12:28 Emily Olson reminded all attendees of the Zoom Etiquette. 12:30 Susan Froelich officially started the June 15, 2022 Rotary meeting. 12:31 Tom Strode played the “Star Spangled Banner” as the Patriotic Song. 12:32 For the weekly inspiration, Rotary member Fanfan Zheng shared a piece describing the experience of African-American fathers from the post-war era, […]
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The Membership Dues letter for the 2022-2023 Rotary year was sent to all active members by email on June 1, 2022. Dues information and payment instructions are available online. The original deadline for dues payment was June 15th, and the “final” deadline for payment is June 30th. If you have any questions please contact Emily Olson […]
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Over the past nineteen years of our annual event, the Golf and Tennis Outing (GTO), our club has raised over a half-million dollars for various local causes including scholarships for high school graduates and Washtenaw Community College, Global Grants for community development and healthcare, as well as numerous Community Allocation Grants in the Ann Arbor area. […]
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The Board of Director’s Meeting was held on Wednesday, June 15. Club membership on May 31 was 248 Active members. Attendance for the month’s four meetings was 29% (down from 31% last month). Average attendance at each meeting was 72 members and 10 guests. Average in person attendance was 33 and average Zoom attendance was […]
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Interesting zoomer conversations from being a teacher today, the concept of “joy” school, and learning that this is the start of lychee fruit season, and happy in-person conversations took place before President Susan started our meeting. Tom Strode played a rousing Star-Spangled Banner for us on his trusty piano, and Judy Lynch Sauer inspired with: […]
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On Friday May 27, 2022, the Rotary Membership committee invited new members to a private meeting with Prosecutor Eli Savit and a tour at his office at 200 N. Main. Ten staff members from the Prosecutor’s Office spoke to our group of six Rotarians (Eli Savit, Marlena Studer, Barbara Eichmuller, Sal Barbatano, Ademola Osofisan, Kate VanHorn, […]
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A small group of us gathered before the meeting on Zoom and, we discussed the usual mix of topics, including: Bob Dascola’s trip to England, the Dayton Hamvention, which is the largest gathering of amateur radio operators in the world, Gregg shorthand the upcoming Fourth of July parade cursive writing At 12:30 pm, Tom Strode […]
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The June issue of the Ann Arbor Observer includes a general advertisement inviting readers to consider learning more about any or all of the eight Rotary clubs in Washtenaw County. Three are in Ann Arbor with one each in Chelsea, Dexter, Milan, Saline, and Ypsilanti. The ad is on page 9. Please feel free to […]
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