Club News

At the RCAA May 10 meeting the Environmental Action Group announced the April Earth Month Climate Change Heroes. For having completed 3 of 7 environmental challenges during April, Dennis Burke, Alexandra Galens, Shirlee Kipp, Ray More, and John Sepp received SUPER-HERO CERTIFICATES and an e-gift card for Sweetwaters Cafe. (You don’t think we would give […]

ROB NORTHRUP ROTARY DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD Presented at University Living, Ann Arbor, April 11, 2023 and at Rotary Club of Ann Arbor, April 26, 2023 Rob, you have always been a stand-out person. From Yale University undergrad to Harvard Medicine – you excelled. We are here to honor you. We live our own values by […]

The Rotaract Club had a very successful 2022-2023 program year. 13 new members joined; there were 21 dues-paying members in all, 18 of whom were paired with a Rotarian mentor through the mentor-mentee program that junior Simran Singh coordinated with Don Duquette. A total of 210 hours were volunteered for local service projects. 7 students […]

The RCAA Peace Committee is pleased to announce the 2023 Northrup Award recipient is Dr. Nelson Edwards, O.D.,Lieutenant Colonel, Retired US Air Force. Dr. Edwards has led and is still leading multiple trips working with local Rotary Clubs to provide visual exams, eye glasses and medications to people in Guatemala, Haiti, Dominica, Mexico, Grenada, Kenya, […]

Sarah Miller, CEO of Destination Ann Arbor and our speaker on March 15, has shared with us the video that will be used in the current Pure Michigan campaign.  Click here to view it.

DARE to be a CLIMATE CHANGE HERO Participate in any 3 of the following activities in April. 1. Walk, Bus, Bike, or Car Pool to at least one April Rotary Meeting. 2. April 15; 9–12; Argo Natural Area Preservation Workday 3. April 22, 9-12; RCAA Highway Clean-up, 9 am – 12 4. April 23; 12-4; […]

Imagine… that ours is the only District Conference in the world that Rotary International President Jennifer Jones will be attending this year! Imagine.,..All the People of Action from all walks of life getting together to learn from each other, celebrate their accomplishments and plan for new projects. Imagine…the collaboration with like minded people from multi […]

On March 16, 2023, approximately 30 Rotarians gathered in the Session Room wearing their green. It was a great pre-celebration of St. Patrick’s Day. There was food, drink and lots of great conversation. We were having such a good time, we forgot to take a photo, Oops!!! Happy Hour is a great opportunity to connect […]

The Anderson Room buzzed with the happy, engaged conversation of the more than 70 Rotarians, along with 19 Rotarians seen chatting over zoom.   Director Dawn Johnson, multitasking in-person duties, also gave our zoomers a reminder of zoom etiquette just before President Mark rang the bell to start our meeting. Tom Strode, pianist extraordinaire looking quite […]

The Rotary Club Board of Directors at its meeting on Wednesday, March 15th, authorized the allocation of the additional 2022 GTO funds ($21,152.50). The original Community Service (Foundation) Budget estimated a very conservative net proceeds from the GTO of $28,000. Thanks to the good work of the GTO team and strong support from the volunteers, […]