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Dues are Due!  PayPal has been compromised to don’t use the website to pay until further notice. Ryan Petersen opened our Memorial Day meeting with a moving tribute to the U.S Army Old Guard, which attends the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery. Slides showed these dedicated young men performing the Memorial […]

It is dues time Rotarians. Please refer to the email sent on May 22 to help determine the amount of dues owed. You can also click here to view the 2019-2020 Dues Letter. It is important to note that we are unable to process dues through the website at this time. If you did make a […]

We are looking to determine which members of our club are Eagle Scouts. Please email President Greg at stejskalmi@sbcglobal.net if you or another RCAA member you know is an Eagle Scout.  

Many Rotarians were spellbound by Dr. Adam Marks’s April 17, 2019 presentation on end of life in America.  Among other things, Dr. Marks talked out the importance of having conversations with family and close friends, a Patient Advocate, and a Living Will. There are many issues to discuss – medical treatments, financial considerations, who needs […]

Memorial Day was on Jim Irwin’s mind as he reminded us of the beautiful physical features of America and the service of our military personnel.  He and Tom Strode then led us in singing America the Beautiful and God Bless America.  Our Speaker’s topic was anticipated with an inspirational quote from Neil deGrasse Tyson about […]

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.

I was conquered at age 12 when I first saw Calamity Jane. Her song “The Deadwood Stage,” heroic both in length and its sudden melodic shifts, ascents, and harrowing plunges, was a revelation to me; a masterpiece; a full-throated anthem coursing through several contiguous scenes in a state of almost impossible energy: When I learned […]

Due to popular demand- Bob Mull’s VITA Report is now available, click on below: 2019.VITA.Rotary.5.9.2019

President Greg struck the Rotary bell, and everyone rose to sing “The Star-Spangled Banner” to Tom Strode’s delightful accompaniment. Along with the prelude, this would be just the opening salvo to a remarkable meeting filled with music. Inspiration: Jim Irwin, tanned, rested, but clearly still overheated by Florida’s sun, bounded to the podium. “Here are […]

Rotary Club of Ann Arbor knows Collyer Smith is a super-star. He is everywhere, ready to help with most everything, truly a “Service Above Self” devotee and Rotarian Extraordinaire. Last weekend, at the District 6380 Conference in Detroit, the rest of the world learned about Collyer’s superpowers. Awarded the “District Governor’s Rising Star Award”, Governor […]