Dan Romanchik

In July of 1918, the Club voted unanimously by secret ballot to show its spirited sentiment in support of national prohibition during WWI. A determined faction in Michigan unsuccessfully attempted to nullify the Eighteenth Amendment with an amendment to the State Constitution permitting wine and beer. In February of 1919, a Club meeting theme, “The […]

This Annual District Training Event offers specialized training for all members of the District, and will take place on April 17th, 2021, from 9-11am. We’ll take our members “Back to the Rotary Basics” to help fill any educational gaps. The topics for the morning are ClubRunner/MyRotary tools, creating Rotary awareness through Public Image (FB/Website use), […]

Including Food Gatherers’ Peplau Match of $10,000, $46,600 has been raised as of April 1st, 2021 for the Rotary Fight’s Child Hunger Food Drive, which is the equivalent of 141,200 meals. We are still tallying some actual food that was donated. We are so close to our 150,000 meal stretch goal — you can help […]

As you may have heard by now, our weekly newsletter the Harpoon is getting a name change. Within the next several months, it will be changed to the Ann Arbor Rotarian. Thanks to everyone who suggested names and subsequently voted to make this final selection. This name was also agreed upon by the Board of Directors at their […]

The March 31, 2021 meeting opened on Zoom with social time and much discussion regarding Covid vaccines. Members announced their attendance via the chat function in Zoom. Lori Walters opened the meeting and reminded members to make sure that their name is shown accurately in Zoom so attendance can be recorded correctly, to sign in […]

Adopt-A-Highway Sign-up 2021 The Rotary Club of Ann Arbor is participating in the State of Michigan Adopt-A-Highway Program and has been identified with roadway signs as responsible for trash pick-up on a 2.1 mile stretch of I-94 between Platt Road and State Street. Dates for this years spring pick-up are Saturday, April 17 with Saturday, April 24 […]

It was definitely the wearing ‘o the green on Saint Patrick’s day with President Joanne Pierson sporting a new green hairdo. We had birthdays recognized and the duo of Pierce and Duquette provided Irish ballads, of course. Tom Millard introduced that our club will be participating in Adopt-a-Highway again this year, with the first cleanup […]

(March 19, 2021) Kofi Gyan from our Club’s International Humanitarian Projects Committee is the lead for a Global Grant recently approved by Rotary International! The project addresses the critical need for clean and potable water for the Kporkuve United Community in the Volta Region of Ghana. It is made up of nine adjoining villages with […]

Many of us have heard of generation-skipping in terms of passing down monetary assets but how about passing down the gift of Rotary? Given the median age of our membership, recruiting our friends, acquaintances, colleagues, and other peers may not bear the most fruit. Suggesting the value and rewards of Rotary to younger generations may […]

The February 24, 2021 meeting opened on Zoom with social time and banter about Ohio State & Michigan rivalries. Members announced their attendance via the chat function in Zoom. Lori Walters opened the meeting and stated that everyone will be muted upon entering the Zoom meeting. At 12:30, President Joanne Pierson started the meeting by […]