Monthly Archives: October 2023

The Rotaract Club at the University of Michigan started up in 2000 and officially was chartered on January 18, 2005. The Club gets together each fall to celebrate its chartering by welcoming new students to membership. On October 24, Dirk Rierson and August Pasche, two of this year’s new members were inducted at the annual […]

Satellites, planets and stars decorated Don Deatrick’s “out of this world” socks as he won first place in the Silly sock competition staged to raise funds for Polio Plus at the October 25 meeting. There was a tie for second place as Agnes Reading and Carolyn Hiatt showcased their “chicken leg” socks, one with a […]

On Saturday, October 28, 183 hearty volunteers met in the cafeteria at Pioneer High School for our Send Hunger Packing food packaging event. Participants came from many groups including: – Members from the three Ann Arbor Rotary Clubs – UM Rotaract members – Interact members from all three Ann Arbor public high schools – Reinhart […]

Sock It To Polio stirred up a lot of conversation as Rotarians crossed the red carpet showing off their silly socks to publicize Rotary’s commitment to eradicating polio. After President Mark rang the opening bell Tom Strode warmed us up with The Star Spangled Banner. Phil Klintworth honored St. Crispans Day with a video of […]

Bill Broucek passed away in Florida on October 17 at the age of 87. He joined our club in 1976 and was a member for almost 30 years before resigning in 2005. His career locally included being the CEO of the Bank of Ann Arbor in its early years. His sponsors were the late John […]

On October 15, 2023, ZeroWaste.Org organized the Trash Talk Tour in Ann Arbor, promoting a sustainable and zero-waste lifestyle. Participants saw the University of Michigan Athletics Department’s efforts to recycle and compost at least 90% of waste and visited the Recycling Center where only 12% of materials end up in landfills. Local lawmakers are proposing […]

President Mark Foster greeted the Rotarians who filled the Anderson room, and the 20 Rotarians on zoom.  He introduced red bow-tied pianist Tom Strode who played God Bless America as we sang along.  Norma Sarkar inspired us through a historical illustration (solving large-scale printing press issues with a unique cooling system that became modern-day air […]

The Board of Director’s Meeting was held on Wednesday, October 18, 2023. On the final day of August, our club had 222 Active Members. Attendance for September’s three meetings was 46% (up 10% from last month). The average attendance at each meeting was 100 members and 5 guests. Our Engagement Ratio for the month was […]

President Mark rang the opening bell ten minutes early to start an agenda-packed meeting. Tom Strode played The Star Spangled Banner and Fritz Seyferth intoned Advice From A Tree.  Shelley MacMillan led us in singing “Let There Be Peace on Earth”. President Mark welcomed guests and thanked the people who made the meeting run smoothly. […]

Dr. Tim Johnson is this year’s honoree as “Washtenaw Distinguished Citizen”. The presentation event will be at Barton Hills Country Club on November 16 hosted by the local council of Scouts/BSA. This award is intended to recognize a lifetime of giving back to the local Ann Arbor community through community service and selflessness. Tim is […]