Club News

Notes from May 25, 2021 Ann Arbor Rotary Meeting President Joanne called the meeting to order at 12:30 P.M. Tom Strode lead us in the National Anthem. Marlena Studer’s inspirational message came from the book, Johnathan Livingston Seagull, written by Richard Bach and published in 1970. The beautiful message tells of the Johnathan Livingston Seagull’s […]

Recently highlighted in Washtenaw Community College’s newspaper “On The Record” are three WCC students who are semifinalists for the prestigious Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship, worth up to $120,000. One of the students, Abdu Kizito — we knew him as “AK” — was a member of the Huron Interact Club and was very involved […]

On May 26, four Rotarians wearing their 2019 RCAA Golf Outing shirts participated in an event at the Ann Arbor Golf & Outing Club. Our purpose was threefold; enjoy some Rotary fellowship, bring home some prizes, and promote awareness about our own Golf Outing on September 13. The first goal was achieved as we had […]

President Joanne Pierson rang the opening bell at 12:25pm and turned the program over to Tom Strode, who played God Bless America. Kathy Waugh noted that music is important to communities as a whole. It has the power to heal and inspire. She cited two examples. Gabby Giffords was unable to speak after the attempt on […]

In the fall of 1920, the Principal of Perry School, Miss Carrie Dicken, sponsored continuing work to assimilate non-English speaking women of the city into local culture. That year, long walks to the school and weather conditions had been affecting attendance. This “Americanization Work” was made easier when Ann Arbor Rotary members put service above […]

The May 12, 2021 meeting opened on Zoom with social time. Past President Rosemarie Rowney was sporting her virtual Rosie the Riveter gear online. 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 to sign in using the […]

Fellow Rotarian, Mousumi Banerjee, and Professor at the UM School of Public Health was recently featured in their newsletter. The article “Where Science Meets Humanity: A Story of Suffering and Love in India” is a beautiful and poignant account of  Mousumi’s recent return to her home in Kolkata, India to help her mother get vaccinated […]

“Infections, deaths and breakdowns that began in big cities a few weeks ago are rapidly advancing into rural areas, unleashing deep fear in places with little medical safety net.” NYT May 11, 2021 Today in India the coronavirus crisis is engulfing the healthcare system. The country has been disastrously overwhelmed and on Tuesday India was […]

Part of the Object of Rotary is the “development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service.” And while we have been keeping in touch via Zoom and email over the past 15 months, there’s nothing like a face-to-face meeting. With that in mind, Dan Romanchik and Mary Avrakatos decided that it was time to start […]

The Nominating Committee met to select a new Director for Youth Development.  This two year position on the Board is responsible for oversight of Rotaractors, Interactors and RYLA.  The newly elected candidate had recently declined to serve in the position due to competing demands. Arthur Williams graciously accepted the nomination to continue to serve July […]