Monthly Archives: May 2021

Juneteenth is a day celebrating Black freedom from slavery in the United States and emphasizing education and achievement.  Now, thanks to the efforts of many including Rotary Club of Ann Arbor member Yolanda Whiten, it will be recognized as an official holiday by the city of Ann Arbor.  City leaders and staff will observe the […]

All are invited to join ARC – AntiRacism Committee’s next Inside Look discussion at 1:30 on Tuesday, June 8.  Our guest speaker is Professor Ron Woods, who will help us understand the Juneteenth holiday, why it is celebrated/honored, and how Ann Arbor will celebrate. He’ll incorporate questions and answers, with the goal to leave maximum time for dialogue. […]

Notes from May 25, 2021 Ann Arbor Rotary Meeting President Joanne called the meeting to order at 12:30 P.M. Tom Strode lead us in the National Anthem. Marlena Studer’s inspirational message came from the book, Johnathan Livingston Seagull, written by Richard Bach and published in 1970. The beautiful message tells of the Johnathan Livingston Seagull’s […]

Recently highlighted in Washtenaw Community College’s newspaper “On The Record” are three WCC students who are semifinalists for the prestigious Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship, worth up to $120,000. One of the students, Abdu Kizito — we knew him as “AK” — was a member of the Huron Interact Club and was very involved […]

On May 26, four Rotarians wearing their 2019 RCAA Golf Outing shirts participated in an event at the Ann Arbor Golf & Outing Club. Our purpose was threefold; enjoy some Rotary fellowship, bring home some prizes, and promote awareness about our own Golf Outing on September 13. The first goal was achieved as we had […]

President Joanne Pierson rang the opening bell at 12:25pm and turned the program over to Tom Strode, who played God Bless America. Kathy Waugh noted that music is important to communities as a whole. It has the power to heal and inspire. She cited two examples. Gabby Giffords was unable to speak after the attempt on […]

Seated: Ken Fischer, Tom Millard. Back row (L to R): Dan Romanchik, Don Deatrick, Barbara Bach, FanFan Zhang, Marlena Studer, Greg Campau, Betsy Hammond, Agnes Reading. Credit: Fred Beutler.   Eleven Rotarians enjoyed the beautiful County Farm Park this Saturday as well as some tasty treats: Dan Romanchik brought some home-made snickerdoodles, made using his […]

The Board of Director’s Meeting was held on Wednesday, May 19 via Zoom. Club membership on April 30 was 254 Active members, plus five Honorary members and seven Inactive Emeriti. Attendance for the month’s four meetings was 33%. Average attendance at each meeting was 85 members plus 14 others. Our Engagement Ratio for the month […]

In the fall of 1920, the Principal of Perry School, Miss Carrie Dicken, sponsored continuing work to assimilate non-English speaking women of the city into local culture. That year, long walks to the school and weather conditions had been affecting attendance. This “Americanization Work” was made easier when Ann Arbor Rotary members put service above […]

The May 12, 2021 meeting opened on Zoom with social time. Past President Rosemarie Rowney was sporting her virtual Rosie the Riveter gear online. Lori Walters opened the meeting and reminded members to make sure that their name is shown accurately in Zoom so attendance can be recorded correctly and to sign in using the […]