First Ann Arbor Rotary Yoga Retreat raises $5,000 to “help kids succeed”

| September 2, 2024 | Events

The Rotary Club of Ann Arbor’s first yoga retreat, on Saturday and Sunday, August 17-18, 2024 in The Kensington Hotel was a great success. The 50 attendees, mostly non-Rotarians, heard from and practiced with outstanding yoga teachers, including several physicians and health care providers.

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Among the attendees at this year’s yoga retreat were (from L to R) Mary Avrakotos, president Joyce Hunter, DG Sharna Hatcher, retreat organizer Sam Kottamasu, and Jody Tull.
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DG Sharna Hatcher delivered the opening remarks.

Attendees received advice on how to manage common conditions and diseases, including stress, diabetes, obesity, back pain, neck pain. cardiovascular health, women’s health, osteoporosis, cancer, preventing falls and improving balance.

Special thanks to President Joyce Hunter and our Rotary District Governor, Sharna Hatcher, for their welcome remarks and for attending the Retreat.

The retreat was sponsored by several small family foundations and donor advisory funds, many of whom are new donors to our Rotary Club Foundation. As a result of their support, the retreat will contribute $5,000 to our efforts to “help kids succeed.”

Sam Kottamasu
Program Chairman