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The Board of Directors would like to thank everyone who took the time to complete the short survey regarding the Hybrid Meeting format we have been using for our weekly business meeting. The complete results of this survey are being sent to membership for everyone’s review and information. Overview Five questions 132 Responses received 61% […]

President Mark Welcomes a gathering of nearly 60 Rotarians in the Anderson Room at the Union on a humid and sunny afternoon.  Resident Pianist Tom Strode gathers us in joyous song as we sing God Bless America during our patriotic opening of the meeting.  New member Dennis Burke shares an inspirational story to help his […]

Caroline Andrews was born and raised in Ann Arbor. She graduated from Pioneer in 2006 and U of M in 2009. Caroline and her husband, Luke, currently live on the Old West Side with their two playful standard poodles. She is a financial advisor and partner at Legacy Financial out on Jackson Rd. Caroline enjoys […]

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 […]