A small group of us gathered before the meeting on Zoom and, we discussed the usual mix of topics, including: Bob Dascola’s trip to England, the Dayton Hamvention, which is the largest gathering of amateur radio operators in the world, Gregg shorthand the upcoming Fourth of July parade cursive writing At 12:30 pm, Tom Strode […]

The June issue of the Ann Arbor Observer includes a general advertisement inviting readers to consider learning more about any or all of the eight Rotary clubs in Washtenaw County. Three are in Ann Arbor with one each in Chelsea, Dexter, Milan, Saline, and Ypsilanti. The ad is on page 9. Please feel free to […]

RCAA is going to march in the Ann Arbor Jaycee’s 4th of July Parade this year! Dan Romanchik is leading this event and would love to hear from anyone who would like to participate, has some ideas on how to improve our presence at the parade, or has any questions about the parade. Email Dan […]

The May 25, 2022 meeting opened on Zoom and in person with social time.  Emily Olson provided Zoom etiquette guidelines to the virtual attendees. At 12:32, President Susan Froelich called the meeting to order. We all joined in the singing of “America the Beautiful”.  Inspiration was provided by Ryan Peterson who shared the meaning of […]

Alfred Storey 6/15/1921 – 1/24/2022 The family of Alfred Storey invites you to celebrate his remarkable 100-year life with stories, music and ice cream at 1:00 on Friday June 17, 2022 at First United Methodist Church of Ann Arbor, 120 S. State St. Published by Ann Arbor News from May 27 to May 29, 2022.

On the evening of May 19, 2022, nine University of Michigan Rotaract leaders, members from 2004 (the charter year) to the present, joined District Governor-Nominee Collyer Smith, Fanfan Zheng, and Joanne Pierson to discuss their experiences in Rotaract. As part of his goals, DG-Nominee Collyer plans to work toward launching more Rotaract Clubs in District […]

On Sunday, June 12th from 1:00pm – 3:30pm our Rotary Club and the City of Ann Arbor are co-hosting “Music in the Playground” as a 5th Birthday Party for the Universal Access Playground at Gallup park, which was our Club’s Centennial gift to the community. Community High’s Jazz Band will perform at 1:00 and the […]

During our clean-up of I-94 on April 23, seven-year-old Gavin Luczak and his grandmother stopped at an exit to congratulate Tom Millard and John Sepp. Gavin was so inspired by the time he reached home that he got his gloves and bag and cleaned up trash in a wooded area behind his house! Our own […]

Lively discussion and laughter romped through both the zoomers and the in-person crowd at the Anderson room before our meeting. After Emily Olson’s zoom etiquette, Tom Strode and his trusty grand piano accompanied the Club in God Bless America. Bev Seiford inspired us with a poem penned by treasured A2 Rotary Club member, the late […]

James E. Brown arrived in late August 2021 as a Global Grant Scholar sponsored by the Tameside Rotary Club, District 1285 in UK. RCAA was the host club for this global grant. James thoroughly enjoyed this opportunity to pursue his Master of Law (LLM) degree at the University of Michigan Law School. He completed his […]