From member Karen Kerry: “Fisher House Michigan is the ‘House that the Rotary Club of Ann Arbor built!’ We would love for Rotarians to consider joining us at Rackham on Wednesday, November 10th for our Moth-like storytelling event. VIP is at 5:30- proceeds go to Fisher House Michigan. The event is free and the storytelling […]
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11 hearty people braved the traffic and showed up to the last Saturday in the Park on October 23rd. We’ll be doing it again this Saturday, November 6. We meet in the Medford Pavilion of the County Farm Park at 10 am. You’ll find a map of County Farm Park in their brochure (https://www.washtenaw.org/DocumentCenter/View/1242/County-Farm-Park-Brochure-PDF), or […]
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We need volunteers for the 7th Annual Veteran Hiring Event on Saturday November 13, Concordia University, 9:30 AM-12:00 PM. This event is hosted by Hire MI Vet. Volunteers are needed to be: 1) Welcoming Ambassadors to direct all attendees where to go when entering the building -veterans, employers & volunteers. 2) Ambassadors (6 needed) that match Veterans […]
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The October 27, 2021 meeting opened on Zoom & in person with social time. The Zoom time was spent discussing road construction in/around Ann Arbor. At 12:30, President Susan Froelich started the meeting by ringing the bell. Tom Strode led us in a “My Country Tis of Thee”. Inspiration was provided by Eric Lipson who […]
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Our club’s own Norman Herbert was recently honored by the Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation (AAACF) for his long and valuable contributions to the Foundation. For over 23 years Norman served in a variety of volunteer positions including long service guiding the Investment Committee and helping to develop a modern approach to the management of […]
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As immediate Past President, Joanne had the pleasure of convening the nominating committee for our new slate of officers and directors (according to Article VII, Section 2 of our by-laws) which is to be presented one month prior to our annual meeting scheduled for December 1st. The committee consists of Lou Callaway, Barbara Eichmuller, President […]
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Nearly 70 members attended this week’s Zoom meeting. The social hour discussion included the following topics: How to pronounce the name “Avrakotos.” End Polio Now and the “pints to polio fundraising event. Other assorted fundraising events. Rappelling down buildings. We also welcomed new member Spencer Symington to the club. Lori took control of the meeting […]
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October is the special season for our celebration of all that has been accomplished as we work towards the eradication of polio, and a focus on what still needs to be done. Usually we meet in person around this time, but this year we were forced to go back to Zoom so we were unable […]
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The Board of Director’s Meeting was held on Wednesday, October 20 via a Zoom/In-person Hybrid. The in-person portion of the group met at President Susan’s house. Club membership on September 30 was 241 Active members, plus five Honorary members and twelve Inactive Emeriti. Attendance for the month’s four meetings was 28%. Average attendance at each […]
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Pints for Polio has begun! When: Mon, October 18 – Fri, October 24, 2021, and a special happy hour for RCAA on Sunday, Oct. 24, 2-4 p.m. Where: Ashley’s Restaurant, Ann Arbor, Michigan in cooperation with Dragonmead Brewery in Warren. Ashley’s will donate $1 per pour or flight of Dragonmead sold during Oct. 18-24. Each dollar […]
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