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Rotary Club of Ann Arbor North 
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We meet Thursdays at 12:05 PM
11:50 PM-12:05 PM Check-in

Holiday Inn, Near The University of Michigan
3600 Plymouth Road
Ann Arbor, MI  48105
 
 
 
E-mail Address: rotaryclubaan@gmail.com
 
Phone Number: (734)224-4130
 
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Upcoming Events and Thursdays Luncheon Speakers
Jeff Tritten: Blue Zones in Washtenaw County
Holiday Inn, Near the University of Michigan
Jan 30, 2020
11:50 AM – 1:15 PM
 
RCAAN Board Meeting
Buffalo Wild Wings
Feb 03, 2020
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
 
Dine and Donate for Homeless Student's
Buffalo Wild Wings
Feb 03, 2020 6:30 PM
 
R.I. General Secretary John Hewko
Michigan Union Ballroom
Feb 05, 2020 6:00 PM
 
Rotary Club of Ann Arbor North Luncheon
Holiday Inn, Near the University of Michigan
Feb 06, 2020
11:50 AM – 1:15 PM
 
Rotary Club of Ann Arbor North Luncheon
Holiday Inn, Near the University of Michigan
Feb 06, 2020
11:50 AM – 1:15 PM
 
Club Assembly: District Governor Sparky Leonard
Holiday Inn, Near the University of Michigan
Feb 13, 2020
12:00 PM – 1:15 PM
 
Valentine's Party
Holiday Inn, Near the University of Michigan
Feb 15, 2020
 
Elizabeth Spring Nichols: Maintaining Mental Healt
Holiday Inn, Near the University of Michigan
Feb 20, 2020
11:50 AM – 1:15 PM
 
PETS Orientations 2020
To Be Announched
Feb 24, 2020 – Feb 26, 2020
 
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Upcoming Speakers
 
Rotary Club of Ann Arbor North Luncheon
 
Date:
January 29, 2020
 
Time:
11:50 AM - 1:15 PM
 
Speaker:
Jeff Tritten
 
Topic:
Washtenaw Optimal Wellness implementation of Blue Zones in our County
 
Location:
3600 Plymouth Road
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105
Stories
Change In Meeting Location For October 10th.
Posted by Eric Tindall on Sep 06, 2019
Rotarians and Visitors,
 
To give everyone a long time to plan, because of the remodeling of the Holiday Inn we will not be able to meet there on October 10th. 
 
Instead we have been able to get a room at Residence Inn by Marriot at 3535 Green Ct, Ann Arbor, MI. We are in the process of determining a lunch for those days.
 
More information will be given later at meetings, newsletters, and RCAAN website.
 
Thank you
Eric Tindall 
2019-2020 Rotary Club of Ann Arbor North President
 
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Lexy Craig, from The Holley Institute Talked on September 5th at the RCAAN Luncheon.
Posted by Eric Tindall on Sep 05, 2019
Lexy Craig, from The Holley Institute talked on September 5th, at the RCAAN Luncheon. Lexy is deaf and is the Senior Program Director at The Holley Institute.
 
Lexy said, "The Holley Institute owns and operates The Carls Family Village at De Sales Center which has offered educational and recreational programs for the Deaf, Deaf-Blind and hard of hearing since 1996."
 
The Carls Family Village was Co-founded by Ardis Gardela (President) and William Rice (Medical Director). The Institute has two paid employees, who are Lexy the Senior Program Director, and Debbie Mitri-Smith the Development Officer.
During the summer months and other times throughout the year, The Holley Institute offers quality programs for Deaf, Deaf-Blind and hard of hearing people and their families. 

The services that the Holley Institute provides are:
  • Newborn Screening
  • Education and Screening 
  • Mentoring
  • Patient Advocacy 
  • Workshops
  • Summer Programs
  • American Sign Language Classes
  • Community Health Literacy
  • Community Outreach Activities
Lexy, described, "The Institutes new program called the Community Health Literacy Program. The Mission of the program is Families in Michigan with at least one family member who is Deaf, DeafBlind, Hard of Hearing, including those who use listening assistance-technology devices, will communicate and participate in literacy activities together through American Sign Language and English at home with the guidance of trained mentors."
 
The Community Health Literacy is a home-based program that runs during the academic year, where trained mentors go to their assigned families’ home once a week for two hours. The research- and evidence-based curriculum will be used in this program. This program provides educational access to: 
  • Reading and writing literacy 
  • Language acquisition
  • Incidental learning environments
  • American Sign Language
  • Deaf Culture
  • Need-based resources
  • Community events
Lexy invited individuals of the club to The Holley Institutes Bowling Event at Woodland Lanes from 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM. For more information CLICK HERE.
 
 
Exhibition at Pierre Paul Gallery Featuring Art of Shanava Rahim.
Posted by Eric Tindall on Sep 05, 2019
This story is the information that Manish Mehta told the club in his announcement on September 5th.
 
Exhibition at Pierre Paul Gallery You Won’t Want to Miss

Featuring the art of Shanavas Rahim, one of the founding members of Yogis On Wheels Kerala.

WHEN:    Friday September 20, from 6 - 8pm.
 
WHERE:  Pierre Paul Gallery, 3252 Washtenaw Avenue.

BACKGROUND:  In 2011, the Rotary Club of Ann Arbor collaborated with the Rotary Club of Trivandrum (Southern India) to empower a group of disabled young adults, with laptops, electric scooters and leadership training. 
 
Shanavas, the 2018/2019 President of Yogis On Wheels Kerala, is wheelchair bound with muscular dystrophy, and he creates unique, interesting, spectacular art.
 
An exhibition in the US is his lifetime dream.
 
Pierre Paul Gallery has beautifully framed several of his works and now offers them for sale. Pierre Paul will provide a South Indian buffet.
 
All proceeds of the exhibition will go back to Shanavas.
 
Amy Fedel Memorial Benefit Concert
Posted by Eric Tindall on Aug 31, 2019
This Saturday, September 21st at 7:30 pm.
 
Member's of Rotary Club of Ann Arbor North are going to the 2019 Amy Fedel Memorial Benefit concert, that will be  taking place on Saturday, September 21st at 7:30 pm. The location of the concert is Green Wood Church at 1001 Green Road Ann Arbor, MI. Everyone are welcome to attend.
 
Music will be provided by several Ann Arbor based bands and performers, including The Bonfire Poets ( acoustic and electric favorites), Five Miles More (jazz and standards), Patti Jarosz, and Rotarian Jeff Crause and his band called Jeff and the Deck Chairs.
 
As always there will be audience participation with the Singalong Jukebox. 
 
 
No tickets - Free - Donations accepted at the door. Suggested donation is $15/Adult and $3/Children.
 
More information at http://amyandlisa.fedel.com/
 
 
Tim Makinen, From Gift of Life Was The Speaker At RCAAN Luncheon on August 29th.
Posted by Eric Tindall on Aug 29, 2019
Tim Makinen, from the Gift of Life Michigan was the speaker at RCAAN Luncheon on August 29th.
 
Joyce Williams who works at the Kidney Foundation that works heavily with Tim introduced him at the Luncheon. 
 
Gift of Life Michigan, headquartered in Ann Arbor, is the state's only federally designated organ and tissue recovery program, providing all services necessary for organ donation to occur in Michigan.

Gift of Life was incorporated in 1971 by Michigan transplant surgeons to provide a network for sharing kidneys. Today, Gift of Life recovers more than 900 organs every year for transplantation from 300 or more donors, saving hundreds of lives. Bone, skin and other tissue also is recovered, helping to significantly improve the lives of thousands of seriously injured and sick recipients.

In addition, Tim said, "Gift of Life maintains and grows the Michigan Organ Donor Registry in partnership with the Michigan Secretary of State. The registry is a confidential database of people who have expressed their desire to someday help others by becoming an organ, eye and tissue donor."
 
Some questions Tim addressed during his talk was
 
  1. Will doctors work as hard to save my life if they know I’m a donor?  Yes, absolutely. When a patient arrives at the hospital, the number one priority is to save his or her life. Doctors and other medical personnel have both a moral and legal obligation to give their patients the best care possible. Organ donation is not considered or even discussed until every effort to save the patient’s life has been tried and, unfortunately, failed. 
  2. I have health problems. Can I still be a donor? Yes, anyone is a potential organ donor despite medical conditions, so please don't rule yourself out! Medical criteria for organ donation changes as medical advances occur, and a physician evaluates all potential donors at the time of death to determine what can be used to help others. We therefore encourage anyone, regardless of their medical history.
  3. Am I too old to sign up? No, there are no age limits to register. There have been many successful transplants from donors over the age of 50. According to organdonor.gov, one of the oldest organ donors in the U.S. was 92, and his donated liver saved the life of a 69-year-old woman! Don’t rule yourself out because of age.
  4. Will I still be able to have an open casket at the funeral? Yes, donors are afforded the utmost respect and care, and neither organ nor tissue donation interfere with open casket viewings.
  5. Why is it important to register as a donor? Your gift will be used to help others through transplantation, therapy, research and education. 
    One person can donate up to eight life-saving organs, as well as tissues and corneas. Donated tissue can help up to 75 people, and be used to repair wounds, burns, and joints. Donated corneas can restore vision, or relieve painful swelling.Organs and tissue that cannot be transplanted are valuable to research and education, allowing surgical teams to practice their transplant skills or contribute to research projects. For example, islet cells recovered from a donated pancreas could help researchers trying to find a cure for diabetes.​​​​​​ Registering as a donor is therefore an important step for anyone who wishes to help others through the gift of organ and tissue donation. If you register to become a donor, you relieve your grieving family of having to make a decision when you die. Having your wishes documented also ensures that your decision to donate will be carried out, if medically possible.
  6. Why should I donate? More than 3,000 people are on the waiting list for a life-saving organ transplant in Michigan, with more than 113,000 on the national waiting list. People die waiting every single day because the number in need of transplants greatly outpaces the number of organs available. There is an especially critical need for hearts, livers and kidneys.
 
After the Luncheon our special guest today District Governor Don (Sparky) Leonard took the club out side to show off "Spark Plug".
 
 
 
MCity Tour Scheduled for Sept 12th, NO LUNCH AT H.I. .
Posted by Eric Tindall on Aug 17, 2019
On September 12, 2019, instead of having our regular lunch meeting at the Holiday Inn we will be meeting at MCity, located at 2905 Baxter Road Ann Arbor MI, 28109. Members and guests will assemble at MCIty by noon. There is adequate parking in a lot just behind the UM Highway Safety Building.  Click MCity Map From Parking Lot showing a map how to get to the parking lot. 
 
  • There will be no lunch or formal meeting at the Holiday Inn that day.
  • The actual tour will take about 35 minutes and with questions we should be away by 1:00.  
  • wearing sun screen and perhaps a hat.
  • we will be standing all the time and he will be speaking as we move about. 
  • Moderate amount of walking
Mcity is a 32-acre (13 ha) mock city and proving ground built for the testing of wirelessly connected and driver-less cars located on the University of Michigan North Campus in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The project, which officially opened on July 20, 2015, is built on land purchased by the university from a former Pfizer facility. It cost US$10 million and will be collaboratively managed by Mcity (formerly the Mobility Transformation Center - MTC). 
 
Mcity is the world's first controlled environment specifically designed to test the potential of connected and automated vehicle technologies that are expected to lead the way to mass-market driver-less cars. Students and faculty in the University of Michigan College of Engineering utilize Mcity to work on projects and to collaborate with automakers and suppliers who will test vehicle technology at the course.
 
The site includes 4.25 lane miles of roadway that include several familiar features of urban driving, including signalized intersections, a railroad crossing, a roundabout, a traffic circle, brick and gravel roads, and parking spaces. Building facades can be moved and fake pedestrians can be altered for different kinds of tests. There are two simulated highway entrance ramps with ramp metering. Two features - a metal bridge and a tunnel - are a special challenge for wireless signals and radar sensors to get through.
 
Hope to see everyone on September 12th.
 
 
Click HERE to see interactive map
 
 
One Rotary Summit "The Amazing Power of Story"
Posted by Eric Tindall on Aug 08, 2019
 
ONE ROTARY SUMMIT
September 14, 2019
8:30 AM-2:30 PM
4090 Geddes Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
 
This year's One Rotary Summit event features guest speaker and Past District Governor, Michael Caruso, who will help us develop powerful signature stories.  

Stories, as you know, are a fantastic way to grow your club, raise more money and get attention for Rotary.  Stories can make any presentation better, so if you or your spouse/partner do talks for work, you don't want to miss this valuable session.  
 
One Rotary Summit is Saturday, September 14 at Concordia University in Ann Arbor from 8:30 am until 2:30 pm and includes a picnic-style BBQ lunch.

Get more info and register now at https://rotary6380.org/event/one-rotary-summit-1/

The ability to tell a story is perhaps one life’s most useful skills.  Stories are certainly a great way to retain members and gain new Rotarians. 

Smart leaders use stories to motivate team members and inspire high performance.  Savvy salespeople tell stories to encourage prospects to become customers.  Parents use stories to inspire good behavior from their children.

Yet, most people don’t really know how to tell a story. 

The creation of a powerful narrative cannot be ad-libbed, but it can be shaped and sculpted, especially if you are familiar with the narrative essentials.

International author and speaker (and our D6380 Governor in 2016-17), Michael Angelo Caruso, will show us how to use the power of narrative in Rotary, at work and at home.  Watch a short video of Michael's storytelling style at  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zHpgCtx5m0   

At this unique One Rotary Summit event, you'll have tons of fun as you sharpen your story-telling skills and learn how to:
 
  • Stage and frame the story
  • Learn to pick up signals that people are ready for your story
  • Grow your Rotary club
  • Develop a flair for storytelling
  • Establish (and deliver) positive expectations
  • Master the two-minute "signature story"
  • Customize your story for each of the four main personality styles
  • Raise more money
  • Read your audience better
  • Stay on message
  • Get people to act on your story such as attend an event or join your club
  • Increase fundraising
  • Get a promotion at work
 
Get the power of story on Saturday morning, September 14 in Ann Arbor.  

$20 gets you breakfast beverages and a barbecue meal after the program!
 
We'll see you there!
 
written by District 6380
 To register  Click HERE
 
World End Polio Day Luncheon is October 23rd
Posted by Eric Tindall on Aug 01, 2019
Please, we need you to register to keep the cost low and to give the most to Ending Polio, email Norma from Ann Arbor Rotary with the email below. Thank you.
 
On Wednesday, October 23, 2019, Rotary Club of Ann Arbor North and Rotary Club of Ann Arbor, are celebrating World Polio Day by holding a Community Luncheon Fundraiser.
 
Ann Arbor North will be going to Weber's on October 23rd for special guest speakers Ann Lee Hussey, champion of polio eradication and polio survivor herself, and our very own District 6380 Governor Don “Sparky” Leonard.
 

Ann Lee Hussey is from South Berwick, Maine, will speak on “Polio Eradication: the Last Mile.”

Anne has made the eradication of polio and the alleviation of suffering by polio survivors her life’s work. The story she tells is personal; she puts a human face on the subject of polio eradication.

Over the past several years, she has actively participated in 29 volunteer National Immunization Days teams. 26 of those teams she organized and lead herself! She took her teams to where the need is greatest — such as Chad, Mali, Bangladesh, Niger, Nigeria, Madagascar, as well as less “touristy” destinations in Egypt and India — places that do not often see Westerners. The publicity and goodwill that these trips consequently generated, in and of themselves, help communicate the need for eradication. That is almost as critical as new immunizations when we focus on highlighting how close the world is to realizing that objective.

Anne’s work has earned her the International Service Award for a Polio-Free World and  the Rotary Service Above Self Award. She has been honored as a White House Champion of Change for her humanitarianism and contributions to public service. In March of 2017, Rotary and The World Bank jointly recognized her as a Woman of Action as the International Day of Women was celebrated.  In her home state of Maine, Maine Magazine recognized Anne as one of the “50 Mainers of 2017” who have changed our world, improved our lives, and broadened our horizons.

Anne has deep Rotary roots. She is a member of the Rotary Club of Portland (Maine) Sunrise and has served District 7780 there in many capacities, including as Governor in 2010-2011. She currently serves as Adviser to Rotary’s International PolioPlus Committee and as Rotary’s representative on the Global Polio Eradication Transition Management Group.  She is CEO of the Polio Survivors Rotarian Action Group and Chair of the its Chair Council for 2016-2018.

 
Doors open at 11:30am and program begins at 12:30pm.
 
Admittance is $20/person and includes lunch. RSVP to Norma Sarkar at njsarkar@comcast.net.
 
Polio donations will be graciously accepted.
 
 
 
 
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Rotary Club of Ann Arbor North Foundation earned for $31.31 for time period Aug 01st-Oct 31st. 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.
 
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Luncheon Responsibilities
January 2020
 
Schedule Monthly Program
Williams, Joyce
 
Schedule Monthly Program
 
Greeter
Jarzembowski, Rick
 
Invocation
Schindel, Bryan
 
The Four-Way Test
Lessens, Doc
 
Luncheon Fundraising Activity
Specht, Bob
 
February 2020
 
Schedule Monthly Program
Scott, Gail
 
Schedule Monthly Program
Sheffrey, Diane
 
Greeter
Nelson, Scott
 
Invocation
 
The Four-Way Test
Schindel, Bryan
 
Luncheon Fundraising Activity
Broderick, Tammy
 
March 2020
 
Schedule Monthly Program
Schindel, Bryan
 
Schedule Monthly Program
Windsor, Peggy
 
Greeter
Scott, Gail
 
Invocation
 
The Four-Way Test
Tindall, Eric
 
Luncheon Fundraising Activity
Schindel, Bryan
 
April 2020
 
Schedule Monthly Program
 
Schedule Monthly Program
 
Greeter
Schindel, Bryan
 
Invocation
Scott, Gail
 
The Four-Way Test
Lessens, Doc
 
Luncheon Fundraising Activity
Lessens, Sherry
 
May 2020
 
Schedule Monthly Program
 
Schedule Monthly Program
 
Greeter
Hutton, Vernon
 
Invocation
 
The Four-Way Test
Tindall, Eric
 
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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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