Member News

Tim Harrison passed away on March 23. He was a member of our club since 2010 when he joined along with his wife, Nancy. Before that, Tim was a Rotarian in the Briarwood Club from 1991 to 2004. There will be a celebration of life service on Saturday, April 14 at 11:30 am at the […]

On a beautiful Saturday morning (March 24, 2018), over twenty Rotarians, along with some family members, braved early chilly temperatures for our first work day at the Tiny Homes Community in Detroit.    The project was to clear brush, construction debris and garbage from a site that will be the next phase of Tiny Home […]

RCAA- New Member Nominees March, 2018 Class Induction Date:   3/14/18   1) Lori Athey Profession: Business Administrator Lead, Biostatistics Dept. Public Health, U of M Sponsor: Griffin Reames Community Service: Has hosted 8 High School Exchange Students, and has a history as an animal rescuer at her farm. Active with her kids’ school activities and […]

Summary of the Board of Director’s Meeting March 21, 2018 The Board of Director’s Meeting was held Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at the United Way Building. President John called the meeting to order and motions were made and approved to accept the Agenda and February Minutes. The Club’s membership on February 28 was 306 Active Members […]

Past President Jerry Prescott passed away peacefully on March 21, 2018 at the Avow Center in Naples Florida. Born in Flint Michigan on May 26, 1934, to Gerald James Sr. and Beatrice Smith Prescott. He lived all of his adult life in Ann Arbor. Jerry married Lorna Ball in 1957. Together they raised 4 children; […]

Spring Break is over and Spring comes this weekend with Daylight Savings Time.  That means time for Spring Cleaning, and that means time to Rent A Rotaractor to help clean up yards and closets.  Rent monies go towards funding Rotaract projects, especially the Spring Trips that have meant so very much to Rotaractors these last […]

THE TOILET WARRIOR IS COMING! Mark Balla, Rotary Club of Box Hill in Australia, embraces the name Toilet Warrior and he is bringing his message of sanitation to DisCon2018. Mark has spent the last six years advocating for toilets in schools as a means of keeping adolescent girls in school to continue their education. He […]

My Rotary is a collection of stories about the Rotary experience, including the foundations of Rotary and our personal experiences of Rotary. If you have a story that you would like to contribute, email Dan Romanchik. The treasure of fellowship By Dan Romanchik When I first joined our Rotary Club, I was actually kind of […]

ByAshish Sarkar, Past President During my recent trip to India, I visited two Global Grant (GG) project sites.  These projects are co-sponsored jointly by several clubs in District 6380 and Detroit Rotary Club. The first project is in Hardaspur, a village near Pune, in Southern India. The goal is to enhance the neo-natal care unit […]

ROTARY FIGHTS SUMMER HUNGER! The Rotary Club of Ann Arbor has been partnering with our local food bank, Food Gatherers, for the past 13 years to fight hunger in Washtenaw County. Our food drive, called Rotary Fights Summer Hunger, helps lower income children who receive subsidized school lunches during the school year stay fed through […]