Member News

Can you guess where Paulie the End Polio Now bear is?   Paulie’s here from England to remind you to help End Polio Now by coming to our World Polio Day event from 12-1:30 on Wednesday, October 23rd. Polio survivor Ann Lee Hussey and District Governor Sparky Leonard will be here to speak with us. […]

The ring of the Rotary bell sounded just as sweet at Ann Arbor City Club as President Rosemarie led members and guests in a moving rendition of “God Bless America.” With a nod from Rosemarie, Immediate Past President Greg Stejskal came forward to deliver the inspiration. Greg described the history of the Michigan Union, thus […]

The Board has approved a formalization of our Emeritus and Honorary member programs administered by the Membership Committee. Under the general guidelines of the Emeritus program, members at least age 80 and with over 20 years as a Rotarians will be eligible if the total of age and service totals around 115 or higher. Emeritus […]

Attention Rotarians! We have been presented with a new volunteer opportunity with the Ann Arbor Public Schools. The playground at Eberwhite School is being replaced and the community is very involved to assist in the process. The current playground is 30 years old. It is a wonderful structure that was built by the community and […]

The International Humanitarian Projects committee of the Rotary Club of Ann Arbor, Michigan is pleased to announce the successful completion of a Rotary Global Grant providing Neonatal Intensive Care (NICU) medical equipment for medically underserved infants in Pune, India. The recipient of this grant, the SGAK Charity Hospital in Pune India, serves over 175,000 patients […]

President Rosemarie Rowney was warmly greeted by Kiwanis President William Hampton.  Rosemarie attended the September 30 Kiwanis meeting to promote the End Polio Now Community Luncheon Fundraiser on October 23.  Kiwanis graciously advertised the event in their newsletter for the next three weeks.  President Rosemarie said,  “I was pleased to have the opportunity to emphasize […]

By Tammy Broderick, member of the Rotary Club of Ann Arbor North In a recent speech at the District 6380 Mental Health and Wellness – Anti-Stigma Symposium, Collyer Smith shared his experiences as a parent dealing with a child with mental illness. During his speech, Collyer told us about the events and experiences that he […]

Rotarians and other Residents met at the Glacier Hills for their monthly meeting on Friday, September 27th from 9:45 AM to 11 AM. Past President Ashish Sarkar, who usually leads these meetings was on the job. So was our own Burt Voss, who is responsible for taking care of the details of the meeting with […]

Thank you to our Sponsors of the 2019 Golf & Tennis Outing. Because of your generous contributions, we were able to have a very successful event that will fund our giving throughout the next year. See below the ad that is published on page 26 of the October edition of the Ann Arbor Observer.

The Board of Director’s Meeting was held on Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at the United Way Building. The Club’s membership on August 31 was 281 Active members, plus six Honorary members and seven Inactive Emeriti. Attendance for the month’s four meetings was 30%. Average attendance at each meeting was 80 members plus 10 others. The […]