Yearly Archives: 2023

Get in Step! It is SPRING!  Well, nearly.  But it is time to get ready.  Leo Tolstoy said:  ” Spring is the time of plans and projects.”  Time to plan your garden.  How about a pollinator garden this year?  A rain garden?  How about a rain barrel?  Save water AND money. Are you ready to […]

Solicitation for Nominations                                    Robert S. Northrup Humanitarian Award In 2018, the Rotary Club of Ann Arbor created an award to be given annually to a person meeting the criteria outlined below, in celebration of the exceptional humanitarian service provided by Ann Arbor Rotarian Dr. Robert S. Northrup. The individual must have made long term […]

The special preview performance of Wine, Women & Song XXI held at the Kerrytown Concert House on March 2 was a grand success!  It was sold out and featured several Rotary Club of Ann Arbor members. Next year, don’t miss out on the exciting concert and buy your tickets early!

Today’s meeting was called to order at 12:30pm by President Mark Ouimet, followed by Tom Strode’s playing of our patriotic song. Our inspiration message today was provided by Barb Eichmuller who read a poem about words and how impactful our words are in a number of ways, both good and bad.  She ended with a […]

The Rotary meeting scheduled for Wednesday, February 22, 2023 is cancelled due to inclement weather.  The speaker will be rescheduled.

At 12:28, Dawn Johnson opened the Zoom only meeting and reminded attendees to put their name in the chat for attendance purposes. President Ouimet started the meeting and Tom Strode led us in our patriotic song but technical difficulties impeded us from hearing it. Shelly MacMillan provided the inspiration reflecting on grief experienced due to […]

The Board of Director’s Meeting was held on Wednesday, February 15, 2023. On the final day of the month of January our club had 234 Active Members. Attendance for the month’s three meetings was 37% (up 9% from last month). Average attendance at each meeting was 84 members and 8 guests. Our Engagement Ratio for […]

Proposals for the Rotary Club of Ann Arbor Community Grants program 2023 grants are due by midnight on Monday, February 20, 2023.  For more information and a link to the application, click here. https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2023/02/rotary-club-of-ann-arbor-seeking-grant-proposals.html

Callaway, Louis M. Jr. Lou passed away on Saturday, February 4, 2023. After an extended battle with cancer, Lou passed with his beloved wife Janet by his side. He was eighty-four years old. Born on January 22, 1939 in Chicago, Illinois, Lou was the only child of Gladys and Louis Callaway, Sr. He is survived […]