Club News

After our peace conference in February 2017, Bev Sieford challenged us: What Will YOU Do for Peace? Taking up that challenge, the Rotary Club of Ann Arbor joined the Rotary Club of West Bloomfield, to honor Holocaust Survivor Martin Lowenberg, with our Distinguished Service Award. Martin has traveled all over the state of Michigan, the […]

Past President Collyer Smith writes: 2016-2017 was another banner year for the Rotary Club of Ann Arbor in serving our community- whether our community is here in Ann Arbor, or elsewhere, like El Salvador, or Sierre Leonne. We allocated over $245,000 for scholarships, community grants, international projects and celebrated our 100th anniversary with the opening […]

Rotary International’s slogan is Service Above Self. Kiwanis’ motto is Serving the Children of the World. The Lions Club’s motto is even simpler– We Serve. This exhibit revolves around the Ann Arbor Rotary Club’s celebration of 100 years of their history, dedicated volunteers and great work. The spotlight also shines on the Kiwanis Club of […]

The recently-published Ann Arbor Rotary Foundation brochure not only makes the case for giving to our foundation, but also details how to give. The brochure notes that our foundation has supported: A $1,000,000 universal access playground for children and their caregivers, located in Gallup Park, serving the greater Ann Arbor community $61,000 in community grants […]

Select Harpoon version: Harpoon for the Week of July 12, 2017 Wednesday’s Luncheon Meeting will be in the Michigan Union’s Anderson Room Celebration of Women in Rotary Coming Up Dues Due by July 15 Mike Shriberg, Ph.D. Regional Executive Director, National Wildlife Federation’s Great Lakes Regional Center The Great Lakes are at risk, with scientists […]

Select Harpoon version: Harpoon for the Week of July 5, 2017 Wednesday’s Luncheon Meeting will be in the Michigan Union’s Anderson Room Possible Spam email to Members A message with the subject line: “Rotary Club of Ann Arbor Member Notice” is not from Rotary. Please ignore or delete Dues Due by July 15 Notes from […]

Select Harpoon version: Harpoon for the Week of June 28, 2017 Wednesday’s Luncheon Meeting will be in the Michigan Union’s Anderson Room Succession of Leadership:  Witness Collyer Bid Farewell and John Ackenhusen Assume the Presidency 2017-2018 Dues Bills Coming Soon by email Golf & Tennis Outing Committee Still Seeking Volunteers Program: Early 20th-Century Jazz Music: America’s […]