Yearly Archives: 2026

Michelle Deatrick hosted a light lunch at her home for seven Rotary Silent Auction bidders and guided them through a Poetry Workshop on a beautiful autumn Sunday October 18. Participants wrote Fall themed poetry together, read aloud and generally agreed that Michelle helped make poetry accessible to all regardless of experience and background.

I am very excited to announce that our collaborative with the University of Michigan Depression Center is officially underway! In my travels, more and more of our youth continue to face mental health challenges. What a privilege it is to be part of the Rotary movement engaged in addressing these challenges. A huge thank you […]

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 meeting was called to order at 12:25 by president Roy followed with an impassioned inspiration from Jim Irwin focused on “A Rotarian Doesn’t say no!” Jim urged our newest members to get to know fellow club members better by sitting with new people each week and getting involved with club activities. Marlena Studer, accompanied […]

Last year at this time, our club conducted a “Pennies for Polio” campaign in recognition of World Polio Day every year on October 24. We don’t have anything special planned this year but polio is a major topic in the October issue of your Rotary magazine. Here are some highlights: Front cover: A polio worker […]

A priority of the Rotaract Club’s eBoard this year is to continue sponsoring social activities which foster and deepen an esprit de corps among the Rotaractors. After their first meeting of fall term on September 29, the Rotaractors went together to continue their time-honored tradition of painting the rock.

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 […]