Dan Romanchik

Our weekly newsletter, the Harpoon, dates back to our club’s beginnings in 1916. Though it has evolved over the years, from being   a single type-written page, mailed to each member’s home (click here to read more history on the Harpoon), to its current email version appearing in every member’s inbox each week, the newsletter’s important […]

Created and named in 1916 by the Club’s first secretary, Charles A. Sink, the Harpoon has had a continuous role chronicling Club history. The letterhead, conceived and drawn by past-presidents Shirley Smith and Wilfred Shaw, depicts a whale stabbed to the heart by a spear with it’s meaning revealed in a 1918 Harpoon by the following conversation […]

Rotarians, Family and Friends are cordially invited to the 2021 edition of Wine, Women, and Song, our 20th annual event benefitting the Kerrytown Concert House. The gathering starts at 7:30 and the performance begins at 8:00 pm. This is an event you won’t want to miss. For more information and to RSVP, contact Shelley Macmillan […]

Are you curious about how the Rotary Club of Ann Arbor was started? Ever wondered about our great club’s past? Here begins a trip down memory lane, where we’ll be exploring some moments from our club’s past. Beginnings… The year was 1916. World War I was beginning its third year. Ford’s Model T had been […]

Dave McDowell was born and raised in a small city in upstate New York in the “foothills of the Adirondacks.” Among his childhood memories is snow, a lot of it. He notes that since everyone lived within walking distance of the schools, there were no snow days, although he does remember piles at the end […]

The Rotary Club of Ann Arbor is soliciting applications for grants to non-profits that are working on programs oriented around Helping Kids Succeed.  Click here for more information. Share this information with organizations you think may benefit in Washtenaw County.

The Rotary Club of Troy and District 6380 were proud to host a webinar featuring Rotary International General Secretary and CEO, John Hewko on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. John oversees the operations of both Rotary and The Rotary Foundation and manages a combined operating budget of over $450 million and assets of more than $1 […]

“Service Above Self” would be a cumbersome middle name but Yolanda Whiten is one Rotarian who can handle it with aplomb. Already, she is both the President and CEO of the Ann Arbor Community Center (AACC) and the Pastor at St. James AME Church in Brighton. Now, she has been tapped to serve a two-year term […]

We are all excited now that the COVID-19 vaccines are rolling out. In the meantime, please stay safe during this holiday season and beyond, and wear your mask (correctly). Find more information on COVID-19 in Washtenaw County at www.washtenaw.org/3095/COVID-19

On Tuesday, December 15 from 10:00-11:00 a Zoom meeting was held to Celebrate a $15,000 grant to Gleaners Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan from the Pandemic Relief for Detroit Project which was matched by the Kroger Foundation ($15,000). This $30,000 donation will provide 90,000 meals to provide food assistance to the hardest hit areas around Detroit […]