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President Greg rang the Rotary bell following a beautiful piano prelude by Past President John Ackenhusen. A full assembly of Rotarians and guests rose to sing “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Greg then addressed the room: “Good afternoon, I’m doing the Inspiration today. This Friday marks the 77th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. The architect […]

Weekly Meeting Statistics: A total of only 84 members were present for the Club Assembly. We had no Visiting Rotarians but did have four guests, including a group of students and their counselor from our STRIVE program. In conjunction with lunch, two members met on topics related to the Ann Arbor Rotary Foundation while twelve […]

As 2019 draws to a close, Rotary Club of Ann Arbor would like to encourage members to submit their 1-2-3 donations soon.  The 1-2-3 billing links for payment can be found on the RCAA website at http://a2rotary.org. Click the “Donate” button in the top right corner. The due date for our #1 is December 31st. And, […]

Summary of the Board of Director’s Meeting November 14, 2018 The Board of Director’s Meeting was held Wednesday, November 14, 2018 at Weber’s Inn. The Club’s membership on October 31 was 293 Active members plus six Honorary members and nine Inactive Emeriti. Attendance for the month’s five meetings was 42%. Average attendance at for the […]

In John White’s 14+ years as the first Administrator of our Club, he has been instrumental in so many of the efficiencies we now enjoy. He has nurtured our membership growth, developed streamlined operating procedures, fostered incoming president-elects, guided presidents during their tenure and been a mentor to so many of our Club leaders. His […]

Have lunch with Brendan Chard on a gloomy day and you will be brightened by his many sunny smiles. Brendan is a hometown boy – Eberwhite, Slauson, Pioneer High and UofM. He spent his free time in high school at Sears where he was the helpful salesman in Men’s Clothing, Paint, Sporting Goods, and Lawn […]

As mentioned from the podium on November 14, thirty year Ann Arbor Rotarian Reno Maccardini passed away on November 7 at 93. Reno joined our club in 1988 and was in our Sustainers Society and a multiple Paul Harris Fellow. Details on his Rotary career can be found in the narrative from his Emeritus Award […]

by Rob Shiff I want to give some love to Michael Koch and Anna He, two of our star Rotoractors. I have used the “Rent A Rotoractor” program for the past 4 years to help rake leaves at my rental property on the Old West Side.    It is always a win-win-win in that I […]

Tax preparation at the Rotary supported Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) site at the United Way of Washtenaw County is fast approaching. Our Club provides both monetary and volunteer support to VITA. Robert Mull is our lead volunteer and has asked several of last season’s Rotary volunteers to provide a brief description of their experience […]

The Peace Piece will now appear regularly in the Harpoon, with news from our own RCAA Peace Committee. You may recall that after the successful 2017 Peace Conference, organizers wanted to keep the momentum going, and so formed this committee. The exercise Bev Siefert led us all in soon after the Peace Conference generated a […]