Member News

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 […]

President Greg rang the Rotary bell. All stood to sing a spirited “Star-Spangled Banner,” taking their tempo cues from our dashing, bowler-hatted Immediate Past President, John Ackenhusen. As the Anthem’s final notes faded into the ballroom firmament, Norma Sarkar came forward to deliver the Inspiration. “My message today has to do with Positive Aging,” she […]

CRACK Team now Forming: Like STRIVE, CRACK is an acronym. It stands for “ClubRunner Action Consortium for Knowledge.” ClubRunner (CR), our new cloud-based membership management software has been populated but now needs an elite team to apply the final touches and determine how best to roll it out to all the members in the Club. […]

Social Committee announces that this year’s Spring Fling will be at the Ypsilanti Heritage Car Museum in Ypsilanti on Sunday, May 12. Buffet will be catered by Sidetrack and beer and wine will be available. Watch for further details and make plans today to attend!!