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Fellow Rotarian Mary Steffek Blaske, the beloved Executive Director of the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra, has announced her plans to retire after 25 years of transformative leadership. She will be retiring in December 2019 with a send-off party taking place in February 2020.  Click here to read more about her legacy and retirement plans.

Fellow Rotarian Steve Schram, Executive Director and General Manager of Michigan Public Media, was recently honored to announce that Michigan Radio is the proud recipient of a prestigious Peabody Award for their limited-run podcast Believed. Click here to read more on this award and the podcast.

Assistant Head Cheerleading Coach, and Rotarian, Grant Peterson, receives another Championship Ring (He has a total of 5!!!)- Grant shares U of M’s recent success at Daytona Beach! DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The University of Michigan cheer team double-dipped at the 2019 NCA & NDA Collegiate Cheer and Dance Championship on Friday (April 5), taking […]

  Amanda Reel, Community Impact & Volunteer Center Manager of theUnited Way of Washtenaw County: I’m writing to let you know that Rotarian Bob Buchanan has been selected to receive an award from the United Way of Washtenaw County at our Annual Meeting & Volunteer Recognition event!  The SPIRIT of Washtenaw County Award serves to recognize […]

Friday, March 15 was bittersweet indeed.  Rotarians and guests at this month’s meeting at Glacier Hills, while thrilled to have guest speaker Versell Smith educate us all on the wonderful blessing the Corner Health Center in Ypsilanti is, were also saddened to say goodbye to a dear friend. While Shelley MacMillan is not leaving the Rotary […]

Member Peter Brown is being inducted into the Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame Class of 2019.  Here is a link: Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame .  The induction ceremony is on April 19 in East Lansing.

Millie Danielson, member of RCAA since 1995 and soon to celebrate her 96th birthday, received the Distinguished Service Award on February 6, 2019. Says Millie, “Things just keep happening in life! You just need to keep informed, stay healthy, and active as long as you can.” Read her tribute by Downs Herold below. “Rotary International […]

Grant Peterson, Assistant Head Coach of the University of Michigan Cheerleaders, and Mortgage Banker, was honored recently as The Jaycee Board Member of the Year. The Award was given by the Chapter’s President at their year end banquet for exceptional efforts. The Jaycees are a leadership training and civic organization for people between the ages […]

Naren Bhatia was a familiar face before he rejoined the Club this Fall as he is the husband of Past President Nishta. You will find him one of the most interesting people you will ever meet, not only because of his life story but because he is a riveting story teller. Naren was born in […]

(Remarks delivered by Karen Kerry on the occasion of Emeritus Status presentation to Pat Pooley.) Once upon a time there was a passionate woman whose intelligence and grace took her down many road/paths from her early roots in Allen Park, MI- an ethnically diverse neighborhood on the outskirts of Detroit. She is a Rotary member […]