Fall cleanup projects are now a distant memory as winter settles in. But are you having a party or reception that needs staffing? Do you need house-sitting or pet-sitting while you head out of town to warmer climes? Do you have other projects that could use some willing hands? Consider using Rent-A-Rotaractor. Our undergraduate Rotarians […]

Dawn Johnson delivered the Zoom etiquette message at 12:30, President Susan rang the opening bell and Tom Strode got things started with The Star spangled Banner. Fanfan Zheng got us ready to welcome in the Year of the Tiger on February 1 Chinese New Year. His inspirational message is an ancient Chinese proverb: Don’t be […]

The January 19, 2022 meeting opened on Zoom with social time.  Lori Walters provided Zoom etiquette guidelines to the virtual attendees. At 12:29, President Susan Froelich started the meeting by ringing the bell. Tom Strode led us in “My Country ‘Tis of Thee”.  Inspiration was provided by Marcia Lane who talked about the need to […]

Club membership as of December 31, 2021 was 243 Active members. Attendance for the month’s three meetings was 31%. Average attendance at each meeting was 78 members and 11 guests. Average In-person attendance was 34 compared to the average Zoom attendance of 51. Discussion for the board included seven member terminations/changes in status (Sujit Pandit, […]

Dear Club Members: One of the qualities I most admire and enjoy in all of you, my fellow RCAA members, is your dedication to service and philanthropy. Thank you for your selfless giving, not only to RCAA, but also to many other groups and individuals in our community and even Internationally. Even though this is […]

Attendance started out slowly at this week’s meeting, with only 15 members joining the Zoom meeting by 12:15 pm. By the time we started the business meeting at 12:30 pm, and Tom Strode graced us with America the Beautiful, we were only up to 49 attendees. We would eventually reach 76 by my count. Once […]

Tax receipts acknowledging donations made to the Ann Arbor Rotary Foundation between July 1 and December 31 have been distributed via email.  If you do not see an item listed that you need a receipt for, please let me know.  Any gifts received before July 1 have been acknowledged with an email receipt but I […]

As we all know, Rotary Clubs are to be comprised of members representing a wide range of professions and occupations. A large club like ours has not had to worry too much about that guidance but it is worthwhile to take stock of our situation every once in a while. On January 12, a small […]

This informative and educational virtual training event will be presented by knowledgeable District 6380 personnel. It is designed for new and newer members or anyone looking for a refresher course! We’ll be covering Rotary Basics with the goal of acquainting attendees with the scope of our worldwide service organization. It will be conducted by Zoom […]

Tom Strode kicked off the first meeting of 2022 with the Star Spangled Banner. Amy Goodman’s Inspiration called up the many areas of support we have – friends, Rotary, Community – and the goals ahead, and welcomed the New Year. Ingrid Sheldon reminded us that The University of Michigan has many musical arts programs besides […]