This year was a big year for VITA, the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program at the United Way of Washtenaw County. This tax season, VITA completed 528 tax returns, 14% more than the prior year. These returns yielded refunds totaling $967,000 and helped taxpayers avoid  $130,000 of tax preparation fees. Eighty one volunteers, including 6 […]

Many of our members bought tags to place on the 100 trees that were planted at the D6380 Conference in early May. Almost all the trees have now been planted in 8 parks in Ypsilanti. Are you wondering where your tree is? We now have an easy way to find out! Click here to be taken […]

Weekly Meeting Statistics Attendance at our fifth meeting at Weber’s included 91 members of our club plus three visiting Rotarians from the Detroit Club (Trey Greene, Colleen Dolan-Greene and Bruno Wilson) and four guests. Eleven members of the Peace Committee and three members of the Internal Financial Procedures Committee met after lunch. Monthly Membership Report […]

Luncheon conversation was interrupted pleasantly by President John who, performing double duty, played a beautiful “Rhapsody in Blue” at the piano. When finished, and amidst great applause, he ‘did a Rubio,’ and lunged for the gavel, whacking the bell a good one. Steve Pierce came up for the Inspiration: “That good, close relationships are good for our […]

  Please join us on Wednesday, June 13, 2018 to meet Ralph Zuke, President of the Rotary Club of Fairview Heights, Illinois. Ralph is riding his Barcalounger Rickshaw for 22 days, from St. Louis, Missouri to the Rotary International Convention in Toronto, Ontario. That’s one day for each of the 22 preventable cases of Polio […]

At its meeting on May 15, the board discussed the 2018-2019 Operating Budget and decided on a $30 increase in all categories of dues. Thus, most members will owe $380. Those over 70 will pay $350, members under 40 will pay $230 and Active Emeritus members will pay $190. Inactive Emeritus and Honorary members are […]

The Global Grant in Bolivia is finalized with a more than happy ending.  The laparoscopic tower was donated to the Viedma Public Hospital as originally planned in the global grant.  There were two ceremonies at the Hospital, due to logistics and availability to the parties involved. The first ceremony was with the Rotary Club Cochabamba […]

Good afternoon Club members! Priscilla Johnson, Life Enrichment Coordinator for Independent Living at Glacier Hills, has put together a one-evening-only offering of play reading and discussion led by John Neville-Andrews (U of M).  I asked if there might be room for Rotarian thespians or thespian-wannabes at this event.  She replied, “Absolutely!” So, this is your […]

Excellent leadership is the key to successful service by our clubs to our communities and the world. Established in 1992, the mission of the Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) is to provide our clubs’ future leaders with the Rotary knowledge and leadership skills that will make them and their clubs more effective. Our RLI division is […]

Starting in July, we are going to change the way in which we take attendance at our weekly meetings. We will have a small group of dedicated Rotarians to handle attendance every week. We are seeking 8 people who would be willing to take attendance once every two months, and perhaps a little more, for one […]