Club News

Notes by Ed Hoffman; Photos by Fred Beutler President John struck the Rotary bell a good one, and a full Anderson Room rose to sing the national anthem with real gravitas. Joan Knoertzer set the pace beautifully, making Rotary’s little upright sound like an orchestra. Rosemarie Rowney came to the podium and delivered a truly […]

Our Rotary club invites its members based on candidates’ history of service and leadership, then engages and supports them in the early portion of their membership to help build connections to foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise. Membership development supports the club through active recruitment of community members whose interests […]

On Sunday, April 8th the Rotaract Committee honored 6 graduating seniors for their years of commitment to Service Above Self at the annual Senior Sendoff brunch. Amidst the executive board leadership for next year, the 6 seniors, Sam, Mandy, Karly, Aditya, Rosa, and Anastasia had a chance to reflect on their 4 years in Rotaract […]

Notes by Ed Hoffman; Photos by Fred Beutler Maestro Tom Strode treated the assembly to a lovely prelude, until President John struck the Rotary bell. Over a hundred Rotarians, Rotaractors, and guests launched into a beautiful rendition of our national anthem. Aaron Boylan then walked the few steps to the podium to deliver the day’s […]

As you may know, a goal for 2018 is for every Rotarian to plant a tree. That said, Scott Nelson (past president of Ann Arbor North Club) is leading an effort to plant 100 trees as a wrap up to the district conference the first week of May. The trees will be planted in Ypsilanti […]

President John clanged the Rotary Bell and everybody stood to belt out The Star-Spangled Banner to Tom Strode’s accompaniment. It sounded great. So did Past President Beth Fitzsimmons’ Inspiration: “[Historian] Bruce Catton is best known for his many books on the Civil War, but he loved Benzie County. He writes of Frankfort, Michigan: “How could […]

The Junior Rotarian Committee annually celebrates 15 students, from five area high schools, with exceptional achievements in academics and community service. Three senior students each from Community High School, Gabriel Richard High School, Greenhills School, Huron High School, and Pioneer High School are selected by their counselors to receive this honor. They are invited, along […]

President John rang the bell, and after belting out a Rotary rendition of “God Bless America,” Eric Lipson provided the day’s inspiration. He asked, “What inspires me?” and answered, “The people in this room inspire me, Rotary inspires me, both words and deeds can be inspirational, acts of courage and bravery and decency. And, yes […]

The real opening of the luncheon meeting occurred during the piano prelude – President John killed it. Your reporter can’t cite the music performed, only say that it was a beautiful, continuous ‘wall of sound’; the Rotary equivalent of the B-side of Abbey Road. Then, jumping from bench to podium in a second, John announced, […]

The intent of the Survey Committee is to create, distribute, collect, tabulate and report a survey of all the members of the club annually. Last year, 2017, the Board recommended that the annual Rotary survey be revamped to focus more on member engagement. Based on feedback from Board members and President John, the Committee announced […]