The District Training Assembly is a chance for club officers, committee chairs, and assistant governors to further develop leadership skills and refine strategies to achieve their goals.
All Rotarians who accept key club leadership roles are encouraged to attend the District Training Assembly. Attending the District Training Assembly is the best way to help your club be even more successful in 2018-19. Attendees will discover tips to take our Clubs and District to the next level.
$20 Registration Fee includes all materials, continental breakfast, and lunch
At Conference 2018 we’ll do more than listen—we will demonstrate how people of action can explore an issue and work to develop actions plans for real change. We will focus our attention on key issues, hearing from experts and expand the topics with content panelists. Then we will discuss the issues at our table to develop plans of action. You will leave the conference inspired and equipped with information you can use to develop projects that can generate meaningful change in our local communities and communities across the globe.
If you can not attend the Conference, but would like to attend the Tree Planting Event, we would love to have you. Please click HEREto register .
Rotary Club of Ann Arbor North donated 50 trees for our 50 year anniversary.
Date: Sunday, May 6
Time: 11:00 AM-1:00 PM
We will get our location assignments on Sunday morning and then move to the parks.
The Rotary Club of Ypsilanti will be preparing our picnic lunch - hot dogs, hamburgers, potato salad, chips, soft drinks and beer will be available (Cost $10.00).
The locations are still being confirmed because of the rain over the past few weeks. Washtenaw County will be digging the holes and the trees will be delivered close to the site. Our jobs will be to move the trees to the pre-dug holes, fill in the dirt, add water, mulch, and if needed a gator bag.
Please bring shovels, rakes, and buckets. Wheelbarrows and garden wagons would also be helpful.
For now we know we will be planting trees inRolling Hills Parkand 3 areas in parks around the lake in Ypsilanti Township.
As the week moves forward - plans should be finalized. You will receive complete details and location information on Sunday morning. Plan to be in the ballroom of theMarriott at Eagle Crest, Ypsilanti no later than 10 am. We'll hear from a local tree expert and get our planting assignments.
Sarah Arminiak, from the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation talked at RCAAN's Luncheon on Thursday 3/22.
Sarah said, "the mission of theCrohn's & Colitis Foundation is to cureCrohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, and to improve the quality of life of children and adults affected by these diseases. Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are collectively known as inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD).
Crohn’s disease belongs to a group of conditions known as inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). It is a chronic inflammatory condition of the gastrointestinal tract. Crohn’s most commonly affects the end of the small bowel (the ileum) and the beginning of the colon, but it may affect any part of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, from the mouth to the anus. Ulcerative colitis is limited to the colon, also called the large intestine."
Sarah talked about Camp Oasis, where children with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis spend a week making life-long friends, share stories, and have the time of their lives. At Camp Oasis, there are activities for every interest: swimming, boating, fishing, archery, arts & crafts, zip lines, ropes course, campfires, talent show, and so much more!
Camp Oasis provides 24 hour medical supervision by doctors, nurses and other medical professionals with experience treating children with IBD. The camp has dedicated and understanding counselors– many of whom have IBD themselves– who are carefully screened and trained. Camp also provides an environment where campers realize they are not alone in their challenges and can just be themselves.
This year Camp Oasis Michigan is scheduled for July 8, 2018 at Camp Copneconic in Fenton, Michigan.
Received some good news from the organizers of Kroger's Community Rewards Program, once again this year they will be suspending the re-enrollment process. This means members will NOT need to re-enroll their Kroger Plus card to continue to earn money for Rotary Club of Ann Arbor North Foundation.
Two things to note
If for any reason a member does re-enroll they will just continue to earn as they were.
As always new members will be able to join the program at any time (for instructions to enroll, go to the end of thercaan.orghome page).
The Kroger Company of Michigan wants to thank everyone, for making this program such a success. Through this program they have been able to donate to animal shelters, community centers and educational groups throughout the Michigan Division. With the 4323 charities in this program Kroger's has had the pleasure of assisting local families everyday. The Michigan Kroger Community Rewards Program started in 2009, since then they have donated over 17 million dollars to they're communities.
“This elegant photo-poster was prepared by RCAAN’s Nigerian sister Club and International service partner, the Rotary Club of Gbagada (in D9110, Gbagada is a suburb of capital city Lagos) to commemorate the 2017-18 Rotary Year where both clubs coincidentally have a woman Club President- i.e., Ms. Adefowoke Oshikoya-Williamson at RC Gbagada (right photo), and Ms. Peg Windsor of RCAAAN (left photo).
RCAAN is pleased to partner and take action with RC Gbagada since 2008 in co-funding a Micro-finance Loan Project in Nigeria which was initiated by Rotn Ayotunde Onafuwa (a past member of RCAAN who retired and moved to his native Nigeria). The micro-loan project is in its 9th year and funds about $9,000 in low-interest loans (~ $50-100/recipient) to benefit about 40 small business entrepreneurs in the Gbagada community (such as bakers, seamstresses, handymen, tailors, convenience storekeepers, etc). The borrowers are mentored by Gbagada Rotarians to manage their cash flows, inventories and profits, and loan-repayment is nearly 100%.”
On March 8, 2018 at the Rotary Club of Ann Arbor North's Luncheon was Tina Heusel, ofUnited Way - Washtenaw County was the speaker.
Tina said that "United Way - Washtenaw County connects people, resources and organizations together to create a thriving community for everyone. We're igniting a social movement in our community by empowering people to unite and solve complex problems that affect all of us."
The United Way, envision an equitable community where opportunity is not limited and every member reaches their full potential. By the year 2030 we aspire to live in a community where:
Your zip code no longer determines your opportunity in life
Life expectancy is the same across all populations and communities in our County
The academic achievement gap is eliminated
Everyone in our community has a home
Community members seek understanding and awareness of their own power and privilege and actively work to end poverty in our County
Poverty is not generational. If it exists, it is intermittent and brief
Everyone in our County is able to thrive and meet their needs—housing, food, transportation, education, health expenses and childcare.
Tina invited us, to their annual fundraiser called thePower Of The Purse 2018 at The Kensington Court, Ann Arbor on March 14, 2018. Your ticket includes a strolling dinner and wine, along with an opportunity to shop our silent designer purse auction and gift basket raffle. All proceeds support financial stability programs for women in Washtenaw County.
At RCAAN Luncheon on March 8th the Rotary Club of Ann Arbor North (RCAAN) and the Milan Rotary Club presented a check for $ 3,090.00 to Fisher House Michigan that was raised in a recent joint club bowling event, on February 18th.
Fisher House Michigan will be building the first Michigan "Ronald McDonald House" for Veterans located in Ann Arbor and are currently fundraiser to break ground in 2019. Even though the facility will be located next to the VAMC in Ann Arbor, it will serve the over 650,000 Michigan Veterans so support from your local clubs will support your local Veterans and their families. To learn more visit:https://www.fisherhousemichigan.org
Pictured are Eric Tindall (RCAAN), Karen Diane Kerry (FHMI Board Member and PP of Rotary Club of Ann Arbor), Brad Chick (President, FHMI), Dutch Nie (Pres Milan Rotary), Michelle Nie (Milan Rotary) and Peggy Windsor(Pres RCAAN).
Rotary Club of Ann Arbor North Foundation received $8.68 from 01/31/18-04/30/18.
Rotary Club of Ann Arbor North isregistered in the Kroger Community Rewards Program. Sign up and start making money for The Rotary Club of Ann Arbor North Foundation (Kroger Community Rewards #21725).
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 NPO number (#21725) 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:
Luncheon Day & Time: Thursday's at 12:00 pm | Luncheon Address: Holiday Inn Near The University of Michigan, 3600 Plymouth Road Ann Arbor, MI | Web Site:http://www.rcaan.org| E-Mail:rotaryclubaan@gmail.com| Phone: (734)224-4130 |
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