Yearly Archives: 2025

On the final day of the month our club had 201 Active Members, according to ClubRunner statistics. Attendance for September’s meetings was 32% (down 2% from last month). Average attendance at each meeting was 65 members and 8 guests. Our Engagement Ratio for the month was 59% (up 4% from last month). Membership Updates Membership […]

President Dawn called the meeting to order and after our patriotic song, members cited the 4-way test. Our inspirational message this week was delivered by Ben Bolen.  As we acknowledge Veterans this week, we should reflect on what it means ‘to serve’.  Through his own military experience, the meaning of service also meant risk, as […]

Past President Ingrid Sheldon’s husband Cliff passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, November 8 2025 – of a tired heart. One of Cliff’s favorite movies was “It’s a Wonderful Life” starring his distant relative, Jimmy Stewart. Cliff felt he had a wonderful life starting with his very special and loving wife Ingrid, daughter Amy […]

THANK YOU to everyone who brought recyclables to our November RCAA meetings so far. Let’s do it ONE MORE TIME. Throughout November EAG IS recycling your batteries, plastic bags, and printer cartridges. Bring them to our Wednesday meeting. Bins will be there as usual, and we will see that these are properly recycled. When it […]

More than 200 volunteers gathered on Saturday, November 8, at Pioneer High School to pack almost 60,000 meals to help those affected by food insecurity. The three Ann Arbor Rotary Clubs, as well as the Ann Arbor community raised $20,000 for this cause. This exceeded our goals of $17,500/50,000 meals, making this the most successful […]

Seventy-five Rotarians and guests met on a windy November 5 at the Michigan Union and via zoom. President Dawn Johnson rang the bell to begin the meeting, and while the club sang along, pianist Richard Ingram played My Country ’Tis of Thee. President Dawn led us in reciting the 4-Way Test, and Greg Stejskal inspired […]

World Polio Day 2025 is now in the books as is our club’s “Pennies for Polio” campaign. Following five weeks of activity plus one additional day for stragglers, we finished with $414.75 in pennies plus $779.10 in other coins, some currency, and a few checks. This $1113.85 total, when matched 2:1 by the Gates Foundation […]

The meeting began with a patriotic song and the four-way test, followed by an inspirational poem by Barbara about the power of saying hello. President Dawn welcomed guests, including Nate and Marianne Shiff, who were introduced by Rob, and Ed Snyder, introduced by Roy. The meeting acknowledged birthdays, anniversaries, and long-term Rotary member anniversaries. Club […]

President Dawn started the meeting with our patriotic song and the 4-way test. Today’s inspirational message, provided by Kathy Waugh, started with a quote from Maya Angelou that reminded us of the impact we have on each other, every day.  Even when we are faced with negativity and reactivity, when we respond with kindness, people […]

Our club can take great credit for raising $1,002.35 over the five weeks of the campaign which ended with the presentation on polio by Matt Boulton of the U-M School of Public Health on October 22. With the generous 2:1 match from the Gates Foundation and the cost $0.60 per dose, our efforts will pay […]