Club News

Due to the success of last fall’s Golf & Pickleball Outing (GPO), the Board at this week’s meeting approved additional funding to: Community Service Allocations – “Helping Kids Succeed” International Humanitarian Projects UofM Rotaract Spring Trip to Honduras New Member Projects VITA-Tax Prep for Low Income Additional Community Service Initiatives, such as the A2 Bicentennial […]

Following the tragedy of October 7th in Israel and the conflict since then in Gaza, the Tri-District Taking Action for Peace committee has been asking, “Can We Have a Conversation?”. The District 6380, 6400 & 6600 Taking Action for Peace Committee is excited to invite you to a Rotary Action Group for Peace (RAGFP) Zoom […]

Jim Miller, a dedicated Ann Arbor Rotarian for 38 years, passed away on February 16. A celebration of his life was held on February 27. Here’s a link to his obituary: https://obits.mlive.com/us/obituaries/annarbor/name/james-miller-obituary?id=54414762 On the following day at our weekly luncheon meeting, John White and Roy More shared some thoughts about their fellow Rotarian. Here is […]

On March 1, 1961, President John F. Kennedy issued an Executive Order establishing the Peace Corps as a new agency within the Department of State. The new agency would send trained American men and women to foreign nations to assist in development efforts. The link to the Michigan Union is that JFK was on its […]

On behalf of RCAA, the ARC-Peace Committee is seeking nominations for the Robert S Northrup Humanitarian Award. This award is given annually to a person meeting the criteria outlined below, in celebration of the exceptional humanitarian service provided by Ann Arbor Rotarian Dr. Robert S. Northrup. The individual must have made long term (multi-year) sustainable […]

Rotarian Yolanda Whiten is the CEO of the Ann Arbor Community Center, a century-old nonprofit. The Center was recently selected by the U-M Credit Union (UMCU) as its Charity of Choice for the 2023 holiday season. On February 5, Yolanda accepted a $5,000 check from their Shop Local Give Local campaign. Late in the year, […]

The Membership Committee is embarking on a trial program to help members become more aware of the activities of the Club. Click here for a consolidated schedule of meetings, events, activities, and deadlines for February. This handy one-page document should be especially helpful to members who would like to become more involved since it includes dates […]

Cat Meyer begins her journey with the Rotary Club of Ann Arbor as Executive Administrator on January 22, 2024. Read on to learn more about Cat. Cat Grew up in Detroit Cat was a 1967 Cooley High School graduate. She has four siblings. Her mom raised five children, and passed away at the young age […]

On the final day of the month of November our club had 215 Active Members. Attendance for November’s three meetings was 37% (up 5% from last month). Average attendance at each meeting was 79 members and 7 guests. Our Engagement Ratio for the month was 59% (up 3% from last month). This month’s membership saw […]

 On this beautiful day in Ann Arbor, President Mark ‘rang the bell’ to start the meeting and Tom Strode led us in our National Anthem. With a nod to our special guests today (Huron HS Choir), Kathy Waugh’s inspirational message was about music.  Quoting Beethoven, who said that music is a higher revelation than all […]