December 11, 2025 RCAAN had their annual holiday party. 14 Rotarians and family members came together to kick off the season. We were so busy enjoying each other's company that no pictures were taken of the actual event. Instead of our typical holiday white elephant exchange, we decided to collect food for Food Gatherers. In this time when so many people are facing insecurity, rotarians step up. Fourteen Rotarians filled the back of my car with much needed supplies.
Anne Nauts was our speaker on November 13th and talked about Rotary Peace initiatives. As a humanitarian organization, peace is a cornerstone of our mission. We believe when people work to create peace in their communities, that change can have a global effect.
Anne described the peace groups in Rotary, and some events that are being planned:
Rotary Action Group for Peace
Rotary Action Group for Peace- Great Lakes Chapter
On November 8, 2025 the three Ann Arbor Rotary Clubs—Ann Arbor North, Rotary Club of Ann Arbor, and Ann Arbor West—joined forces once again with Kids Coalition Against Hunger to host their fourth annual Send Hunger Packing event.
More than 200 volunteers from across the community, including students from Skyline, Saline, and Huron High School Interact Clubs and the University of Michigan Rotaract Club, along with members of Rotary clubs from District 6380 packed around 60,000 nutritious meals in just a few hours—meals that will support families facing food insecurity locally, nationally, and globally.
• Locally, food packs will be distributed through Food Gatherers and Packard Health in Ann Arbor
• Nationally and internationally, meals are being shipped to disaster relief zones,
including recent shipments to Jamaica following hurricane devastation. The Send Hunger Packing initiative raised over $20,000 (exceeding our goal of $17,500!) for this year’s event. This project is about neighbors helping neighbors—students, families, and community members coming together to make a difference.
Three members from Veterans For Peace spoke to our club on October 23rd. This organization strives to help people understand the true consequences of war. Through their activities, they support conflict resolution, peace and understanding. A subgroup of VFP is a group called Save our VA. This group runs a suicide hot line and advocates for saving the current level of client care.
DG Wendy Jones spoke to our club about her goals for the year. She also presented us with several membership goals.
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Meeting Day & Time: 2nd and 4th Thursday's of the month at 12:00 pm | Meeting Address: Dixboro United Methodist Church 5221 Church Road., Ann Arbor, MI|
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