Barbara Eichmuller

Katherine “Kat” Forsythe, 78, of Ann Arbor, MI, stepped bravely and peacefully into the energy of the universe on August 22, surrounded by family and friends. Kat was born April 21, 1948 in Ferndale, MI, to Dorothy and Carl Forsythe, who gave her a happy childhood punctuated with some of her favorite lifetime memories: summers […]

On a beautiful summer day during the final week before students returned, the meeting opened with “America the Beautiful,” accompanied by Rick Ingram. Victor Stoeffler then emphasized the importance of supporting children’s needs, including having their own clothing and the opportunity to choose items they like. Song leader Ingrid followed by leading the group in […]

Greg Gaylor (Sponsor: Leo Shedden) Greg is originally from Roscommon, Michigan—a place many of us recognize as an I-75 gateway to “up north,” surrounded by trees. Rotary service runs deep in Greg’s family: His great-grandfather was one of the founders of the Roscommon Rotary Club. His grandfather served as president of the club. His father […]

Roger W. “Rog” Fraser of Ann Arbor, Michigan, passed away on July 9, at the age of 80. Roger lived a life defined by service – to his country, to the communities he led, and most of all to the people he loved. A US Army veteran, he went on to build a remarkable 42-plus […]

President Roy called the meeting to order, and we sang a patriotic song. Dennis Burke’s inspiration highlighted that 12% of Americans live in poverty. He emphasized that poverty is not an unsolvable problem and called on the audience to support efforts to eliminate it in our community. Downs Herold led us in “Sing out a […]

President Roy called the meeting to order followed by singing the National Anthem. This week’s inspiration was delivered by Leo Shedden who spoke about the United States Declaration of Independence and our country’s 250th Anniversary as a nation. Shelley MacMillan led us in singing a revised version of “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” “UM […]

President Dawn Johnson called the meeting to order, followed by the patriotic song and the “Four Way Test.” Mary Neff shared an inspirational message on self-honesty and integrity, encouraging Rotarians to apply the Four Way Test to their thoughts and actions. Joanne Pierson then led “Put a Little Love in Your Life,” accompanied by backup […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]