This week Mother Nature cooperated and 18 members gathered at the Session Room including three new members for fun and fellowship last Wednesday from 5:30 – 7:30 pm. See photos here.

Dear Rotary Club Members, We want to inform you that our Executive Administrator, Cat Meyer, has resigned, effective Friday, February 21, 2025. We appreciate the contributions she has made during her time with us and wish her the best in her future endeavors. As we navigate this transition, a search committee will be established to […]

At our meeting on March 12, the Environmental Action Group (EAG) is sponsoring a book swap. We’d like you to bring a book and place it on our table before the meeting and take a book home with you after the meeting. Books should be non-fiction, fiction, historical fiction, or mysteries. Please no textbooks or […]

(Submitted by Dave Keren) At our last meeting, the ARC and Peace Committee, chaired by Norma Sarkar, chose to begin a book club that is open to all members of our Rotary Club, and chose Percival Everett’s highly acclaimed book “James” as the book for our first discussion. It is a fascinating new look of […]

Rotarians greeting longtime friends Ugur Cetin, Jim Irwin, Ashish Sarkar, and Collyer Smith who joined the noontime gathering at the Anderson Room.  Welcome to each and all! President Joyce Hunter started our meeting by chiming the bell and Jim Irwin led the a cappella singing of our National Anthem.    Emily Olson inspired each listener […]

The Rotary Club of Ann Arbor is once again partnering with Food Gatherers, Washtenaw County’s food bank and food rescue program, to alleviate child hunger. Our 21st annual food and funds drive, dubbed Rotary Fights Child Hunger, kicks off on March 3 and runs until March 14. This year, Rotary Club of Ann Arbor is […]

President Joyce called the meeting to order promptly at 12:30 pm. Past president Greg Stejskal provided our inspiration by describing Abraham Lincoln’s first inaugural address on March 4, 1861. He highlighted the significance of this event, noting that it occurred during a time of great uncertainty and tension in the United States. Seven states had […]

Thomas E. Kauper, Ann Arbor, age 89, died peacefully on February 9, 2025. He was born on September 25, 1935, in Brooklyn, New York, the son of the late Paul and Anna Kauper. After moving to Ann Arbor, he attended Ann Arbor public schools, graduating from Ann Arbor High School in 1953, a class that […]

Our meeting today was called to order by President Joyce Hunter followed by Jody Tull leading us in our patriotic  song.   Today’s inspirational message was provided by Shelly McMillan and aligning with today’s speaker’s topic of poverty, Shelly offered several quotes by some of our country’s greatest leaders:  Franklin D. Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, […]

The Membership Committee is pleased to welcome eight new members who joined our club in February. Roger Fraser – Reinstatement (Sponsor: Collyer Smith) Elliott Greenberg (Sponsor: Bonita Singal) Christopher Lemon (Sponsor: Joyce Hunter) Brandy Merritt (Sponsor: Joyce Hunter) Karen Pancost (Sponsor: Bonita Singal) Jacob (Jake) Phillips (Sponsors: Kate VanHorn and Agnes Reading) Shannon Polk (Sponsor: […]