Yearly Archives: 2023

Join the Rotary Road Waste Warriors for the club’s spring highway trash pickup scheduled for Saturday, April 22. Participants in groups of four will be assigned to less than a city block in length, on one side of the highway (I-94 between State and Platt), to help pitch-in against the never-ending battle to eliminate highway […]

US Ambassador to NATO, Julianne Smith, met and greeted 100 Rotarians, Rotaractors, Interactors and the general public at a reception sponsored by Rotary District 6380 and three Ann Arbor Rotary clubs. The informal Meet and Greet on March 27 was held at A2 SPARK. There was so much energy and buzz in the room generated […]

The RCAA Peace Committee is pleased to announce the 2023 Northrup Award recipient is Dr. Nelson Edwards, O.D.,Lieutenant Colonel, Retired US Air Force. Dr. Edwards has led and is still leading multiple trips working with local Rotary Clubs to provide visual exams, eye glasses and medications to people in Guatemala, Haiti, Dominica, Mexico, Grenada, Kenya, […]

Sarah Miller, CEO of Destination Ann Arbor and our speaker on March 15, has shared with us the video that will be used in the current Pure Michigan campaign.  Click here to view it.

DARE to be a CLIMATE CHANGE HERO Participate in any 3 of the following activities in April. 1. Walk, Bus, Bike, or Car Pool to at least one April Rotary Meeting. 2. April 15; 9–12; Argo Natural Area Preservation Workday 3. April 22, 9-12; RCAA Highway Clean-up, 9 am – 12 4. April 23; 12-4; […]

At 12:30, Barbara Eichmuller called the meeting to order at the Michigan Union in President Ouimet’s absence. Dawn Johnson provided Zoom etiquette for those on Zoom.  There were 30 Zoom attendees. Rosemarie Rowney provided today’s inspiration about the benefits of walking. Downs Herold led the RCAA in song. Today’s meeting volunteers were recognized including Meeting […]

Get in Step – March on to April. It’s Earth Month. Mark your calendar; Save the Date. Get ready to volunteer for the April EAG Action Event! 10,000 Trees Initiative — Spring 2023 Free Tree Giveaway Sunday April 30, shifts available between 10 – 4; Signup information at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0c4dadad23a3fec52-10000#/ Recruit your family and friends to […]

Imagine… that ours is the only District Conference in the world that Rotary International President Jennifer Jones will be attending this year! Imagine.,..All the People of Action from all walks of life getting together to learn from each other, celebrate their accomplishments and plan for new projects. Imagine…the collaboration with like minded people from multi […]

On March 16, 2023, approximately 30 Rotarians gathered in the Session Room wearing their green. It was a great pre-celebration of St. Patrick’s Day. There was food, drink and lots of great conversation. We were having such a good time, we forgot to take a photo, Oops!!! Happy Hour is a great opportunity to connect […]

The Anderson Room buzzed with the happy, engaged conversation of the more than 70 Rotarians, along with 19 Rotarians seen chatting over zoom.   Director Dawn Johnson, multitasking in-person duties, also gave our zoomers a reminder of zoom etiquette just before President Mark rang the bell to start our meeting. Tom Strode, pianist extraordinaire looking quite […]