Meeting Notes

Weekly Meeting Statistics: A total of only 84 members were present for the Club Assembly. We had no Visiting Rotarians but did have four guests, including a group of students and their counselor from our STRIVE program. In conjunction with lunch, two members met on topics related to the Ann Arbor Rotary Foundation while twelve […]

As 2019 draws to a close, Rotary Club of Ann Arbor would like to encourage members to submit their 1-2-3 donations soon.  The 1-2-3 billing links for payment can be found on the RCAA website at http://a2rotary.org. Click the “Donate” button in the top right corner. The due date for our #1 is December 31st. And, […]

There was an air of extra excitement in the meeting of November 28 as we prepared to honor John White, our first administrator, a huge and generous contributor to our Club, our District, and Rotary International. Peg Tilburtt’s Inspiration recounted the four factors a doctor friend told her lead to healing and happiness: 1).  An […]

In John White’s 14+ years as the first Administrator of our Club, he has been instrumental in so many of the efficiencies we now enjoy. He has nurtured our membership growth, developed streamlined operating procedures, fostered incoming president-elects, guided presidents during their tenure and been a mentor to so many of our Club leaders. His […]

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 […]