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The February 9 meeting opened with the ringing of The Bell at 12:30pm. Tom Strode played America the Beautiful. Sara Maddock’s Inspiration recalled being a teenager in the 90’s and having a teenager in the 00’s, and now has twin teens, noting that change comes fast but although the platform and interpretations change, the things […]

Dawn Johnson delivered the Zoom etiquette message at 12:30, President Susan rang the opening bell and Tom Strode got things started with The Star spangled Banner. Fanfan Zheng got us ready to welcome in the Year of the Tiger on February 1 Chinese New Year. His inspirational message is an ancient Chinese proverb: Don’t be […]

Tom Strode kicked off the first meeting of 2022 with the Star Spangled Banner. Amy Goodman’s Inspiration called up the many areas of support we have – friends, Rotary, Community – and the goals ahead, and welcomed the New Year. Ingrid Sheldon reminded us that The University of Michigan has many musical arts programs besides […]

President Susan Froelich called the Annual Meeting of the Rotary Club of Ann Arbor to order at 12:25 on December 1, 2021. Tom Strode played The Star Spangled Banner. Barbara Eichmuller’s Inspiration honored Rosa Parks on this anniversary of her defiance of the Jim Crow rules for public transportation, noting that perseverance will conquer even […]

John White hosted the Zoom portion of the November 10, 2021 meeting with great success. All on the meeting hope to see him in the role again.  We welcomed the news that Joe and Beth Fitzsimmons have returned for the Winter. Football was, of course, a popular topic. John closed the Zoom portion and President […]

The social time preceding the September 29 meeting batted around ideas for getting Glacier Hills residents to our Meetings in the Michigan Union, tips on parking, exclamations of admiration for Mary Avrakotos and the other potters for the exhibit at Matthaei Botanical Gardens, and the promise of more information about the Adopt-A-Highway trash pickup coming […]

Chat before our August 25, 2021 meeting included a geography lesson on the Northern Michigan islands and enthusiastic reviews of Summer of Love, a performance featuring several of our members at Burns Park the previous weekend. Kathy Waugh had the starring role and Heido Vitso’s ballerinas brought delight to the evening. Executive Director Lori Walters […]

Happy chatter was suspended by Executive Director Lori Walters at 12:25pm. President Susan rang the bell and called on Tom Strode to play the patriotic song. Pattie Katcher looked forward to our speaker with her Inspiration. She talked about her experience with piano and the skills it taught her. She quoted friends who had the […]

Your annual Community Service Assessment (CSA) donation in December allows our club to do great things in the community. Student Advocacy Center Executive Director Peri Stone-Palmquist sent this note of thanks for our Community Allocations Grant: This past year was particularly challenging for youth with disabilities — but can you imagine navigating all of this […]

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