Monthly Archives: March 2021

It’s a pleasure and a privilege for me to help bestow Emeritus status on Bob Foster. It’s also a not-so-gentle reminder of where Bob and I are, chronologically, on a long life journey that we’ve shared for almost 50 years. Without making this too much about me rather than Bob, let me just say that […]

The weekly meeting of members and guests started with the usual virtual chit-chat among those arriving via Zoom. In an extension of last week’s program on University of Michigan’s growth and in anticipation of the day’s program, comments were made about the growth of the UM’s North Campus since its initial buildings in the 1950’s […]

Adopt-A-Highway Sign-up 2021 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. Dates for this years spring pick-up are Saturday, April 17 with Saturday, April 24 […]

It was definitely the wearing ‘o the green on Saint Patrick’s day with President Joanne Pierson sporting a new green hairdo. We had birthdays recognized and the duo of Pierce and Duquette provided Irish ballads, of course. Tom Millard introduced that our club will be participating in Adopt-a-Highway again this year, with the first cleanup […]

(March 19, 2021) Kofi Gyan from our Club’s International Humanitarian Projects Committee is the lead for a Global Grant recently approved by Rotary International! The project addresses the critical need for clean and potable water for the Kporkuve United Community in the Volta Region of Ghana. It is made up of nine adjoining villages with […]

The Board of Director’s Meeting was held on Wednesday, March 17 via Zoom. Club membership on February 28 was 259 Active members, plus five Honorary members and seven Inactive Emeriti. Attendance for the month’s four meetings was 38%. Average attendance at each meeting was 98 members plus 16 others. Our Engagement Ratio for the month […]

Our Rotary District, and Rotary Club of Ann Arbor, were so very fortunate to hear from Chief Justice Bridget McCormack address mental health in our judicial system. Rotary District 6380 Mental Health Chair, Collyer Smith, and Rotary Club of Ann Arbor Board member, Lauren Heinonen, asked questions surrounding mental health issues.  See the interview here. […]

Notes from March 10, 2021 Ann Arbor Rotary Meeting After a fun Rotary social half hour, Lori Walters reminded us how important it is for each of us to stay muted on Zoom during our meeting. Lori also told it has been a full year since we have met in person due to the pandemic. […]

Classifications of the Original Fifteen, Early Troublesome Problems, and a Horse… Imagine for a moment the resulting alchemy from the pooled talents and resources of a landlord, abstractor, attorney, business manager, clergyman, efficiency manager, editor, doctor, insurance broker, motor manufacturer, music manager, university secretary, farmer, banker and steel ball manufacturer. Such were the classifications of […]

The Rotary Club of Ann Arbor is participating in the State of Michigan Department of Transportation’s Adopt-A-Highway Program and will again clean-up the 2.1 mile stretch of I-94 from Platt Road to State Street. Signs identifying the Rotary Club of Ann Arbor as responsible for clean-up of that stretch of I-94 have been posted at […]