Rotary Board Considering Management Firm for Administrative & Financial Support by John Ackenhusen In case you haven’t heard, our beloved Club Administrator John White has announced his plans to retire.  Acknowledging the important role of the Administrator and the fact that for our size Club to function effectively at all times, it was determined important […]

Weekly Meeting Statistics: A total of 83 members learned about chronic pain from Dr. Daniel Clauw. We also had one visiting Rotarian (B. Yawson of Ann Arbor North) and eight guests. No committee meetings were held in conjunction with the luncheon. Makeup Cards for Roving Rotarians: Karen Kerry (Jackson Breakfast on August 7). She told […]

Summary of the Board of Director’s Meeting August 15, 2018   From the desk of Barbara Eichmuller, Club Secretary     The Board of Director’s Meeting was held Wednesday, August 15, 2018 at the United Way Building. Past President John presided on behalf of President Greg who recently had shoulder surgery. He called the meeting to […]

Member Directory Update Thanks to all who submitted updates to their contact information. A new printed directory will be coming soon. We will be updating our photos during the fall as we make the switchover to DACdb (www.DACdb.com). As always, please remember that use of the contact information of Rotarians for any non-Rotary purpose, e.g., […]

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, […]

Project in cooperation with a club in India Our IHPC was contacted by the incoming president of Rotary Club of Madras East, Chennai, India regarding a project for improving a school for girls with dyslexia.  This club has led numerous global grants and anticipates an additional three Global Grants this year which the club has […]

Kathy Barden–Perlberg’s Outreach Committee coordinated with Susan Smith, Chair of the Social Committee of the Rotary Club of Ann Arbor, to invite a group of about 30 Rotarians for shopping, lunch and a tour at KC on Saturday, August 4. Alan Burg gave a talk on the transition of the Thrift Sale from the downtown […]

This year’s theme is Be The Inspiration, as highlighted by Rotary International President Barry Rassin, and championed by our District Governor, Jane McManus. New Rotary member, Lauren Heinonen, certainly embodies inspiration. Here is her story: I graduated from the University of Michigan in the Spring of 2017 with a degree in Biological Anthropology and immediately […]

by Dave Williams Seventy Seven Ann Arbor Rotarians attended our first August meeting at Weber’s. We hosted seven guests, including our lively speaker and her father. Five visiting Rotarians joined us – ADG Anne Nauts, Dave Gilbert, Paul Schlisser and Lori Walters from Chelsea. and  Manish Mehta from Ann Arbor North. Sixteen members of the Golf […]

What’s up with Renovation of the Union:Work is underway. You can keep up by visiting the “Re-Union” website on occasion. Click here. <link to: https://uunions.umich.edu/reunion>> Let the G&TO Fundraising Begin! Two lucky Rotarians shared the three soccer game tickets gifted to us. They were sold at face value which resulted in $441 “kicking off” the […]