Monthly Archives: July 2022

Most of us become members of Rotary because someone encourages us to do so. For me that was friend and colleague in the arts, Deanna Relyea, and my father-in-law, Gene Ingram. I knew Deanna because my Art Fair office was located in the Kerrytown Concert House, where she was the Founder and Director. And I […]

Wagar A. Glas, Club President in 1954-55, as a dedicated Rotarian attended several International Rotary Conventions. He brought back “The Shirt” from a Rotary International Conference in Hawaii.  He gave it to President Carl Gingles (1980-81), who passed it on to incoming President Russ Reister at the start of his 1981-82 term. Russ continued the […]

Are you ready to IMAGINE ROTARY with RI President 2022-23 Jennifer Jones and First Gent Nick Krayacich? President Jones, the first woman RI President, started her Rotary year with a Cross Canada Imagine Tour. “Our hope is to attract top-tier media, influencers, and notables to help us share our members’ stories and to draw attention […]

Parting Thoughts – June 29,2022 Good Afternoon, Rotarians and Guests, I have had the pleasure of serving as Club Outreach Director from July, 2019 until Friday. My term began with in-person meetings and all the activities that RCAA has supported. We had just returned to the Michigan Union with great fanfare, a lovely dinner in […]