Meeting Notes

Right at noon, President Joyce rang the bell and we sang a patriotic song. This was followed by the inspiration, a reading of one of Aesop’s Fables by  John Juroe. Then, Don Duquette led us in singing the 1958 classic, “Witch Doctor.” Ting Tang Walla Walla Bing Bang, you all! After President Joyce welcomed guests […]

Our meeting was called to order today by President Joyce Hunter followed by our patriotic song, compliments of Jody Tull.  Rosemarie Rowney offered our inspirational message today which was tied to a topic that is near and dear to Rotary – polio eradication.  The challenge continues despite a 99% success rate of child vaccination around […]

President Joyce Hunter rang the bell to open the October 16, 2024 meeting. Jody Tull deSalis played America the Beautiful. David Prentiss-Hyers-recalled Ernest Hemingway’s thoughts on planting seeds, noting that there is beauty in brokenness and strength in weakness. Downs Herold led us in Smile and the World Smiles with You, and in a musical […]

On the final day of the month of September our club had 199 Active Members. Attendance for September’s meetings was 33% (up 4% from last month). Average attendance at each meeting was 68 members and 8 guests. Our Engagement Ratio for the month was 64% (up 16% from last month). September’s membership saw five terminations […]

Despite some confusion over the location of the gavel, the bell was rung at 12 noon, and we started the meeting by singing a patriotic song, and Dennis Burke’s inspiration reminded us that we are part of a number of communities, including the Ann Arbor community and the Rotary community. After recognizing Jody Tull as […]

On the final day of the month our club had 205 Active Members. All membership information is pulled from ClubRunner statistics. Attendance for August’s meetings was 29% (down 1% from last month). Average attendance at each meeting was 59 members and 7 guests. Our Engagement Ratio for the month was 48% (up 1% from last […]

Our meeting was called to order today by President Joyce Hunter and Rick Ingram led us in our patriotic song. Rosemarie Rowney provided our inspiration message today….the day marking 23 years since the tragedy of 9/11.  We likely all remember and can easily answer the questions ‘where were you’ and ‘what were you doing that […]

Our meeting was called to order today by President Joyce Hunter followed by our patriotic song, compliments of Rick Ingram.  Dave Keren offered our inspirational message today which was tied to our Rotary 4-way Test motto – specifically Is It the TRUTH?  It’s a simple question but one that is not always easy to answer.  […]

President Joyce Hunter rang the opening bell at 12:30.   Richard Ingram tuned us up with My Country Tis of Thee. Shelley MacMillan’s Inspiration included two quotes about Preservation, today’s speaker topic. Architectural Historian William Murtaugh said, “It has been said that, at its best, preservation engages the past in a conversation with the present over […]

On the final day of the month our club had 207 Active Members. All membership information is pulled from ClubRunner statistics. Attendance for July’s meetings was 30% (down 4% from last month). Average attendance at each meeting was 61 members and 6 guests. Our Engagement Ratio for the month was 47% (down 9% from last […]