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Bryant, Barbara Everitt 4/5/1926 – 3/3/2023 Ann Arbor. Barbara Everitt Bryant died March 3, 2023 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, of natural causes. Dr. Bryant served as Director of the U.S. Bureau of the Census from 1989 to 1993, the first woman to have done so. She graduated from Cornell University with a degree in Physics […]

A beautiful sunny Wednesday sparked pre meeting conversation on March 15, 2023. The big topic was that Marlena Studer is working on reactivating the Rotary Youth Exchange. Several of our new members became acquainted with Rotary this way.  The Zoom chat string included a reminder from Todd Kephart about our Food Drive. Although the drive […]

Get in Step! The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at how we produce and consume. Make this the one thing you do for the environment this week. It will change the way you look at all the stuff in your life. It will teach you something, it’ll make you laugh.  Check […]

Get in Step! It is SPRING!  Well, nearly.  But it is time to get ready.  Leo Tolstoy said:  ” Spring is the time of plans and projects.”  Time to plan your garden.  How about a pollinator garden this year?  A rain garden?  How about a rain barrel?  Save water AND money. Are you ready to […]

Solicitation for Nominations                                    Robert S. Northrup Humanitarian Award In 2018, the Rotary Club of Ann Arbor created an award to be given annually to a person meeting the criteria outlined below, in celebration of the exceptional humanitarian service provided by Ann Arbor Rotarian Dr. Robert S. Northrup. The individual must have made long term […]

The Rotary meeting scheduled for Wednesday, February 22, 2023 is cancelled due to inclement weather.  The speaker will be rescheduled.

At 12:28, Dawn Johnson opened the Zoom only meeting and reminded attendees to put their name in the chat for attendance purposes. President Ouimet started the meeting and Tom Strode led us in our patriotic song but technical difficulties impeded us from hearing it. Shelly MacMillan provided the inspiration reflecting on grief experienced due to […]

Callaway, Louis M. Jr. Lou passed away on Saturday, February 4, 2023. After an extended battle with cancer, Lou passed with his beloved wife Janet by his side. He was eighty-four years old. Born on January 22, 1939 in Chicago, Illinois, Lou was the only child of Gladys and Louis Callaway, Sr. He is survived […]

In recognition of Millie Danielson’s 100th birthday, Ann Arbor Rotarians came out to celebrate – both in person in the Anderson Room and via zoom. President Mark rang the bell to officially start our meeting. Tom Strode, our Club’s masterful pianist, played our National Anthem. Greg Stejskal noted that the Boy Scouts were founded on […]