President Mark Ouimet rang the bell to begin our meeting which included 20 Zoomers as well as a room-full of club’s members meeting in person. All stood as Tom Strode played America the Beautiful on the piano. Jody Tull deSalis then gave our inspirational welcome reminding us that visiting a friend or family member at […]

After ringing the bell, today’s meeting started with singing our National Anthem accompanied by Tom Strode. Becky Pazkowski provided our inspirational comments today, quoting from a poem by Emerson about the true meaning of success and how that translates into what defines our club and what we do in Rotary. Rick Ingram lead the group […]

President Mark Ouimet rang the meeting to order at 12:30. We had several guests including past Club Administrator Emily Olson. Tom Strode started us with God Bless America. Ingrid Sheldon had us welcome this summer day with The Happy Wanderer. She thoughtfully put her microphone close to the piano in hopes Zoom attendees could enjoy […]

Our own Don Deatrick was invited last month to brief the Kiwanis Club about Hire MI Vet, the non-profit that RCAA  helped him start a few years ago to assist veterans.  Here’s a link to the Kiwanis newsletter summary.

The May 24, 2023 meeting opened on Zoom and in person. At 12:30, President Ouimet called the meeting to order.  Tom Strode strode into the room to a round of applause and lead us in “The Star-Spangled Banner”.  Inspiration was provided by Kathy Waugh shared a reading by Rudyard Kipling “Glory of the Garden” in […]

You may think things slow down over the summer. Not so in the environment, and certainly not in Ann Arbor where there are many events to show your care for all things environmental. June welcomes the third annual celebration of the City of Ann Arbor’s commitment to sustainability, initiated with the A2ZERO Plan of June […]

Congratulations to Wayne Colquitt who received Rotary Emeritus status at the Wednesday, May 24, 2023 Rotary meeting. Here are Tom Millard’s remarks about Wayne: “It is my honor and privilege today to share with you some background information about the next recipient of the Club’s emeritus status. Wayne Colquitt was born in Detroit, Michigan. He […]

It was a warm, sunny day on campus when nearly 80 Ann Arbor Rotarians and guests gathered to listen to the indomitable Pioneer High School Jazz Band on Wednesday, May 17th, in the Anderson Room at the Michigan Union. Over 30 members of the band joined us for lunch and entertained Rotarians with stories about […]

The Board of Directors’ Retreat was held on Wednesday, May 17, 2023. On the final day of April, our club had 232 Active Members. Attendance for the month’s three meetings was 31% (down 2% from last month). Average attendance at each meeting was 73 members and 4 guests. Our Engagement Ratio for the month was […]