Yearly Archives: 2026

The meeting was called to order by President Dawn Johnson and attended by 60 members and guests. Rona Hu’s inspiration was focused on creating hope through Rotary. She gave an example of a chance meeting with an former immigrant who received his education at UCLA thanks to a  Rotary member. Due to that successful sponsorship, […]

On the final day of the month our club had 202 Active Members. Attendance for March’s meetings was 31% (the same as the previous month). Attendance for May’s meetings was 28% (down 7% from the previous month). Average attendance at each meeting was 58 members and 4 guests. Our Engagement Ratio for the month was […]

Leslie Pinney (Sponsors: Sara Maddock and Fanfan Zheng) Leslie Pinney grew up in the Baltimore area and arrived in Michigan 15 years ago, after the birth of her twins, making her the mother of 4 children under 4. Prior to that, she earned her BA from Princeton University, then lived in New York City where […]

Our Annual Fundraiser “Helping Kids Succeed” will be here before you know it! We are already working behind the scenes to prepare for the event being held on Monday, September 14, 2026. The Silent Auction is the top fundraising component of our annual event and is pivotal in helping fund our club’s work supporting children […]

While it was a muggy 88 degrees outside on Wednesday, 70 savvy Rotarians and guests stayed cool inside Anderson Room at the Michigan Union.  President Dawn Johnson invited the Club to stand and recite the Rotary 4-Way Test.  Sunshine-splashed pianist extraordinaire Jody Tull de Salis played My Country ’Tis of Thee while the Club sang […]

Fifteen Zoomers joined 63 members and guests in the Anderson Room as 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. New member, Leslie Anne Pinney, offered today’s inspirational comments, focusing on how […]

The Scouting America National Court of Honor recently awarded RCAA member Joe Diederich the National Outstanding Eagle Scout Award (NOESA), one of only seven for the entire state of Michigan. From the presentation: “Joe Diederich began his lifelong commitment to Scouting in Glassport, Pennsylvania, earning the rank of Eagle Scout in 1958. He went on […]

President Dawn Johnson opened our meeting with the ringing of the bell and kicked off the meeting with 60 members and guests singing our “National Anthem” with Jody Tull De Salis on the piano, followed by reciting the Rotary Four-Way Test. Jim Irwin then stepped up to the podium to reflect on our American way […]

President Dawn Johnson opened our meeting with the ringing of the bell and pianist Jody Tull de Salis accompanied the 63 Club members, guests and Zoomers in singing our National Anthem.  As a group, we recited the Rotary 4-way Test.  Jody moved from the piano bench to the podium to highlight several Ann Arbor cultural […]

To pay respect to the Flag of the United States of America when should you place your hand over your heart? 1. when the National Anthem (Star Spangled Banner) is played, 2. when saying the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag 3. when TAPS is played. (See Note 1 below) When not to place your […]