Michael Field

Have you made a resolution this year to be a better person, to give back, to find fellowship or to expand your social circle?  The Rotary Club of Ann Arbor would love to help you achieve and maintain those resolutions! Our club, which meets weekly, might be just the opportunity you are seeking.  Please be […]

Summary of the Board of Director’s Meeting December 19, 2018 The Board of Directors’ Meeting was held Wednesday, December 19, 2018 at the United Way Building. The Club’s membership on November 30 was 293 Active members plus six Honorary members and nine Inactive Emeriti. Inactive Emeritus member Reno Maccardini passed away on November 7. Attendance […]

(Remarks delivered by Karen Kerry on the occasion of Emeritus Status presentation to Pat Pooley.) Once upon a time there was a passionate woman whose intelligence and grace took her down many road/paths from her early roots in Allen Park, MI- an ethnically diverse neighborhood on the outskirts of Detroit. She is a Rotary member […]

Weekly Meeting Statistics: A total of 110 members were treated to the musical excellence of the Huron High Choir. We had one Visiting Rotarian (former Ann Arbor member Christina Ferris), seven U-M Rotaractors (Abbey Edwards, Savannah Demil, Kristi Carson, Peter Chen, Cem Sami, Luis Orozco and Ophelia Deng) and ten guests (mostly friends of awardee […]

Summary of the Board of Director’s Meeting November 14, 2018 The Board of Director’s Meeting was held Wednesday, November 14, 2018 at Weber’s Inn. The Club’s membership on October 31 was 293 Active members plus six Honorary members and nine Inactive Emeriti. Attendance for the month’s five meetings was 42%. Average attendance at for the […]

There was an air of extra excitement in the meeting of November 28 as we prepared to honor John White, our first administrator, a huge and generous contributor to our Club, our District, and Rotary International. Peg Tilburtt’s Inspiration recounted the four factors a doctor friend told her lead to healing and happiness: 1).  An […]

In John White’s 14+ years as the first Administrator of our Club, he has been instrumental in so many of the efficiencies we now enjoy. He has nurtured our membership growth, developed streamlined operating procedures, fostered incoming president-elects, guided presidents during their tenure and been a mentor to so many of our Club leaders. His […]

On November 7, 2018, Assistant District Governor Anne Nauts awarded The Rotary Club of Ann Arbor (RCAA) the Rotary International (RI) Presidential Citation for the Rotary Year 2017 – 2018.  This award reflects our club’s accomplishments in goals set by RI (past) president Ian Risely, which included achievements in his three focus areas of club […]

Weekly Meeting Statistics: A total of 116 members heard Jerry May’s presentation on giving to U-M. He last spoke to us in 2004. We had three Visiting Rotarians (Cindy Duggal from Windsor ON, Willi Li of San Juan PR and ADG Anne Nauts of Chelsea). We were also joined by 16 guests. In conjunction with […]

by Rob Shiff I want to give some love to Michael Koch and Anna He, two of our star Rotoractors. I have used the “Rent A Rotoractor” program for the past 4 years to help rake leaves at my rental property on the Old West Side.    It is always a win-win-win in that I […]