The University of Michigan Rotaract Club spent their Spring Break volunteering with Honduras Child Alliance (HCA), in El Porvenir, Honduras, for the second year in a row. With only a week to help HCA prepare a newly acquired building to be used as a school house for children in the area, the team quickly got […]

We are looking to determine which members of our club are Eagle Scouts. Please email President Greg at stejskalmi@sbcglobal.net if you or another RCAA member you know is an Eagle Scout.  

Many Rotarians were spellbound by Dr. Adam Marks’s April 17, 2019 presentation on end of life in America.  Among other things, Dr. Marks talked out the importance of having conversations with family and close friends, a Patient Advocate, and a Living Will. There are many issues to discuss – medical treatments, financial considerations, who needs […]

July 4 – Celebrate Independence Day with your fellow Rotarians as we march in the annual Ann Arbor Jaycee’s Fourth of July Parade Our district governor, Sparky Leonard, will lead our group in his eye-catching Rotary Mobile, we’ll have signs to carry promoting some of our amazing projects, and two patriotically-painted mobility carts to drive. Marchers […]

Memorial Day was on Jim Irwin’s mind as he reminded us of the beautiful physical features of America and the service of our military personnel.  He and Tom Strode then led us in singing America the Beautiful and God Bless America.  Our Speaker’s topic was anticipated with an inspirational quote from Neil deGrasse Tyson about […]

Joan Knoertzer began the proceedings with a wonderful prelude. From her keyboard came beautiful renditions of “Sweet Georgia Brown,” “You’re the Top,” and “I Get a Kick Out of You,” among others; all designed to extend a musical red carpet to our STRIVE students, their parents, and our speakers. Dave Keren, STRIVE Committee chair, gave […]

On Monday, May 13, twenty members of the Rotary Club of Ann Arbor invested their time and talent during an afternoon devoted to strategic planning last Monday.  Bev Seiford professionally guided the group through a series of interactive exercises designed to build a framework for the next two years.  President Elect Rosemarie invited the participants […]

At the board meeting on Tuesday night, there was a question of what constitutes a “Large Club” in the Rotary universe. While John White has not found that RI has an official definition, he did have a list of the 100 largest clubs as of July 1, 2017. (Click here for the list.) As you […]

Your Help is Requested!   Have you been given a gift card that you’ve not had the opportunity to use? Or, a bottle of wine that might not be quite to your taste? We can use your unused gift cards and bottles of wine to raise funds at our upcoming Golf & Tennis Outing. Please […]

Fellow Rotarian Mary Steffek Blaske, the beloved Executive Director of the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra, has announced her plans to retire after 25 years of transformative leadership. She will be retiring in December 2019 with a send-off party taking place in February 2020.  Click here to read more about her legacy and retirement plans.