Member News

During the Adopt-a-Highway cleanup day on Saturday, September 26th, our Rotarians found some very interesting items along the highway, including a car spring and a gold lame skirt. Past President Greg Stejskal’s group found one of the strangest items: a working electronic tablet. The tablet had a 2|24 Church sticker on the back, was scuffed […]

Who Is It? This Rotarian peddled the Saturday Evening Post in his neighborhood.  He recruited the customers, delivered the magazine, and collected monthly for the subscriptions.  His sales pitch was only slightly more sophisticated than “Wanna Buy the Saturday Evening Post?”  He hated selling, but collecting for the subscriptions was even more unpleasant and sometimes […]

The September 30 meeting opened on Zoom with half an hour of social time to meet and chat. 49 members took part in the lively discussions before the business meeting began. Lori Walters provided “Zoom Etiquette” at 12:27. She also urged Rotary members to invite friends to attend our meetings. At 12:30, President Joanne Pierson […]

See below the speech that member Arthur Williams gave to our club during our meeting on September 30th, 2020. This was made on behalf of the Rotary Anti-Racism Committee (ARC). Thank you President Joanne and My Fellow Rotarians. It is my pleasure to address our club this afternoon on it’s (104th anniversary).  I was asked […]

Are you interested in helping with the on-line auction but don’t know what to donate? Well, we’ve got the answer for you! We are planning to put together themed baskets and could use your help to fill them! Anything you want to contribute to the themes is welcome and wonderful. Just put it in the […]

Meet the newest member of the Peterson Family.  Dad Grant Peterson and Mom Kylee Sorrells welcomed Myles Kenneth Peterson on January 19, 2019. He weighed in at 8 lbs. 4 oz and was 20.5″ tall. Family is happy and healthy!      

Rotary has funded this Children’s Literacy Network project through both a CAC and a District Grant and CLN needs volunteers in 1.5 hour shifts throughout the school year — up to 40 in total. Below is the formal description of BookPals, but it is an easy commitment, working with 2nd and 3rd graders in small […]

The Board of Director’s Meeting was held on Wednesday, September 16 via Zoom. Club membership on August 31 was 256 Active members, plus six Honorary members and eight Inactive Emeriti. Attendance for the month’s four meetings was 30%. Average attendance at each meeting was 78 members plus six others. Our Engagement Ratio for the month […]

The September 2020 edition of the Ann Arbor Observer is filled with Rotarians! Member Larry Eiler authored a well-written and timely piece titled “Life After Prison.” Read it here. Member Mary Jean Raab was featured in an article about the city of Ann Arbor’s acquisition of Lurie Terrace, the affordable senior living high-rise on W. […]

President Joanne and the Washtenaw County Club presidents, along with ADGs Janet Burns and Julie Schumaker, gathered to share ideas and safe-socialize at our Centennial Playground at Gallup Park on Thursday, September 10. What a great way to stay safe while getting things done!