Club News

Twenty-two Rotarians and guests were elated to gather in-person at Past President Karen Kerry’s home on Wednesday, August 26, 2020, for a safe-socializing, BYOE (Bring Your Own Everything) happy hour. Karen told President Joanne that she had a surprise for her – and up wheeled her good friend Mark Braun (aka Mr. B.) and his […]

Well, of course, now that we have all grown accustomed to using Zoom, they are changing things!  I suppose it is inevitable since it is the platform of choice for schools.  The introduction of mandatory passcodes will begin for our September 30 meeting.  This code will be included in your weekly Zoom invite on Tuesday […]

Mentors are needed to help Veterans prepare for new jobs. Areas of experience needed for this community effort includes resume preparation, cover letters, elevator speeches, interview skills and job search experience. If you have 2-3 hours per week to help veterans through Hire MI Vet, please contact Don Deatrick.

See the below message from Rotary International leadership from August 25th, 2020. AFRICAN REGION CERTIFIED WILD POLIO-FREE Dear Rotarians, It our pleasure to announce to you that the African region has just been certified wild poliovirus-free. Rotary members have played an invaluable role in the effort to rid the African region of wild polio. We […]

Email Tom Millard @ publicimage@a2rotary.org to sign-up for the Club’s participation in the State of Michigan Adopt-A-Highway Program trash pick-up scheduled for Saturday, September 26, 2020. Activity begins at 9:00am. Further details will be sent by email to those wanting to be a part of this all important civic duty. Rotary members and their friends, neighbors, family (children […]

Ran out of wine after the Mid Summer Italian Festival? Or, never able to taste it? It’s not too late! Until supplies are gone, you can visit Paesano (stop by and/or call 734-971-0484) and purchase any of the wines featured at the dinner. Prices remain the same ($30, $40 or $50) with a portion being […]

The Rotary Club of Ann Arbor’s Virtual Mid Summer Italian Festival fundraiser was fabulous! The food and wine from Paesano Restaurant & Wine Bar were superb and the informative wine talk presented by Mike Roddy and Chaad Thomas was as entertaining as it was interesting. The playlist of Italian music, compiled by Kathy Waugh, added […]

Last Wednesday (Aug 19th), our Director of Public Image Lauren Heinonen was the speaker at the Grosse Pointe Rotary Club. They were impressed with RCAA’s initiative to address racism through Rotary ARC. Their club would like to invite any of our members to attend their meeting next week, during which they will hear from Sarah […]

Our weekly meeting started with interesting conversations among members via Zoom. Members logging in just before the ringing of the bell missed those conversations between members that covered such interesting topics as heart pacemakers, giving your smart phone instructions while driving, and experiencing the surgical procedure named after Dr. Mohs, MD.  Lori Walters reminded the […]

The following image has been brought to you by our newest committee, the Rotary Anti-Racism Committee (ARC).