Activities

  (From the Rotary International Membership Minute) Registration is free and open to all Rotarians Rotary’s first online convention will be a great way to connect with members around the world. Now More Than Ever, Rotary Connects the World: The 2020 Rotary Virtual Convention is happening 20-26 June. You’ll find breakout sessions on new ways […]

On Friday, June 5, John White zoomed in on the weekly meeting of the Rotary Club of Lansing. Their club is now just under 200 members and the peak of attendees was 79. On the call was their Executive Director Cathy Andrews and Donna Gardner. Donna was a member of our club in 2001-2002 while […]

The Fisher House Project that Rotary started in 2015 is now complete in Ann Arbor (Detroit to come). Channel 4 featured the new house on the news last night with pictures from the interior. It is beautiful!  Please follow the following link to view the clip: https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2020/06/02/ann-arbor-fisher-house-opens-to-support-veterans-families/    

Thanks to the District 6380 100K Mask Challenge, the Rotary Club of Ann Arbor has been able to provide 300 surgical masks to the VA Hospital in Ann Arbor.  The masks will be provided to homeless veterans, veterans that have VA medical appointments, and VA essential volunteers like chaplains and others, and will provide them […]

The Fisher House at the Ann Arbor Veterans Hospital is opening to veterans and their families on June 1.  This unbelievable achievement was made possible by a number of dedicated donors and volunteers – many who were members of the Rotary Club of Ann Arbor.  Congratulations to Fisher House Michigan!  It is wonderful to have […]

Rotary Clubs worldwide contribute to solve the plastic waste problem. Goal: In 2050 there is no more plastic soup in the oceans, seas and there is no more plastic waste in our lakes, rivers, parks, woods and streets. EndPlasticSoup is a global initiative which started in Amsterdam to solve the plastic problem by working with […]

Pandemic Response Fund Campaign 2020 Current Balance: $54,000 Projected Final Balance: $55,000 + $5000 match = $60,000 Special thanks to Rotary Club of Ann Arbor North for their generous donation of $1000!!!   Thanks to your Generosity and Support, the Pandemic Response Fund has been able to fill in the gaps and support the following […]

The Rotary Club of Ann Arbor is participating in the District 6380 Mask effort.  The District is in the process of distributing 100,000 masks, both KN95 and surgical masks, directly to front line workers and, to vulnerable populations throughout the district. Locally, we have distributed more than 1500 face masks from District 6380 to hospitals, […]

Week Three: Rotarians Making a Difference through the Pandemic Response Fund (May 1 – May 31) This message was received on Friday (May 14th) by the Disaster Response Committee: “The Shelter Association of Washtenaw County is grateful for the generosity and support received by The Rotary Club of Ann Arbor affording us the opportunity to […]

After distributing KN95 masks to several hospitals in the district including Michigan Medicine, St. Joseph, and Ann Arbor VA over the last 3 weeks, the District is focusing now on local frontline workers and residential settings; such as nursing homes, assisted living facilities, homeless shelters, correctional facilities and public safety organizations in the District.  This […]