Activities

(March 19, 2021) Kofi Gyan from our Club’s International Humanitarian Projects Committee is the lead for a Global Grant recently approved by Rotary International! The project addresses the critical need for clean and potable water for the Kporkuve United Community in the Volta Region of Ghana. It is made up of nine adjoining villages with […]

The Rotary Club of Ann Arbor is participating in the State of Michigan Department of Transportation’s Adopt-A-Highway Program and will again clean-up the 2.1 mile stretch of I-94 from Platt Road to State Street. Signs identifying the Rotary Club of Ann Arbor as responsible for clean-up of that stretch of I-94 have been posted at […]

The Rotary Fights Summer Hunger food drive kicks off this month, March.  Todd Kephart, the chair of the committee will give more info on March 3rd, but for now know that the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a massive increase in demand at Food Gatherers.  Reflecting this need and acknowledging the realities […]

Now that the Disaster Relief Committee has completed its work of providing a quick community response to the pandemic, I want to take an opportunity to extend a very special thanks not only to the many donors who helped us to raise $61,792 for the Pandemic Response Fund, but the people who worked behind the […]

Mentors Needed: A Very Rewarding Opportunity to Serve Our Rotary Mentorship Program is very popular and successful this year even despite the pandemic. We have a record number of Mentorship matches and now have three more University of Michigan undergraduates who would like a Rotary mentor. The goal of the Mentorship Program is to create […]

You’re invited to join us for a discussion of two videos ARC members are watching this month. We’re meeting via Zoom on Tuesday, January 26 at 1:30 to talk about the following two videos by Emmanuel Acho from his series “Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man”: With Magnolia co-founders Chip and Joanna Gaines (just under […]

Our weekly newsletter, the Harpoon, dates back to our club’s beginnings in 1916. Though it has evolved over the years, from being   a single type-written page, mailed to each member’s home (click here to read more history on the Harpoon), to its current email version appearing in every member’s inbox each week, the newsletter’s important […]

Rotarians, Family and Friends are cordially invited to the 2021 edition of Wine, Women, and Song, our 20th annual event benefitting the Kerrytown Concert House. The gathering starts at 7:30 and the performance begins at 8:00 pm. This is an event you won’t want to miss. For more information and to RSVP, contact Shelley Macmillan […]

The Rotary Club of Ann Arbor is soliciting applications for grants to non-profits that are working on programs oriented around Helping Kids Succeed.  Click here for more information. Share this information with organizations you think may benefit in Washtenaw County.

On Tuesday, December 15 from 10:00-11:00 a Zoom meeting was held to Celebrate a $15,000 grant to Gleaners Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan from the Pandemic Relief for Detroit Project which was matched by the Kroger Foundation ($15,000). This $30,000 donation will provide 90,000 meals to provide food assistance to the hardest hit areas around Detroit […]