Service Projects

Last November, an energetic group of Ann Arbor Rotarians volunteered at the Girls on the Run 5K Event. We had a fantastic time helping the girls and their families have a great time! There are two upcoming opportunities for us to volunteer at this fantastic organization. At both events chairs will be available for our […]

Homelessness significantly impacts the learning ability of public school children. Surprisingly, we had 361 such students in Washtenaw County during the 2019-2020 school year, 129 of which were identified in Ann Arbor Public Schools. To help combat this problem, the Ypsilanti Rotary Club invites you and the “People of Action” in the Ann Arbor Rotary Club […]

We are in urgent need of an additional projectionist to join the monthly rotation and share responsibility of providing projectionist support at our Wednesday meetings, to serve one meeting each month.  While familiarity with computers and PowerPoint is a plus, training is available.  If you are interested please contact Jim Egerdal, 734 612-9887.

Rotarians Bev Seiford and Paul Izenberg joined our fantastic and service-minded group of Rotaractors from the University of Michigan at Food Gatherers this weekend. They had a wonderful time and hope that you will join the group during future joint 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 […]