Today’s meeting was held at the Michigan League and was called to order by President Roy.  We sang the national anthem and the membership then proceeded to recite the Four Way Test. For his inspirational message, Ben Bolen spoke of the reasons that he joined Rotary, and with his military background, reminded us of some […]

Greg Gaylor (Sponsor: Leo Shedden) Greg is originally from Roscommon, Michigan—a place many of us recognize as an I-75 gateway to “up north,” surrounded by trees. Rotary service runs deep in Greg’s family: His great-grandfather was one of the founders of the Roscommon Rotary Club. His grandfather served as president of the club. His father […]

Roger W. “Rog” Fraser of Ann Arbor, Michigan, passed away on July 9, at the age of 80. Roger lived a life defined by service – to his country, to the communities he led, and most of all to the people he loved. A US Army veteran, he went on to build a remarkable 42-plus […]

The Anderson Room was abuzz with happy conversations, this being our meeting to introduce five new members and to hear our District Governor. President More tapped the bell to start the meeting. Today’s Choral Director and Pianist, Dr. Richard Ingram, accompanied the 46 Club members and guests and seven zoomers in the singing of My Country […]

Sixty Rotarians and guests, including nine attending via Zoom, joined in singing our National Anthem, with pianist Jody Tull de Salis at the keys.  President Roy More invited us all to recite the 4-Way Test, then welcomed today’s inspirational welcomer, Ed Wier, to the podium.  Ed shared the wit and wisdom of the late Billy […]

President Roy called the meeting to order, and we sang a patriotic song. Dennis Burke’s inspiration highlighted that 12% of Americans live in poverty. He emphasized that poverty is not an unsolvable problem and called on the audience to support efforts to eliminate it in our community. Downs Herold led us in “Sing out a […]

On the final day of the month, our club had 196 Active Members. Attendance for March’s meetings was 31% (the same as the previous month). Attendance for June’s meetings was 31% (up 3% from the previous month). Average attendance at each meeting was 59 members and 7 guests. Our Engagement Ratio for the month was […]

President Roy called the meeting to order followed by singing the National Anthem. This week’s inspiration was delivered by Leo Shedden who spoke about the United States Declaration of Independence and our country’s 250th Anniversary as a nation. Shelley MacMillan led us in singing a revised version of “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” “UM […]

Welcome to the 2026-27 RCAA President, Roy More as he takes over the gavel today! Our meeting was called to order by President Roy and in advance of the July 4th holiday, we sang ‘America the Beautiful’, originally written as a poem and published on July 4, 1895. The membership then proceeded to recite the […]

The RCAA Board with support from Committee Chairs and Committees reviewed the Club Policies. Many thanks for the great efforts to accomplish this Strategic Plan Goal. Also thank you to the work group that provided recommendations for the aspects of sharing non rotary information and solicitation. Summary of Significant Changes to the Rotary Club of […]