Club News

Join Us for New Member Orientation! On Wednesday, December 8 at 11 am, in the Anderson Room, the Membership Committee Orientation Team will be welcoming new members Sofia Nordenstam (Sponsors: Marlena Studer and John White) and Arianne Slay (Sponsors: Libby Hines and Yolanda Whiten.) All members of RCAA are invited to attend via in-person or […]

By now you should have received your physical copy of President Susan’s annual appeal letter sharing the good news about how your Club continues to reach out to aid our community.  Your Community Service Assessment (CSA) provides direct and invaluable aid to many diverse non-profits in the greater Ann Arbor Area.  We encourage you to […]

On November 17, 2021, District 6380 Governor Brenda “Woo Woo” Tipton visited our club at our weekly Wednesday hybrid meeting. She came bearing gifts, including a brand new banner with our club’s logo on it. We will surely be displaying it prominently on many occasions.

Unfortunately Lori Walters has given her notice to leave the position of Executive Director for RCAA effective February 10, 2022. Her decision was made due to a family health challenge. Fortunately Lori plans to join the club after she has handed over the reins as Executive Director. We have formed both a group to review […]

We are excited to announce that on November 10, the STRIVE committee started with the first hands-on workshop at Pathways. During the summer we gathered feedback, data, and insights from all the different stakeholders and it became apparent that there are more effective ways to cater to the needs of the students we aim to […]

You have an opportunity to donate to a veteran’s kit-bag!  Our Veterans Initiative Committee is collecting Chap Stick, Kleenex packets and small Pocket Combs for veterans at the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System. The personal hygiene kits will be distributed at the VA Medical Center on December 16. Please consider purchasing Chap Stick Classic Original […]

Our Community Service Assessments (which are due at the end of next month) provide much of the funds for the grants that Rotary Club of Ann Arbor is able to make to local-area non-profits engaged in the RCAA goal of helping kids succeed.  One of this year’s grantees, the Student Advocacy Center of Michigan, has recently released […]

Long-time Rotarian Larry Eiler was awarded Honorary status by the Ann Arbor Kiwanis Club at their meeting on November 8. Here’s the writeup from their newsletter: “Larry and his late wife, Sandy, helped raise funds to start the Ronald McDonald House at CS Mott Children’s Hospital and would take homemade meals to the families staying […]

John White hosted the Zoom portion of the November 10, 2021 meeting with great success. All on the meeting hope to see him in the role again.  We welcomed the news that Joe and Beth Fitzsimmons have returned for the Winter. Football was, of course, a popular topic. John closed the Zoom portion and President […]

The Four-Way Test was adopted by Rotary in 1943, but it had been around since 1932 when it was coined by Rotarian Herbert J. Taylor when he was asked to take charge of a company that was facing bankruptcy. This 24-word test for employees to follow in their business and professional lives became the guide […]