Club News

Hankering to be Hemingway, striving to be Steinbeck, fancying yourself as Faulkner, or perhaps pursuing Poe-dom? The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step and your first one can be as a reporter for the Harpoon. Imagine an article with your byline going out to over 500 email addresses every Monday! In order […]

Membership data: July 15, 2020 – 262 Active Members (85 members still have not paid 2020-2021 Dues) 2020-2021 Budget based on 260 members + minimum of 10 new members. Membership Action Plan for 2020-2021 – click here to see slides for more details: Identify additional members for the Membership Committee Contact RCAA members who do not […]

Our own Lauren Heinonen, Director, Harpoon Editor, and co-founder of the Rotary Club of Ann Arbor Satellite Club, is featured in the August 2020 edition of The Rotarian magazine.  The feature addresses Lauren’s scientific orientation, her inspiration by the Rotary Four-Way Test, and her active involvement in so many parts of our Club’s activities.  See page […]

More than 50 Rotarians gathered on the Zoom call shortly after noon to check in and socialize. At 12:29, Lori Walters provided the “Zoom Etiquette” for the members. She encouraged everyone to use their video during the meetings to continue our fellowship. At 12:32, President Joanne Pierson rang the bell to start the official meeting. […]

See below an email to District 6380 Rotary Clubs about Meghan Gupta, daughter of our member Toni Gupta, speaking at an upcoming Troy Rotary Club Zoom meeting on July 29th at 11:45 am. Meghan has been greatly involved in work in our club, and all are welcome to see her talk on the 29th. Dear District […]

The conversation before the July 15 meeting covered a lot of topics. First, we greeted Dr. Janet M. Burns, who is our new Assistant District Governor. Dr. Burns and Arthur Williams had immediate rapport – Dr. Burns is a retired former Superintendent of the River Valley School District, located in Three Oaks, Michigan. Not content […]

Register Now! Please join the Rotary Club of Ann Arbor for a special evening featuring an informative talk by wine experts Mike Roddy, founder of Paesano Restaurant & Wine bar, and Chaad Thomas of Eagle Eye Imports. A gourmet Italian wine and dinner menu is available for purchase, enhancing the entire experience. This event will […]

Rotarian in the News – Yolanda Whiten: Yolanda joined our club in 2014 but has been very busy as President and CEO of the Ann Arbor Community Center and as a Pastor of the St. James AME Church in Brighton. In the latter role, she has become involved with WHMI, a local radio station, in […]

Phil Klintworth was born and raised in Oak Park, Illinois.  Aspiring to be an engineer, he was accepted at Purdue University.  However, to please his mother (who had been born in Detroit), he visited Ann Arbor to look at Michigan.  That was all it took.  He came to Michigan, graduating in 1962 with a degree […]

At our July 1, 2020 meeting, President Rosemarie announced that Chuck Olson had passed away two days earlier.  Chuck had been a Rotary member since 1975, and a multiple Paul Harris Fellow.  His obituary has now been published by Muehlig Funeral Chapel, and may be accessed by clicking here. Additionally, Chuck had recently been nominated […]