It is that time of the year that the leaves are changing, Football is on the tv, and you are seeing halloween candy in the stores. This means that it is time for our annual outing with Green Baxter Court kid's. In the past we have went to Northville Three Cedars Farm and Wierd's Orchard in Ypsilanti.
Green Baxter Court http://canannarbor.org/green-baxter-court/is a public housing site with 23 single-family town homes for low-income families. The Ann Arbor Housing Commission owns and maintains the property. The Green-Baxter Court Community Center is managed by the Community Action Network and is located at 1737 Green Road; it provides neighborhood social services to the area.
The Fall outing is one of the events the Kid's of Green Baxter Court look forward too the whole year. We need 3 or 4 RCAAN Member's or Friend's to attend this event and just be there for the kid's. The parents of the kids will be their to watch their kids so we do not have to. All we need to do is to give that kid's a good time
If you would like to help plan or go to this event please contact Eric Tindall at erictindall67@gmail.com.
We need help for the November 3 hiring event at Washtenaw Community College to act as greeter/escort to veterans and any assistance to help fund these two programs is greatly appreciated.
"Many hands make a small amount of help for all involved"
Thank you for your support of our veterans.
Don Deatrick
Rotary Club of Ann Arbor
Nov 3 (Thurs): 2nd Annual Veterans' Job Fair, WCC, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm (Don Deatrick-Rotary Ann Arbor Contact)
Nov 9 (Wed): Service Above Self- Honoring Our Veterans, 6:30 – 8:30 pm, Michigan Theater, (Karen Kerry, Brad Chick-Rotary Ann Arbor Contact)
RCAAN member's that would like to volunteer with one or both of these events contact Eric Tindall (Ann Arbor North Contact) for more information.
A Peace Conference for all of us! Rotarians interested in working for peace are invited to come together with those already engaged in the field. The ROTARY WORLD PEACE CONFERENCE 2017 will discuss how Rotary and Rotarians can prevent and mediate conflict.
Save the date! The two-day event March 31 – April 1, 2017 will be hosted by the Rotary Clubs and Districts of Michigan, northern Indiana and southern Ontario representing over 10,000 Rotarians. All are invited to attend including the general public and youth from universities and high schools including Rotaractors and Interactors.
The objective of the Peace Conference is to empower community leaders, Rotarians and others to participate in and actively propagate peace activities in their community. It will be held in our home town at the Michigan League on the University of Michigan campus. Leading experts, authors and scholars specializing in peace and conflict resolution are coming from government, business, health care, media and faith-based organizations to discuss these complex issues.
We are especially pleased to announce that Jody Williams, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate (1997) will be the plenary speaker on Saturday, April 1. There is a unique lineup of dignitaries from Rotary International speaking on Friday, March 31 including President John Germ. Peace scholars and activists from the US, Canada, United Kingdom and India are also on the program.
This is a unique opportunity for Rotarians in our area to get involved in Rotary’s Peace Efforts. Help organize the Peace Conference through individual and Club participation on the Organizing Committee.
You can volunteer to be involved in overall planning, soliciting speakers, conference venue management, publicity, fund raising and many other aspects of the conference organization. Won’t you join us?
This Monarch butterfly emerged at the September 1 meeting of the Rotary Club of Ann Arbor North. It's origin was the Monarch Festival held in Davisburg, MI Sunday August 21. The festival is organized by Debbie Jackson, wife of PDG Jerry Jackson. Caterpillars were given to those contributing to MonarchWatch.org. This one formed a chrysalis almost immediately creating the perfect timing for its emergence at the club meeting. It arrived at the meeting as a chrysalis and left as a butterfly symbolizing the trans-formative power of "Service Above Self"!
The world premiere of RCAAN's video on Project Dignity - Join RCAAN's 6 adventurers on this virtual tour of the Sundarbans, India.
Our focus is on site visits for two Rotary Foundation Global Grants on sanitation intended to empower poor women and families by working with Ramakrishna Ashram and Kolkata-Midtown Rotarians/Inner Wheel Clubs.
The projects are adding nearly 1000 new rural toilets during 2015-17. Sincere gratitude to all our hosts and partners on this endeavor.
Seven years ago, Ayo Onafuwa and RCAAN Club President John Copeland collaborated to start a Micro Credit program in Gbagada, Nigeria. The program has been well managed and is self sustaining.
On July 16, 2016, RCAAN Foundation announced a new co-investment of $2000 with RC Gbagada in Micro-finance for uplifting Nigeria's women and under-privileged community who are small entrepreneurs in the outskirts of Lagos. The Nigerian partner club vets and mentors the borrowers, resulting in a 100% repayment rate...while supporting many families. The Clubs' total investment is nearly $10,000 since the project started in 2007.
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).
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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