Club News

President Greg rang the Rotary bell following Tom Strode’s beautiful piano prelude. Inspiration: Aleia MacDonald gave a stirring Inspiration centered on the work of United Way, and what it means here and in the cosmos. Emphasizing the philosophic and ‘can do’ spirit shared by Rotary and United Way, Aleia wove the Four Way Test throughout: […]

June 17, 2019 Dear Rotary Member: Thank you again for the opportunity to speak to the Rotarians on June 5, 2019. I appreciated being able to represent my organization, CCL, and describe HR 763, which we support, to your membership. On June 10th, I received a link to the Harpoon meeting notes that were posted […]

See below an update from RCAA member Mary Avrakotos on our Global Grant project in Sierra Leone.

The 2018 – 2019 school year ended Friday, June 14th, in Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti. Rotary members who served as readers and tutors this year can sit back, put their feet up, and bask in the satisfaction of a job well done. The program has grown significantly this year with 26 Rotarians involved, up 90% from the […]

With President Greg’s ringing of the Rotary bell, all stood to proclaim “God Bless America” to the accompaniment of Tom Strode’s and Deanna Relyea’s wonderful piano. Steve Pierce came to the podium to give a stirring Inspiration, complete with many quotes by leaders having to do with the environment, politics, and on developing (and maintaining) […]

Rotarians at Glacier Hills are thrilled to welcome Howard Bond, fine art photographer, as their guest speaker this coming Friday, June 21 at 10:00am. Mr. Bond traveled ten countries in search of subjects which resulted in the release of 22 portfolios between 1974 and 2005 reflecting his extensive travels. Bond’s work culminated in his release […]

The Rotary Club of Ann Arbor’s Community Allocations Committee welcomed over 50 Rotarians and guests to Gladwin Farms on Monday afternoon, June 10, 2019 to celebrate the work of local non-profit organizations in the area and thank them for their service in our community. Recipients of recent Rotary grants shared their mission and project details […]

After Tom Strode’s marvelous prelude and accompaniment to the national anthem, which everyone sang with that 1970s equivalent of enthusiastic approbation — gusto — Barbara Niess-May came forward to share the day’s inspiration. “I’ve been thinking lately of a vision of hope,” she began. “I’d like to read a poem by Anne Lamott; author of […]

The following photos and notes were provided by our President Elect Rosemarie Rowney, who is currently at the Rotary International Conference in Hamburg, Germany with several other RCAA members. — Greetings from the Rotary International Conference in Hamburg, Germany! There are 27,000 Rotarians here from all over the world who care about their communities and the […]

Dues are Due!  PayPal has been compromised to don’t use the website to pay until further notice. Ryan Petersen opened our Memorial Day meeting with a moving tribute to the U.S Army Old Guard, which attends the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery. Slides showed these dedicated young men performing the Memorial […]