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Adopt-A-Highway Sign-up 2021 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. Dates for this years spring pick-up are Saturday, April 17 with Saturday, April 24 […]

It was definitely the wearing ‘o the green on Saint Patrick’s day with President Joanne Pierson sporting a new green hairdo. We had birthdays recognized and the duo of Pierce and Duquette provided Irish ballads, of course. Tom Millard introduced that our club will be participating in Adopt-a-Highway again this year, with the first cleanup […]

(March 19, 2021) Kofi Gyan from our Club’s International Humanitarian Projects Committee is the lead for a Global Grant recently approved by Rotary International! The project addresses the critical need for clean and potable water for the Kporkuve United Community in the Volta Region of Ghana. It is made up of nine adjoining villages with […]

The Board of Director’s Meeting was held on Wednesday, March 17 via Zoom. Club membership on February 28 was 259 Active members, plus five Honorary members and seven Inactive Emeriti. Attendance for the month’s four meetings was 38%. Average attendance at each meeting was 98 members plus 16 others. Our Engagement Ratio for the month […]

Our Rotary District, and Rotary Club of Ann Arbor, were so very fortunate to hear from Chief Justice Bridget McCormack address mental health in our judicial system. Rotary District 6380 Mental Health Chair, Collyer Smith, and Rotary Club of Ann Arbor Board member, Lauren Heinonen, asked questions surrounding mental health issues.  See the interview here. […]

Classifications of the Original Fifteen, Early Troublesome Problems, and a Horse… Imagine for a moment the resulting alchemy from the pooled talents and resources of a landlord, abstractor, attorney, business manager, clergyman, efficiency manager, editor, doctor, insurance broker, motor manufacturer, music manager, university secretary, farmer, banker and steel ball manufacturer. Such were the classifications of […]

Executive Director Lori called a halt to the social hour and made only one announcement: please refresh your ClubRunner if you are accessing it on a cell phone. Tom Strode played “My Country ’tis of Thee”. Shelley MacMillan combined our Inspiration and music. She referenced William James’ reflection that he was done with doing the […]

The Rotary Fights Summer Hunger food drive kicks off this month, March.  Todd Kephart, the chair of the committee will give more info on March 3rd, but for now know that the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a massive increase in demand at Food Gatherers.  Reflecting this need and acknowledging the realities […]

The February 24, 2021 meeting opened on Zoom with social time and banter about Ohio State & Michigan rivalries. Members announced their attendance via the chat function in Zoom. Lori Walters opened the meeting and stated that everyone will be muted upon entering the Zoom meeting. At 12:30, President Joanne Pierson started the meeting by […]

Have you received one or both of your COVID-19 vaccine injections? An application is available for download from the Centers for Disease Control called v-safe, which will help the CDC check in on you after you’ve been vaccinated. See information below on what the application is: V-safe is a smartphone-based tool that checks in on […]