In case you missed it, here’s a blurb mentioning our annual food drive in the Michigan Daily‘s A2 Outlook newsletter: “110,000 MEALS: The Rotary Club of Ann Arbor has been hosting a food drive since mid-March and has now collected enough food products and funds to provide 110,000 meals over the summer for children in […]

President Susan Froelich rang the opening bell at 12:30 and Tom Strode played the Star Spangled Banner. Peg Talburtt’s Inspiration was  taken from The Organic Commandment, 1940, by Frank Lloyd Wright: “Love is the virtue of the Heart; Sincerity is the virtue of the Mind; Courage is the virtue of the Spirit; and Decision is […]

May is mental health awareness month. Unfortunately, there is stigma still attached to mental health issues. There is inspiration to be had when progress is made. However, much of it comes from the sad and true stories of those who have suffered most. On “Washtenaw United” this week, WEMU’s David Fair discusses mental health, addiction […]

We’re rolling out some new administrative and financial tools! COMMITTEE MAILING LISTS We’ve begun trialing some @a2rotary.org mailing lists for committee use. These will replace any @umich.edu addresses still being used for Club business and are intended to add transparency and simplify committee communications moving forward. Advantages to these lists: One email address can be […]

RENKEN, DUANE ALLEN – (10/31/1932 – 4/12/2022, Ann Arbor, Age 89) On April 12, 2022, while the sound of his children’s voices and family stories filled his room, Duane peacefully passed into eternity with the Lord. Duane was born on the family farm in LeMars, Iowa, on October 31, 1932, and was the only living […]

The latest issue of the weekly newsletter from the local Kiwanis Club notes that their Thrift Sale has been selected as one of Kiwanis International’s top ten Signature Projects in the world for clubs over 27 members. The final three will be announced on June 9 as part of Kiwanis International’s Annual Convention. Click here […]

The April 27, 2022 meeting opened on Zoom and in person with social time including Agnes Reading asking visiting Rotarians on zoom to introduce themselves.  Emily Olson provided Zoom etiquette guidelines to the virtual attendees. We had 48 members attending in-person and 55 via Zoom, for a total of 103. At 12:29, President Susan Froelich […]

Once again, Senor Sol smiled upon the Rotary Road Waste Warriors for the spring 2022 Adopt-A-Highway trash pickup on I-94. Sixteen warriors attacked highway blight at a speed equaled only by the metal hulks hurtling past them. 57 bags of trash, assorted car parts, hubcaps, pieces of tires, numerous masks, articles of clothing, a smartphone, […]

On Wednesday, April 27, it was a great day to be a Rotarian as RCAA celebrated the Robert S Northrup Humanitarian Awards. Dr. Henry Maicki and Manish Mehta, PhD told inspiring stories of how their humanitarian service improved the lives of others. Dr. Henry Maicki, Marlenn (wife), Sandra (daughter), Rick (son), Henry (son) and friends […]

RCAA as a whole, as well as ARC, Peace, and Public Image committees are all actively involved in supporting Embracing our Differences. This is an organization that “uses the transformative power of art to spark discussions on our differences: race, sex, LGBTQ, mental and physical differences and to open our heart to embrace diversity.” Large […]