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President Greg rang the Rotary bell, and the assembly rose to sing “The Star-Spangled Banner,” which PP John Ackenhusen, on piano, played with particular elan. Indeed, John’s prelude earlier had deftly lulled the lunching Rotarians and guests into a meeting mindset. Barbara Niess-May then came forward for the Inspiration: “In [commemoration] of our speaker, I […]

Well, February was certainly the month of Weird Wednesdays! The weather greatly impacted our attendance resulting in a 24% average attendance per meeting. When totaling actual participation during the month however, which includes our membership participating in either a committee meeting, a regular meeting and our special meeting at Glacier Hills, that figure was a […]

Habitat 4 Humanity Work Days! –    Our club is beginning to form a partnership with Habitat for Humanity, Huron Valley    www.h4h.org  and we have 2 work sessions scheduled.    The work days will be from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.  with a 1 hour lunch break.  The site will be determined but will […]

Professor Walton Hancock February 21, 1929 – February 27, 2019 Walt Hancock passed away on February 27 at the age of 90. Walt joined Rotary in 2002 and was still an active member at the time of his death. His sponsors were Paul Glendon and the late Lee Danielson. Walt was a Paul Harris Fellow […]

The Board of Directors’ Meeting was held on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 at the United Way Building. The Club’s membership on January 31 was 285 Active members, plus six Honorary members and nine Inactive Emeriti. Attendance for the month’s four meetings was 32%. Average attendance at each meeting was 91 members plus 30 others. Our […]

As I write the more than 3,000 pineapples planted in Education Orchards One and Two are beginning to fruit. It is year three and by 2023 it is estimated that the net income from the orchards can be conservatively projected at $50,000 a year. The original intent was to use this money to pay for […]

Have you been curious what our Interact Club at Pioneer High School has been up to lately? Read the article below, written by the Vice President of the Pioneer Interact Club Amelia Catanzaro, to get a glimpse into their extremely successful club that’s setting an example of Rotary’s core value: Service Above Self. — Pioneer […]

ROTARY FIGHTS SUMMER HUNGER! Spring Food Drive March 4–March 15, 2019   Summer Hunger Food Drive Rotary is partnering with Food Gatherers – Washtenaw County’s only food rescue and food bank program – to fight hunger in our community.More than 80 local businesses and organizations, and local Rotary Clubs will collect non-perishable food items for […]

Roger Fraser inspired the meeting with the 1980 New Year’s message from Sydney J. Harris, a writer for the Chicago Daily and later, the Chicago Sun-Times. Mr. Harris’ message is titled “Resolutions I’ll try to keep if you’ll try to make.” It was a sobering piece calling us to be clear eyed and humble.   […]

CALL TO ACTION: We are all Agents of Change Rotary Large Club Conference Long Beach 2019 The Long Beach Rotary Club gave a GIGANTIC welcome to the 117 participants representing 50 large Rotary clubs from across the nation.   Lori Walters, Executive Director, and Rosemarie Rowney, President Elect, represented Ann Arbor at the three day event […]