Rotaract/Interact

The Rotaract Club at the University of Michigan started up in 2000 and officially was chartered on January 18, 2005. It gets together each fall to celebrate its chartering by welcoming new students to membership. On Tuesday evening, December 2, 21 Rotarians joined 12 Rotaractors at Knight’s On Liberty for this year’s iteration of this […]

by Ed Wier, Interact Committee Chair It was a wet morning, but spirits remained high among the Interact students (and Rotarians) manning the Ann Arbor Marathon Rotary aid station on Sunday, October 13. Students from from Pioneer High School Interact, Huron High School Interact, and Skyline High School Interact (sponsored by Ann Arbor Rotary North) […]

Rotaract is having a school supplies drive for preschoolers in Cameroon through the organization, Two Rabbits. The Rotaract Club would love to have RCAA members participate. To purchase school supplies purchase the items Click Here and have the items shipped to 815 N. Prospect Rd., Ypsilanti, MI 48198. For questions or confirmation of purchase, please […]

One of the signature undertakings of the Rotaract Committee each year is the mentor-mentee program, which pairs Rotaractors with Rotarians who have background or expertise in areas relevant to the Rotaractor’s career or educational aspirations. The 2023-2024 coordinator for the program is Mary Steffek Blaske. If you are interested in being a mentor, let her […]

Do you need help with gardening, cleaning out the garage, moving furniture, or many other chores around the house?  Our undergraduate Rotarians are ready to assist you through their Rent-A-Rotaractor program. For more information, or to schedule a work crew, contact Dennis Powers. Best of all, the money you spend to get your job done, […]

The Rotaract Club had a very successful 2022-2023 program year. 13 new members joined; there were 21 dues-paying members in all, 18 of whom were paired with a Rotarian mentor through the mentor-mentee program that junior Simran Singh coordinated with Don Duquette. A total of 210 hours were volunteered for local service projects. 7 students […]

There has been a late surge of interest in mentorships by the Rotaractors. This might be a good opportunity to give mentoring a try since we only have February, March and April left in our academic year. Would you be interested? They would love to have you. Contact Don Duquette at duquette@umich.edu. Thomas, Freshman; Major: Undecided; […]

Our Rotaractors are going to Honduras for their international Service Trip over spring break.They will be helping the Honduras Child Alliamce raise the classroom floor in its main building to prevent it being flooded from the recurrent heavy rains there. The Internationsl Humanitarian Projects Committee of our Club, as well as the District, have given […]

The Rotaract Club at the University of Michigan started up in 2000 and officially was chartered on January 18, 2005. It gets together each fall to celebrate its chartering by welcoming new students to membership. On October 20, nine new members were inducted at the annual Charter Dinner held at Ann Arbor’s Original Cottage Inn. Rotarians […]

Rotary Road Waste Warriors pictured above: Don Duquette, Lauren Heinonen, Norman Herbert, Steve Kesler, Tom Millard, Lauren Mist – Rotaract, Nora Pasche – Rotaract, Rob Schiff, John Sepp, Ed Wier, Fanfan Zheng Photographer and participant not pictured: Chris Wentland A “Dirty Dozen” of Rotary Road Waste Warriors were once again smiled upon by Senor Sol […]