Club News

The August 16, 2023 meeting opened on Zoom (24 members on zoom) and in person at the University of Michigan’s Anderson Room. At 12:31, President Foster called the meeting to order.  Tom Strode led us in “America the Beautiful”. Inspiration was provided by Bob Buchanan who talked about the importance a smile.  Bob’s inspiration is […]

Please note that the Wednesday, August 23 Rotary meeting will be Zoom only due to the U-M student move-in activities.   Zoom Info: Meeting ID: 274-436-127 Click Here for Zoom Meeting Option to join by phone: (646) 558-8656

President Mark Foster welcomed everyone to today’s meeting and introduced our pianist extraordinaire Tom Strode who led us all in singing My Country ’Tis of Thee. Rotary history doubles as inspirational welcome Downs Herold came to the podium to teach us six important words to recall: rotary wheel… woodruff key… new coin. He noted that […]

“Drink to me only with your eyes” says an old song, but we at EAG have a sustainability version; “Drink to me with your reusable cup or bottle.” Ann Arbor is getting in on this act, exploring reusable food-ware. Imagine your hot cup of joe in a to-go cup. Done? Toss into one of many […]

by Don Duquette, on behalf of the Environmental Action Group Climate Change Diatribe – from the EAG Hello Rotary Friends. Generally, EAG takes an easy, fun-loving approach to our environmental messages. We seek to influence our members gently. Not too loud. Step by step. But perhaps the heat is getting to me. My self-control is […]

How are your gardens working out with so much of the country, including Michigan, hit with very dry or moderate drought conditions? To get started, mulch , mulch, and more mulch! Pull weeds that suck up water. Water occasionally but deeply. Check out this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_Yo8SrHTjU

(by John White)  John White arrived at the podium at the June 21 luncheon wearing an apron, a hair net, and a packet of ingredients from last year’s food packing event. He quickly had everyone’s attention and offered attendees a chance to participate in a kickoff meeting to plan this year’s edition. The meeting will […]

This year we are offering our Golf and Pickleball guests special “Early Bird” pricing for dinner.  If you register for dinner before July 31, you will save $25 per ticket.  The cost of this year’s dinner with “Early Bird” pricing is $100.  Our featured speaker will be UM Hall of Fame softball coach Carol Hutchins.  […]

The Board of Director’s Meeting was held on Wednesday, June 21, 2023. On the final day of May, our club had 228 Active Members. Attendance for the month’s meetings was 31% (equal to last month). Average attendance at each meeting was 71 members and 8 guests. Our Engagement Ratio for the month was 60% (up […]

After ringing the bell, today’s meeting started with singing our National Anthem accompanied by Tom Strode. Becky Pazkowski provided our inspirational comments today, quoting from a poem by Emerson about the true meaning of success and how that translates into what defines our club and what we do in Rotary. Rick Ingram lead the group […]