Yearly Archives: 2026

During the business portion of our weekly programs we have been having quizzes about the background of individual members. Quiz hosts provide clues to see who can first guess the member. September 2 – Host: President-Elect Leo Shedden  Was born in Ann Arbor  Grew up in Pennsylvania  Parents were UofM graduates  […]

Today’s meeting was called to order by President Roy.  We sang America the Beautiful and the membership, 35 in person and 12 on Zoom, then proceeded to recite the 4-way test. For his inspirational message, Greg Stejskal continued an annual tradition of reciting the Gettysburg Address during a mid-October meeting.  Before reciting the address, Greg […]

Horseshoe Crabs are threatened, and an amazing coalition developed to save them. RCAA helped tell this story. The crabs have an element in their blood that is collected to ensure the safety of intravenous injections in health care. Over-harvesting the crabs to extract blood, combined with habitat and climate changes, has put them on a […]

Join us for a special Rotary luncheon at the Ford Library on North Campus, featuring a presentation by presidential scholar Gleaves Whitney, followed by a private tour of the Library. PLEASE NOTE: We will not be meeting at the Anderson Room on November 4th. This offsite meeting replaces our usual lunch meeting. Attendees will select […]

The Community Action Network (CAN) is one of 14 Washtenaw County nonprofit organizations selected by the RCAA Community Allocations Committee for grant funding in 2026. The grant monies are available from the funds raised at the Golf & Entertainment Outing (GEO) held at Barton Hills Country Club in September 2025. On Wednesday, October 14th, Derrick […]

Today’s meeting was called to order by President Roy.  We sang the national anthem and the membership, 44 in person and 10 on Zoom, then proceeded to recite the 4-way test. For his inspirational message, Ron Slagell quoted Mother Theresa and spoke of the concept of ‘home’, where we all deserve to live in a […]

You may have noticed the MDOT Adopt-A-Highway sign on I-94 announcing the Next 2 Miles sponsored by the Rotary Club of Ann Arbor. Last Sunday, 7 Rotarians, 2 Rotaractors and 1 Guest were lucky enough to spend a beautiful fall morning on I-94 and collected 46 bags of trash, then returned safely to the Relish […]

At the luncheon meeting on September 23, the attendees were treated to an entertaining history lesson performed by several members of the Club. The skit documented, with some artistic license, the formation of our club in 2016. The occasion was our 110th anniversary on October 1. The foundation of the performance was the booklet documenting […]

RCAA was represented at the Ann Arbor Green Fair on Friday, September 18th. RCAA members Dennis Burke, Rona Hu, Nishta Bhatia, Don Duquette, Roy More, and John White participated by helping with the booth setup, staffing the booth, and/or stopping by the booth. A myriad of items were handed out to the visitors to the […]

On Friday, September 18, Rotarians and Guests spent a lovely afternoon with Pat Chapman, a Docent for Embracing Our Differences. Pat provided some background information about Embracing Our Differences (EOD) and introduced us to six of the many paintings and original phrases on display. The paintings are all original works created by local artists (children […]