Michael Field

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.

Susan Froelich, Immediate Past President and Chair of the Nominating Committee announced at the March 22nd RCAA Club meeting that the committee has nominated Bill McPherson to be Treasurer of the Club. A vote of the membership will be taken at the March 29th meeting to confirm his nomination. Here is some background information about […]

There has been a late surge of interest in mentorships by the Rotaractors. This might be a good opportunity to give mentoring a try since we only have February, March and April left in our academic year. Would you be interested? They would love to have you. Contact Don Duquette at duquette@umich.edu. Thomas, Freshman; Major: Undecided; […]

Our Rotaractors are going to Honduras for their international Service Trip over spring break.They will be helping the Honduras Child Alliamce raise the classroom floor in its main building to prevent it being flooded from the recurrent heavy rains there. The Internationsl Humanitarian Projects Committee of our Club, as well as the District, have given […]