Monthly Archives: May 2023

Our own Don Deatrick was invited last month to brief the Kiwanis Club about Hire MI Vet, the non-profit that RCAA  helped him start a few years ago to assist veterans.  Here’s a link to the Kiwanis newsletter summary.

The May 24, 2023 meeting opened on Zoom and in person. At 12:30, President Ouimet called the meeting to order.  Tom Strode strode into the room to a round of applause and lead us in “The Star-Spangled Banner”.  Inspiration was provided by Kathy Waugh shared a reading by Rudyard Kipling “Glory of the Garden” in […]

You may think things slow down over the summer. Not so in the environment, and certainly not in Ann Arbor where there are many events to show your care for all things environmental. June welcomes the third annual celebration of the City of Ann Arbor’s commitment to sustainability, initiated with the A2ZERO Plan of June […]

Congratulations to Wayne Colquitt who received Rotary Emeritus status at the Wednesday, May 24, 2023 Rotary meeting. Here are Tom Millard’s remarks about Wayne: “It is my honor and privilege today to share with you some background information about the next recipient of the Club’s emeritus status. Wayne Colquitt was born in Detroit, Michigan. He […]

It was a warm, sunny day on campus when nearly 80 Ann Arbor Rotarians and guests gathered to listen to the indomitable Pioneer High School Jazz Band on Wednesday, May 17th, in the Anderson Room at the Michigan Union. Over 30 members of the band joined us for lunch and entertained Rotarians with stories about […]

The Board of Directors’ Retreat was held on Wednesday, May 17, 2023. On the final day of April, our club had 232 Active Members. Attendance for the month’s three meetings was 31% (down 2% from last month). Average attendance at each meeting was 73 members and 4 guests. Our Engagement Ratio for the month was […]

Dear Ann Arbor Rotarian, I am looking forward to serving as your next President! The Rotary International focus for the upcoming 2023-24 Rotary year is “Focus Hope in the World.” President-elect Gordon R. McInally says: “The goal is to restore hope – to help the world heal from destructive conflicts and, in turn, to help […]

From Susan M. Smith: As a co-host of this exciting Happy Hour/Social Mixer in celebration of AA Kiwanis’ 100th Anniversary (two years late due to Covid), it would be my pleasure to personally invite the Ann Arbor Rotarians to come to the Kiwanis Center on Thursday, June 15 from 4 to 7 pm. While we […]

The following is shared by ARC, the AntiRacism Committee, as we work to implement President Jennifer Jones’ message to all Rotarians: Excerpt from a Message from 2022-23 RI President Jennifer Jones “Dear fellow Rotary member: In Rotary, we celebrate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). It does not matter who you are, who you love, how you worship, whether […]