Mary Steffek Blaske

President Joyce Hunter rang the bell to start today’s meeting and pianist Jody Tull de Salis accompanied the club in singing My Country ’Tis of Thee. Walker Barnes inspired us through his advice to his six-year-old daughter Harlow, who told him, “I don’t know why I feel this way. I don’t have the words.” Barnes […]

President Joyce Hunter rang the bell to begin the meeting and pianist Jody Tull d Salis accompanied the club as we sang “My Country ’Tis of Thee.”  Dave Keren then strode to the podium to inspire our STRIVE students as well as all members in the room and via Zoom to celebrate hard work, determination […]

It was a cold and rainy Wednesday afternoon when President Joyce Hunter rang the bell to bring our meeting to order. Pianist extraordinaire Jody Tull de Salis led us in My Country ’Tis of Thee, and then, via zoom, Becky Pazkowski gave our welcoming inspiration, “Do It Anyway,” a poem of Mother Theresa. Do it […]

In anticipation of our keynote speaker, Police Chief Andre Anderson, there was a full room of Rotarians at the Michigan Union on March 12.  President Joyce Hunter rang the bell to start our meeting, and pianist Jody Tull de Salis accompanied the club as we sang our National Anthem.  Victor Stoeffler then inspired each of […]

Rotarians greeting longtime friends Ugur Cetin, Jim Irwin, Ashish Sarkar, and Collyer Smith who joined the noontime gathering at the Anderson Room.  Welcome to each and all! President Joyce Hunter started our meeting by chiming the bell and Jim Irwin led the a cappella singing of our National Anthem.    Emily Olson inspired each listener […]

Braving a bitterly cold wind from the south, a full Anderson Room of Rotarians met to share stories, lunch, and friendship. President Joyce Hunter called our meeting to order and sensational pianist Jody Tull de Salis played as we all sang America the Beautiful. Barbara Eichmuller came to the podium to share that today would […]

With a chilling wind scurrying us into the warm Anderson Room of the Michigan Union, President Joyce welcomed us to join pianist Jody Tull de Salis in the singing of America the Beautiful. Michelle Deatrick inspired us with the news that today is International Human Rights Day and read a moving poem by W. H. […]

At this week’s lunch meeting, Ann Arbor Rotarians filled and were filled in two full dining rooms at Zingerman’s Road House. Our lunch included mouth-watering traditional Road House favorites such as creamy mac ’n cheese, sweet potato fries with spicy mayo, and fried chicken. The amazing, superbly motivated, and trained Zingerman’s wait staff kept us […]

President Joyce Hunter rang the bell to begin our meeting, and dynamo pianist Jody Tull de Salis played My Country Tis of Thee for us all to sing along. Next year’s President, Dawn Johnson, gave a spot-on inspirational welcome thanking DTE for providing our area with energy, and noted that we are our best selves […]

President Mark rang the bell to start our meeting and pianist Jody Tull de Salis accompanied us on the piano as we sang America the Beautiful. In his inspirational welcome, Brandon Black shared that the message of the emancipation proclamation took 2-1/2 years to get through, yet the news of Willie Mays’ death was heard […]