Upcoming Events

Join us for our yearly service opportunity by helping clean up the RAC! Please bring any tools you may need including: gloves, shovels, rakes, etc. All are welcome to volunteer! 

 

April 22, 9AM – NOON, Riverside Arts Center Spring Clean Up: POSTPONED  RAIN DATE: April 29

Join us as we award our scholarship winners!

Assemble at 8AM for a 9AM start.

 

Here is a photo of the Civil War vintage (1860) hearse our Rotary Club will have displayed on the lawn of the Ypsilanti Historical Museum for Memorial Day in memory of our two Congressional Medal of Honor awardees:
 

BRIGADIER GENERAL BYRON M. CUTCHEON JUNE 29, 1891
CIVIL WAR

LIEUTENANT COLONEL CHARLES S. KETTLES, JULY 18, 2016 VIETNAM WAR

June 3, 9AM-NOON, Riverside Arts Center flower planting and clean-up.  RAIN DATE: June 10

Join us for a fun day of Ypsilanti history! In honor of the Ypsilanti Bicentennial, celebrating 200 years since the city's incorporation, we invite you to join us for a day filled with museum visits and learning more about Ypsilanti's interesting history. Then, join us any time between noon and 5:00 PM for ice cream sundaes at the historic Towner House conveniently located near the museums.

Your $10 ticket includes: Admission to 3 Museums + Ice Cream Sundaes!

Visit these 3 Ypsilanti museums:

- Michigan Firehouse Museum

- Ypsilanti Historical Museum

- Automotive Heritage Museum

Join us at the historic Towner House before or after your museum visits for ice cream sundaes and community connection.

Venue and Parking: Park at the First Presbyterian Church of Ypsilanti, Riverside Park, Depot Town behind the automotive museum, the Historical Museum lot, or Standard printing. View the image for a digital map.

We can't wait to see you there!

The parade units will stage at 9AM on Cross Street west of Oakwood and the step off time for the parade will be 11AM

 

This is a photo of President Cheryl Farmer with Rotarian Mike Schragg, retired Marshall, MI postmaster and founder of the U.S. Postal Museum there.  We are standing in front of the mail buggy from 1900 that he is loaning us as our entry in the  Bicentennial/4th of July parade.  Note that the wheels have been replaced by runners for winter use, just as we would put snow tires on our cars for winter! 

July 15, 9AM-NOON, Riverside Arts Center weeding and clean up.  RAIN DATE: July 22

September 30, 9AM-NOON, Riverside Arts Center fall clean up.  RAIN DATE: October 7