Member News

Our Veterans Initiative is collecting Chap Stick and Kleenex packets for veterans hospitalized at the VA Ann Arbor. The personal hygiene kits will be distributed at the hospital during the holidays. Please consider purchasing fragrant free Chap Stick and tissue packets the next time you are at the store. You can drop them off at […]

On October 28th, 2020, our club was honored to host the Rotary International President Nominee (2022-23), Jennifer Jones, as our speaker. If you missed the presentation, a recording of the meeting can be watched for free here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnkPTZeX4qM   

Welcoming new and returning members Rotary Club of Ann Arbor, Fall Class of Incoming Members 2020 On Wednesday, November 4, the Rotary Club of Ann Arbor will welcome five new members and 2 returning members to the Club. The induction and introduction will take place during the program portion of the meeting. As we greet […]

All veteran members: On Veterans Day November 11, your Rotary Club is honoring all veteran members.  Please attend to see your fellow members honored and a member of the Michigan National Guard is our speaker to talk about the impact of COVID-19 on Michigan. Contact: Don Deatrick

The Board of Director’s Meeting was held on Wednesday, October 21 via Zoom. Club membership on September 30 was 255 Active members, plus six Honorary members and seven Inactive Emeriti. Attendance for the month’s five meetings was 33%. Average attendance at each meeting was 83 members plus 15 others. Our Engagement Ratio for the month […]

Past President Greg Stejskal, a retired FBI agent, was interviewed for Michigan Radio’s “Stateside” program on October 20th, 2020. He discussed the FBI investigation of Michigan Militia, and cleared up some related questions. You can listen to the program by clicking here.

Congratulations to our esteemed member Marsha Chamberlin on being chosen as one of the Washtenaw Community College 2020 Women’s Council Leadership Honorees. If you would like to attend the event in which Marsha will be honored (A Virtual Celebration of Women’s Leadership), click here. The event, which replaces this year’s Women’s Council Luncheon, will recognize the […]

The noon hour social time included discussions about our auction (going on now so be sure to get in there and bid!); books we’re reading right now; voting; and how to silence pesky political calls and texts on your iPhone. At 12:27 p.m., Lori Walters shared guidelines for Zoom etiquette and encouraged everyone to put […]

  Check out these items and more: Are you tired of your own voice and wish you could have the smooth sound of Steve Schram’s on your voicemail? Looking for a great dessert? We have Ingrid’s Mile High Apple Pies or Rosemarie’s Haitian Rum cakes!  These Rotary Club of Ann Arbor favorites will sell fast! […]

After companionable chatter and Lori Walters’ Zoom etiquette reminders, Tom Strode started the meeting with The Star Spangled Banner. Dave Keosaian read the hymn inspired by James Russell Lowell’s 1845 poem, Once to Every Man and Nation. The poem reflected the national debate over slavery and the impending war with Mexico after the annexation of […]