Events

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 […]

The Rotary Foundation again receives the highest rating from Charity Navigator: For the 11th consecutive year, The Rotary Foundation (TRF) has received the highest rating — four stars — from Charity Navigator, an independent evaluator of charities in the United States. TRF earned the recognition for demonstrating both strong financial health and commitment to accountability […]

Attention all Rotary Club of Ann Arbor Members, we need your help!!! Give us your feedback and more importantly we need you as volunteers for our 17th Annual Event on September 9, 2019. We have scheduled a meeting for our annual Golf and Tennis outing Debrief at Weber’s on November 14th at 10:30 a.m. prior […]

Event: World Polio Day October 24, 2018. SPEAKER: PDG Elizabeth “Liz” Smith Yeats is presenting a Polio Update at the club’s noon luncheon meeting on October 24. Liz is known for challenging Rotarians to learn something new about polio that we didn’t already know. FRIEND RAISING: Community leaders from government, industry and business are receiving […]

President Greg Stejskal addressing the Washtenaw County Commissioners on Polio. In attendance: Don Deatrick (behind the sign); Commissioner Michelle Deatrick, Arthur Di Blasisio, Collyer Smith (behind President Greg); Todd Lands- Past President of Saline Rotary; and RCAA Polio Chair Rosemarie Rowney. RCAA Polio Chair Rosemarie Rowney is spearheading our plans for World Polio Day commemoration […]

There was no gavel, just the blow of an almighty horn. President Greg was there, but nowhere to be seen. The Weber’s ballroom had transformed into a lush carpet of green, where redoubtable men and women scythed their way from field to field. Others, more confined, battled with sticks at close range in unforgiving rectangles. […]

Each summer, Rotary Club of Ann Arbor provides a grant of up to $5,000 to a local non-profit for a project that incorporates Rotary volunteers in its execution.  The program is selected from proposals submitted to the Community Allocations Committee.  Our grant is then submitted for a 50% match from Rotary District 6380. This year, […]

Ann Arborite, Madison Vorva is a 2017 graduate of Pomona College, where she majored in environmental analysis. At 16, she was honored as a United Nations “Forest Hero” for leading an eight-year campaign to get Girl Scouts USA to source responsible palm oil in its cookies. Partnering with Climate Advisers, the Packard Foundation and the Union of […]

For the first time, President Greg Stejskal struck the Rotary bell. Ninety Rotarians and their guests stood to sing “The Star-Spangled Banner,” after which Club Administrator John White came to the podium. “It is my honor to deliver the inspiration on this momentous day in the Rotary calendar for our club,” John began. “It’s a […]