Have lunch with Brendan Chard on a gloomy day and you will be brightened by his many sunny smiles. Brendan is a hometown boy – Eberwhite, Slauson, Pioneer High and UofM. He spent his free time in high school at Sears where he was the helpful salesman in Men’s Clothing, Paint, Sporting Goods, and Lawn […]

Weekly Meeting Statistics: A total of 116 members heard Jerry May’s presentation on giving to U-M. He last spoke to us in 2004. We had three Visiting Rotarians (Cindy Duggal from Windsor ON, Willi Li of San Juan PR and ADG Anne Nauts of Chelsea). We were also joined by 16 guests. In conjunction with […]

As mentioned from the podium on November 14, thirty year Ann Arbor Rotarian Reno Maccardini passed away on November 7 at 93. Reno joined our club in 1988 and was in our Sustainers Society and a multiple Paul Harris Fellow. Details on his Rotary career can be found in the narrative from his Emeritus Award […]

by Rob Shiff I want to give some love to Michael Koch and Anna He, two of our star Rotoractors. I have used the “Rent A Rotoractor” program for the past 4 years to help rake leaves at my rental property on the Old West Side.    It is always a win-win-win in that I […]

President Greg rang the Rotary bell, signally the opening of the meeting. He nodded to Katie Bauer, who came to the podium to deliver the Inspiration — and a stunner it was. “One hundred years ago the fighting in World War I ended,” Katie began. She then read quotes from Presidents Woodrow Wilson and John […]

Weekly Meeting Statistics: A total of 109 members were “in tune” with Al Hero’s presentation on data and music. We had two Visiting Rotarians (former Ann Arbor Rotarians Jerry Gray and Past President Maurita Holland). We were also joined by five guests. In conjunction with lunch, a total of 51 (double wow! after last week’s […]

The fourth annual veterans hiring event, now led by the non-profit entity Hire MI Vet and sponsored by, among others, Rotary Club of Ann Arbor, was a resounding success.  Over twenty Rotarians were on hand at the Washtenaw Community College facility to act as Ambassadors: greeting veterans, reviewing their resumes, and assisting them in making […]

Tax preparation at the Rotary supported Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) site at the United Way of Washtenaw County is fast approaching. Our Club provides both monetary and volunteer support to VITA. Robert Mull is our lead volunteer and has asked several of last season’s Rotary volunteers to provide a brief description of their experience […]

The Peace Piece will now appear regularly in the Harpoon, with news from our own RCAA Peace Committee. You may recall that after the successful 2017 Peace Conference, organizers wanted to keep the momentum going, and so formed this committee. The exercise Bev Siefert led us all in soon after the Peace Conference generated a […]

The Rotary Foundation again receives the highest rating from Charity Navigator: For the 11th consecutive year, The Rotary Foundation (TRF) has received the highest rating — four stars — from Charity Navigator, an independent evaluator of charities in the United States. TRF earned the recognition for demonstrating both strong financial health and commitment to accountability […]