by Don Duquette, on behalf of the Environmental Action Group Climate Change Diatribe – from the EAG Hello Rotary Friends. Generally, EAG takes an easy, fun-loving approach to our environmental messages. We seek to influence our members gently. Not too loud. Step by step. But perhaps the heat is getting to me. My self-control is […]

Genuine camaraderie and the anticipation of an interesting featured speaker (plus the satisfaction of not only making our way through Ann Arbor’s myriad of road repairs and scoring a nearby parking place), made for a full and energized Rotary gathering. Dawn Johnson gave our 17 zoomers the etiquette guidelines just before President Mark rang the […]

On Saturday, June 24, Lauren Heinonen and Christopher Wentland were married in Ann Arbor. It was the culmination of a five year courtship. The couple enjoyed a brief honeymoon in northern Michigan before Chris returned to California where he is midway through a one-year post-doc  at Sandia National Laboratory. Lauren has returned to Ann Arbor […]

The June 28, 2023 meeting opened on Zoom (33 members on zoom) and in person. At 12:29, President Ouimet called the meeting to order.  Tom Strode led us in “America the Beautiful”.  Inspiration was provided by Downs Herold who commemorated President Ouimet’s year of service and celebrated incoming President Foster. Here’s the inspiration: “Today is […]

How are your gardens working out with so much of the country, including Michigan, hit with very dry or moderate drought conditions? To get started, mulch , mulch, and more mulch! Pull weeds that suck up water. Water occasionally but deeply. Check out this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_Yo8SrHTjU

President Mark Ouimet called the meeting to order promptly at 12:30. Tom Strode warmed us up with the Patriotic Song. Marlena Studer read a writing from “Ethics for the New Millennium” by the Dalai Lama. He talked about how compassion, caring for others, is the basis for all human understanding. She then led us in […]

(by John White)  John White arrived at the podium at the June 21 luncheon wearing an apron, a hair net, and a packet of ingredients from last year’s food packing event. He quickly had everyone’s attention and offered attendees a chance to participate in a kickoff meeting to plan this year’s edition. The meeting will […]

This year we are offering our Golf and Pickleball guests special “Early Bird” pricing for dinner.  If you register for dinner before July 31, you will save $25 per ticket.  The cost of this year’s dinner with “Early Bird” pricing is $100.  Our featured speaker will be UM Hall of Fame softball coach Carol Hutchins.  […]

The Board of Director’s Meeting was held on Wednesday, June 21, 2023. On the final day of May, our club had 228 Active Members. Attendance for the month’s meetings was 31% (equal to last month). Average attendance at each meeting was 71 members and 8 guests. Our Engagement Ratio for the month was 60% (up […]

It is that special time of the year when a team of dedicated Ann Arbor Rotarians begin to plan our biggest fundraiser!  This year we have some exciting changes to our format.  We are thrilled to be returning to Barton Hills Country Club and have swapped our tennis offering to pickleball. We invite you to […]