Monthly Archives: January 2022

Al Storey Emeritus – 1/28/2015 It is my great honor and pleasure today to present Al Storey, club member since June of 1965, as our newest Emeritus member. As a fifty year Rotarian, past president of this club, and accomplished professional, Al represents all that is best about Rotary. Alfred W. Storey grew up in […]

As many of us know, the District level in Rotary is just above the Club level. Our district is 6380 and supports 47 clubs and almost 1500 members in southeastern Michigan and southwestern Ontario. Below is a list of what’s coming up that’s of interest to a wide range of Rotarians. Follow the links for […]

Fall cleanup projects are now a distant memory as winter settles in. But are you having a party or reception that needs staffing? Do you need house-sitting or pet-sitting while you head out of town to warmer climes? Do you have other projects that could use some willing hands? Consider using Rent-A-Rotaractor. Our undergraduate Rotarians […]

Dawn Johnson delivered the Zoom etiquette message at 12:30, President Susan rang the opening bell and Tom Strode got things started with The Star spangled Banner. Fanfan Zheng got us ready to welcome in the Year of the Tiger on February 1 Chinese New Year. His inspirational message is an ancient Chinese proverb: Don’t be […]

The January 19, 2022 meeting opened on Zoom with social time.  Lori Walters provided Zoom etiquette guidelines to the virtual attendees. At 12:29, President Susan Froelich started the meeting by ringing the bell. Tom Strode led us in “My Country ‘Tis of Thee”.  Inspiration was provided by Marcia Lane who talked about the need to […]

Club membership as of December 31, 2021 was 243 Active members. Attendance for the month’s three meetings was 31%. Average attendance at each meeting was 78 members and 11 guests. Average In-person attendance was 34 compared to the average Zoom attendance of 51. Discussion for the board included seven member terminations/changes in status (Sujit Pandit, […]

Dear Club Members: One of the qualities I most admire and enjoy in all of you, my fellow RCAA members, is your dedication to service and philanthropy. Thank you for your selfless giving, not only to RCAA, but also to many other groups and individuals in our community and even Internationally. Even though this is […]

Attendance started out slowly at this week’s meeting, with only 15 members joining the Zoom meeting by 12:15 pm. By the time we started the business meeting at 12:30 pm, and Tom Strode graced us with America the Beautiful, we were only up to 49 attendees. We would eventually reach 76 by my count. Once […]

Tax receipts acknowledging donations made to the Ann Arbor Rotary Foundation between July 1 and December 31 have been distributed via email.  If you do not see an item listed that you need a receipt for, please let me know.  Any gifts received before July 1 have been acknowledged with an email receipt but I […]

As we all know, Rotary Clubs are to be comprised of members representing a wide range of professions and occupations. A large club like ours has not had to worry too much about that guidance but it is worthwhile to take stock of our situation every once in a while. On January 12, a small […]