Molly Dobson, a local philanthropist with ties to our Club, has been honored with the title of 2020 Woman of the Year by United Way of Washtenaw County. She was recognized by our club with a Distinguished Service Award (DSA) in 2010, an award which was also bestowed upon her late husband Bill, as well […]

The meeting room was packed with Rotarians and guests for the annual Christmas Concert. After our singing of The Star Spangled Banner, Amy Goodman, sporting a sequined Christmas cap, told us the history of letters to Santa and read several.  These letters are usually the first missive of children and remind us that children are […]

Well, we have gained 43 more Community Service payments putting us at 98.  Wow, we still have a way to go!  We still need over 180 members to get their checks in!  Remember payment is easy on-line at https://www.a2rotary.org/donate/   Choose #1 for the Community Service Assessment (CSA) and #2 to make a voluntary donation to […]

Our historic meeting location, the Michigan Union, is planned to reopen on January 13, 2020. This will be following closure since May 2018 for an $85 million renovation. A special celebration will take place on that day. Read more here: https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2019/12/michigan-union-to-reopen-on-jan-13-after-85m-renovation.html

(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 […]

December 4, 2019 The first hint that the 2019 Club Assembly meeting would be a bit different was when members selecting their name badges were each handed a numbered ticket stub. After the Assembly was called to order they learned that their ticket might match several drawn numbers making them a winner of numerous gift […]

Well, we have gained 43 more Community Service payments putting us at 98.  Wow, we still have a way to go!  We still need over 180 members to get their checks in!  Remember payment is easy on-line at https://www.a2rotary.org/donate/   choose #1 for the Community Service Assessment and #2 to make a voluntary donation to 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 […]

Rotarian Joyce Hunter was installed as an Honorary Member of the Ann Arbor Kiwanis Club at its weekly luncheon meeting on November 25. The headline article in their subsequent newsletter recounted her accomplishments around the world and in our community over a long career. Apparently, the list was so long that the editor of the […]

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) in Rotary – Many of us are aware of, and maybe even involved in, the U-M’s major initiative in DEI but  did you know the Rotary International is also on board with this critical aspect of today’s most successful organizations? Here’s RI’s statement: “As a global network that strives to build […]