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President Dawn Johnson rang the Rotary bell to begin our meeting and pianist Jody Tull de Salis accompanied the club as we sang our national anthem.  President Dawn then led us in reciting the 4-Way Test.  Dennis Burke prepared us for our country’s upcoming 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence by […]

President Dawn rang the bell at 12:30 pm. The meeting began by singing “God Bless America” with Rick Ingram on piano. After reciting the Four Way Test, Greg Stejskal inspired us with the background story of the Statue of Liberty and shared an excerpt from the poem by Emma Lazuras about what the Statue of […]

Rotarians – take action! If you read only the headlines it would seem that solar power in America is in decline. But in fact, solar power in the United States is experiencing one of its strongest growth periods ever. In the past quarter, the U.S. installed 11.7 GW (gigawatts, that’s a lot) of new solar […]

Contributed by Collyer Smith. On Wednesday, January 7, 2026,  I shared our upcoming collaboration with the University of Michigan Depression Center. The struggles in mental health are not diminishing, if anything, they are increasing. My visit with the West Bloomfield Rotary Club certainly highlighted what so many families are experiencing. It is not just the […]

K-12 education in the U.S. is truly in a state of crisis. Globally, among the 38 countries in the OECD, the US ranks 13th in reading, 18th in science, and an egregious 37th in math. Michigan is in the bottom 14% of all states, ranked 44th. This is not acceptable. To improve our ranking, there […]

Sakuji Tanaka was the President of Rotary International in 2012-13. In addition to his Rotary Service, he served as the Chairman of the Daika Company and President of the National Household Papers Distribution Association of Japan. When Tanaka was President-Elect, he published “100 Hints on How to Strengthen Rotary Clubs.” Here, I offer ten of those hints. […]

President Dawn  called Ann Arbor Rotary’s final 2025 meeting  to order at 12:25 p.m. 78 members were in attendance in the Anderson Room, along with 11 guests. 11 members attended the meeting via Zoom. Shelly McMillan shared inspirational quotes about the new year, including messages from Oprah Winfrey, JP Morgan, TS. Elliott, and Alfred Lloyd […]

Hey ROTARIANS: When you are ready to change out your kitchen stove, hot water heater or HVAC systems, or improve your home insulation, you can go Green AND save money. There is no longer a “Green Premium” for climate conscious actions, but market prices are coming down anyway. AND there are also rebates available locally. […]

Click here for our Program and Event Schedule covering December through February. It includes a range of luncheon speakers, social events, and service projects. Please use it for your planning and for inviting guests to join us. Contact John White with updates, corrections or suggestions.

In July of 2025 the Service Above Self Committee met and evaluated applications for a Rotary Scholarship to Washtenaw Community College (WCC) from 34 candidates. These applicants must have a financial need as determined by WCC. Led by our chairman Christopher Lemon and committee members Don Deatrick, Jennifer Richard, Carolina Typaldos, Ella Dunajsky, and Larry […]