Club News

President Susan rang the bell at 12:28 pm, and Tom Strode treated us to the National Anthem. Today’s inspiration was given by Daphne Schalbetter, who quoted from a book that contained messages from children to a U.S. senator with concerns about the environment. Daphne was followed by Marlena Studer, who led us in “What a […]

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 […]

A lively pre-meeting chat via Zoom ranged from our bowling team’s accolades to Bob Dascola’s sightseeing in Telum, Mexico. Equally happy conversations happened in person in the Anderson Room. President Susan rang the bell, and we all sang God Bless America to Tom Strode’s mighty piano accompaniment. Agnes Reading recalled famous April 6’s in history […]

Deb Bolino, Head Coach, of the Honeybaked Girls Hockey Team was recently interviewed by WJR radio as her team won the State Championship and headed to Philadelphia to compete for a second National Championship. Listen here: Bolino’s team won the National Championship in 2021 but fell to the North Shore Vipers (MA) by a score […]

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 […]

With 46 of us gathering via zoom and 46 of us meeting in person at the Anderson Room at the Michigan Union, President Susan rang the bell. We all sang the Star-Spangled Banner as Tom Strode played the piano. Bob Buchanan gave our welcoming inspiration message by saying: “All of us are distraught, disgusted over […]

No, I’m not advocating murder.  Adolf has gotten into an intimate family photo, and you don’t want him there.  Checking the web persuades you that it takes just a few clicks if you just apply the right software.  Although the basic procedure is well defined, the difficulty of the process varies widely.   There are three […]

Our Club’s 2020-21 Annual Report from my virtual year as president is ready for reading, proving that the year really did happen. Pour yourself a cup of tea, coffee, or a nice glass of wine and sit down to read about all of the things that the members of RCAA accomplished while, mostly, never leaving […]

The March 16, 2022 meeting opened on Zoom and in person with social time including assessing Michigan’s chances in the basketball tournament.  Dawn Johnson provided Zoom etiquette guidelines to the virtual attendees. At 12:29, President Susan Froelich started the meeting by ringing the bell. Tom Strode led us in “The Star-Spangled Banner”.  Inspiration was provided […]