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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  
 
 
 
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Phone Number: (734)224-4130
 
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Upcoming Events
RCAAN Luncheon
Dixboro United Methodist Church
Oct 26, 2023
12:00 PM – 1:15 PM
 
Send Hunger Packing
Pioneer High School
Oct 28, 2023
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
 
Zoom Board Meeting
Zoom
Nov 06, 2023
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
 
RCAAN Luncheon
Dixboro United Methodist Church
Nov 09, 2023
12:00 PM – 1:15 PM
 
RCAAN Luncheon
Dixboro United Methodist Church
Nov 23, 2023
12:00 PM – 1:15 PM
 
Zoom Board Meeting
Zoom
Dec 04, 2023
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
 
RCAAN Luncheon
Dixboro United Methodist Church
Dec 14, 2023
12:00 PM – 1:15 PM
 
RCAAN Holiday Party
To Be Announced
Dec 21, 2023
 
Zoom Board Meeting: Tues Due To New Years.
Zoom
Jan 02, 2024
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
 
RCAAN Luncheon
Dixboro United Methodist Church
Jan 11, 2024
12:00 PM – 1:15 PM
 
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John Barrie Talked About The Mayan Power and Light Program On April 27th.
Posted on Apr 28, 2023
Today, April 27, 2023 the Rotary Club of Ann Arbor North had the pleasure of listening to John Barrie speak about the Mayan Power and Light Program. John is a member of the Rotary Club of Ann Arbor and is also the Executive Director of the Appropriate Technology Collaborative. ATC is based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The organization works with engineering professionals and university students to design appropriate solutions to common development challenges.
 
One of the projects they are supporting is the Mayan Power and Light Program in Guatemala. This program was funded by a Rotary Global Grant and is now 100% self-sustaining. The program focuses on Mayan women. The women are taught how to build, maintain and utilize solar power to meet some basic standard-of-living and health needs.
 
By learning how to build and maintain solar power units, Mayan communities that are far off the power grid are able to have access to lighting, water filtration and clean cook stoves. Without this solar option, communities essentially shut down at dusk. Children are not able to do school work and women are not able to do the weaving that helps sustain their families. Reliance on candle light, wood cookstoves and un-filtered drinking water pose significant health risks, especially to children. These health risks are reduced or eliminated through the access to solar power.  
 
Thank you, John, for a very informative presentation!
 
 
Walter Hughes, Talks About The Ghana WASH Project
Posted on Apr 13, 2023
At the Rotary Club of Ann Arbor North Luncheon on April 13, 2023, Walter Hughes talked about a project he is involved in called The Ghana WASH Project.
 
Walter said, "25% of the world’s population don't have clean water, and 45% of the world’s population have no functioning toilet."
 
The Ghana WASH Project works to improve rural and peri-urban communities in the areas of water, sanitation and hygiene by linking up with communities, local NGOs, government agencies, as well as international organizations working in the sector. Through a multi-level approach, the project worked to build the capacity of local communities and organizations, and not only improve water, sanitation and hygiene, but also empowered these actors to continue promoting development well after the project has reached completion.
 
The Project has educated the Sanibel-Captiva Rotary Club of the needs and benefits of local communities. So far the Project has provided clean water and sanitation to over 830,000 people in Africa, as well as assisting to build 10 schools in Ghana. Hughes partners with 184 clubs in 51 districts in eight countries.
 
When new wells and micro-flush toilets it is up to the communities to maintain them. No longer is charity offered to the communities where a new well is dug and then everyone leaves, leaving the well to be unmaintained and break or go dry. The Ghana WASH Project has found to be highly effective in their efforts, they must obtain assistance from the local leaders and educate local laborers with training and the knowledge necessary to maintain their own access to clean water. The locals fund the project, construct the project and maintain the project. It creates a change of empowerment, as well as creating a huge difference in sustainability and stewardship in the project.
 
Hughes traveled to South Sudan in 2013 and again during the civil war in 2015 to inspect Rotary’s clean water project. Rotary is close to eradicating the Guinea worm disease and polio.
 
The Ghana WASH project's new grant will result in the additional 50 new boreholes, 217 micro-flush household toilets and 265 micro-credit loans. It has a total cost of 200,000 and will impact more than 41,000 lives.
 
There are 3 Rotary Clubs involved in Rotary Global Grant (#22-38088):
  • The Rotary Club of Obuasi- Host.
  • The Rotary Club of Myrtle Beach- Project lead Walter Hughes.
  • The Rotary Club of Montreal (Canada)- Fundraising.
The grant will be submitted in September to TRF and fundraising will occur from Sept. 2022-Feb. 2023.
 
More information on clean water in Ghana by Rotary:
 
Walter Hughes via Zoom from Myrtle Beach
 
 
Kevin Lill From The Peace Neighborhood Center Was RCAAN Luncheon Speaker On Mar. 23rd.
Posted on Mar 23, 2023
At The Rotary Club of Ann Arbor North's Luncheon on March 23, 2023, Kevin Lill from The Peace Neighborhood Center was the speaker. 
 
Peace Neighborhood Center has programs for children, families, and individuals to promote self-sufficiency and positive community involvement. They are proud to report that since 1971, they have provided critical services and opportunities to more than 16,000 people in Ann Arbor and Washtenaw County. Through a wide range of comprehensive programs, Peace helps people discover options, enhance skills, and make choices that promote education, health, well-being, and fiscal independence.
 
Peace Neighborhood Center services include: advocacy, emergency assistance, after-school programs, summer day camps, college and career preparation, individual and family counseling, and family enrichment.
 
Peace is most known for is their Youth Services:
  • Youth Service- Helping Youth Find Their Way To Success:
  1. REACH After School Program: Peace has always had a focus on elementary youth and its REACH after school program is the cornerstone of all the Youth Services the organization provides. REACH offers an enriching and educational after school environment to nearly 100 children every school year. 
  2. Alternatives for Youth After School Program: The Alternatives for Youth (AFY) after school program mentors our middle school students in grades 6th-8th while offering them support through academic tutoring. AFY cultivates the development of leadership skills while helping to build self-esteem and self-sufficiency in participants.
  3. Ninth Grade Academy: The Ninth Grade Academy is designed to aid with the difficult transition between middle school and high school in order to make sure the young people we work with don’t get sidetracked on their way to success. The program offers special tutoring assistance provided by a partnership with the University of Michigan’s Telluride House.
  4. College & Career Prep Club: The College & Career Prep Club (CCPC) offers the support necessary for high school students to prepare for college or career training. This includes the guidance needed to take the proper courses in high school, maintain a good grade point average, and complete the proper paperwork for admission to a college or university.
  5. Summer Day Camp: Summer Day Camp is the elementary-age component of Peace’s Summer Youth Services (SYS) that provides a six-week program of quality activities for over 100 young people throughout Washtenaw County each summer. Campers participate in structured recreational activities and enrichment groups focused on topics such as science, drama and music.
  6. Leadership Development Camp: Leadership Development Camp (LDC) is the middle school component of Peace’s Summer Youth Services. Each summer, LDC provides around 50 youth with a well rounded, structured experience including organized educational and recreational activities designed to teach them the tools necessary to be positive role models to their younger peers and siblings.
  • Family Services: Discovering Options And Enhancing Skills: Peace Neighborhood Center’s Family Services are comprised of a number of programs that work together with Peace’s mission to help individuals discover options, enhance skills, and make choices that lead to self-sufficiency and positive community involvement.  The support structures these services provide are capable of breaking cycles of poverty and leading individuals toward stronger, healthier and more productive lives.
  1. Family Enrichment Program: The Family Enrichment Program (FEP) includes family events and outings as well as adult-only workshops. FEP is mandatory for parents who have children attending youth programs. On average, over 80 families each year participate in weekly workshops that address a variety of topics chosen to help strengthen and expand a parent’s knowledge and skills. The goal of the workshops is to help adults improve their parenting and management of their household.
  2. Case Management: Case Management Services work one-on-one with families and individuals throughout the community who find themselves in situations requiring help. This program offers everything from financial to emotional support. Whether it was preventing a family’s heat from being shut off, advocating on their behalf with another agency or offering help with toys and food during the holidays, the Peace staff provides assistance to over 400 households in Washtenaw County each year.
  3. Peace House Transitional Housing: The Peace House Transitional Housing Center provides temporary housing for families as they work to get back on their feet. While staying at Peace House, families meet regularly with Peace staff members to come up with an action plan to address their issues and attain self-sufficiency. Youth in the household have access to Peace’s Youth Services and adults have access to the Family Enrichment Program
Peace Neighborhood Center has an ongoing need for volunteers in many capacities, they would like to work with you to find a good fit with their existing programs. Click here to get involved.
 
Click read more for Peace Neighborhood Center Wellness video. 

 
 
Video detailing Peace's Wellness Center Program that was launched in 2022.
 
The Wellness Center provides:
 
Wellness Activities
 
Low risk wellness activities like Yoga, Walk & Talk, Arts & Crafts, Journaling, and special outings are designed to engage parents, build community, foster important social connections, and improve physical health, self-care, and well-being.
 
Support Groups
 
Support Groups for Peace parents are designed to foster deeper discussions, build mutual supports and connections, and provide strategies to better manage stress and build resiliency. Our initial support groups have provided a valuable space for parents to share personal stories and discuss shared challenges and life experiences.
 
Individual & Family Counseling
 
Counseling support and with Peace’s two licensed clinical social workers offer more intensive trauma-informed care and therapy at a safe place our families know and trust. Being able to offer Individualized counseling support onsite at Peace helps eliminate current barriers to care, and helps our parents and families move forward toward healing.
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March Diaper Drive For Community Action Network.
Posted on Mar 13, 2023
Members from Rotary Club of Ann Arbor North recently held a member drive to collect diapers for Community Action Network.
 
The Community Action Network (CAN) put out an urgent call and we responded. Our small Club collected 1,141 diapers in varying sizes.
 
The diapers will be dropped off to Community Action Network (CAN) this Wednesday, March 15, 2023.
 
 
 
 
 
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Rotary Club of Ann Arbor North Foundation earned for $44.95 for time period November 01, 2022-April 30, 2023. 12 households are registered for Ann Arbor North Foundation's Kroger Community Rewards.
 
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Ann Arbor   Ann Arbor:
Wednesday, 12:00 p.m., Michigan Union 530 South State Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109.
 
Ann Arbor North   Ann Arbor North: 
Second & Fourth Thursday's, 12:00 p.m., Dixboro United  Methodist Church, 5221 Church Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, In person and Zoom meeting is available.
 
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., 109 West Michigan Ave., Saline, MI 48176 
 
Ypsilanti   Ypsilanti: 
Monday, 11:45 p.m., Meets on Zoom
 
 
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