Service Projects

Rotary Clubs worldwide contribute to solve the plastic waste problem. Goal: In 2050 there is no more plastic soup in the oceans, seas and there is no more plastic waste in our lakes, rivers, parks, woods and streets. EndPlasticSoup is a global initiative which started in Amsterdam to solve the plastic problem by working with […]

Pandemic Response Fund Campaign 2020 Current Balance: $54,000 Projected Final Balance: $55,000 + $5000 match = $60,000 Special thanks to Rotary Club of Ann Arbor North for their generous donation of $1000!!!   Thanks to your Generosity and Support, the Pandemic Response Fund has been able to fill in the gaps and support the following […]

The Rotary Club of Ann Arbor is participating in the District 6380 Mask effort.  The District is in the process of distributing 100,000 masks, both KN95 and surgical masks, directly to front line workers and, to vulnerable populations throughout the district. Locally, we have distributed more than 1500 face masks from District 6380 to hospitals, […]

Week Four of the Pandemic Response Fund – May 1-May 31 This is our FINAL WEEK – Only 10 days remain to make your Donation!! Current Fund Balance with pledges is $52,551!! Our Match goal of $50,000 will be reached, once all pledges are received! After $50,000 every dollar donated will be matched dollar for […]

The Community Allocations Committee met on May 11 and recommended grant awards totaling $60,000 to 13 organizations as part of the Community Grants Program.  All in all, we received 44 applications totaling over $203,000 in funding. The following Community Grant awards have been approved, funded by the 22019-20 RCAA Community Service budget: Organization Award Program […]

Hire MI Vet, a local non-profit that helps veterans find employment, conceived by, among others, our own Don Deatrick, has been recognized in a recent VA national blog. The Rotary Club of Ann Arbor also gets a mention. Click here to read the blog post.

Week Three: Rotarians Making a Difference through the Pandemic Response Fund (May 1 – May 31) This message was received on Friday (May 14th) by the Disaster Response Committee: “The Shelter Association of Washtenaw County is grateful for the generosity and support received by The Rotary Club of Ann Arbor affording us the opportunity to […]

After distributing KN95 masks to several hospitals in the district including Michigan Medicine, St. Joseph, and Ann Arbor VA over the last 3 weeks, the District is focusing now on local frontline workers and residential settings; such as nursing homes, assisted living facilities, homeless shelters, correctional facilities and public safety organizations in the District.  This […]

Now is the time to make your donation to the Pandemic Response Fund! The Disaster Relief Committee has already committed $6000. Our total as of Sunday, May 17 is $47,000! We need just $3,000 to reach our match goal of $50,000. Then, all donations will be matched dollar for dollar! RCAA  $  75,000 + $25,000 […]

We are pleased to report that donations are already being received from RCAA and our Generous Members! The Fund balance is $28,000!! Our GOAL is $100,000 !! AFTER we raise $50,000, an Anonymous Donor will match dollar for dollar everything we raise from $50,001 up to $100,000. RCAA $ 75,000 + $ 25,000 match = […]