Dan Romanchik

Past President John Ackenhusen’s piano was as beautiful as always. The Weber’s ballroom was crowded, with everybody enjoying lunch, though it seemed less animated than usual — probably the result of losing fellow member, Howard Cooper. President Greg said it best: “Since the first of the year, it’s been my sad duty to ring the […]

Editor’s Note: Reporter Ed Hoffman wanted to provide a follow up to last week’s speaker,  Dr. Patrica Hall, on her presentation:  Music Making at Auschwitz Comes Alive Again.  Ed has provided pictures to the right and below. Also, Holocaust Survivor Martin Lowenberg will be speaking May 1st- at 7:30 pm at Beth Israel Congregation in […]

The following two Global Grant projects have recently been approved, led by the Rotary Club of Ann Arbor as the International Partner. As a member of our club, your generous donations are at play in these impactful projects, and every dollar has a huge amount of leverage through matching at the District and International levels. […]

President-Elect Rosemarie Rowney struck the Rotary bell, concluding Allison Pollard’s beautiful piano prelude. “America the Beautiful,” which hadn’t been sung for a while, was given full-throated emphasis by an enthusiastic assembly. Amy Goodman came to the podium and shared a moving, and often funny, Inspiration. “For over three quarters of a century children have been […]

Rotary STRIVE Scholars and members of the STRIVE committee enjoyed a terrific experience learning about autonomous vehicles and the opportunities for Washtenaw Community College students.  Along with Pathways Counselor Marisa Bailey-Johnson, Rotarians Amy Goodman, Leo Shedden, Arthur Williams, and Nana Yawson, six STRIVE students traveled to the Bosch facility in Plymouth on February 21. Our […]

President Greg rang the Rotary bell, and the assembly rose to sing “The Star-Spangled Banner,” which PP John Ackenhusen, on piano, played with particular elan. Indeed, John’s prelude earlier had deftly lulled the lunching Rotarians and guests into a meeting mindset. Barbara Niess-May then came forward for the Inspiration: “In [commemoration] of our speaker, I […]

As I write the more than 3,000 pineapples planted in Education Orchards One and Two are beginning to fruit. It is year three and by 2023 it is estimated that the net income from the orchards can be conservatively projected at $50,000 a year. The original intent was to use this money to pay for […]

ROTARACT REQUEST Our Rotaractors at the University of Michigan will be doing their international service trip to El Porvenir, Honduras for the second year in a row. They are excited to return and reconnect with the wonderful people of all ages they met last year. They will be building an indoor and outdoor space for […]

Have you been curious what our Interact Club at Pioneer High School has been up to lately? Read the article below, written by the Vice President of the Pioneer Interact Club Amelia Catanzaro, to get a glimpse into their extremely successful club that’s setting an example of Rotary’s core value: Service Above Self. — Pioneer […]

ROTARY FIGHTS SUMMER HUNGER! Spring Food Drive March 4–March 15, 2019   Summer Hunger Food Drive Rotary is partnering with Food Gatherers – Washtenaw County’s only food rescue and food bank program – to fight hunger in our community.More than 80 local businesses and organizations, and local Rotary Clubs will collect non-perishable food items for […]