Dan Romanchik

Editors note: Due to size of articles- there is a limited amount of images that can be placed. For additional pictures of our very special event: The Robert S. Northrup Humanitarian Award- Holocaust Survivor Dr. Irene Butter— please click on:    https://photos.app.goo.gl/kYL7wzqdeZGZhWms8 Joan Knoertzer’s dulcet chords provided the perfect prelude to our meeting in Weber’s large […]

The Wayne State University Center for Peace & Conflict Studies and the Rotary Clubs of Detroit, Ann Arbor, & Windsor 1918 invite you to Peace in the Streets on Oct. 25-26, 2019. This Cross Border Rotary Peace Symposium will take place in Detroit on Friday Oct 25th and in Windsor on Saturday Oct 26, with both […]

On Saturday, April 20, a hearty crew of Rotarians (Arthur Williams, Jim Egerdall, Beth Nissen, Rob Shiff) braved the rain and chill to complete our second workday with Habitat for Humanity. Our job for the day was demolition which meant taking the interior of the home “down to the studs” by removing drywall from walls […]

Judge Timothy P. Connors of the Washtenaw County Circuit Court will be speaking at our meeting on May 1st, and he has made available articles to accompany his presentation. You can find them here: Exit, Pursued by a Bear: Why Peacemaking Makes Sense in State Court Justice Systems Native justice: How tribal values shape Judge […]

The 2019 Rotary Fights Summer Hunger Food Drive was an incredible success! We exceeded our goal by 41.2% and raised 84,735 meals for the community. See the flyer below for additional statistics.

The annual RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards) conference was held this past weekend, April 12-14, at Camp Copneconic in Fenton, MI. The Rotary Club of Ann Arbor sponsored 7 Ann Arbor students to attend the conference this year. RYLA is a student leadership conference held annually and organized by District 6380.  The conference is designed […]

Joan Knoertzer’s piano prelude drifted gracefully through the ballroom, providing, like Dante’s Virgil, a soothing guide to the ceremonious rattle of the Rotary bell. All stood to sing “God Bless America,” and a fine rendition it was. President Greg, who would deliver the day’s Inspiration, quoted historian Jon Meachum on the Civil War: “as ‘a […]

We want you!  Help us shape the club’s plans for appearing in the Ann Arbor Jaycees 4th of July Parade. Even if you won’t be in town for the parade this summer, we want your ideas about how to use this fun opportunity to connect with the community and showcase all the great things that […]

Rotary Proud! March proved to be a month of action for the Rotary Club of Ann Arbor.  Our monthly meeting average was still a little low at 84 (27.5%), but a definite improvement over February.  However, this percentage should not bring us down, for the engagement numbers are quite astounding!  When including the first quarter’s […]

Friday, March 15 was bittersweet indeed.  Rotarians and guests at this month’s meeting at Glacier Hills, while thrilled to have guest speaker Versell Smith educate us all on the wonderful blessing the Corner Health Center in Ypsilanti is, were also saddened to say goodbye to a dear friend. While Shelley MacMillan is not leaving the Rotary […]