Barbara Eichmuller

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 […]

A larger than normal crowd of 69 member and 40 guests gathered as President Dawn Johnson called the meeting to order. Inspiration Bryn Mickle began by reflecting on the recent space launch to the dark side of the moon, a trip to the movies to see “Project Hail Mary” and how he is reminded of […]

John Greden (Sponsors Bob Mull and Ingrid Sheldon) John is originally a Minnesota guy graduating from Rollingstone High School, attending St. Mary’s University in Winona before transferring to the University of Minnesota for undergraduate work and his Medical Degree.  He interned in pediatrics at UCLA but returned to Minneapolis for his first year of psychiatry […]