Collyer Smith

Fellow Rotarian Steve Schram, Executive Director and General Manager of Michigan Public Media, was recently honored to announce that Michigan Radio is the proud recipient of a prestigious Peabody Award for their limited-run podcast Believed. Click here to read more on this award and the podcast.

On Wednesday, April 24, Rotary Club of Ann Arbor awarded the second annual 2019 Robert S. Northrup Humanitarian Award to Dr. Irene Butter. Dr. Butter is a Holocaust survivor, champion of peace and justice and University of Michigan Emerita Professor of Public Health. She is the co-founder of the Raoul Wallenberg Medal and Lecture at U […]

From the “This Day in History” section on www.history.com On April 26 in 1954, the Salk polio vaccine field trials, involving 1.8 million children, begin at the Franklin Sherman Elementary School in McLean, Virginia. Children in the United States, Canada and Finland participated in the trials, which used for the first time the now-standard double-blind […]

On Saturday, April 13th, the DOGS (Doers of Good Service) did a spring clean up project at Leslie Science and Nature Center.  We cleaned up their gardens, raked, pruned and hauled debris for them. The hard working Dogs today were: Rob Schiff and his son Matt Boylan and family Leo Shedden Vic Stoeffler Brooks Sitterly Phil Weiss

Here is a link to a video documenting Ruthie and John Ackenhusen’s  move so far from Ann Arbor to Poulsbo, WA, via the Grand Canyon. Today (Sunday, April 14th) John and Ruthie are between Los Angeles and Sacramento. Music is “Poulsbo Parade,”  written by yours truly—John Ackenhusen > https://youtu.be/rUvEeIQvGdU

Assistant Head Cheerleading Coach, and Rotarian, Grant Peterson, receives another Championship Ring (He has a total of 5!!!)- Grant shares U of M’s recent success at Daytona Beach! DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The University of Michigan cheer team double-dipped at the 2019 NCA & NDA Collegiate Cheer and Dance Championship on Friday (April 5), taking […]

  Amanda Reel, Community Impact & Volunteer Center Manager of theUnited Way of Washtenaw County: I’m writing to let you know that Rotarian Bob Buchanan has been selected to receive an award from the United Way of Washtenaw County at our Annual Meeting & Volunteer Recognition event!  The SPIRIT of Washtenaw County Award serves to recognize […]

Evidence of widespread awareness of our G&TO While Ingrid Sheldon and John White were golfing in Hilton Head last week, other members of the group went shopping in a nearby outlet mall. As you can see, shirts from last year’s G&TO were found on clearance in a Pro Golf store. Hopefully, these several shirts will […]

The grand daughter of a Past President of the  Rotary Club of Ann Arbor (James Brinkerhoff- 1967-1968) is working on a project with Youth for Understanding (YFU), the organization that she went on exchange with at Pioneer High School. They’re doing a 2-week program in mid-April (13th-26th) that provides German youth from disadvantaged backgrounds an […]

From Helen Starman, Chief Development Officer, Food Gathers: I thought you all might like to see the Rotary Fights Summer Hunger food and fund drive in the media! https://weloveannarbor.com/2019/03/07/rotary-club-campaign-to-fight-summer-hunger-is-underway/  https://www.clickondetroit.com/all-about-ann-arbor/local-rotary-clubs-join-forces-to-fight-hunger-in-ann-arbor-ypsilanti https://www.ecurrent.com/food/rotary-fights-summer-hunger-fund-and-food-drive/ Additionally, Current shared the blurb on their social media, and Food Gatherers publicized the drive on Facebook (garnering 1,750 impressions and 7 shares), as […]