Mary Steffek Blaske

Joy was in the air at today’s Club meeting for the 78 Rotarians, guests, and Zoomers. From the personal greetings at the door from Emily Olson and Leslie Pinney, to the Kathy Waugh-inspired inspirational welcome by Shelley MacMillan, and from the beautiful rendition of What a Wonderful Waugh, to the last ebullient notes of Gershwin’s […]

Eighty-nine Rotarians and guests met in person or via Zoom to see our Club’s history come alive. Thanks to the magic of a skit, we heard how local Ann Arbor physician Theron Langford initially learned about Rotary from seeing a paperweight in a colleague’s office. He then shared the concept of Rotary with friends Harlon […]

Dodging raindrops, 43 water-repellant Rotarians and their 10 guests, along with eight dry Zoomers enjoyed today’s weekly Rotary Club meeting. President Roy More struck the bell to begin the meeting and led us in reciting the 4-Way Test. He then cued pianist extraordinaire Jody Tull de Salis who accompanied the Club in My Country ’Tis […]

The Anderson Room was abuzz with happy conversations, this being our meeting to introduce five new members and to hear our District Governor. President More tapped the bell to start the meeting. Today’s Choral Director and Pianist, Dr. Richard Ingram, accompanied the 46 Club members and guests and seven zoomers in the singing of My Country […]

Sixty Rotarians and guests, including nine attending via Zoom, joined in singing our National Anthem, with pianist Jody Tull de Salis at the keys.  President Roy More invited us all to recite the 4-Way Test, then welcomed today’s inspirational welcomer, Ed Wier, to the podium.  Ed shared the wit and wisdom of the late Billy […]

While it was a muggy 88 degrees outside on Wednesday, 70 savvy Rotarians and guests stayed cool inside Anderson Room at the Michigan Union.  President Dawn Johnson invited the Club to stand and recite the Rotary 4-Way Test.  Sunshine-splashed pianist extraordinaire Jody Tull de Salis played My Country ’Tis of Thee while the Club sang […]

President Dawn Johnson opened our meeting with the ringing of the bell and pianist Jody Tull de Salis accompanied the 63 Club members, guests and Zoomers in singing our National Anthem.  As a group, we recited the Rotary 4-way Test.  Jody moved from the piano bench to the podium to highlight several Ann Arbor cultural […]

UM seniors, proudly carrying their convocation honors swag, mingled with Ann Arbor Rotarians heading toward the Michigan Union on Wednesday.  By 12:30, 75 Rotarians and their 10 guests were joined by 10 Zoomers as President Dawn Johnson rang the bell to begin our meeting. Pianist extraordinaire Jody Tull de Salis played our National Anthem, and […]

As growing groups of bright-eyed prospective UM students (and their equally wide-eyed parents) massed outside by the Cube, 66 Rotarians and guests met in the Anderson Room of the Michigan Union. President Dawn Johnson rang the bell to begin the meeting and pianist extraordinaire Jody Tull de Salis played our National Anthem as we sang […]

President Dawn Johnson rang the bell to begin today’s Club meeting and pianist extraordinaire, Jody Tull de Salis, accompanied Club members as we sang our National Anthem. The 61 members and guests – in person and via zoom – recited the Rotary 4-Way Test. Paul Webb delivered a passionate inspirational welcome on the importance of […]