I couldn’t let another day go by without writing to thank the Rotary Club of Ann Arbor for the extremely warm and welcoming reception you gave to me on April 30th. I felt like a V.I.P., to be sure! One look around the room told me that you had put out a lot of publicity […]

Given the recent financial turmoil the country has experienced, for this month’s Moment in Rotary History, Harpoon newsletters from 1929 on file at the Bentley Historical Library were viewed to see if mention was made of Rotarian perspectives about the stock market crash from that era. Interestingly, no mention was made of the financial upheaval […]

Members of the Pioneer High School Jazz Band joined Rotarians for lunch at the May 21, 2025 meeting. They split up in twos so more Rotarians had time to visit with these wonderful young people. President Joyce Hunter rang the opening bell at 12:30pm and we sang The Star Spangled Banner acapella until Jazz Band […]

President Joyce and my fellow Rotarians , we recently concluded our 21st annual Rotary Fights Child Hunger Food Drive in support of our local food bank, Food Gatherers , to refill their coffers ahead of summer break. When schools are closed for the summer, families lose access to a critical source of food received through […]

On Sunday May 4, Rotary Club of Ann Arbor was a proud sponsor of the Third Annual A2 Climate Teach-in. Over 225 people learned, connected and planned as the Teach-in provided inspirational role models, specific action steps, and networking opportunities. Many Rotary members attended. We all moved From Climate Distress to Climate Action.

A2Zero is promoting two programs that support sustainable lawn care in Ann Arbor. Rotarians, take action. 1) pollinator-aware yard care and 2) avoiding gas-powered yard care. Employing sustainable lawn care practices can make a meaningful difference for local ecosystems, pollution prevention, and general comfort. Check it out here. [https://links2.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.a2gov.org%2Fmedia%2F2cadgdzp%2Fa2zero_newsletter_may_2025.pdf/1/01010196a639c183-7fdc96e7-cea1-4ec0-aa5d-ffb9329dfdda-000000/l2b_rm9C0ysTb0IaROE7zxQjqusI2gdBiUsyQkQoU7U=403] A2Zero offers an electric lawn care […]

Our Club has over 50 Rotary Club Trading flags that have been gifted to us by visiting Rotarians.(usually we give them one of our flags in exchange)  Flag examples are the many that are located on the large flag banners that are on display each week at Rotary Meetings. We don’t have space to hang […]

President Joyce Hunter rang the opening bell at 12:30pm. Rotarians sang The Star Spangled Banner to Jody Tull’s accompaniment. Rosemarie Powney’s Inspiration urged us to “Join or Die”, noting that civic participation is critical to all aspects of our community life. Don Duquette recognized out speaker’s contribution to our young people and students and avoided […]

At St Andrews Church on Friday, April 25 Rotarians Bonita Singal, Dennis Burke, Nishta Bhatia and Don Duquette joined friends from Kiwanis, Zero Waste, the city and Recycle Ann Arbor for the annual Move Out collection of materials. (You can tell the Rotarians because they are the best looking ones. :>) )  

On Monday evening, April 13, the Rotaract Committee congratulated Claire Janssen and August Pasche at Senior Sendoff and wished them well in their future endeavors. Building on the success of Charter Dinner last December, this year’s celebration was held at Knight’s Steakhouse on Liberty Street in downtown Ann Arbor.