Club News

Music: Tom Strode, our piano virtuoso played the national anthem to begin the meeting. Inspiration:  Ryan Peterson asked us to put one word in the chat that we love about Ann Arbor. We live in a great community but our current reality makes it hard to have community. The power of community is so important […]

If you want to learn one of the ways the Rotary Club of Ann Arbor impacts our community, we invite you to read the incredible story of the VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) Clinic’s success.  Despite COVID and many changes to the tax code, 535 returns were filed with over $ 1.3 million of refunds […]

Your annual Community Service Assessment (CSA) donation in December allows our club to do great things in the community. Student Advocacy Center Executive Director Peri Stone-Palmquist sent this note of thanks for our Community Allocations Grant: This past year was particularly challenging for youth with disabilities — but can you imagine navigating all of this […]

Get Involved with Fellowships Rotary extends beyond the Rotary Club of Ann Arbor — we’re part of a global network of clubs and passionate people wanting to connect and do good. Rotary Fellowships are international groups that share a common passion or profession. Membership in a fellowship is open to any person who’s interested.  How […]

On July 28 the premeeting chatter included a brief update from John Barrie about our project installing solar panels in Guatemala. A longer presentation will be made in the Fall. President Susan rang the meeting into session and Tom Strode led off with The Star Spangled Banner. Larry Eiler, with enthusiasm and passion, told us […]

Ten members of the RCAA joined other members of District 6380 on Thursday, July 22nd at Camp Talahi in Howell, MI to celebrate our incoming District Governor BrendaK “WooWoo” Tipton as she begins her year. Attending this fun outdoor event and representing Rotary Club of Ann Arbor was Joanne Pierson, Lori Walters, Norma and Ashish […]

Getting Back to the Michigan Union for our Weekly Meetings   Please know that the leadership and tech experts of RCAA are working hard to get us back to in-person meetings and we plan to have a fully capable in-person and Zoom hybrid meeting format in action by early September.  In the meantime, we continue […]

The July 21, 2021 meeting opened on Zoom with social time.  Lori Walters opened the meeting and reminded members to make sure that their name is shown accurately in Zoom so attendance can be recorded correctly and for guests to indicate which member has invited them.  Please sign in using the Chat function and respond […]

To all Tutors and Potential Tutors: As Jim Egerdahl is taking a much needed break competitive sailing in Lake Superior- I have offered to help out- I believe all of us understand the need for tutors this coming school year has never been greater- this pandemic has knocked our kids further behind. Helping our kids […]

We know, you really want to know what the Rotary Club of Ann Arbor’s Annual Survey says!  Despite our initial hiccup, we are off to a great start!  So far, 25% of RCAA members have responded to the survey.  The survey is thorough and your input is so important to help our Club continue to […]