Agnes Reading

After briefly wrestling with the sound systems, President Mark Foster rang the opening bell and asked Tom Strode to lead off. Tom chose The Star Spangled Banner. Vic Stoeffler’s Inspiration acknowledged the stresses and struggles of our time but pointed out attention to all the good things that remain. Don Duquette previewed our speaker by […]

President Mark Foster rang the opening bell on a meeting packed with Rotarians and guests. Tom Strode played God Bless America to start us off. Ed Johnson shared some so familiar lines from Scottish poet Robert Burns whose memory is celebrated across the world on January 25. Elaborate, and raucous, Scottish dinners, including haggis, are […]

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President Mark Foster rang the bell, opening our 2024 meetings. Tom Strode warmed us up by playing the Star Spangled Banner, and Dave Keosaian led us in “You’ll Never Walk Alone.”  After thanking the people who make the meetings run smoothly, President Mark couldn’t resist bragging about going to Houston for The Game or recounting […]

President Mark rang in the last meeting of 2023 at 12:30. Tom Strode played our national anthem. Peg Talburtt read Edgar Guest’s poem “A Friend’s Greeting”. Joanne and Kathy Waugh stood in for Don Duquette and lead us in “Let There Be Peace On Earth”. President Mark thanked the people who make the meetings run […]

President Mark rang the opening bell on a meeting packed with Rotarians and guests eager to hear our speaker Ann Arbor Mayor Christopher Taylor. Tom Strode tuned us up with God Bless America. Greg Stejskal honored our veterans and Thanksgiving, recounting some of the momentous events of 1863: the promulgation of the Emancipation Proclamation, the […]

Satellites, planets and stars decorated Don Deatrick’s “out of this world” socks as he won first place in the Silly sock competition staged to raise funds for Polio Plus at the October 25 meeting. There was a tie for second place as Agnes Reading and Carolyn Hiatt showcased their “chicken leg” socks, one with a […]

On Saturday, October 28, 183 hearty volunteers met in the cafeteria at Pioneer High School for our Send Hunger Packing food packaging event. Participants came from many groups including: – Members from the three Ann Arbor Rotary Clubs – UM Rotaract members – Interact members from all three Ann Arbor public high schools – Reinhart […]

Sock It To Polio stirred up a lot of conversation as Rotarians crossed the red carpet showing off their silly socks to publicize Rotary’s commitment to eradicating polio. After President Mark rang the opening bell Tom Strode warmed us up with The Star Spangled Banner. Phil Klintworth honored St. Crispans Day with a video of […]

President Mark rang the opening bell ten minutes early to start an agenda-packed meeting. Tom Strode played The Star Spangled Banner and Fritz Seyferth intoned Advice From A Tree.  Shelley MacMillan led us in singing “Let There Be Peace on Earth”. President Mark welcomed guests and thanked the people who made the meeting run smoothly. […]