Yearly Archives: 2020

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 […]

Now is the time to make your donation to the Pandemic Response Fund! The Disaster Relief Committee has already committed $6000. Our total as of Sunday, May 17 is $47,000! We need just $3,000 to reach our match goal of $50,000. Then, all donations will be matched dollar for dollar! RCAA  $  75,000 + $25,000 […]

More than 60 Rotarians gathered on the Zoom call shortly after noon to check in and socialize. We learned that many of us need haircuts. At 12:29, Lauren Heinonen provided the “Zoom Etiquette” for the members. Heidi Vitso reminded the members that a new, more secure Zoom account is available for download. Instructions may be […]

Holger Knaack, RI’s President-Elect, will be the speaker at the meeting of the District 6400 Passport Club on Saturday, May 9 at 9:00am EDT. It will part of a Zoom meeting and also streamed live on YouTube. This is a rare opportunity to see and hear a Rotary President in a weekly meeting format. He […]

We are pleased to report that donations are already being received from RCAA and our Generous Members! The Fund balance is $28,000!! Our GOAL is $100,000 !! AFTER we raise $50,000, an Anonymous Donor will match dollar for dollar everything we raise from $50,001 up to $100,000. RCAA $ 75,000 + $ 25,000 match = […]

Anyone needing masks, free of charge for members OR OTHERS, contact Eric Lipson at ericlipson@gmail.com or (734) 417-3604. Several types are available. Contributions to the Pandemic Response Fund are appreciated but not required.

In this difficult time of pandemic, the Rotary Cares Committee would like to share with you that the log of cards and notes sent to members and their families in April 2020 will not be sent. Why? Because there have been NO cards or notes which had to be sent. Isn’t that amazing! And very […]

Ever wanted to attend an RI Annual Convention but couldn’t spare the time, were unable to justify the expense, or just not interested in visiting exotic locations? If so, this news is for you! The live convention scheduled for this summer in Honolulu was canceled but is now being replaced by a free virtual gathering […]