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Genuine camaraderie and the anticipation of an interesting featured speaker (plus the satisfaction of not only making our way through Ann Arbor’s myriad of road repairs and scoring a nearby parking place), made for a full and energized Rotary gathering. Dawn Johnson gave our 17 zoomers the etiquette guidelines just before President Mark rang the […]

On Saturday, June 24, Lauren Heinonen and Christopher Wentland were married in Ann Arbor. It was the culmination of a five year courtship. The couple enjoyed a brief honeymoon in northern Michigan before Chris returned to California where he is midway through a one-year post-doc  at Sandia National Laboratory. Lauren has returned to Ann Arbor […]

The June 28, 2023 meeting opened on Zoom (33 members on zoom) and in person. At 12:29, President Ouimet called the meeting to order.  Tom Strode led us in “America the Beautiful”.  Inspiration was provided by Downs Herold who commemorated President Ouimet’s year of service and celebrated incoming President Foster. Here’s the inspiration: “Today is […]

President Mark Ouimet called the meeting to order promptly at 12:30. Tom Strode warmed us up with the Patriotic Song. Marlena Studer read a writing from “Ethics for the New Millennium” by the Dalai Lama. He talked about how compassion, caring for others, is the basis for all human understanding. She then led us in […]

The Board of Director’s Meeting was held on Wednesday, June 21, 2023. On the final day of May, our club had 228 Active Members. Attendance for the month’s meetings was 31% (equal to last month). Average attendance at each meeting was 71 members and 8 guests. Our Engagement Ratio for the month was 60% (up […]

It is that special time of the year when a team of dedicated Ann Arbor Rotarians begin to plan our biggest fundraiser!  This year we have some exciting changes to our format.  We are thrilled to be returning to Barton Hills Country Club and have swapped our tennis offering to pickleball. We invite you to […]

President Mark Ouimet rang the bell to begin our meeting which included 20 Zoomers as well as a room-full of club’s members meeting in person. All stood as Tom Strode played America the Beautiful on the piano. Jody Tull deSalis then gave our inspirational welcome reminding us that visiting a friend or family member at […]

After ringing the bell, today’s meeting started with singing our National Anthem accompanied by Tom Strode. Becky Pazkowski provided our inspirational comments today, quoting from a poem by Emerson about the true meaning of success and how that translates into what defines our club and what we do in Rotary. Rick Ingram lead the group […]

President Mark Ouimet rang the meeting to order at 12:30. We had several guests including past Club Administrator Emily Olson. Tom Strode started us with God Bless America. Ingrid Sheldon had us welcome this summer day with The Happy Wanderer. She thoughtfully put her microphone close to the piano in hopes Zoom attendees could enjoy […]

Our own Don Deatrick was invited last month to brief the Kiwanis Club about Hire MI Vet, the non-profit that RCAA  helped him start a few years ago to assist veterans.  Here’s a link to the Kiwanis newsletter summary.