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Professor Walton Hancock February 21, 1929 – February 27, 2019 Walt Hancock passed away on February 27 at the age of 90. Walt joined Rotary in 2002 and was still an active member at the time of his death. His sponsors were Paul Glendon and the late Lee Danielson. Walt was a Paul Harris Fellow […]

The Board of Directors’ Meeting was held on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 at the United Way Building. The Club’s membership on January 31 was 285 Active members, plus six Honorary members and nine Inactive Emeriti. Attendance for the month’s four meetings was 32%. Average attendance at each meeting was 91 members plus 30 others. Our […]

As I write the more than 3,000 pineapples planted in Education Orchards One and Two are beginning to fruit. It is year three and by 2023 it is estimated that the net income from the orchards can be conservatively projected at $50,000 a year. The original intent was to use this money to pay for […]

Shelley MacMillan opened our February 20 meeting with an Inspiration that mapped the Four Way Test to the 12 Points that guide the behavior and decisions of Scouts. The twelve fit snuggly into the four guiding principles of Rotary. Joey D and Joan the Jammer (aka Joe Diederich and Joanne Knoertzer) led us in a rousing rendition […]

ROTARACT REQUEST Our Rotaractors at the University of Michigan will be doing their international service trip to El Porvenir, Honduras for the second year in a row. They are excited to return and reconnect with the wonderful people of all ages they met last year. They will be building an indoor and outdoor space for […]

Have you been curious what our Interact Club at Pioneer High School has been up to lately? Read the article below, written by the Vice President of the Pioneer Interact Club Amelia Catanzaro, to get a glimpse into their extremely successful club that’s setting an example of Rotary’s core value: Service Above Self. — Pioneer […]

ROTARY FIGHTS SUMMER HUNGER! Spring Food Drive March 4–March 15, 2019   Summer Hunger Food Drive Rotary is partnering with Food Gatherers – Washtenaw County’s only food rescue and food bank program – to fight hunger in our community.More than 80 local businesses and organizations, and local Rotary Clubs will collect non-perishable food items for […]

On January 23 President Greg read a Thank You note from the Association of Native Americans at Yale (ANAAY).  Our Peace Committee funded one of their Fall Powwow’s primary speakers.  The following letter and photos were sent to us by RCAA member Toni Gupta’s daughter Megan, a member of ANAAY. — To the members of […]

The Peace Committee brings to you an update from our Global Grant Scholar, Madi Vorva. She is studying to receive her MPhil in Environmental Policy at Cambridge University and has been active among various Rotary clubs in the area.  — Greetings from Cambridge! I wanted to wish you all season’s greetings and share some of my fall […]

 Do you love Independence Day? Parades? Throwing candy at your fellow Ann Arborites? Christie Bacon Wants YOU! To join her in planning the Rotary Club of Ann Arbor’s 2019 Ann Arbor Jaycee’s Fourth of July Parade appearance. We had a great turnout in 2018 and want to make an even bigger impact this year! Volunteer […]