Club News

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 […]

The November 3, 2021 meeting opened on Zoom & in person at the Michigan Union with social time.  Sara Maddock provided Zoom etiquette guidelines to the virtual attendees. At 12:30, President Susan Froelich started the meeting by ringing the bell. Tom Strode led us in a “The Star-Spangled Banner”. Inspiration was provided by Marlena Studer […]

The environment is a significant area of focus for Rotarians across the globe.  Admirable efforts are underway to address environmental issues with education, policy, and through the support of activities that improve sustainability and create a synchronicity between our communities and the environment. In the spirit of this Rotary focus and supporting these goals, the […]

From member Karen Kerry: “Fisher House Michigan is the ‘House that the Rotary Club of Ann Arbor built!’ We would love for Rotarians to consider joining us at Rackham on Wednesday, November 10th for our Moth-like storytelling event. VIP is at 5:30- proceeds go to Fisher House Michigan. The event is free and the storytelling […]

11 hearty people braved the traffic and showed up to the last Saturday in the Park on October 23rd. We’ll be doing it again this Saturday, November 6. We meet in the Medford Pavilion of the County Farm Park at 10 am. You’ll find a map of County Farm Park in their brochure (https://www.washtenaw.org/DocumentCenter/View/1242/County-Farm-Park-Brochure-PDF), or […]

We need volunteers for the 7th Annual Veteran Hiring Event on Saturday November 13, Concordia University, 9:30 AM-12:00 PM. This event is hosted by Hire MI Vet. Volunteers are needed to be: 1) Welcoming Ambassadors to direct all attendees where to go when entering the building -veterans, employers & volunteers. 2) Ambassadors (6 needed) that match Veterans […]

The October 27, 2021 meeting opened on Zoom & in person with social time.  The Zoom time was spent discussing road construction in/around Ann Arbor. At 12:30, President Susan Froelich started the meeting by ringing the bell. Tom Strode led us in a “My Country Tis of Thee”.  Inspiration was provided by Eric Lipson who […]

Our club’s own Norman Herbert was recently honored by the Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation (AAACF) for his long and valuable contributions to the Foundation.  For over 23 years Norman served in a variety of volunteer positions including long service guiding the Investment Committee and helping to develop a modern approach to the management of […]