Yearly Archives: 2025

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 […]

Our Club has over 50 Rotary Club Trading flags that have been gifted to us by visiting Rotarians.(usually we give them one of our flags in exchange)  Flag examples are the many that are located on the large flag banners that are on display each week at Rotary Meetings. We don’t have space to hang […]

President Joyce Hunter rang the opening bell at 12:30pm. Rotarians sang The Star Spangled Banner to Jody Tull’s accompaniment. Rosemarie Powney’s Inspiration urged us to “Join or Die”, noting that civic participation is critical to all aspects of our community life. Don Duquette recognized out speaker’s contribution to our young people and students and avoided […]

At St Andrews Church on Friday, April 25 Rotarians Bonita Singal, Dennis Burke, Nishta Bhatia and Don Duquette joined friends from Kiwanis, Zero Waste, the city and Recycle Ann Arbor for the annual Move Out collection of materials. (You can tell the Rotarians because they are the best looking ones. :>) )