Creating a Constituency for Peace Wed, Jul 08 | Virtual Event on Zoom It's election season, and building peace takes more than a vote. Join Dr. Elliot Ratzman to explore how networks, small groups, and strategic action can influence policy and engage elected officials. Learn practical ways to help build a stronger constituency for peace.
It’s election season, and besides your vote, there are many underutilized paths to be a responsible citizen for peace—from mobilizing your neighbors to engaging candidates and elected officials. In this presentation, Dr. Elliot Ratzman will help you map ways to make change through the power of networks, small groups, and smart planning. Where do elected officials and candidates stand on issues? Why do they take those positions? How do they change their stances? There are ways to make an impact beyond and before the voting booth—we will give you the tools to take the first steps. Dr. Ratzman will narrate stories of policy change, profiles in principled influence, and ways in which we can all create a constituency for peace and have elected officials respond to our issues.
Jay Jermo was our speaker on May 28th at the Rotary Club of Ann Arbor North meeting where he talked about Bees. Jay was a guy in a suit selling print and marketing services in Chicago after becoming disillusioned. Finally, he lost his marketing job, and had to move back to Michigan to live in his Grandmother’s basement. It was a miserable time but just when he thought life was ending was when it was actually just beginning. On a visit to visit a relative and beekeeper, he was convinced to take up beekeeping and honey sales. He created Hey Honey, a specialty honey producer and distributor offering 70 different honey types and flavors to end consumers.
At our meeting Jay asked us questions about Bees. He explained that pesticides are creating a decline in Honey Bees.
Put on your work clothes and join us for the first work day at our Butterfly Garden in Gallup Park. Bring Gloves and tools if you have them - BUT the city will have them in abundance.
The time is 10 AM-12 Noon, Friday, May 8.
Work Day Two:
You may also signup for another work day along the Huron River in collaboration with Rotary and City Parks. The day is Saturday May 16 and the times are below. The signup links are there as well:
Thanks for all you do to support the Ann Arbor parks and the Huron River!
Kroger Community Rewards
Kroger Community Rewards
ENROLL TODAY:
Earned $31.90 from Nov. 1, 2025 - Apr. 30, 2026.
Rotary Club of Ann Arbor North Foundation isregistered in the Kroger Community Rewards Program. Sign up and start making money for The Rotary Club of Ann Arbor North Foundation.
***Rotary Club of Ann Arbor North Foundation Non-Profit Organization Account Number, is BD440. ***
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.
Make it easier, after signing up, download the Kroger Mobile App:
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