Events

On Saturday March 30, 6 Rotarians, 1 guest and 2 future Habitat for Humanity (H4H) homeowners were on a job site in Ypsilanti for our first workday.    The projects for the day were to remove a brick wall from the basement as well as “energy enveloping” in the upstairs which means caulking all wood […]

Dear Fellow Rotarians, I have been asked to succeed Melissa Stricherz as Coordinator of the Volunteer Program for the 2019 Rotary Club Golf and Tennis Outing at Travis Pointe Country Club scheduled for 9/9/19. The event has enabled the Rotary Club to fund numerous successful efforts to provide assistance to at-risk children, disabled children, and […]

Rotary STRIVE Scholars and members of the STRIVE committee enjoyed a terrific experience learning about autonomous vehicles and the opportunities for Washtenaw Community College students.  Along with Pathways Counselor Marisa Bailey-Johnson, Rotarians Amy Goodman, Leo Shedden, Arthur Williams, and Nana Yawson, six STRIVE students traveled to the Bosch facility in Plymouth on February 21. Our […]

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 […]

Sunday, January 27th is International Remembrance of the Holocaust in which 6 million Jews were killed- for no other reason, than their religion. To put 6 million in perspective- you would need to combine the total number of deaths of the next 8 worldwide genocide atrocities together, to approximate the 6 million Jews that were […]

On a bright and sunny January 5th, a group of a dozen Rotarians from the Ann Arbor Rotary Club assembled at Mobility Worldwide in Milan to spend a few hours building mobility carts that will transform the lives of disabled people half a world away. After some brief training the group got to work and […]

Spring Fling will be at the Hudson Car Museum in Ypsilanti on Sunday, May 12 from 4:00 to 7:00 pm.  What a wonderful  Mother’s Day experience!! Please talk it up, suggest people bring their families and friends!!! It should be fun and different!!!

President Greg rang the Rotary bell following a beautiful piano prelude by Past President John Ackenhusen. A full assembly of Rotarians and guests rose to sing “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Greg then addressed the room: “Good afternoon, I’m doing the Inspiration today. This Friday marks the 77th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. The architect […]

On November 7, 2018, Assistant District Governor Anne Nauts awarded The Rotary Club of Ann Arbor (RCAA) the Rotary International (RI) Presidential Citation for the Rotary Year 2017 – 2018.  This award reflects our club’s accomplishments in goals set by RI (past) president Ian Risely, which included achievements in his three focus areas of club […]

Weekly Meeting Statistics: A total of 109 members were “in tune” with Al Hero’s presentation on data and music. We had two Visiting Rotarians (former Ann Arbor Rotarians Jerry Gray and Past President Maurita Holland). We were also joined by five guests. In conjunction with lunch, a total of 51 (double wow! after last week’s […]