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President Mark Foster rang the opening bell and Tom Strode accompanied us in The Star Spangled Banner. Kathy Waugh joined on Zoom and inspired us with thoughtful and encouraging remarks about artificial intelligence, noting that our task is to make AI a tool not to replace us but to augment us. In conclusion, she noted […]

The Board of Director’s Meeting was held on Wednesday, September 20, 2023. On the final day of August, our club had 217 Active Members. The average attendance at each meeting was 90 members and 3 guests. Our Engagement Ratio for the month was 57% (up 10% from last month). We had no new members and […]

The Rotary Club of Ann Arbor (RCAA) held its 20th annual fundraising event this past Monday, September 11 at Barton Hills Country Club. The highly successful day and evening was a great time for participants and volunteers alike. It was the largest Rotary gathering since the COVID pandemic. The event also included pickleball for the first […]

The September 6, 2023 meeting opened on Zoom (29 members on zoom) and in person at the University of Michigan’s Anderson Room. At 12:32, President Foster called the meeting to order.  Tom Strode led us in “My Country, ‘Tis of Thee”.  Inspiration was provided by Ryan Peterson who talked the transition into fall about embracing […]

President Mark rang the opening bell about ten minutes late due to UM’s internet issues. After Tom Strode played a patriotic song, Arthur Williams read a Hiam Ginott quote about the power of teachers. Anna Byberg invited us to celebrate birthdays and anniversaries. A very enthusiastic Lori Walters thanked all the people who have pitched […]

58 Ann Arbor Rotarians met via zoom for our August 23 meeting. The Comcast Blues was sung by many on our pre-zoom chat as well as how the Coach-on-the-Sidelines will play out for the Wolverines this fall. Steve Kesler advised us of our zoom etiquette and President Mark rang the coffee thermos “bell” to begin […]

The August 16, 2023 meeting opened on Zoom (24 members on zoom) and in person at the University of Michigan’s Anderson Room. At 12:31, President Foster called the meeting to order.  Tom Strode led us in “America the Beautiful”. Inspiration was provided by Bob Buchanan who talked about the importance a smile.  Bob’s inspiration is […]

Please note that the Wednesday, August 23 Rotary meeting will be Zoom only due to the U-M student move-in activities.   Zoom Info: Meeting ID: 274-436-127 Click Here for Zoom Meeting Option to join by phone: (646) 558-8656

Planning your September? Here is an event you might want to attend: Second Annual Local Food Festival A fun family activity Thursday, September 14th. 5:00-8:00pm. Ann Arbor Farmers Market. The Office of S​ustainability and Innovations and Argus Farm Stop’s second annual Ann Arbor Local Food Festival, an event to celebrate and enjoy harvest from local […]

President Mark Foster welcomed everyone to today’s meeting and introduced our pianist extraordinaire Tom Strode who led us all in singing My Country ’Tis of Thee. Rotary history doubles as inspirational welcome Downs Herold came to the podium to teach us six important words to recall: rotary wheel… woodruff key… new coin. He noted that […]