Activities

Rotarians gathered at the Hands On Museum (aahom.org) on Earth Day to learn about a multitude of the engaging educational opportunities offered to local children to stimulate interest in our natural world.  Carol Knauss, Director of Operations, warmly welcomed our group and invited us to playfully experience the magic of Hands-on learning.  New members (Sue […]

On Sunday April 19, 2022 Rotary members faced the cold morning to volunteer supporting Hire MI Vet at the University of Michigan’s Big House 5K Run. Our six Rotarians handed out 8,000 medals to the runners as they crossed the Finish Line. The day turned into a sunny day and it felt like spring. In […]

This District Sponsored Work day will celebrate, support and bring awareness to our Rotary’s Seventh Area of Focus – the Environment.  We are actively planning an outdoor hands-on project in Ann Arbor and request the participation of all District Rotarians, Family and Friends.  In Canada there will be similar coordinated efforts for a Watershed Cleanup day […]

Join the Rotary Road Waste Warriors for the club’s spring highway trash pickup scheduled for Saturday, April 23 and be a part of District 6380’s Environmental Work Day. Participants in groups of four will be assigned to less than a city block in length, on one side of the highway (I-94 between State and Platt), to […]

The University of Michigan Natural History Museum provided an enriching educational space for our new members to meet, mingle and get inspired about being Rotarians!  We enjoyed a docent-led tour that included a journey through four billion years of life on earth, a tour of Michigan’s geological history and coming face-to-face with Australopithecus sediba, a life-size sculptural […]

During the next five weeks, starting on March 23rd, women Past Presidents of the Rotary Club of Ann Arbor will return to speak to the Club. The schedule is: March 23- Patricia Garcia, Ingrid Sheldon and Nishta Bhatia March 30- Rosemarie Rowney April 13- Beth Fitzsimmons, Joanne Pierson and Karen Kerry April 20- Elaine Didier […]

On Thursday, March 24th from 7-8pm on Zoom, Districts 6380, 6400, and 6600 will be hosting a seminar on “Tools & Skills for Critical Thinkers and Peacemakers in a Confusing Information Age.” This is part of a seminar series leading up to the Taking Action for Peace Conference taking place at the Michigan League on Sep […]

The Rotary membership engagement team (Marlena Studer, Sal Barbatano, Kate VanHorn and Kim Krahn) on Fri, Feb 25th kicked off the first of what will become a monthly event on the fourth Friday of every month at 4 o’clock in the afternoon.  All new members who joined since the beginning of the pandemic (2020) were […]

See below an interesting story by member Bob Mull, our VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) Program lead: This is in the way of sharing what the world of tax preparation is like these days. My very first return was indicative of why we in Rotary support the VITA tax program. Here is the situation: Single […]

In 2018, with donations from two club members, RCAA created an award to be given annually to an individual who has demonstrated a long-term sustainable contribution to humanitarian efforts. This award celebrates the exceptional humanitarian service provided by Ann Arbor Rotarian Robert S. Northrup. Past Northrup Award Recipients include: April, 2018 Dr. Robert S. Northrup for […]