Club News

Pre-meeting chat began on the Zoom platform with lively discussion amongst members and guests.  Some attendees showed red, white and blue backgrounds displaying their respect for our veterans and our grand old flag on this Veteran’s day meeting date. Lori Walters began our meeting at 12:27. She reviewed Zoom etiquette and reminded everyone to use […]

See below a message from ShelterBox USA and Rotary International. I hope you and your community are doing well through these unprecedented times. If you have not yet registered for our upcoming virtual gala next Thursday evening, I hope that you will. You are invited to “An Evening to Experience ShelterBox” An Evening to Experience […]

Do you remember the World War I marching song, “Pack up your troubles in your old kit-bag; And smile, smile, smile”? You have an opportunity to donate to a veteran’s kit-bag! Our Veterans Initiative is collecting Chap Stick and Kleenex packets for veterans hospitalized at the VA Ann Arbor. The personal hygiene kits will be […]

Past President Rosemarie Rowney, on behalf of the Nominating Committee, presented their slate of candidates for four Director positions and three Officers at the November 4 meeting. There were no additional nominations from the floor. The following names will be placed on the ballot to be voted on at the Annual Meeting on Wednesday, December […]

Weary election watchers were happy to change the subject on Wednesday and the chatter was spirited. Before the bell Lori Walters praised our Zoom etiquette during last week’s Jennifer Jones presentation and vowed not to present the etiquette lesson again if we continued to be well behaved. President Joanne rang the bell at 12:25 and […]

The weather forecast for this Sunday, November 8th between 2-4pm is spectacular—sunny and 70 degrees!  Perfect for our COVID safe Club gathering at the Universal Access Playground in Gallup Park to see the newly installed signage. Click here for map.   RSVP ASAP to Susan Smith Gray at smithsms@umich.edu. Registration closes at 5 PM Friday November […]

We have exciting news from last Wednesday’s meeting (Oct 28th) with Jennifer Jones. Our attendance included 95 RCAA members, 221 visiting Rotarians from ten states and eleven countries (Canada, Germany, India, Jamaica, Wales, Pakistan, Nigeria, Armenia, Greece, and Bangladesh) plus other registered guests for a total of 321 people on our Zoom call. Special thanks […]

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Rotary Club of Ann Arbor Golf and Tennis Outing Online Auction last week! We had an amazing turnout of donations and bidders to help make this a successful event. We look forward to being in person next year but we enjoyed “seeing” so many of you for […]

See below a message from District Governor Karyn Gabrys, sent to members on November 1st, 202o. Greeting Fellow Rotarians! The Nomination Period for District Governor 2023-24 Now Open | Nominations Deadline is December 1, 2020 The nomination period has begun for District Governor for the Rotary Year of 2023-2024. All clubs are encouraged to submit their nominations […]

Notes from October 28, 2020 Ann Arbor Rotary Meeting Note: A full recording of this meeting can be found online at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnkPTZeX4qM  Our Rotary Zoom get-together opened at noon with time to meet for social time before the business meeting. There was much excitement today as people joined our Club from around the world to […]