Monthly Archives: May 2025

I couldn’t let another day go by without writing to thank the Rotary Club of Ann Arbor for the extremely warm and welcoming reception you gave to me on April 30th. I felt like a V.I.P., to be sure! One look around the room told me that you had put out a lot of publicity […]

Given the recent financial turmoil the country has experienced, for this month’s Moment in Rotary History, Harpoon newsletters from 1929 on file at the Bentley Historical Library were viewed to see if mention was made of Rotarian perspectives about the stock market crash from that era. Interestingly, no mention was made of the financial upheaval […]

Members of the Pioneer High School Jazz Band joined Rotarians for lunch at the May 21, 2025 meeting. They split up in twos so more Rotarians had time to visit with these wonderful young people. President Joyce Hunter rang the opening bell at 12:30pm and we sang The Star Spangled Banner acapella until Jazz Band […]

Today’s meeting was called to order by President Joyce and Jody Tull led us in our patriotic song.  Our inspirational message today was from Carolyn Hiatt.  Carolyn says, ‘Rotary is the gift that keeps on giving!’ Carolyn lived in Hawaii for 58 years and back in 2001, she decided she wanted to engage in community […]

President Joyce and my fellow Rotarians , we recently concluded our 21st annual Rotary Fights Child Hunger Food Drive in support of our local food bank, Food Gatherers , to refill their coffers ahead of summer break. When schools are closed for the summer, families lose access to a critical source of food received through […]

On Sunday May 4, Rotary Club of Ann Arbor was a proud sponsor of the Third Annual A2 Climate Teach-in. Over 225 people learned, connected and planned as the Teach-in provided inspirational role models, specific action steps, and networking opportunities. Many Rotary members attended. We all moved From Climate Distress to Climate Action.

A2Zero is promoting two programs that support sustainable lawn care in Ann Arbor. Rotarians, take action. 1) pollinator-aware yard care and 2) avoiding gas-powered yard care. Employing sustainable lawn care practices can make a meaningful difference for local ecosystems, pollution prevention, and general comfort. Check it out here. [https://links2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.a2gov.org%2Fmedia%2F2cadgdzp%2Fa2zero_newsletter_may_2025.pdf/1/01010196a639c183-7fdc96e7-cea1-4ec0-aa5d-ffb9329dfdda-000000/l2b_rm9C0ysTb0IaROE7zxQjqusI2gdBiUsyQkQoU7U=403] A2Zero offers an electric lawn care […]

President Joyce Hunter rang the bell to begin the meeting and pianist Jody Tull d Salis accompanied the club as we sang “My Country ’Tis of Thee.”  Dave Keren then strode to the podium to inspire our STRIVE students as well as all members in the room and via Zoom to celebrate hard work, determination […]

The meeting began promptly at 12:30 as President Joyce Hunter rang the bell and we sang “The Star-Spangled Banner,” accompanied by Jody Tull on the piano. Brandon Black inspired us by sharing a story about Frank Lloyd Wright and his uncle that highlights the importance of not missing out on life’s experiences. Downs Herold led […]