Member News

The April 5 meeting got under way at 12:30pm. This is the first meeting for our new Club Administrator, Shari Faulhaber. Everyone is glad to have Tom Strode back as the Rotary Orchestra. He started us off with The Star Spangled Banner. District Governor Elect Collyer Smith shared his demanding DG Training schedule with us. […]

At 12:30, Barbara Eichmuller called the meeting to order at the Michigan Union in President Ouimet’s absence. Dawn Johnson provided Zoom etiquette for those on Zoom.  There were 30 Zoom attendees. Rosemarie Rowney provided today’s inspiration about the benefits of walking. Downs Herold led the RCAA in song. Today’s meeting volunteers were recognized including Meeting […]

Get in Step – March on to April. It’s Earth Month. Mark your calendar; Save the Date. Get ready to volunteer for the April EAG Action Event! 10,000 Trees Initiative — Spring 2023 Free Tree Giveaway Sunday April 30, shifts available between 10 – 4; Signup information at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0c4dadad23a3fec52-10000#/ Recruit your family and friends to […]

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.