Meeting Notes

Weekly Meeting Statistics: A total of 116 members heard Jerry May’s presentation on giving to U-M. He last spoke to us in 2004. We had three Visiting Rotarians (Cindy Duggal from Windsor ON, Willi Li of San Juan PR and ADG Anne Nauts of Chelsea). We were also joined by 16 guests. In conjunction with […]

President Greg rang the Rotary bell, signally the opening of the meeting. He nodded to Katie Bauer, who came to the podium to deliver the Inspiration — and a stunner it was. “One hundred years ago the fighting in World War I ended,” Katie began. She then read quotes from Presidents Woodrow Wilson and John […]

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 […]

Honoring Arlington National Cemetery and Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Dawn Johnson opened the November 7 Meeting with an Inspiration about the message of Arlington National Cemetery: “The men and women laid to rest here have laid the foundation for the next generation and the generations after that – they have given us the power […]

Happy Halloween!!! Dennis Powers opened the meeting with a very thoughtful Inspiration that foreshadowed President Schlissel’s talk: “Harvard – The Michigan of the East” the t-shirt sold by Moe Sports Shop proudly used to proclaim. Harvard’s motto is “Veritas” — Truth. But truth is an end result, the synthesis of a diligent search for objective […]

Harpoon for the week of November 5 Weekly Meeting Statistics: A total of 121 members were captivated by the presentation from U-M President Mark Schlissel. This turnout was our second highest since moving to Weber’s (the highest was our first meeting there). We did not have any Visiting Rotarians but were joined by 13 guests, […]

PINKIES UP FOR WORLD POLIO DAY Purple Pinkies were the order of the day for our meeting on World Polio Day, October 24, 2018. We were greeted by the hard working Purple Pinkie Committee which painted our pinkies purple in exchange for a donation to Polio Plus. The fun had a serious side – children […]

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  From the Desk of Harpoon News Reporter, Ed Hoffman   President Greg rang the Rotary bell; members and guests rose in unison to sing a spirited “Star-Spangled Banner.” As Tom Strode’s regal piano began to fade, Katie Bauer came to the podium for the Inspiration. And what an Inspiration! Clearly tailoring her words to […]