Member News

The January 19, 2022 meeting opened on Zoom with social time.  Lori Walters provided Zoom etiquette guidelines to the virtual attendees. At 12:29, President Susan Froelich started the meeting by ringing the bell. Tom Strode led us in “My Country ‘Tis of Thee”.  Inspiration was provided by Marcia Lane who talked about the need to […]

Dear Club Members: One of the qualities I most admire and enjoy in all of you, my fellow RCAA members, is your dedication to service and philanthropy. Thank you for your selfless giving, not only to RCAA, but also to many other groups and individuals in our community and even Internationally. Even though this is […]

Attendance started out slowly at this week’s meeting, with only 15 members joining the Zoom meeting by 12:15 pm. By the time we started the business meeting at 12:30 pm, and Tom Strode graced us with America the Beautiful, we were only up to 49 attendees. We would eventually reach 76 by my count. Once […]

Tax receipts acknowledging donations made to the Ann Arbor Rotary Foundation between July 1 and December 31 have been distributed via email.  If you do not see an item listed that you need a receipt for, please let me know.  Any gifts received before July 1 have been acknowledged with an email receipt but I […]

Henkel, John Lawrence 5/14/1933 – 12/9/2021 ANN ARBOR The memorial service for Larry Henkel, originally planned for January 15, has been postponed to Saturday, May 14, 2022, at Nie Funeral Home, 3767 West Liberty Road, Ann Arbor. Visitation will begin at 2:00 p.m., with a service at 3:00. Friends, colleagues, and acquaintances are invited. See […]

**UPDATE 10 FEB 2022: WE ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THIS POSITION**   The Rotary Club of Ann Arbor is seeking a new Administrative/Financial Manager. This is a paid position. The Administrative/Financial Manager is charged with working hand-in-hand with the Board of Directors and Club Leadership to ensure the long-term viability of the Club’s […]

The January issue of the Ann Arbor Observer is a hotbed of “Rotarians in the News.” Two of the principal articles highlight members Ron Slagell on Huron Valley Ambulance and Tim Marshall on the Bank of Ann Arbor. Beyond that, I found the names of nine other Club members. How many can you find? Contact […]

Our member Judy Vindici, philanthropy director of Arbor Hospice for the last six years, has just retired. Read this MLive article for more details.

As Ann Arbor Rotarians are surely wrapping up our Community Service Assessment (CSA) contribution for this year, now would be a good time to announce the Rotary Club of Ann Arbor Community Grants for 2022. Our Community Service Assessments form a major component of the funding for these grants. A Request for Proposals will be […]

Please read the following from Crain’s Detroit Business regarding our generous member Agnes Reading and husband Stephen’s establishment of the Reading Nursing Scholarship Endowment at the Washtenaw Community College Foundation. A $1 million gift to Washtenaw Community College by Stephen and Agnes Reading of Ann Arbor will create a permanent endowment to fund annual scholarships for registered […]