School’s Out! A growth year for Rotary Readers & Tutors comes to a Successful End

The 2018 – 2019 school year ended Friday, June 14th, in Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti. Rotary members who served as readers and tutors this year can sit back, put their feet up, and bask in the satisfaction of a job well done. The program has grown significantly this year with 26 Rotarians involved, up 90% from the […]

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Meeting Notes for June 12, 2019:

With President Greg’s ringing of the Rotary bell, all stood to proclaim “God Bless America” to the accompaniment of Tom Strode’s and Deanna Relyea’s wonderful piano. Steve Pierce came to the podium to give a stirring Inspiration, complete with many quotes by leaders having to do with the environment, politics, and on developing (and maintaining) […]

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Al Storey, 98 Years Young!

The Rotary Club of Ann Arbor wished Al Storey a heartfelt Happy Birthday today, just three days shy of his 98th. Never hesitant to break out in song, the club delivered a rousing “Happy Birthday” in ovation and happily shared in his delicious birthday cake. Al has been a member of the Rotary Club of […]

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Harpoon Notes for June 5, 2019: Pushing Back Against Global Warming

After Tom Strode’s marvelous prelude and accompaniment to the national anthem, which everyone sang with that 1970s equivalent of enthusiastic approbation — gusto — Barbara Niess-May came forward to share the day’s inspiration. “I’ve been thinking lately of a vision of hope,” she began. “I’d like to read a poem by Anne Lamott; author of […]

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Report from the Rotary International Conference in Hamburg, Germany

The following photos and notes were provided by our President Elect Rosemarie Rowney, who is currently at the Rotary International Conference in Hamburg, Germany with several other RCAA members. — Greetings from the Rotary International Conference in Hamburg, Germany! There are 27,000 Rotarians here from all over the world who care about their communities and the […]

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