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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 […]

  From the Desk of Harpoon News Reporter, Ed Hoffman   President Greg rang the Rotary bell; members and guests rose in unison to sing a spirited “Star-Spangled Banner.” As Tom Strode’s regal piano began to fade, Katie Bauer came to the podium for the Inspiration. And what an Inspiration! Clearly tailoring her words to […]

October 17th was a busy and productive day for our club. At 10:00 AM the October board meeting was held at Weber’s. 13 members met with District Governor Jane McManus. An hour later 13 additional members met as the Program and International Projects Committees. 89 of us attended the luncheon. Although we had no guests, […]

Biostatistics professor Mousumi Banerjee has made significant contributions to statistical methodology in the areas of machine learning, correlated data, survival analysis and competing risks. She also is a highly respected team scientist who collaborates with multiple clinical research groups to improve human health. Banerjee earned a Bachelor of Statistics degree and a master’s degree in […]

Attention all Rotary Club of Ann Arbor Members, we need your help!!! Give us your feedback and more importantly we need you as volunteers for our 17th Annual Event on September 9, 2019. We have scheduled a meeting for our annual Golf and Tennis outing Debrief at Weber’s on November 14th at 10:30 a.m. prior […]

Barry Rassin President, 2018-19 T +1.847.866.3235 F +1.847.866.3390 barry.rassin@rotary.org My dear friends and fellow Rotary leaders, 24 October is just a couple weeks away, and I hope all of you are busy planning for how your club will mark this year’s World Polio Day. It’s just fantastic to see how many clubs and districts have already […]

President Greg struck the Rotary bell as only a Nebraska man can…no, he didn’t miss it. Its clarion tones circled the Weber’s ballroom as Deanna Relyea quickly launched into “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Toni Gupta, her eyes intent on the flag, came up after a moment and delivered a heartfelt Inspiration. “These are the 7 Rules […]

Nominations are now being accepted for the Robert S. Northrup Humanitarian Award.  The deadline is December 8, 2018. Click here for full information: https://www.a2rotary.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Solicitation-for-Nominations.pdf