Member News

The Membership Committee was pleased to introduce four new members plus returning member Roger Fraser at the April 2 lunch meeting. As a reminder, when you see someone with a yellow ribbon, please introduce yourself and get to know them. Kelly Doonan-Reed (Sponsors: Kathy Waugh and Laurie Atwood) Kelly is a dedicated information technology professional […]

The 70th anniversary of the announcement that the Salk polio vaccine was “Safe, effective, and potent” is Saturday, April 12. The announcement was made in Ann Arbor by Thomas Francis of the U-M’s School of Public Health. Here’s a link to the original press release: https://sph.umich.edu/polio/ On Friday, April 11, 2025, the School will be […]

It was a cold and rainy Wednesday afternoon when President Joyce Hunter rang the bell to bring our meeting to order. Pianist extraordinaire Jody Tull de Salis led us in My Country ’Tis of Thee, and then, via zoom, Becky Pazkowski gave our welcoming inspiration, “Do It Anyway,” a poem of Mother Theresa. Do it […]

The 2023-2024 Annual Report for the Rotary Club of Ann Arbor is now available. The report is available as a: PDF file FlipBook

Rotary Club of Ann Arbor STRATEGIC PLANNING – PHASE II Register for the next session We had twenty Rotarians participate in the Phase II Strategic Planning session this past Wednesday at the Union. I shared the results of the SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) analysis that we did in our sessions earlier this year […]

In anticipation of our keynote speaker, Police Chief Andre Anderson, there was a full room of Rotarians at the Michigan Union on March 12.  President Joyce Hunter rang the bell to start our meeting, and pianist Jody Tull de Salis accompanied the club as we sang our National Anthem.  Victor Stoeffler then inspired each of […]

Come join us for a probable glorious spring morning to help beautify the city. The Rotary Club sponsors a section of I-94 between State St. and Platt Road as part of the Michigan Department of Transportation Adopt A Highway program. On Saturday April 12, the Rotary Road Waste Warriors will meet at 9:00 AM at […]

The EAG Book Swap was a big success last Wednesday. Books get people talking and interacting, browsing and chatting. Very enjoyable. Books were recirculated – and not just thrown away. Roughly speaking 30 books were brought in and there were 7 left, which we took to the Thrift Shop for resale. Thank you Nishta Bhatia […]

It may be a wee bit after St. Patrick’s Day, but it’s still a “Good Time to Share your Lucky Charm” by giving blood to help those in need. Our brothers and sisters in service at the Kiwanis Club of Ann Arbor are hosting the Red Cross on Friday, March 21 from 8:00 to 2:00. […]

This week Mother Nature cooperated and 18 members gathered at the Session Room including three new members for fun and fellowship last Wednesday from 5:30 – 7:30 pm. See photos here.