Member News

Club Leadership Roster for 2018-2019: Click here for the Club’s roster of officers, directors, committee chairs and other board-level personnel. Thanks to all the volunteers who help to keep the club engaging, successful and thriving.  Please contact John White if any corrections or updates are needed.

Weekly Meeting Statistics: A total of 80 members heard Brenda Quiet describe the work with victims of the Las Vegas shooting in October 2017. We did not have any visiting Rotarians but did have four guests. In conjunction with the meeting, eleven members of the International Humanitarian Projects Committee met. Twelve Rotarians participated in the […]

I first became aware of Rotary at the age of 6. My Dad, an Episcopal Priest, joined Rotary shortly after we moved to North Attleboro, MA in 1970. At this tender age I was taught “the Rotary song” which went something like this: R-O-T, A-R-Y, That spells ROTARY Rotary (genuflect) Rotary (genuflect) That spells ROTARY […]

During my year as President, I was very proud how all the local clubs in Washtenaw county came together to respond to the Gates Foundation matching grant for Polio Plus in which every club had to pony up $2500, in addition to their regular obligations to TRF and RI. Not a stretch for us, but […]

For the first time, President Greg Stejskal struck the Rotary bell. Ninety Rotarians and their guests stood to sing “The Star-Spangled Banner,” after which Club Administrator John White came to the podium. “It is my honor to deliver the inspiration on this momentous day in the Rotary calendar for our club,” John began. “It’s a […]

Upcoming Event at the New Kiwanis Center! Come Shop Till You Drop at the New Kiwanis Center on August 4 with lunch at noon to hear why the downtown and west locations were combined into one 30,000 square foot THRIFT SALE. In the interest of providing Rotarians with something different to do together, the Social […]

Weekly Meeting Statistics: A total of 93 members witnessed the “changing of the guard” and heard from Michael Score on the Hantz Farm Project in Detroit. We also had one visiting Rotarian (B. Yawson of Ann Arbor North) and seven guests (including former club member Katherine Larson). In conjunction with the meeting, nine members of […]

Joan Knoertzer played a wonderful piano prelude, then led the assembly in singing “God Bless America”. President John, presiding over his final RCAA meeting (has the year gone by that fast?), escorted Joanie to the podium. One can always depend on a musician to do triple-duty at a Rotary meeting, and Joanie was no exception, […]

Newly elected President of the Rotary Club of Ann Arbor, Greg Stejskal, just returned from a very inspirational Rotary International Convention in Toronto. He states he has become a re-inspired Rotarian- ready to tackle the new year!!   Greg writes: Having just attended the RI Convention in Toronto, I know that human trafficking which often involves […]

PUBLIC IMAGE Sign on Interstate 94, Ann Arbor, MI, publicizing our Rotary club (L); transition from established website (top) to new website (bottom) (R). The Public Image effort responds to the Rotary International priority of “Enhance Rotary’s Public Image and Awareness,” one of three major goals set by RI President (2017-18) Ian Riseley. Public Image […]