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One of the most important things people can do to address climate change is talk about it, says Katharine Hayhoe of The Nature Conservancy. Several of our Environment Action Group attended her talk on Wednesday, April 24. [https://record.umich.edu/articles/wege-lecturer-says-effective-climate-action-is-fueled-by-hope/] Hayhoe notes that two-thirds of people in the United States are worried about climate change, but only […]

The April, 2024 meeting opened on Zoom (33 members on zoom) and in person at the University of Michigan’s Anderson Room.  The meeting opened earlier than the scheduled 12:28 start time. The patriotic song was sung by club members and Shirlee Kipp provided the inspiration. Joanne Pierson led us in “Put A Little Love In […]

A big thanks goes to the Rotary Road Waste Warriors who spent last Saturday morning along I-94 picking up all manner of trash as a part of the Michigan Adopt-A-Highway program. The Rotary Club sponsors the section of I-94 between State Street and Platt Road and twice a year we gather to clear up the […]

EAG was stumped as to how to branch out from our poplar tree planting last Spring. We were pining for a similar success. We can’t just leave. What wood help? We didn’t need to go fir. It was elemen-tree. Simply log in to the Ann Arbor Sustainability website. Nothing sappy about that. No shady characters. […]

Starting May 15, the security process for RCAA zoom meetings will change. As you know, you now enter zoom and wait until you are admitted. This process requires a volunteer to constantly monitor Zoom. In order to simplify the process and eliminate a volunteer job, we will be changing to a password. You will find […]

There was a happy buzz of conversation throughout the Michigan Union’s Anderson Room with dozens of conversations before today’s meeting. President Mark Foster rang the bell to begin, and our Club’s bow-tied pianist extraordinaire, Tom Strode, played our National Anthem. Barbara Eichmuller recalled some of the all-time best observations by Andy Rooney, everybody’s favorite on […]

On Sunday afternoon, April 14, the Rotaract Committee congratulated Nora Pasche, Simran Singh, Lian Do, and Chloe Valentino at Senior Sendoff and wished them well in their future endeavors.

Do you have an extra refrigerator or freezer taking up space in your garage or basement. DTE will pick it up for free and give you $50. Contact – dteenergy.com/recycle; 866.796.0512.

YOU can be one of Jeff Tritten’s Blue Zone centenarians (April 3; awesome talk) AND help save the planet. Rotary International’s Environmental Sustainability Rotary Action Group (ESRAG) encourages us to eat more plant foods – whole grains, legumes, vegetables, fruits, and fewer animal products – meat, dairy, eggs, fish and seafood. A global shift to […]

With balmy spring sunshine streaming through the stained glass windows of the Anderson Room of the Michigan Union, President Mark Foster rang the bell to start today’s meeting. Pianist extraordinaire Tom Strode played America the Beautiful while we sang along.  John Barrie gave a heartfelt inspirational welcome reflecting on friendship, gratitude, the pride of service […]