Club News

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 […]

One of our former STRIVE students and scholarship recipients, Joi, has some wonderful news to share with us. She recently graduated from Washtenaw Community College with a degree in Culinary Arts. She has been accepted to Eastern Michigan University and will be transferring in the fall. You may recall that Joi was also our keynote […]

The University of Michigan Rotaract Club spent their Spring Break volunteering with Honduras Child Alliance (HCA), in El Porvenir, Honduras, for the second year in a row. With only a week to help HCA prepare a newly acquired building to be used as a school house for children in the area, the team quickly got […]

July 4 – Celebrate Independence Day with your fellow Rotarians as we march in the annual Ann Arbor Jaycee’s Fourth of July Parade Our district governor, Sparky Leonard, will lead our group in his eye-catching Rotary Mobile, we’ll have signs to carry promoting some of our amazing projects, and two patriotically-painted mobility carts to drive. Marchers […]