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We meet Thursdays at 12:00 PM
 
 
Coming July 02, 2020
New Zoom Schedule
 
 
      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 Social Gathering 05:30 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 and Thursdays Luncheon Speakers
The 2020 Rotary Virtual Convention
Where You Are
Jun 20, 2020 – Jun 26, 2020
 
"CANCELED" Food Gatherers Service Project
Food Gatherers
Jun 20, 2020
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
 
Zoom Meeting: Shamar Herron, Youth Service MI Work
To Be Announched
Jun 25, 2020
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
 
RCAAN Zoom Board Meeting
Where You Are
Jul 06, 2020
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
 
Zoom Meeting: John Huber, Principal Emerson School
Where You Are
Jul 16, 2020
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
 
Meet The Governor 2020
To Be Announched
Jul 25, 2020
 
Zoom Social Gathering
Where You Are
Jul 30, 2020 5:30 PM
 
RCAAN Zoom Board Meeting
Where You Are
Aug 03, 2020
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
 
Zoom Rotary Club of Ann Arbor North Meeting
Where You Are
Aug 13, 2020
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
 
Zoom Social Gathering
Where You Are
Aug 27, 2020 5:30 PM
 
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Next Lunch Speaker
 
Rotary Club of Ann Arbor North in person Luncheons have been cancelled until June 30, 2020.
 
Join us on a Zoom Virtual Meeting every Thursday at noon.
 
June 18, 2020, Speaker:
 
 

"Get Your Ask On Challenge"

 

President Eric Tindall announced the "GET YOUR ASK ON" Challenge on December 05, 2019. 
 
- The RCAAN Member that gets a new member and is their sponsor by June 30, 2020, will receive a free year of dues.
 
For each guest that attend a lunch or event, our members will greet them friendly, and talk up Rotary. When this challenge is successful, Rotary Club of Ann Arbor North, will have many new member's in the very near future.
 
So "GET YOUR ASK ON" or "GET YOUR ASK IN GEAR", like IPDG Jane McManus, would say and lets find our newest members to help us spread Rotary causes.
 
**new member must be inducted into club by June 30, 2020, please plan accordingly for the new members, membership process.  **free dues must be taken in the 2020-2021 year.  **excludes any meals or voluntary donations.  **one free year of dues per member.
 
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On May 14th, Edward Roseman Talked About The Great Lakes River Channels.
On April 14, 2020, Edward Roseman, a Research Fishery Biologist at the USGS Great Lakes Science Center, talked at The Rotary Club of Ann Arbor North Lunch Meeting. Ed talked about the river channels of the Great Lakes.
 
There are five river channels that connect the Great Lakes they are:
  1. St. Mary's River
  2. Huron-Erie Corridor 
  • St. Clair River
  • Lake St. Clair River 
  • Detroit River
  1. Welland Channel
  • Upper River 
  • Lower River
  1. Niagara River
  2. St. Lawrence River
The St, Mary's River Ecosystem Services includes:
  • Industry/Steel Production
  • Shipping/Transportation
  • Hydro-Electric Generation
    • 5 Hydro Plants
  • Fishing and Habitat
  • Boating
  • Little Rapids Habitat Restoration
  • Tribal Commercial and Fisheries 
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    The St. Clair Detroit River System Ecosystem Services include:
    • Tourism and Downtown Detroit Connections
    • Bald Eagle and Migration Bird Flyaway
    • Epicenter of threatened Lake Sturgeon population
    • Recreation and Charter Fishing 
    Welland Channel (Niagara River) Ecosystem Services include:
    • Sport Fishing and Habitat
    • Electric Generation
    • Tourism
    • This channel is 2 river:
      1. Upper River
      2. Lower River
    St. Lawrence River Ecosystem include:
    • Recreation 
    • American Eel Protection
      • The American eel is found on the eastern coast of North America. The American eel has a slender, snake-like body that is covered with a mucus layer, which makes the eel appear to be naked and slimy despite the presence of minute scales. 
    • Musky Spanning 
    Ed said, the challanges in these channels are:
    • Invasive Species
      • Altering Foodwebs
      • Decrease in fish population
      • Bio-fouling Damage
      • Unsightly
      • Reduce property value
    • Pollution
      • Contaminated sediments
      • Waste discharge
      • Agricultural runoff
      • Micro-plastics
      • Pharmaceuticals
    • High Water Levels
    Lastly Ed explained, the shared recovery and the successes of the Great Lakes Channels and its continues path to recovery:
    • Habitat Restoration
      • Island restored, parks and trails reconnected, tributaries reconnected, spawning reefs restored, shore-zones repaired, access sites expanded, contaminated sediment removed, waist water treatment, native fish populations expanded, and much much more.
    • Channels paths to recovery:
      • Continued restoration success relies on stakeholder participation.
      • Working toward a renaissance of our urban areas and water ways.
    If this sound interesting to you come join the Zoom Meeting next week. We will have Bo Bunnell talking about Great Lakes Fish Biology.
     
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    René Pothetes, Explained Eat, Evolve Inspire! At RCAAN Lunch Meeting On May 7th.
    Posted on May 07, 2020
    At The Rotary Club of Ann Arbor North Lunch Meeting the speaker was René Pothetes, Rotarian and Past President of Troy Rotary.
     
    René Pothetes said, "a strong healthy body, and resilient mindset, can be forged with sustainable, and sane habits.  My purpose is to help you implement strategies so you can achieve things you never thought possible that impact every area of your life."
     
    Her business is Eat, Evolve, Inspire! which helps individuals to stay healthy by eating healthy food.
     
    René Pothetes, explained that there is 4 pillars of healthy living. She talked about two during her talk:
     
    1. Sleep: 
    • Every human body process is involved in sleep (they shot down so when you wake up, they are ready to work). 
    • Sleeping is one way that your body recovers from damage and protects itself against illness.
    • Adequate amounts of sleep are necessary for healthy bone marrow.
    •  To properly execute a difficult project at work, for example, your brain needs seven to eight hours of sleep. Your brain also needs that much rest to most efficiently carry out “automatic” tasks like hormone secretion.
    • Sleep deprivation can send the body’s sympathetic nervous system into overdrive, causing the release of greater amounts of the hormone adrenaline. This tells the body’s tissues to be prepared to take immediate action. It makes the heart work harder. People who are sleep-deprived are at greater risk for developing hyperlipidemia, or high cholesterol, which can lead to heart attack or stroke. So do your heart a favor and get to bed early tonight.
    2. Nutrition: 
    • Food provides the energy and nutrients you need to be healthy.
    • Helpful hint: the food that is in the outer rimes of the store is healthier, then in the isles. Food in the isles are processed foods and are not healthy.
    • Buy nutricius food. A lot of food is crap, and your body does not know what to do with crap.
    • Eat Grass fed meats
    • To keep your food cost lower their are ways you can learn to eat cheaper. An example is Avocados, since you peal off the top layer you do not need to buy organic.
    During this time of the coronavirus eating healthy is needed to stay healthy.
     
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    Meals For The Needy, During The Coronavirus.
    Posted on May 06, 2020
    With Rotary Club of Ann Arbor North’s financial support, Swaroop from Hut-K Nutrilicious, prepared much needed and delicious meals to the Delonis Center (Shelter Association of Washtenaw County), on May 06, 2020. 
     
    Also on April 22, 2020, Swaroop, gave a shot out to Ann Arbor North on Food Gatherers Facebook Page, "a big thank you, goes to Rotary Club of Ann Arbor North, the Kumon, the AMMA Center, and the many individuals whose financial support helps fund these much needed and delicious meals on behalf of our Community Kitchen meal guests!"

    "You are all heroes in the fight against hunger and all of us at     Food Gatherers are so grateful for all you are doing!"
     
     
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    The 2020 Rotary Virtual Convention.
    Posted on May 08, 2020
     
    Now More Than Ever, Rotary Connects the World: The 2020 Rotary Virtual Convention will link you with Rotary and Rotaract members from around the world. Sign up now for this free online event that takes place 20-26 June. Our first virtual convention is open to all Rotary members and participants.

    Come together during general sessions to witness the power of Rotary connections. Learn new skills, explore thought-provoking topics, and discover inventive ways to engage and adapt at our breakout sessions.

    Visit the convention’s event page on Facebook to connect with other members. And use the hashtag #Rotary20 in your social media posts to share what you’re looking forward to at this year’s convention. Don’t forget to invite a friend from your club or share the convention with your Rotary family.
     
     
     
     
    At RCAAN's Lunch Meeting Christina Eisenberg, Talked About Guatemala Literacy Project.
    Posted on Apr 30, 2020
    At the Rotary Club of Ann Arbor North's Lunch Meeting on April 30, 2020, the club had the first speaker on Zoom during the COVID-19 crisis. 
     
    Our lunch speaker was Christina Eisenberg, an Ambassador of the Guatemala Literacy Project. The Guatemala Literacy Project (GLP) is one of the largest grassroots, multi-club, multi-district projects in Rotary. More than 600 clubs and 80 districts have been working together since 1997 to improve education for underserved students in Guatemala. In that time, nearly 225,500 students have been served through four sustainable programs that are tested and proven to work. In 2017, RI President Ian Riseley called the GLP “the gold standard of Rotary projects” for its sustainability and impact.
     
    Christina said, "the GLP partners with impoverished communities to implement four complementary programs.":
    • Reading: Trains teachers in effective reading instruction and provides them with quality children’s literature.
    • Textbooks: Provides textbooks to middle schools and trains teachers to use them effectively in the classroom.
    • Computers: Teaches students to use technology to solve real-world problems so they can secure better jobs.
    • Youth Development: Transforms young lives through youth development, social support, and scholarships.
    Lastly Christina told us how we can get involved in the Project.
     
    To get involved CLICK HERE. 
     
     
     
     
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    Support Rotary Club of Ann Arbor North Foundation Through Kroger Community Rewards
     
    Rotary Club of Ann Arbor North Foundation earned for $43.99 for time period Nov. 01, 2019-April 30, 2020. 10 households are registered for Ann Arbor North Foundation's Kroger Community Rewards.
     
    Rotary Club of Ann Arbor North Foundation is registered in the Kroger Community Rewards Program. Sign up and start making money for The Rotary Club of Ann Arbor North Foundation.
     
    ***  Please be aware, Rotary Club of Ann Arbor North Foundation has a new Non-Profit Organization Account Number, it is BD440.  ***
     
    • Click on Sign In/Register
    • Most participants are new online customers', so they must click on SIGN UP TODAY in the ‘New Customer?’ box.
    • Sign up for a Kroger Rewards Account by entering zip code, clicking on favorite store, entering your e-mail address and creating a password, agreeing to the terms and conditions
    • You will then get a message to check your e-mail in-box and click on the link within the body of the e-mail.
    • Click on My Account and use your e-mail address and password to proceed to the next step.
    • Click on Edit Kroger Community Rewards information and input your Kroger Plus card number.
    • Update or confirm your information.
    • Enter Non-Profit Organization Account number (#BD440) or name of organization (Rotary Club of Ann Arbor North Foundation), select organization from list and click on confirm.
    • To verify you are enrolled correctly, you will see your organization’s name on the right side of your information page.
     
    Friendly Reminder: For The Foundation to continue receiving your donation through Kroger Community Rewards, you must re-enroll in the program every April.
     
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    Ann Arbor   Ann Arbor:
    Wednesday, 12:00 p.m., Weber's Restaurant & Boutique
     
    Ann Arbor North   Ann Arbor North: 
    Thursday, 12:00 p.m., Holiday Inn, Near The University of Michigan
     
    Ann Arbor West   Ann Arbor West:
    First & Third Monday's, 5:30 p.m., Absolute Title
     
    Brighton   Brighton: 
    Tuesday, 12:15 p.m., Brighton Community Center
     
    Chelsea   Chelsea: 
    Tuesday, 12:15 p.m., The Common Grill Restaurant
     
         Clinton: 
    Wednesday, 6:00 p.m., United Church of Christ, 300 Tecumseh St., Clinton
     
    Dexter    Dexter: 
    Thursday, 7:30 a.m., Fillmore
     
    Livingston Sunrise   Livingston Sunrise: 
    Friday, 7:30 a.m., Genoa Medical Center
     
    Lyon Area   Lyon Area:
    Tuesday, 12:30 p.m., Abby Park at Mill River
     
    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., Travis Pointe Country Club
     
    Ypsilanti   Ypsilanti: 
    Monday, 11:45 p.m., EMU Student Center
     
     
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    Luncheon Day & Time: Thursday's at 12:00 pm | Luncheon Address: DoubleTree by Hilton, 3600 Plymouth Road Ann Arbor, MI | Web Site: http://www.rcaan.org |
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