Monthly Archives: September 2021

Please click below to see your Club’s 2021 survey results. 2021 Annual Rotary Survey Results_Membership Presentation

Tuesday, November 9th, 7-8:30pm This event, the Foundation+Membership w/D6400 Celebration Gala. will be held virtually this year on Zoom and the cost is $30. The keynote speaker will be Jennifer Jones, President Elect, who will be the first female President for Rotary International for the 2022-2023 Rotary year. Register by going to

Following WWI Ann Arbor Rotary began sponsoring Rural-Urban Get-To-Gethers for representative farmers of Washtenaw County. They understood that agriculturists quite often feel their city cousins don’t know or care about rural problems. The Club sought to correct this misconception. Sometimes alone, and at times in cooperation with one or more other service clubs in the […]

Covid-related legislation last year for tax year 2020 carved out a new break for taxpayers who donate to charity and claim the standard deduction.  Most taxpayers do take the standard deduction and in tax years prior to 2020 did not realize a tax benefit for their charitable donations.  The 2020 rules allowed up to $ […]

Pre-pandemic, in 2018, the Rotaractors raised more than $3000 from Rent-A-Rotaractor to support their spring trip to Honduras and other service projects. Last year saw a modified Rent-A-Rotaractor resume as “shelter in place” began to be relaxed. Now life  is returning to a more normal pace this fall. Wolverine football is back. A tinge of […]

(a personal note from Don Duquette…) Be a Rotary Mentor.  I’ve had several Rotaract mentees and I heartily recommend the experience.  Each relationship is different. Most of mine are considering a law career. (We’ll match you to your expertise and interest.)  We meet for lunch or coffee or for a walk about campus.  A couple […]

The September 22, 2021 meeting opened on Zoom with social time.  Lori Walters opened the meeting and provided Zoom reminders.   At 12:30, President Susan Froelich started the meeting by ringing the bell. Tom Strode led us in a patriotic song.  Inspiration was provided by Jody Tull deSalis who shared her experiences over the past […]

CELEBRATE WORLD RIVERS CLEAN UP DAY HURON RIVER CLEAN UP SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 3 PM- 4 PM ARGO PARK **ORIGINAL TIME OF 9-10AM ON SATURDAY HAS BEEN CHANGED TO 3-4PM ON SATURDAY DUE TO RAIN**   In celebration of World Rivers Clean Up Day, Rotarians will be cleaning up Argo Park and its surrounding trails […]

Welcome Back to the Michigan Union! The Rotary Club of Ann Arbor is set to return to its home in the Anderson Room of the Michigan Union on October 6th! We encourage all members to join us on Wednesdays from 12:00 to 1:30 PM for weekly in-person meetings including the wonderful buffet lunch for $11 […]

If you were with us on September 13th at Fox Hills Golf and Banquet Center you can proclaim we scored a hole-in-one for the Rotary Club of Ann Arbor!  Everyone was so happy to be back on course after a break in the action due to COVID.  It was a beautiful day for golf and […]