Michael Field

    Rotary Road Waste Warriors were once again smiled upon by Señor sol for the State of Michigan Adopt-A-Highway fall trash pick up. Pictured above are members of the Rotary Club of Ann Arbor and UM Rotaractors who joined forces on Saturday, October 2, to attack highway blight on I-94. The road waste warriors, […]

Covid-related legislation last year for tax year 2020 carved out a new break for taxpayers who donate to charity and claim the standard deduction.  Most taxpayers do take the standard deduction and in tax years prior to 2020 did not realize a tax benefit for their charitable donations.  The 2020 rules allowed up to $ […]

Pre-pandemic, in 2018, the Rotaractors raised more than $3000 from Rent-A-Rotaractor to support their spring trip to Honduras and other service projects. Last year saw a modified Rent-A-Rotaractor resume as “shelter in place” began to be relaxed. Now life  is returning to a more normal pace this fall. Wolverine football is back. A tinge of […]

(a personal note from Don Duquette…) Be a Rotary Mentor.  I’ve had several Rotaract mentees and I heartily recommend the experience.  Each relationship is different. Most of mine are considering a law career. (We’ll match you to your expertise and interest.)  We meet for lunch or coffee or for a walk about campus.  A couple […]

Ten sociable Rotarians met Saturday morning (August 14)  in person at the County Farm Park pavilion to chat and enjoy each other’s company.  Dan Romanchick brought homemade cookies and coffee.

Ten members of the RCAA joined other members of District 6380 on Thursday, July 22nd at Camp Talahi in Howell, MI to celebrate our incoming District Governor BrendaK “WooWoo” Tipton as she begins her year. Attending this fun outdoor event and representing Rotary Club of Ann Arbor was Joanne Pierson, Lori Walters, Norma and Ashish […]

Help unemployed and under employed Veterans. Zingerman’s is donating ALL sales proceeds to Hire MI Vet from their sales July 30, 2021, 9:00 am –10:00 pm. Shop in-person at the Zingerman’s Mail Order Warehouse Shop at 710 Phoenix Drive in Ann Arbor on July 30th!  All proceeds from that day’s sales in the Warehouse Shop will […]

RCAA member and Potters Guild member Mary Avrakotos is part of a creation team including Joan Harris, Joe Szutz and Shirley White-Black. Together this team of artists created three sculpture towers called “Woodlands – Seen, Unseen, and Imagined”. The exhibit is currently open by appointment through a link on the Matthaei Botanical Gardens website. Starting […]

As you are aware, because of Covid-19, we are unable to host our wildly popular Golf and Tennis Outing last year. Over the past eighteen years of our annual event, our club has raised over a half- million dollars for various local causes including scholarships for high school graduates, the local literacy and health initiative […]

Susan Froelich officially began her reign as president with her first full meeting. She identified timing as the biggest issue and that making the meeting run well and on time is still part of the new role. Happy rotary New Year was the greeting! Joanne Pierson jumped right back in with music with “it’s a […]