Monthly Archives: August 2024

The STRIVE Committee is looking for volunteers who are interested in helping disadvantaged students pursue their educations. We meet once a month, usually by Zoom. Some of the committee members choose to become mentors who work with the students at Pathways to Success High School once a month. It is a challenging and rewarding experience […]

President Joyce Hunter rang the opening bell at 12:30.   Richard Ingram tuned us up with My Country Tis of Thee. Shelley MacMillan’s Inspiration included two quotes about Preservation, today’s speaker topic. Architectural Historian William Murtaugh said, “It has been said that, at its best, preservation engages the past in a conversation with the present over […]

On the final day of the month our club had 207 Active Members. All membership information is pulled from ClubRunner statistics. Attendance for July’s meetings was 30% (down 4% from last month). Average attendance at each meeting was 61 members and 6 guests. Our Engagement Ratio for the month was 47% (down 9% from last […]

Our club members brought red, white and blue balloons and colorful signs to the Detroit Metropolitan Airport on Saturday August 17 to welcome Tamaki Miura, our club’s exchange student from Japan.  The welcoming crew included Tamaki’s host family (Sara and Todd Maddock, Ashton and Ainsley), FanFan Zheng, Laura Valencia (former Rotary exchange student), Steve Ragsdale […]

The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) is one of of the most vital (pun intended) services that our club provides. This year, we offered in-person tax preparation at the United Way building on Platt Road. Scan-And-Go was offered at UWWC,  Manchester Community Resource Center and at the University Michigan Housing Bureau for Seniors on State […]

Let the bidding begin! Join the Rotary Club of Ann Arbor for an Exclusive Dual Auction Experience! This auction is online and accessible from anywhere! Our Early Online Auction runs from: August 21 – 28, 2024. We are opening this auction with just four items that you can bid on now. Register your bidding account […]

The Rotary Club of Ann Arbor bowling team enjoys camaraderie and bowling on Monday nights from September until April at Station 300 in Saline, Michigan. Bowling has always been a traditional club activity and the Rotary Club of Ann Arbor team has been in existence since the 1940s! While Rotarian bowlers strive to do their […]

Here is a great opportunity for Rotarians to learn more about what you can do about Climate Change. The Summit is happening in person only right here in Ann Arbor. The program is designed to inform, inspire, and uplift. It will explore the intersections between civic engagement, social justice, and climate action. Here is further […]

The RCAA Environment Action Group received the nicest note last week. Kelly Hall of GenEarth wrote: “I work with an environmental club for girls and we just wanted to reach out to let you know that your Environmental Action Group’s webpage was such a help to us! The girls came across it while they were […]

Former President Susan Froelich called our meeting to order today as she is filling in for President Joyce Hunter.  Thank you to Jody Tull who lead us in singing ‘America the Beautiful’ as our patriotic song.   Our inspirational message today was provided by Dennis Burke who spoke about a powerful 1964 University of Michigan commencement […]