Monthly Archives: September 2023

The Program Committee has been hard at work filling the dates between now and the end of the calendar year. Combining that listing with dates for known Club and District events, you can click here for a printout. Results from our club’s most recent Member Survey indicated that at least 3/4 of the respondents said […]

Tree planting makes a comeback.   The Environmental Action Group is looking for volunteers to plant trees on Saturday, October 7th from 9 am to 12 pm in the Bryant neighborhood.  Sign up is easy, please use the link below to sign up. https://forms.office.com/g/TRPGxXkvTb

Do you need help with gardening, cleaning out the garage, moving furniture, or many other chores around the house?  Our undergraduate Rotarians are ready to assist you through their Rent-A-Rotaractor program. For more information, or to schedule a work crew, contact Dennis Powers. Best of all, the money you spend to get your job done, […]

President Mark Foster rang the opening bell and Tom Strode accompanied us in The Star Spangled Banner. Kathy Waugh joined on Zoom and inspired us with thoughtful and encouraging remarks about artificial intelligence, noting that our task is to make AI a tool not to replace us but to augment us. In conclusion, she noted […]

The Board of Director’s Meeting was held on Wednesday, September 20, 2023. On the final day of August, our club had 217 Active Members. The average attendance at each meeting was 90 members and 3 guests. Our Engagement Ratio for the month was 57% (up 10% from last month). We had no new members and […]

Take action! We have an upcoming volunteer opportunity on Saturday, October 7th from 9am-12pm, to help plant 19 trees in the Bryant neighborhood. Sign up is easy. Please click the link below for more details and to sign up as a volunteer. https://forms.office.com/g/TRPGxXkvTb Let’s get a good Rotary showing for this service. If you volunteer, […]

Signup for WORLD CAR-FREE DAY CHALLENGE, sponsored by A2Zero. Use buses, bikes, scooters, active rolling (!) or car-lite travel (such as carpooling) from September 22 – 29 for a chance to win prizes. Signup with https://www.commuteandwin.org/public/home.aspx. You will automatically be entered to win one of several restaurant gift cards. And be recognized for having participated.

The Rotary Club of Ann Arbor (RCAA) held its 20th annual fundraising event this past Monday, September 11 at Barton Hills Country Club. The highly successful day and evening was a great time for participants and volunteers alike. It was the largest Rotary gathering since the COVID pandemic. The event also included pickleball for the first […]

The September 6, 2023 meeting opened on Zoom (29 members on zoom) and in person at the University of Michigan’s Anderson Room. At 12:32, President Foster called the meeting to order.  Tom Strode led us in “My Country, ‘Tis of Thee”.  Inspiration was provided by Ryan Peterson who talked the transition into fall about embracing […]

President Mark rang the opening bell about ten minutes late due to UM’s internet issues. After Tom Strode played a patriotic song, Arthur Williams read a Hiam Ginott quote about the power of teachers. Anna Byberg invited us to celebrate birthdays and anniversaries. A very enthusiastic Lori Walters thanked all the people who have pitched […]