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On October 15, 2023, ZeroWaste.Org organized the Trash Talk Tour in Ann Arbor, promoting a sustainable and zero-waste lifestyle. Participants saw the University of Michigan Athletics Department’s efforts to recycle and compost at least 90% of waste and visited the Recycling Center where only 12% of materials end up in landfills. Local lawmakers are proposing […]

President Mark Foster greeted the Rotarians who filled the Anderson room, and the 20 Rotarians on zoom.  He introduced red bow-tied pianist Tom Strode who played God Bless America as we sang along.  Norma Sarkar inspired us through a historical illustration (solving large-scale printing press issues with a unique cooling system that became modern-day air […]

President Mark rang the opening bell ten minutes early to start an agenda-packed meeting. Tom Strode played The Star Spangled Banner and Fritz Seyferth intoned Advice From A Tree.  Shelley MacMillan led us in singing “Let There Be Peace on Earth”. President Mark welcomed guests and thanked the people who made the meeting run smoothly. […]

Dr. Tim Johnson is this year’s honoree as “Washtenaw Distinguished Citizen”. The presentation event will be at Barton Hills Country Club on November 16 hosted by the local council of Scouts/BSA. This award is intended to recognize a lifetime of giving back to the local Ann Arbor community through community service and selflessness. Tim is […]

World Polio Day is October 24.  This year we are building awareness and fund raising to End Polio Now through a Silly Sock Day competition on Wednesday, October 25 at the noon luncheon meeting.

Great coverage in Mlive on the Send Hunger Packing event coming up on October 28. https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2023/10/rotary-clubs-of-ann-arbor-plan-to-pack-30k-meals-to-help-fight-food-insecurity.html Please volunteer or donate.  Here are the details: https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/MTg4MzEx  

Rotarians have had two successive Saturdays to make a difference in the community, Adopt a Highway on 9/30/23 and Plant Trees on 10/7/23. 19 trees were planted in the Bryant neighborhood to support Ann Arbor Office of Sustainability and Innovations​‘ goal to plant 10,000 new trees on private property by 2030. Urban trees provide many […]

On September 30 a group of 12 Rotarians gathered on a very foggy morning to collect trash along the I-94 freeway as part of the Michigan Adopt-A-Highway fall cleanup. The fog lifted into a beautiful morning the Road Waste Warriors went to work collecting 37 bags of trash between State St. and Platt Road. Included […]

President Mark Foster rang the bell to open this meeting that welcomes four new members. Tom Strode tuned us up with The Star Spangled Banner. Kinnari Shah introduced us to The Guest House, a very thoughtful poem by the Indian poet Rumi. In his poem Rumi teaches us to embrace, rather than fight, whatever shows […]

One of the signature undertakings of the Rotaract Committee each year is the mentor-mentee program, which pairs Rotaractors with Rotarians who have background or expertise in areas relevant to the Rotaractor’s career or educational aspirations. The 2023-2024 coordinator for the program is Mary Steffek Blaske. If you are interested in being a mentor, let her […]