Our meeting began today with the ringing of the bell and Tom Strode leading us in ‘America the Beautiful’.   Our inspirational  message was provided by Emily Conrady , who delighted us with a story in which a mourning son who always left flowers at his parent’s grave noticed the adjacent gravesite always looked ‘unattended’.  So, […]

Our club was chartered on October 1, 1916 so none of us today know the full story on how we came to be the 252nd club in Rotary. Fortunately, a document assembled in 1947 recounted the history of the club from its inception to that point. Combining the account of our formation with some historical […]

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From the most recent annual survey of our membership, three-quarters of the respondents said that the program for the Wednesday luncheon had at least some effect on the decision to attend the meeting. Over half of those noted that it was “often” or “always” a factor. Thus, your Program Committee has assembled a list of […]

Ann Arbor Rotarians filled the Anderson Room – and with the wintery chill in the air – the hallway coatracks were filled as well. President Mark Foster rang the bell and Tom Strode, bedecked in a signature snazzy burgundy bow tie with teeny dots, played the National Anthem as we sang along.   Foster then informed […]

The Rotaract Club at the University of Michigan started up in 2000 and officially was chartered on January 18, 2005. The Club gets together each fall to celebrate its chartering by welcoming new students to membership. On October 24, Dirk Rierson and August Pasche, two of this year’s new members were inducted at the annual […]

Satellites, planets and stars decorated Don Deatrick’s “out of this world” socks as he won first place in the Silly sock competition staged to raise funds for Polio Plus at the October 25 meeting. There was a tie for second place as Agnes Reading and Carolyn Hiatt showcased their “chicken leg” socks, one with a […]

On Saturday, October 28, 183 hearty volunteers met in the cafeteria at Pioneer High School for our Send Hunger Packing food packaging event. Participants came from many groups including: – Members from the three Ann Arbor Rotary Clubs – UM Rotaract members – Interact members from all three Ann Arbor public high schools – Reinhart […]

Sock It To Polio stirred up a lot of conversation as Rotarians crossed the red carpet showing off their silly socks to publicize Rotary’s commitment to eradicating polio. After President Mark rang the opening bell Tom Strode warmed us up with The Star Spangled Banner. Phil Klintworth honored St. Crispans Day with a video of […]

Bill Broucek passed away in Florida on October 17 at the age of 87. He joined our club in 1976 and was a member for almost 30 years before resigning in 2005. His career locally included being the CEO of the Bank of Ann Arbor in its early years. His sponsors were the late John […]