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Rotary Club of Ann Arbor North 
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Concordia University Ann Arbor
4090 Geddes Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
In the historic Earhart Manor (Nickname Old Mansion)
Meeting room on third floor, an is elevator available
Meeting will be virtual on Zoom
 
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      Day of the Month       Event     Time
First Monday of the Month Board Meeting 07:00 PM
Second Thursday of the Month Meeting with Program 12:00 PM
Third Thursday of the Month No Meeting  
Fourth Thursday of the Month Meeting with Program 12:00 PM
If Month has Five Weeks The first week will not have a meeting  
 
 
E-mail Address: rotaryclubaan@gmail.com
 
Phone Number: (734)224-4130
 
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Upcoming Events
RCAAN Meeting: DG Brenda Tipton, ADG Rosemarie R.
Earhart Manor- Concordia University Ann Arbor
Oct 28, 2021
12:00 PM – 1:15 PM
 
Zoom Board Meeting & Club Assembly
Where You Are
Nov 01, 2021
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
 
RCAAN Meeting: Brianna Seymour, Medicare
Earhart Manor- Concordia University Ann Arbor
Nov 11, 2021
12:00 PM – 1:15 PM
 
RCAAN Lunch Meeting
Earhart Manor- Concordia University Ann Arbor
Nov 18, 2021
12:00 PM – 1:15 PM
 
Zoom Board Meeting & Club Assembly
Where You Are
Dec 06, 2021
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
 
RCAAN Lunch Meeting
Earhart Manor- Concordia University Ann Arbor
Dec 09, 2021
12:00 PM – 1:15 PM
 
RCAAN Lunch Meeting
Earhart Manor- Concordia University Ann Arbor
Dec 23, 2021
12:00 PM – 1:15 PM
 
Zoom Board Meeting & Club Assembly
Where You Are
Jan 03, 2022
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
 
RCAAN Lunch Meeting
Earhart Manor- Concordia University Ann Arbor
Jan 13, 2022
12:00 PM – 1:15 PM
 
RCAAN Lunch Meeting
Earhart Manor- Concordia University Ann Arbor
Jan 27, 2022
12:00 PM – 1:15 PM
 
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Rotary Club of Ann Arbor North Foundation earned for $22.72 for time period May 01, 2021-July 30, 2021. 11 households are registered for Ann Arbor North Foundation's Kroger Community Rewards.
 
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Talking Implicit Bias! At The Rotary Club of Ann Arbor North Meeting On May 13th.
Posted on May 13, 2021
At the May 13, 2021, Rotary Club of Ann Arbor North Lunch Meeting we had Jordan Greene a Research Specialist for Poverty Solutions, and Zoë Erb responsible for implementing the activities and policies of the Washtenaw Summer Youth Employment Program, presented on implicit bias.
 
Zoë Erb gave the club a definition of implicit bias, “Implicit biases are negative associations that people unknowingly hold. They are expressed automatically, without conscious awareness… Implicit biases affect individuals’ attitudes and actions, thus creating real-world implications. Exposure to structural and cultural racism has enabled stereotypes and biases to penetrate deep into our psyches. Implicit bias is one part of the system of inequity that serves to justify racist policies, practices and behaviors that persist in mainstream culture and narratives.” (Racial Equity Tools)
 
Jordan talked about intersectionality, The concept of Intersectionality was introduced by Kimberlé Crenshaw in an article in 1989. It refers to the overlapping or intersecting social identities and related systems of oppression, domination, or discrimination. 
 
It is simply the idea that multiple identities intersect to create a whole that is different from the component identities. These identities that can intersect include gender, race, social class, ethnicity, nationality, sexual orientation, religion, age, mental disability, physical disability, mental illness, and physical illness as well as other forms of identity. Click here to read more on Intersectionality.
 
Everyone has implicit biases, they seep into virtually every aspect of our lives. Biases stem from the messages, attitudes, social cues, and stereotypes we’ve picked up from the culture, structures, policies around us. 
 
Implicit biases are pervasive and determine behaviors. They often have explicit outcomes and sometimes can result in microaggressions. They’re connected to…
  • Hiring practices & performance evaluations
  • Housing discrimination
  • Perceptions of neighborhood crime
  • Healthcare
  • Criminal justice & policing
To recap, Jordan's and Zoë's presentation:
  • Our brains are association-making machines
  • Everyone has biases
  • Implicit bias often has explicit consequences
  • Implicit bias is linked to systems and structures that produce & reinforce inequity
  • There are real-world implications; we should think about the impacts in the context of intersectionality.
 
 
Jordan Greene
 
Zoë Erb
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Points of Pride Virtual District Conference.
Posted on May 06, 2021
Rotarians in District 6380, are invited to the Points of Pride Virtual District Conference. 
 
Event: Virtual District 6380 Conference
Date: Saturday, May 15, 2021, 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
 
Details: 
  • Join your fellow Rotarians as we celebrate our year!
  • This year has been challenging but we have found new ways to do Rotary.
  • We have accomplished a lot and we have many Points of Pride to celebrate.
CLICK HERE to Register
 
 
Manish Mehta Talks About The "Pandemic Relief For Detroit Michigan Reverse Global Grant.
Posted on Apr 15, 2021
At the Rotary Club of Ann Arbor North Zoom Meeting on April 15, 2021, Tanum Ollila had an unexpected event come up and was not able to attend meeting so Manish Mehta stepped up to speak about the "Pandemic Relief for Detroit Michigan Reverse Global Grant 2014854". 
 
Manish described the project, the Rotary Club of Ann Arbor North is leading a group of 13 Rotary Clubs from India, Uganda and SE Michigan on a Rotary International Foundation-matched Global Grant (GG #2014854) award titled “Pandemic Relief for Detroit Project.” 
 
Donation From
  1. Ann Arbor North- Project Host Club
  2. Pune Metro- International Sponsor Club
  3. Bangalore Brigades
  4. Detroit
  5. Pune Central
  6. Pune South
  7. Pune Pristine
  8. Pune Inspire
  9. Ann Arbor
  10. Novi
  11. Troy
  12. Lakes Area (Commerce, Walled Lake, Wolverine Lake, Wixom
  13. Ann Arbor West
Our project provided PPE donations to Metro Detroit hospitals, medical clinics, and nursing homes working with the aged and under served populations, and cash assistance to nine food banks serving the hardest-hit areas in Detroit and neighbouring communities in Ypsilanti, Pontiac, Novi and Ann Arbor.
 
Area Rotarians and volunteers from Palav delivered purchased critical PPE to Veterans Administration Hospital in Detroit, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit Mercy Dental Clinic, Brilliant Detroit Community Outreach Services, Say Detroit Community Outreach Services, UMRC
 
Porter Hill Nursing Home and Presbyterian Village Nursing Homes. In aggregate, these PPE supplies include nearly 10,000 specialty face masks and face shields, 75,000 surgical, nitrile and latex gloves, 250 gowns, dozens of sanitization stations, thermometers and safety signage.
 
The rest of the Organization received a donation of a predetermined amount, to help them through COVID-19.
 
Donation Location (Zoom Celebration Date & Time, To Date)
  1. Henry Ford Hospital
  2. Veterans Hospital (VA) Detroit
  3. UMRC Porter Hill Nursing Home (2 Locations)
  4. Presbyterian Village Nursing Home (10 Locations)
  5. Detroit Mercy Dental Clinic
  6. Brilliant Detroit Community Outreach Services
  7. Say Detroit Community Outreach Services
  8. Gleaners: Providing Food to Detroit Residents
  9. Cereal Drive for School Children at Detroit Children's Hospital
  10. Meals on Wheels of Detroit
  11. Cass Community Social Services
  12. Homeless Veterans Centers (8 Locations in Metro Det.)
  13. Hope Warming Homeless Center- Pontiac
  14. Meals on Wheels- Ypsilanti:
  15. Novi Public School Summer Food Drive
  16. Food Gatherers- Ann Arbor
To see Manish Mehta's full presentation.
 
To see video's and previous story for the "Pandemic Relief for Detroit Michigan Reverse Global Grant 2014854". 
 
 
In the Rotary Magazine (Digital Edition} July 2021 issue Kris Vire, wrote a story about the Global Grant called Friends In Need: An international relationship came full circle when clubs in India provided aid to Detroit at the start of the pandemic
 
 
Andrea Wotan, Talked About Plant-Rich Diets at RCAAN Lunch Meeting on January 14th.
Posted on Jan 14, 2021
Andrea Wotan was the speaker at the Rotary Club of Ann Arbor North's Lunch Meeting on January 14, 2021. Andrea's topic was, plant-rich diets are key to saving our planet and ourselves.
 
Andrea is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) specializing in whole food plant-based nutrition. She received a Master of Public Health degree in Nutritional Sciences at the University of Michigan School of Public Health and then completed her training to become a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist. 
 
“Saving our planet needs to be the world’s top priority right now, because nothing else matters if we and our children are living on a dead planet, and we’re already witnessing the devastation of climate change,” she said.
 
“Individuals must cut down on meat and dairy if we are serious about doing our part to save the planet. No matter what other steps we take, we’ll likely still lose this planet if we don’t rein in our collective demand for meat and dairy starting immediately.”
 
Animal agriculture is the leading source of methane emissions in the United States, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. EPA estimated the entire agricultural sector was responsible for only 9% of total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in 2017.
 
The livestock industry is “catastrophic for the planet,” Wotan said, because the two primary gases produced are methane and nitrous oxide, which trap more heat in the atmosphere than carbon dioxide.
 
“It is urgent that we immediately cut these gases, because they’re doing monumentally more harm to the planet right now than carbon dioxide,” Andrea said. The National Resources Defense Council estimated Americans reduced beef consumption 19% between 2005 and 2014, the emissions equivalent of taking 39 million cars off the road. If every American cut one hamburger a week from their diet, it would amount to taking 10 million cars off the road, according to NRDC.
 
For ways to go to a plant based diet, take a look at here website at https://wotannutrition.com/.
 
 
 
 
 
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Rotary Club of Ann Arbor North Partnership with Community Action Network.
Posted by Diane Sheffrey on Dec 02, 2020
 
Community Action Network (CAN) partners with children, youth, and families from under-resourced Washtenaw County (Michigan) neighborhoods to create better futures for themselves, and improve the communities in which they live.
 
Community Action Network strives to:
  • Prepare youth to fulfill their academic potential and become successful, self-sufficient adults.
  • Assist families in meeting their basic needs and create better futures for themselves.
  • Create and maintain clean, safe and supportive neighborhoods where families can thrive.
The above CAN goals pair nicely with our Rotary goals and objectives.  Rotary Club Ann Arbor North has a long history of supporting Community Action Network especially through our involvement with the Green Baxter Court community.
 
While our involvement has changed somewhat during the Covid-19 crisis, our commitment to this organization and community has continued.  RCAAN requested both adult and child face masks for Community Action Network from the Rotary 100K mask challenge project.   In all, 310 adult masks and 300 child masks were donated to CAN at the request of Rotary Club Ann Arbor North.
 
We had to forgo our typical fall trip to the apple orchard this year.  Instead, RCAAN covered the cost of a harvest party at the Green Baxter Court community house.  The party was planned and carried out by the CAN staff and paid for by our club.  One of our club members was able to participate in the outdoor event.  The caramel apples with extra toppings were tasty and the carved pumpkins were interesting!
 
December holidays will be more difficult for the CAN families this year because of Covid-19.  Loss of work hours, less access to food support, and other stressors may mean that parents have to limit holiday gift purchases for their children.  Rotary Club Ann Arbor North has typically sponsored several children through the CAN holiday gift program.  This year, the club increased the support for this program by sponsoring 5 children. 
 
Rotary Club Ann Arbor North looks forward to continued involvement with Community Action Network and Green Baxter Court.
 
To learn more about Community Action Network or to support this worthy organization, go to www.canwashtenaw.org.
 
"Pandemic Relief for Detroit Michigan Reverse Global Grant 2014854".
Posted on Feb 11, 2021
The Rotary Club of Ann Arbor North is leading a group of 13 Rotary Clubs from India, Uganda and SE Michigan on a Rotary International Foundation-matched Global Grant (GG #2014854) award titled “Pandemic Relief for Detroit Project.” 
 
Donation From
  1. Ann Arbor North- Project Host Club
  2. Pune Metro- International Sponsor Club
  3. Bangalore Brigades
  4. Detroit
  5. Pune Central
  6. Pune South
  7. Pune Pristine
  8. Pune Inspire
  9. Ann Arbor
  10. Novi
  11. Troy
  12. Lakes Area (Commerce, Walled Lake, Wolverine Lake, Wixom
  13. Ann Arbor West
District Designated Fund (DDF)
  1. 6380- 46 Clubs in Michigan and 6 Clubs in Ontario, Canada
  2. 9211- 178 Clubs in Tanzania and Uganda
  3. 3190- 147 Clubs in South India
We are pleased to inform you, the Rotary Foundation Grant is received and we are ready for the implementation of this Grant.
 
Our project will provide PPE donations to Metro Detroit hospitals, medical clinics, and nursing homes working with the aged and underserved populations, and cash assistance to nine food banks serving the hardest-hit areas in Detroit and neighboring communities in Ypsilanti, Pontiac, Novi and Ann Arbor.
 
Area Rotarians and volunteers from Palav will deliver purchased critical PPE to Veterans Administration Hospital in Detroit, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit Mercy Dental Clinic, Brilliant Detroit Community Outreach Services, Say Detroit Community Outreach Services, UMRC
Porter Hill Nursing Home and Presbyterian Village Nursing Homes. In aggregate, these PPE supplies include nearly 10,000 specialty facemasks and face shields, 75,000 surgical, nitrile and latex gloves, 250 gowns, dozens of sanitization stations, thermometers and safety signage.
 
The rest of the Organization will be getting a donation of a predetermined amount, to help them through COVID-19.
 
Kickoff event announces a major donation to Gleaners Community Food Bank (see banner for Kickoff Event on Tuesday 12/15/20 at 10:00-10:45 a.m), where Keynote remarks will be delivered by Rotary International President Nominee (2022-23) and Member of Windsor-Roseland Club in Canada - Ms Jennifer Jones.
  
The Grant was granted with an amount totaling $72,069.00.
 
Donation Location (Zoom Celebration Date & Time, To Date)
  1. Henry Ford Hospital
  2. Veterans Hospital (VA) Detroit
  3. UMRC Porter Hill Nursing Home (2 Locations)
  4. Presbyterian Village Nursing Home (10 Locations)
  5. Detroit Mercy Dental Clinic
  6. Brilliant Detroit Community Outreach Services
  7. Say Detroit Community Outreach Services
  8. Gleaners: Providing Food to Detroit Residents 
  9. Cereal Drive for School Children at Detroit Children's Hospital (Money went to Gleaners, due to the length of time to get Grant)
  10. Meals on Wheels of Detroit
  11. Cass Community Social Services
  12. Homeless Veterans Centers (8 Locations in Metro Det.)
  13. Hope Warming Homeless Center- Pontiac
  14. Meals on Wheels- Ypsilanti
  15. Novi Public School Summer Food Drive
  16. Food Gatherers- Ann Arbor
 
To see video's of the event deliveries CLICK HERE
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Ann Arbor   Ann Arbor:
Wednesday, 12:00 p.m., Michigan Union, (Zoom during COVID-19)
 
Ann Arbor North   Ann Arbor North: 
Second & Fourth Thursday's, 12:00 p.m., Concordia University 4090 Geddes Road Ann Arbor, MI, (Zoom during COVID-19, In-person starts July 8, 2021)
 
Ann Arbor West   Ann Arbor West:
First & Third Monday's, 5:30 p.m., Absolute Title
 
Chelsea   Chelsea: 
Tuesday, 12:15 p.m., The Common Grill Restaurant
 
Dexter    Dexter: 
Thursday, 7:30 a.m., Fillmore
 
Milan   Milan: 
First & Third Tuesdays, 12:00 p.m., Milan School District Board Room,  Second & Fourth Tuesdays, 5:30 p.m., Milan American Legion Post
 
Saline   Saline: 
Thursday, 12:00 p.m., Brecon Village, 200 Brecon Dr, Saline 
 
Ypsilanti   Ypsilanti: 
Monday, 11:45 p.m., Meets on Zoom
 
 
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