Club News

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 […]

A lively discussion was ended by executive director Lori Walters at 12:25 pm. President Joanne rang the opening bell and looked to Tom Strode for the patriotic song, My Country ‘Tis of Thee. Bev Seiford read a piece that was shared by Susan Gray about how precious each of the 86,400 seconds we are granted […]

Tom Strode led the meeting with God Bless America. Though we were all on mute, you could see people singing. Shelly McMillan’s meditation on mothers and children was in honor of Mother’s Day and from the Sondheim Into the Woods, recited the lyrics “Children will Listen.” Our music selection was Espranza Spalding singing On the […]

The April 28, 2021 meeting opened on Zoom with social time.  There were questions about when in-person Rotary meetings may resume.  September 1 is the possible resumption date but is dependent upon U-M.  There is research and ongoing discussions of incorporating a meeting hybrid option (zoom/filming of meetings) and how this would work. Lori Walters […]