Club News

​A quick review of the on-line 2016-17 Annual Report makes it very clear that our club had a very good year! But, as board members have discovered, while keeping the club leadership chart populated, 20% are doing the work, while the remaining 80% take it easy. I know we have more committees than some clubs […]

The Union Ballroom was resplendent. After being greeted warmly by John Hammond and Amy Goodman (only to have one’s hand shaken a dozen more times before crossing the threshold) your reporter was stunned to immobility by the Ballroom’s full illuminated glory. Yes, it was a rare sunny day, and the multitude of members and guests […]

The Board of Director’s Meeting was held Wednesday, December 20, 2017 at the United Way Building. The Club’s membership on November 30 was 313 Active Members plus six Honorary members and seven Inactive Emeriti. The Club’s average attendance in November was 41% for five meetings. The average attendance for the luncheons was 107 members plus […]

The new tax act that was signed into law on December 22, 2017 has made some profound changes to the tax code and will affect everyone in some way. Because the Standard Deduction is almost doubled for 2018, many people who itemize in 2017 might find that there will be no advantage in itemizing in […]

Fellow Rotarians, your Survey Committee is excited to announce a new survey format that is launching in January. Rather than one, more lengthy, annual survey in late spring, we are going to have a series of two question surveys (“Flash!” Surveys) through the months of January through March. We will continue to use Survey Monkey […]

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 […]