Member News

The Rotary Club of Ann Arbor is participating in the State of Michigan Adopt-A-Highway Program and has been identified with roadway signs as responsible for trash pick-up on a 2.1 mile stretch of I-94 between Platt Road and State Street. Date for this year’s fall pick-up is Saturday, October 1st. Start time will be 9:00am. […]

On Friday, August 26, 2022, 10 Rotarians, guests, and new members gathered at Gallup Park for an inspiring tour of the Embracing Our Differences installation. Our docent Linda Grekin provided some history about the project and shared interesting background as we visited each display. Each canvas has a drawing and a quote about Embracing Our […]

12:30 Emily Olson reminded all attendees of the Zoom Etiquette.      12:31 Tom Strode played the “Star Spangled Banner” as the Patriotic Song. 12:32 For the weekly inspiration, Rotary member Greg Stejskal shared a piece describing the current, tangible political division that the United States finds itself in as a country. He read the quote […]

The air is starting to feel crisper now that the football season is upon us. Soon leaves will start falling and, before you know it, winter will be here. Need help with your fall cleanup? Do you have other projects that could use some willing hands? Consider using Rent-A-Rotaractor. Our undergraduate Rotarians are available to […]

When the Michigan Union opened in 1919, our club was one of the first organizations to hold its meetings there. We have met in the venerable building ever since, except for short periods due to wartime priorities and renovations. In 2012, we documented our long relationship with a plaque mounted outside the hallway to the […]

The catchy title above is one of the highlights of an article in the September issue of Rotary magazine. The title is “Get connected: How to build outreach (and membership) for your club. Written by Patrick Galvin, a Rotarian in Portland OR, it synopsizes a new set of strategies for recruiting, which he shared in […]

President Mark Ouimet opened the meeting at 12:30 on the day UM students returned to campus. Tom Strode played America the Beautiful. President Mark honored Tom’s 30-year service playing our patriotic song and Steve Pierce serenaded him with “He’s A Jolly Good Fellow”. Michael Barg announced the birthdays, including Tom’s. Michael Barg’s Inspiration noted that […]

Laughter, camaraderie and lively conversations buzzed in the Anderson Room, while Zoomers (displayed on the big screen in the Anderson Room) had their own lively discussions before the Aug. 11 Club Meeting. President Mark Ouimet rang the bell, and our dapper, bow-tied Rotary Orchestra – Tom Strode – accompanied the club in our National Anthem. […]

Join us Tuesday, August 16 at 5:00 PM for a docent-lead tour of the Embracing Our Differences art installation in Gallup Park. The tour takes about 90 minutes. Advance registration requested. Call or email Marcia Lane at 734-395-4428 or mlane0407@gmail.com.  We’ll do our best to arrange for beautiful weather!

The August 3, 2022 meeting opened on Zoom and in person. At 12:29, Emily Olson started the meeting by ringing the bell. President Ouimet participated via Zoom.  Thomas Strode led us in “God Bless America”.  Inspiration was provided by Cyril White who shared a Chinese story that reflected how to treat people we meet along […]