Yearly Archives: 2026

Today’s meeting was called to order by President Dawn and together we sang ‘My Country ‘Tis of Thee’ as our patriotic song. The membership then proceeded to recite the 4-way test. Collyer offered words of inspiration today, generated from thank-you cards from Strive scholarship recipients that demonstrate our impact on the students themselves and also […]

Maker Works, Ann Arbor’s largest nonprofit “makerspace” (a/k/a hackerspace, tech shop, and/or or DIY workspace), offered up a class in pewter sand casting at the GPO Auction last September. A dozen RCAA members, together with family and friends, bid on and participated in the class and were also treated to a tour of their fascinating […]

Today’s meeting was called to order by President Dawn and together we sang our patriotic song. The membership then proceeded to recite the 4-way test. Brandy Merritt offered words of inspiration today, reminding us of the values and virtues of Rotary and that Rotary is not just something we ‘do’, but something we ‘live’.  Through […]

The Final Jeopardy answer in the episode on April 23 related to the announcement of the Salk vaccine and the significance of the date of April 12, 1955. Two of the contestants, including ultimate winner Jamie Ding, responded with the correct question. As many nearby Rotarians know, the announcement that the vaccine was “safe, effective, […]

Thanks to a grant we received through the Ann Arbor Rotary Club, 2025 became a year of deeper care, wider reach, and lasting recoveries at our malnutrition center in Haiti.  {Ed. comment: This was a grant of $5,000 sponsored by the IHPC supplemented by a District Grant of $2,133.} We saw a record number of […]

UM seniors, proudly carrying their convocation honors swag, mingled with Ann Arbor Rotarians heading toward the Michigan Union on Wednesday.  By 12:30, 75 Rotarians and their 10 guests were joined by 10 Zoomers as President Dawn Johnson rang the bell to begin our meeting. Pianist extraordinaire Jody Tull de Salis played our National Anthem, and […]

On Wednesday, April 15, Ashish D Sarkar received the Northrup Award presented by Dawn Johnson, President and Dave Keren, ARC and Peace committee chair. His presentation was entitled, “Journey of an Immigrant: A Life Well Lived. Ashish spoke briefly about his childhood and obtaining an undergraduate degree in Marine engineering in India. In 1971 he […]

A larger than normal crowd of 69 member and 40 guests gathered as President Dawn Johnson called the meeting to order. Inspiration Bryn Mickle began by reflecting on the recent space launch to the dark side of the moon, a trip to the movies to see “Project Hail Mary” and how he is reminded of […]

On the final day of the month our club had 205 Active Members. All membership information is pulled from ClubRunner statistics. Attendance for March’s meetings was 31% (the same as the previous month). Average attendance at each meeting was 62 members and 9 guests. Our Engagement Ratio for the month was 59% (up 1% from […]

The Kiwanis Club of Ann Arbor has officially recognized what our Rotary Club has long known; we have some very special members! At its regular luncheon meeting on April 6, 2026, three RCAA members were among a total of seven local persons awarded Honorary status. They were Norman Herbert, Ingrid Sheldon, and Yolanda Whiten. The […]