Service Projects

On a bright and sunny January 5th, a group of a dozen Rotarians from the Ann Arbor Rotary Club assembled at Mobility Worldwide in Milan to spend a few hours building mobility carts that will transform the lives of disabled people half a world away. After some brief training the group got to work and […]

The fourth annual veterans hiring event, now led by the non-profit entity Hire MI Vet and sponsored by, among others, Rotary Club of Ann Arbor, was a resounding success.  Over twenty Rotarians were on hand at the Washtenaw Community College facility to act as Ambassadors: greeting veterans, reviewing their resumes, and assisting them in making […]

Tax preparation at the Rotary supported Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) site at the United Way of Washtenaw County is fast approaching. Our Club provides both monetary and volunteer support to VITA. Robert Mull is our lead volunteer and has asked several of last season’s Rotary volunteers to provide a brief description of their experience […]

2026 Grants The Community Allocations Committee met on April 9 and recommended grant awards to 14 organizations as part of the Community Grants Program. All in all, we received 52 applications requesting over $252,000 in funding this year. Together, the grants listed below allocate a total of $63,000. 826michigan 826michigan’s Summer Writing Programs in Washtenaw […]

Each summer, Rotary Club of Ann Arbor provides a grant of up to $5,000 to a local non-profit for a project that incorporates Rotary volunteers in its execution.  The program is selected from proposals submitted to the Community Allocations Committee.  Our grant is then submitted for a 50% match from Rotary District 6380. This year, […]

“CALLING ALL ROTARIANS” Over 35 volunteers are needed day of for this year’s Golf & Tennis Outing on Monday, Sept. 10th at Travis Pointe Country Club!   Volunteer opportunities range from 2 – 6 hours shifts – we have something for EVERYONE !!   If you have not had a chance to get involved with a Rotarian […]

Our club has had the opportunity to hear about the Tiny Homes in Detroit, a community of small living spaces created to serve those who experience housing insecurity in the city, including the formerly homeless, senior citizens, and young people just out of foster care. Our very own Ed Wier designed one of the tiny homes and has been […]

This year was a big year for VITA, the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program at the United Way of Washtenaw County. This tax season, VITA completed 528 tax returns, 14% more than the prior year. These returns yielded refunds totaling $967,000 and helped taxpayers avoid  $130,000 of tax preparation fees. Eighty one volunteers, including 6 […]

Many of our members bought tags to place on the 100 trees that were planted at the D6380 Conference in early May. Almost all the trees have now been planted in 8 parks in Ypsilanti. Are you wondering where your tree is? We now have an easy way to find out! Click here to be taken […]

Many thanks to the 22 members of the Ann Arbor Rotary & Lyn Elwell, 4 members of the Ypsilanti Rotary, Anne Nauts, Assistant Governor and Interactor, Aakarsh Verma for braving the elements to volunteer at the 10th Annual Touch A Truck on Saturday, May 12 sponsored by Washtenaw Success by 6 Great Start Collaborative and […]