Member News

Honoring Arlington National Cemetery and Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Dawn Johnson opened the November 7 Meeting with an Inspiration about the message of Arlington National Cemetery: “The men and women laid to rest here have laid the foundation for the next generation and the generations after that – they have given us the power […]

In the News:  Lois Jelneck Wartburg College awarded the 2018 Alumni Citation Award to Lois Volkmann Jelneck, Class of “50.  Wartburg College is a selective liberal arts college located in Waverly, Iowa.  We are so proud to have Lois as a member of the Rotary Club of Ann Arbor since 1993.  For more information about the […]

District 6380 Gala Three Toasts and Bringing Home the Bacon. . . . It was great to be together with so many District 6380 Rotarians celebrating the good that we are doing in the world!   But first we stood and raised our glasses to the Queen, then to the President of the US and finally […]

Click here to view the Foundation report for Third Quarter 2018.

Happy Halloween!!! Dennis Powers opened the meeting with a very thoughtful Inspiration that foreshadowed President Schlissel’s talk: “Harvard – The Michigan of the East” the t-shirt sold by Moe Sports Shop proudly used to proclaim. Harvard’s motto is “Veritas” — Truth. But truth is an end result, the synthesis of a diligent search for objective […]

Thank you, fellow Rotarians. The room at Weber’s was full of energy and fun last Wednesday, October 24 in commemoration of World Polio Day! Many thanks to the members and the committee that made the Purple Pinkie Project a great success. We collected $1,674 plus the match from the Gates Foundation,, raising over $5,000 to […]

Harpoon for the week of November 5 Weekly Meeting Statistics: A total of 121 members were captivated by the presentation from U-M President Mark Schlissel. This turnout was our second highest since moving to Weber’s (the highest was our first meeting there). We did not have any Visiting Rotarians but were joined by 13 guests, […]

PINKIES UP FOR WORLD POLIO DAY Purple Pinkies were the order of the day for our meeting on World Polio Day, October 24, 2018. We were greeted by the hard working Purple Pinkie Committee which painted our pinkies purple in exchange for a donation to Polio Plus. The fun had a serious side – children […]

Summary of the Board of Director’s Meeting October 17, 2018 The Board of Director’s Meeting was held Wednesday, October 17, 2018 at Weber’s Inn.  President Greg started the by introducing honored guests District Governor Jane McManus and her husband Mike McManus along with Assistant District Governor Anne Nauts. The Club’s membership on September 30 was […]

Thanks to the committee’s great efforts, and the great response of our members and guests at lunch yesterday, We are happy to report the following results for our 2018 Purple Pinkie Project on behalf of World Polio Day. We collected $1,574.10 from 75 people (several of these donors were guests) and we have a pledge […]