Dan Romanchik

Sakuji Tanaka was the President of Rotary International in 2012-13. In addition to his Rotary Service, he served as the Chairman of the Daika Company and President of the National Household Papers Distribution Association of Japan. When Tanaka was President-Elect, he published “100 Hints on How to Strengthen Rotary Clubs.” Here, I offer ten of those hints. […]

Working with global partners, the Ann Arbor Rotary Club International Humanitarian Projects Committee (IHPC) made a meaningful, measurable impact throughout the 2024-2025 Rotary year, accomplishing our mission of service, sustainability, and international goodwill. IHPC invested in health access, women’s and children’s services, education, and essential infrastructure. These efforts provided direct benefit to vulnerable populations across […]

More than 200 volunteers gathered on Saturday, November 8, at Pioneer High School to pack almost 60,000 meals to help those affected by food insecurity. The three Ann Arbor Rotary Clubs, as well as the Ann Arbor community raised $20,000 for this cause. This exceeded our goals of $17,500/50,000 meals, making this the most successful […]

World Polio Day 2025 is now in the books as is our club’s “Pennies for Polio” campaign. Following five weeks of activity plus one additional day for stragglers, we finished with $414.75 in pennies plus $779.10 in other coins, some currency, and a few checks. This $1113.85 total, when matched 2:1 by the Gates Foundation […]

Rotarians are passionate, sharing people. It’s only natural, then, for us to want to share our interests and activities with other Rotarians. With a membership hovering around 200, though, all this sharing could overwhelm us. That’s why we have the Rotary Shares Table. According to the policy “Sharing Non-Rotary Information with the Club Membership: Rotary […]

….that, in the moonlight, Tucker Rossmaessler is bootstrapping his own company, Whoa Silent Disco? You might remember when Tucker gave us a live demo at a Wednesday meeting and what a blast that was! In his “day job,” Tucker serves as the Director of Engagement for International Samaritan, where he is raising advocates and funds […]

James Wallace Cook passed away at age 85 on October 14, 2025, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He was surrounded by his family who loved him dearly. Born on June 22, 1940, in Huntington, West Virginia, Jim was the son of James Anthony Cook and Elizabeth Wallace Cook. His only sibling, Susan Holt, was deceased earlier […]

When the Ann Arbor Service Clubs League was formed in 1952, bowling was a much more common activity than it is today. Everyone bowled! There were company bowling leagues and church bowling leagues, so it was only natural that the service clubs of Ann Arbor formed their own bowling league. The Ann Arbor Service Clubs […]

The Northrup Award Selection Committee is pleased to announce that Linda Eastman has been named the recipient of the Robert S Northrup Humanitarian Award 2025 for her work in Guatemala with Casa Colibri and Reach Out and Read.  Christine Hage, Rochester Rotary Club submitted Linda’s nomination to the Selection Committee.  Multiple leaders from Rotary and Linda’s community provided glowing letters of […]

The Rotary Club of Ann Arbor is once again partnering with Food Gatherers, Washtenaw County’s food bank and food rescue program, to alleviate child hunger. Our 21st annual food and funds drive, dubbed Rotary Fights Child Hunger, kicks off on March 3 and runs until March 14. This year, Rotary Club of Ann Arbor is […]