Michael Field

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On September 30 a group of 12 Rotarians gathered on a very foggy morning to collect trash along the I-94 freeway as part of the Michigan Adopt-A-Highway fall cleanup. The fog lifted into a beautiful morning the Road Waste Warriors went to work collecting 37 bags of trash between State St. and Platt Road. Included […]

Representatives from our club met recently with a visiting Rotarian Minal Goyal, President Palmville Rotary Club of Bangalore, India.  She is pictured here in a flag exchange with John Sepp and President Mark Foster.

A lot of people (not necessarily Rotarians) simply don’t know the proper conduct when the national anthem is played. According to the revised Flag Code passed in 1985 by the 99th Congress, the right hand over the heart is standard procedure for all Americans. When paying respect to the Flag of the United States of America […]

Planning your September? Here is an event you might want to attend: Second Annual Local Food Festival A fun family activity Thursday, September 14th. 5:00-8:00pm. Ann Arbor Farmers Market. The Office of S​ustainability and Innovations and Argus Farm Stop’s second annual Ann Arbor Local Food Festival, an event to celebrate and enjoy harvest from local […]

How are your gardens working out with so much of the country, including Michigan, hit with very dry or moderate drought conditions? To get started, mulch , mulch, and more mulch! Pull weeds that suck up water. Water occasionally but deeply. Check out this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_Yo8SrHTjU

Our own Don Deatrick was invited last month to brief the Kiwanis Club about Hire MI Vet, the non-profit that RCAA  helped him start a few years ago to assist veterans.  Here’s a link to the Kiwanis newsletter summary.

ROB NORTHRUP ROTARY DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD Presented at University Living, Ann Arbor, April 11, 2023 and at Rotary Club of Ann Arbor, April 26, 2023 Rob, you have always been a stand-out person. From Yale University undergrad to Harvard Medicine – you excelled. We are here to honor you. We live our own values by […]

The Rotaract Club had a very successful 2022-2023 program year. 13 new members joined; there were 21 dues-paying members in all, 18 of whom were paired with a Rotarian mentor through the mentor-mentee program that junior Simran Singh coordinated with Don Duquette. A total of 210 hours were volunteered for local service projects. 7 students […]

Sarah Miller, CEO of Destination Ann Arbor and our speaker on March 15, has shared with us the video that will be used in the current Pure Michigan campaign.  Click here to view it.