weekly pickleball outing could be just the ticket. John White is organizing a few Rotarians and others who might be interested in getting together […]

Have you wondered about where your donation for the Rotary 100K Mask Challenge has gone? Read this article in the Chatham Voice, featuring Past District Governor Sparky Leonard, on a donation of $27,622 that was made to the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance (CKHA) during COVID-19: https://chathamvoice.com/2020/07/03/rotary-donates-to-ckha-during-covid-19/  The donation will go directly towards purchasing masks and PPE […]

This meeting was our Annual Changing of the Guard! Lori Walters began our meeting by reviewing Zoom etiquette and encouraged everyone to use the Chat feature to make note of their attendance.  Our outgoing President Rosemarie Rowney officially called our meeting to order at 12:33pm.  She began the meeting with an invitation to sing along […]

The Kiwanis Club of Ann Arbor invites you to its ZOOM meeting on July 20 to hear a presentation by Mark Volpe, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, on how the Orchestra is adapting its operations and programming in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. The meeting begins at noon and […]

Happy Independence Day! This July 4th, the Ann Arbor Jaycee’s is hosting it’s annual 4th of July Parade in a new, safer way during the COVID-19 pandemic: virtually! Tune in on Saturday, July 4 at 10am using this link and keep your eyes peeled for a special video clip from the Rotary Club of Ann […]

The July issue of The Rotarian is traditionally the one with a big feature spread on the new RI President. This one is no exception and you can read all about Holger Knaack. What you might not see right away is an article starting on page 55 that recounts how the Rotary Club of Aspen […]

More than $18 million in Foundation global grant funding has been allocated to environment-related projects over the past five years. Creating a distinct area of focus to support the environment will give Rotary members even more ways to bring about positive change in the world and increase our impact. Supporting the environment becomes Rotary’s seventh […]

Click here for the obituary that appeared in the newspaper from John Hammond’s hometown of St. Joseph MI. Note that one of the charities mentioned for memorial donations is PolioPlus. If you wish to donate in John’s memory, contact Lori Walters.

There was much banter and some fresh faces in the June 24 meeting. We were happy to welcome back Doug Freeth from sweltering Arizona. John Ackenhusen joined us from Washington State.  Yolanda Whiten joined in the gaiety, remarking that Doug looks just the same was when she first met and worked with him. Joe Fitzsimmons […]