On a beautiful Saturday morning (March 24, 2018), over twenty Rotarians, along with some family members, braved early chilly temperatures for our first work day at the Tiny Homes Community in Detroit.    The project was to clear brush, construction debris and garbage from a site that will be the next phase of Tiny Home […]

RCAA- New Member Nominees March, 2018 Class Induction Date:   3/14/18   1) Lori Athey Profession: Business Administrator Lead, Biostatistics Dept. Public Health, U of M Sponsor: Griffin Reames Community Service: Has hosted 8 High School Exchange Students, and has a history as an animal rescuer at her farm. Active with her kids’ school activities and […]

Summary of the Board of Director’s Meeting March 21, 2018 The Board of Director’s Meeting was held Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at the United Way Building. President John called the meeting to order and motions were made and approved to accept the Agenda and February Minutes. The Club’s membership on February 28 was 306 Active Members […]

President John rang the bell, and after belting out a Rotary rendition of “God Bless America,” Eric Lipson provided the day’s inspiration. He asked, “What inspires me?” and answered, “The people in this room inspire me, Rotary inspires me, both words and deeds can be inspirational, acts of courage and bravery and decency. And, yes […]

Past President Jerry Prescott passed away peacefully on March 21, 2018 at the Avow Center in Naples Florida. Born in Flint Michigan on May 26, 1934, to Gerald James Sr. and Beatrice Smith Prescott. He lived all of his adult life in Ann Arbor. Jerry married Lorna Ball in 1957. Together they raised 4 children; […]

The real opening of the luncheon meeting occurred during the piano prelude – President John killed it. Your reporter can’t cite the music performed, only say that it was a beautiful, continuous ‘wall of sound’; the Rotary equivalent of the B-side of Abbey Road. Then, jumping from bench to podium in a second, John announced, […]

The intent of the Survey Committee is to create, distribute, collect, tabulate and report a survey of all the members of the club annually. Last year, 2017, the Board recommended that the annual Rotary survey be revamped to focus more on member engagement. Based on feedback from Board members and President John, the Committee announced […]

Spring Break is over and Spring comes this weekend with Daylight Savings Time.  That means time for Spring Cleaning, and that means time to Rent A Rotaractor to help clean up yards and closets.  Rent monies go towards funding Rotaract projects, especially the Spring Trips that have meant so very much to Rotaractors these last […]

Harpoon Notes for March 7, 2018 By Ed Hoffman, photos by Fred Beutler President John struck the Rotary bell gently as Deanna’s superb piano prelude luffed in our consciousness like regatta pennants at sunset. All rose to sing a full-throated “My Country, Tis of Thee” with a gravitas worthy of our speaker and her subject. […]

THE TOILET WARRIOR IS COMING! Mark Balla, Rotary Club of Box Hill in Australia, embraces the name Toilet Warrior and he is bringing his message of sanitation to DisCon2018. Mark has spent the last six years advocating for toilets in schools as a means of keeping adolescent girls in school to continue their education. He […]