Yearly Archives: 2021

Susan Froelich officially began her reign as president with her first full meeting. She identified timing as the biggest issue and that making the meeting run well and on time is still part of the new role. Happy rotary New Year was the greeting! Joanne Pierson jumped right back in with music with “it’s a […]

Former Ann Arbor Mayor, Ingrid Sheldon, was interviewed at the recent Kiwanis Club of Ann Arbor Centennial Picnic, staged on the 100th anniversary to the day that the club was chartered, Sunday, June 13, 2021 (chartering in 1921).  Rotarian Sheldon complimented both service organizations for their joint cooperation and their dedication to public service.  A […]

Past President Ashish Sarkar, along with our club and District 6380, were featured in the July issue of the Rotary Magazine for the incredible work on the Pandemic Relief for Detroit Global Grant that he spearheaded last year. Check it out on page 14 under “Friends in Need.”

President Joanne called the meeting to order at 12:30 P.M with the clinking of champagne glasses. This was a very special meeting – the last for President Joanne and the first for President Susan. Tom Strode led us in the National Anthem. Bob Buchanan’s inspirational message was about change in leadership. He said that we […]

During our June 30th weekly Zoom meeting, now Past-President Joanne Pierson presented to us her literal swan song. Watch it here or play below!

The new Rotary year began on July 1st, 2021, and with the new year we have some exciting new changes to our weekly newsletter. First, the name has changed from the Harpoon to the Ann Arbor Rotarian. Thanks to all members who submitted new name suggestions and cast votes for this new name earlier this year. Second, there […]

Join us for the 18th Annual Rotary Club of Ann Arbor Golf and Tennis Outing on September 13, 2021. For more information visit the Club’s website by clicking here: https://www.a2rotary.org/events-news/signature-fundraiser-gto/ If you know you will be joining us for this exciting event, you can register now by clicking here: https://birdease.com/A2Rotary2021.

A Peace Pole is an internationally-recognized symbol of the hopes and dreams of the entire human family, standing vigil in silent prayer for peace on earth. Each Peace Pole bears the message May Peace Prevail on Earth in different languages on each of its four, six or eight sides. There are estimated over 250,000 Peace […]

Executive Director Lori Walters shut down the pre-meeting chatter at 12:30 with the regular reminders and turned the meeting over to President Joanne. This was her next-to-last meeting as President and she promoted herself to Queen, donning regal robes and a sparkly coronet which balked at cooperating. Tom Strode played the Star Spangled Banner. Ingrid […]

Service Above Self is taken to heart by all Rotarians, but like everything involving people in Ann Arbor, you will find your “overachievers.”  Among the many overachievers in our Club, one member that truly stands out in this category is our dearly loved and truly inexhaustible Barbara Eichmuller. Barbara has been a Rotarian since 1996 […]