Michael Field

Christie Bacon is mentioned in an article in the Washington Post.  Her husband, and frequent Rotary Club of Ann Arbor speaker John U. Bacon had trained to run the Boston Marathon but instead created his own marathon here in Ann Arbor after the Boston event was cancelled.  He then contributed an entertaining story to the […]

(From Rotary International) As scientists work to find a vaccine for the new coronavirus, we can do our part to keep our communities healthy by helping Rotary spread the word about the importance of vaccinations during World Immunization Week, April 24-30. Immunizations save millions of lives every year and are widely recognized as one of […]

Paul Harris, one of the co-founders of Rotary, was born in Racine, Wisconsin on April 19, 1868. While he was a young boy, his parents fell on hard times and he was sent to live with grandparents in Vermont. As a young adult, he had a wide range of educational and vocational experiences before settling […]

Using the vast infrastructure developed to identify the poliovirus and deliver vaccination campaigns, the polio eradication programme is pitching in to protect the vulnerable from COVID-19, especially in polio-endemic countries.  Click here to learn more.

In a previous article, you learned about how zones fit into the Rotary organization chart and how each pair within the 34 zones supplies a member to the RI Board of Directors for a two-year term. You also learned that our Zone 28 and adjacent Zone 32 combine to cover most of Canada, a number […]

Many of our neighbors are struggling as the COVID-19 pandemic takes hold, and we know that Rotarians are wondering how they can help.  This page will list organizations, some for-profit, some non-profit, some public, that have some connection to Rotary and are in need.  This list makes no claim to be all-inclusive, and it is […]

When I first learned this week that the global polio eradication campaign was temporarily paused and that some activities including vaccination campaigns were on hold during the COVID-19 crisis, my heart sank and I heard myself say “Oh no!” The End Polio Now campaign is the signature global project for Rotary International as well as […]

Our Club’s weekly meeting convened, via Zoom, with 77 members in attendance, at 12:30 p.m.  on Wednesday, April 1, 2020.  This week’s Rotary Orchestra had technical difficulties, so the Pledge of Allegiance was substituted for our usual patriotic song.  There followed a series of announcements, summarized below: Amy Goodman, speaking on behalf of the non-profit […]

From RI’s Membership Minute newsletter for February 2020: “Rotary is proud to be working with Toastmasters International, a leading international educational organization that helps its members become more effective speakers, communicators, and leaders. This new collaboration is designed to enhance your membership experience, as well as help you expand your network, develop your leadership and […]

Click here to read a review of the forthcoming Netflix documentary about Ted Kaczynski written by our own past president, Greg Stejskal, and to view the trailer.