Member News

The school year is well underway, and the teachers and students have been exploring and learning how to best make educational progress in new virtual learning environments.  Much is new and still being tested, as an example some teachers are combining the strengths of traditional materials and lesson plans with new virtual offers, to find […]

In partnership with the Rotary Club of Ann Arbor and the City of Ann Arbor, Flutter & Wow designed and created fantastic new interactive educational signs at our Universal Access Playground in Gallup Park.  These signs are fun, engaging, and help children learn about their environment. They’re great for children of all ages and abilities. […]

Pre-meeting chat began on the Zoom platform with lively discussion amongst members and guests.  Some attendees showed red, white and blue backgrounds displaying their respect for our veterans and our grand old flag on this Veteran’s day meeting date. Lori Walters began our meeting at 12:27. She reviewed Zoom etiquette and reminded everyone to use […]

The Kiwanis Club of Ann Arbor invites you to its ZOOM meeting on November  23 to hear a presentation by Santiago Gomez on how one person made a difference by identifying a manifestation of unconscious (or systemic, if you prefer that term) racism in society and initiating meaningful change to eradicate it. The meeting begins […]

Do you remember the World War I marching song, “Pack up your troubles in your old kit-bag; And smile, smile, smile”? You have an opportunity to donate to a veteran’s kit-bag! Our Veterans Initiative is collecting Chap Stick and Kleenex packets for veterans hospitalized at the VA Ann Arbor. The personal hygiene kits will be […]

Past President Rosemarie Rowney, on behalf of the Nominating Committee, presented their slate of candidates for four Director positions and three Officers at the November 4 meeting. There were no additional nominations from the floor. The following names will be placed on the ballot to be voted on at the Annual Meeting on Wednesday, December […]

Weary election watchers were happy to change the subject on Wednesday and the chatter was spirited. Before the bell Lori Walters praised our Zoom etiquette during last week’s Jennifer Jones presentation and vowed not to present the etiquette lesson again if we continued to be well behaved. President Joanne rang the bell at 12:25 and […]

The weather forecast for this Sunday, November 8th between 2-4pm is spectacular—sunny and 70 degrees!  Perfect for our COVID safe Club gathering at the Universal Access Playground in Gallup Park to see the newly installed signage. Click here for map.   RSVP ASAP to Susan Smith Gray at smithsms@umich.edu. Registration closes at 5 PM Friday November […]

We have exciting news from last Wednesday’s meeting (Oct 28th) with Jennifer Jones. Our attendance included 95 RCAA members, 221 visiting Rotarians from ten states and eleven countries (Canada, Germany, India, Jamaica, Wales, Pakistan, Nigeria, Armenia, Greece, and Bangladesh) plus other registered guests for a total of 321 people on our Zoom call. Special thanks […]

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Rotary Club of Ann Arbor Golf and Tennis Outing Online Auction last week! We had an amazing turnout of donations and bidders to help make this a successful event. We look forward to being in person next year but we enjoyed “seeing” so many of you for […]