Member News

RCAA member and Potters Guild member Mary Avrakotos is part of a creation team including Joan Harris, Joe Szutz and Shirley White-Black. Together this team of artists created three sculpture towers called “Woodlands – Seen, Unseen, and Imagined”. The exhibit is currently open by appointment through a link on the Matthaei Botanical Gardens website. Starting […]

To all Tutors and Potential Tutors: As Jim Egerdahl is taking a much needed break competitive sailing in Lake Superior- I have offered to help out- I believe all of us understand the need for tutors this coming school year has never been greater- this pandemic has knocked our kids further behind. Helping our kids […]

We know, you really want to know what the Rotary Club of Ann Arbor’s Annual Survey says!  Despite our initial hiccup, we are off to a great start!  So far, 25% of RCAA members have responded to the survey.  The survey is thorough and your input is so important to help our Club continue to […]

As is our wont, we gathered on Zoom at 12 Noon for this week’s meeting. The social half hour featured an eclectic selection of topics, including: Shopping for shoes on line and the difficulty of finding the perfect pair of black pumps. Trips up North, including spending time on the Leelanau peninsula (Don Deatrick illustrated […]

Susan Froelich officially began her reign as president with her first full meeting. She identified timing as the biggest issue and that making the meeting run well and on time is still part of the new role. Happy rotary New Year was the greeting! Joanne Pierson jumped right back in with music with “it’s a […]

Former Ann Arbor Mayor, Ingrid Sheldon, was interviewed at the recent Kiwanis Club of Ann Arbor Centennial Picnic, staged on the 100th anniversary to the day that the club was chartered, Sunday, June 13, 2021 (chartering in 1921).  Rotarian Sheldon complimented both service organizations for their joint cooperation and their dedication to public service.  A […]

Past President Ashish Sarkar, along with our club and District 6380, were featured in the July issue of the Rotary Magazine for the incredible work on the Pandemic Relief for Detroit Global Grant that he spearheaded last year. Check it out on page 14 under “Friends in Need.”

President Joanne called the meeting to order at 12:30 P.M with the clinking of champagne glasses. This was a very special meeting – the last for President Joanne and the first for President Susan. Tom Strode led us in the National Anthem. Bob Buchanan’s inspirational message was about change in leadership. He said that we […]

During our June 30th weekly Zoom meeting, now Past-President Joanne Pierson presented to us her literal swan song. Watch it here or play below!

The new Rotary year began on July 1st, 2021, and with the new year we have some exciting new changes to our weekly newsletter. First, the name has changed from the Harpoon to the Ann Arbor Rotarian. Thanks to all members who submitted new name suggestions and cast votes for this new name earlier this year. Second, there […]