Grants

Ashish D. Sarkar receives 9th Annual Robert S Northrup Humanitarian Award

On Wednesday, April 15, Ashish D Sarkar received the Northrup Award presented by Dawn Johnson, President and Dave Keren, ARC and Peace committee chair. His presentation was entitled, “Journey of an Immigrant: A Life Well Lived. Ashish spoke briefly about his childhood and obtaining an undergraduate degree in Marine engineering in India. In 1971 he […]

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CAC Completes Grant Reviews

Our Club’s Community Allocations Committee (CAC) wrapped up this year’s annual “Helping Kids Succeed” grant requests. CAC received over 50 proposals requesting over $185,000 in funding. Fifteen of the proposals were first time grant requests. CAC members went through a rigorous review of each propsal leading to a list of the top rated grants. The […]

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Rotary Membership by the Numbers

Did you know that, as of March 23, 2026, there are 36,556 Rotary Clubs in the world, totaling 1,163,774 members. The US has the most with 6,997 clubs and 263,114 members for an average of 38 members each. Our neighbors in Canada host 665 clubs with 18,780 members. Asia is doing well with India (4,804 clubs […]

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Sign-up for Rotary District Assembly

This year’s Rotary District Assembly will be on April 11 from 9:30am-2:45pm at Livingston Educational Services Assembly (ESA), 1425 W. Grand River Ave., Howell, Mi. 48843 All Rotarians and Rotaractors are invited to attend. The day is full of training, collaboration and networking to make the next year successful and meaningful. For registration go to: […]

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IHPC: Making an Impact Around the World in 2024-2025

Working with global partners, the Ann Arbor Rotary Club International Humanitarian Projects Committee (IHPC) made a meaningful, measurable impact throughout the 2024-2025 Rotary year, accomplishing our mission of service, sustainability, and international goodwill. IHPC invested in health access, women’s and children’s services, education, and essential infrastructure. These efforts provided direct benefit to vulnerable populations across […]

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Community Grants History

2025 Grants The Community Allocations Committee met on April 8 and recommended grant awards to 13 organizations as part of the Community Grants Program. All in all, we received 58 applications requesting over $283,000 in funding this year. Together, the grants listed below allocate a total of $64,500 826michigan 826michigan’s Free Summer Programs in Ypsilanti […]

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