Michael Field

Rotary and Toastmasters Strategic Alliance-  By Collyer Smith As many of you are well aware, Rotary International, and Toastmasters International, have developed a strategic alliance that was announced this past winter. Here are some quotes highlighting this alliance:  “Collaborating with Toastmasters will provide our members with even more opportunities to develop and improve their leadership […]

The Rotary Club of Ann Arbor is currently using Zoom for its weekly meetings.  The Program Committee is accepting nominations for speakers, but only for presentations via Zoom.  The calendar of speakers is scheduled into July 2020 and we are working on programming for some dates in July and August.  Appropriate nominations are welcome.  Please […]

The Fisher House Project that Rotary started in 2015 is now complete in Ann Arbor (Detroit to come). Channel 4 featured the new house on the news last night with pictures from the interior. It is beautiful!  Please follow the following link to view the clip: https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2020/06/02/ann-arbor-fisher-house-opens-to-support-veterans-families/    

Thanks to the District 6380 100K Mask Challenge, the Rotary Club of Ann Arbor has been able to provide 300 surgical masks to the VA Hospital in Ann Arbor.  The masks will be provided to homeless veterans, veterans that have VA medical appointments, and VA essential volunteers like chaplains and others, and will provide them […]

Rotary Clubs worldwide contribute to solve the plastic waste problem. Goal: In 2050 there is no more plastic soup in the oceans, seas and there is no more plastic waste in our lakes, rivers, parks, woods and streets. EndPlasticSoup is a global initiative which started in Amsterdam to solve the plastic problem by working with […]

The Community Allocations Committee met on May 11 and recommended grant awards totaling $60,000 to 13 organizations as part of the Community Grants Program.  All in all, we received 44 applications totaling over $203,000 in funding. The following Community Grant awards have been approved, funded by the 22019-20 RCAA Community Service budget: Organization Award Program […]

Not to worry, these subscriptions are not for printed magazines and the price is right (free). In addition to the printed copy of “The Rotarian” magazine you do receive in the mail every month, Rotary also offers a wide range of electronic periodicals targeting topics of interest to members working in various areas. They are […]

In this difficult time of pandemic, the Rotary Cares Committee would like to share with you that the log of cards and notes sent to members and their families in April 2020 will not be sent. Why? Because there have been NO cards or notes which had to be sent. Isn’t that amazing! And very […]

Ever wanted to attend an RI Annual Convention but couldn’t spare the time, were unable to justify the expense, or just not interested in visiting exotic locations? If so, this news is for you! The live convention scheduled for this summer in Honolulu was canceled but is now being replaced by a free virtual gathering […]

You’ve heard of the “Dream Team”… –  … but you have a lot better chance qualifying for the Club’s new “Zoom Team.” We are looking for members who have some experience with Zoom Videoconferencing and would like to share it with other Rotarians so more can participate in our luncheon meetings, committee functions, and even social […]