Service Projects

The Rotary Club of Ann Arbor is proud to announce its 2020 Community Service Grants Program. Applications are requested from Washtenaw County not-for-profit organizations whose purpose aligns with the Program theme, “Helping Kids Succeed.” For more information on the program visit our Club website by clicking here. Click here to view the REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP). Proposals […]

Rotarians and individuals from Thomson Reuters partnered up to prepare and deliver personal hygiene kits to 114 veterans at the Veterans Affairs hospital, Ann Arbor. The Rotarians joining the team, including including Leo Shedden and Don Deatrick, distributed the kits to veterans, wishing them happy holidays and also taking time to chat with them. Many big […]

(from the Rotary Weekly of Dec. 6): A special report prepared for Rotary International by the Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies estimated the value of Rotary member volunteer hours at $850 million a year. That Rotary members log a lot of volunteer hours should come as no surprise to anyone familiar with the […]

A total of nine gathered in the lower level of the Pretzel Bell for the latest meeting of our Satellite club. In addition to Rotarians President Rosemarie, Don Deatrick, Ebru Misirli Mansfield, Paul Webb, and John White, we enjoyed the company of Austin Broda (a recent U-M Rotaractor now working in Dundee), Brian Mansfield (Ebru’s […]

Early on the morning of Sunday, November 24th, only a few days away from Thanksgiving, a group of enthusiastic Rotarians arose and gathered at the Girls on the Run of Southeastern Michigan 5K Event. For those who are unfamiliar, Girls on the Run (GOTR) is a nation-wide after-school program for girls in grades 3-8 that, […]

A day after the stirring presentations by two of our “Service Above Self” scholarship awardees, President Rosemarie, VP Joanne, and John White attended the annual luncheon at WCC. Also noted among the several hundred attendees were Susan Smith Gray, Ann Schriber and Collyer Smith. Collyer and Annie were recognized for establishing a scholarship in the […]

Dopp Kits For Veterans at VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System  Rotary Club of Ann Arbor and Thomson Reuters are collaborating on a project to bring 100 kits of personal hygiene items (“Dopp Kits”) to  deserving veterans at the VA Facility in Ann Arbor. Specific items needed are pocket-size Kleenex and Chap Sticks. The items must […]

Girls on the Run is a nation wide organization that helps the more than 200 local councils to organize young girls in 3rd through 8th grade to come out after school to participate in an enrichment and running program.  The program inspires self confidence, teaches life skills, and gets girls who may not have other […]

A mighty group of Rotarians worked on the re-build of the Eberwhite Elementary playground on October 17-18. The playground was erected and completed at an astonishing pace, and is now open for play! See below Rob Shiff’s photos from when we worked on the build on Oct 17, compared to the finished project on Oct […]

At RCAA Satellite, our alternative way of being part of the club, we’ve started a new (and fun!) service project. It involves soft fleece with fun prints, scissors, tying knots, and plenty of camaraderie and laughter. Haven’t guessed what the project is yet? We’re making fleece blankets to donate to the University of Michigan Comprehensive […]