Are volunteering with youth (one-on-one)? Mentoring, Youth Exchange, RYLA, Academic Decathlon, High School Business Plans, Etc...
If YES, you need to have an annual background check completed. CLICK HERE for more details about how to get your background check completed. This only applies if you are working with youth one-on-one. If you are in a group more than 2 people, you don't need a background check.
Mick Faulhaber is our Youth Protection Officer for our Club. Contact him if you have any questions or concerns.
Help fill our donation box at the district conference. Bring personal care items to one of our meetings through Friday, May 13, and items will be collected and taken to the conference. Items donated will go to local food pantries. Let's make Mary proud and overfill our donation box.
Paul Patenaude took us on his 875-mile journey along the Camino del Santiago de Compostela. It’s a 1,000-year old pilgrimage route, from spots throughout Europe to northwest Spain. Paul did the Spanish and Basque leg in 2013 and completed the French portion (LePuy to Roncevalles) in 2015.
He shared with us both parts of his journey – with tales of overnight stays along the way, scenics both grand and simple, stories of people he walked with, and images of the pilgrimage’s famous symbol, a scallop shell. A quarter million pilgrims make this trip each year … we got to go along.
Please check your calendar and see if you are able volunteer for the Academic and Career Planning Day at Jefferson!
Volunteers will be either mock interviewing students (more specific information to follow) or supporting a resume writing workshop. Volunteers should arrive by 10:15 with rotations running from 10:30-12:20 and from 12:45-1:45 (approximately). There will be more logistics information forthcoming this week to those who are signed up (via email).
From the school:
Please be our guest!
Help us give every 8th grade student exposure to a mock interview, a resume writing workshop, a high school student panel, and reflection activities!
What: Volunteer to interview students, help students edit and refine resumes, or support a JMM high school student panel!
Where: Jefferson Middle School, 101 S. Gammon Rd Madison, WI 53713
When: Thursday, April 28th 10:30 am-2:45 pm
Why: Help us give our students a realistic impression of the professionalism and future planning needed to get their first job and be college, career, and community ready!
Completed Requests For Project Support are due to Ruth Domack, Club Secretary, by May 15, 2016. They will NOT be accepted after that date. It is important to get these forms in by the deadline so that the Board has sufficient time to prepare the Budget for Fiscal Year 2016 – 2017.
Raffle tickets and Mulligans included with the Golfer Package (and available individually)
New this year: "String Game" offer, to make the possibility for low scores available for every team
At the clubhouse afterwards, we'll have:
Full cookout
Prizes for top Team Scores and Hole Events
Silent Auction - we will expect that every Club member make an effort to provide prizes for the Silent Auction, as well as bring in prizes for the Raffle.
Your help is requested to make this year's outing a big success:
Donate to the silent auction and to the raffle. We expect every member to do this.
Showcase your organization to participants and guests with a sponsorship, available at $300.
Take the Registration Flyers available on the tables at the weekly meeting and start promoting this important fundraiser!
Please let me know of any events or special situations in our fellow Rotarians' lives where a card, flowers, or a plant would be appropriate for their situation.
On Friday, April 1st, Cherie Gon was inducted as the newest member of the Rotary Club of Madison West Towne-Middleton. Cherie is a financial advisor with Edward Jones as well as a proclaimed Minnesota Vikings Fan (Mary Beth was overjoyed). The Board of Directors had approved Cherie’s membership application at their March meeting. President Derek Moehring welcomed Cherie to our Club and encouraged her to:
Be an Active Member of The Club
Help the Club Grow Its Membership
Assist Her Community through Service
Jack Ferreri presented Cherie with her Rotary lapel pin and warned her of the consequences of not wearing it to every club meeting ($$$). Finally, Derek presented Cherie with her Red Badge. Derek informed Cherie that there are a number of tasks that she must complete in order to earn her Blue Badge, but informed her that she would have a lot of help. That is when Derek asked all Club members to stand and take the following oath:
Each Club Members Would Do Everything In Their Power To:
Warmly welcome Cherie into our Club
Personally get to know Cheri and invite her participate with them in a service project or fundraiser
Help Cherie to get to know the In’s and Outs of our Rotary Club and Rotary International
Check in on Cheri periodically to see how she is doing and to see if they can be of any assistance
Help Cheri to earn her Blue Badge in record time
If you were not at the April 1st meeting, Derek is asking you to take this oath to commit to helping Cherie.
The Rotary Club of Madison West Towne-Middleton is sponsoring a high-school aged boy from Thailand. He will arrive in Madison in August, 2016 and is very excited to experience American culture.
His host families need to live in or near the Middleton School District as he will be attending Middleton High School. If you or someone you know may be interested in hosting him for 3-4 months, please contact us.
Hosting is a wonderful experience!
For more information on the program watch this video (11 minutes) or contact:
Please remember to donate a raffle "gift" on your birthday. This is a low-cost item, with a value of approximately $25 - $30, and is also a fun way to support our club!
Our Club has been approved to apply for grants for the 2016-2017 Rotary year. All requests should be submitted to Ruth Domack, Club Secretary, by May 15th.
This means that you need to submit a Request for Project Support (link can be found in Derek’s article above) by May 15th, whether you are asking for money only from the Club, money from the District and the Club, or money from the Rotary Foundation, the District and the Club. This allows the club to determine the 2016-2017 budget in a timely matter.
If you are asking for less than $5,000, this usually requires funds from the Club only. If you are asking for over $5,000 up to $30,000, this is usually a District Grant. If your project is over $30,000 this is usually a Global Grant with funds from the Rotary Foundation, the District and the Club.
If you would like to work on your grant and would like my help, we can set up a workshop for this purpose. Please let me know. The District will assign you a mentor if you are applying for a Global Grant.
If you are only asking for money from the Club, the dollar amount requested is the total cost of the project.
If you are applying for a District Grant, you would state that you want $___ from the Club and $____ from the District. The District will match Club dollars, dollar for dollar (for example, $5,000 Club funds and $5,000 District funds). The maximum that the District will give a Club is $5,000 per project. If you can find 2 other clubs willing to support the project, the District will give up to $14,500. However, when a project gets close to a total of $30,000, the District will strongly encourage you to make it a $30,000 so you can apply for a Global Grant. When you apply for a District Grant you need to complete the Club Request for Project Support and the District Grant Request.
If you are applying for a Global Grant, you will state that you want $____ from the Club, $____ from the District and $____ from the Rotary Foundation. The District will match the Club portion dollar for dollar, and the Rotary Foundation will match the Club funds at $0.50 on the dollar and the District Funds dollar for dollars. As an example, Club contributes $8,700, District contributes $8,700 and the Rotary Foundation contributes $13,050, for a total project cost of $30,450. You need to complete the Club Request for Project support and the Rotary Foundation grant application.
If it would be helpful, I can furnish you with these blank forms and with a sample completed forms.
I know this is a lot of paperwork, but it is a wonderful way to get the most money for a project. It reduces the amount of money we need to raise through Club fund raising activities.
If you are only asking for money from the Club, the dollar amount requested is the total cost of the project.
If you are applying for a District Grant, you would state that you want $___ from the Club and $____ from the District. The District will match Club dollars, dollar for dollar (for example, $5,000 Club funds and $5,000 District funds). The maximum that the District will give a Club is $5,000 per project. If you can find 2 other clubs willing to support the project, the District will give up to $14,500. However, when a project gets close to a total of $30,000, the District will strongly encourage you to make it a $30,000 so you can apply for a Global Grant. When you apply for a District Grant you need to complete the Club Request for Project Support and the District Grant Request.
If you are applying for a Global Grant, you will state that you want $____ from the Club, $____ from the District and $____ from the Rotary Foundation. The District will match the Club portion dollar for dollar, and the Rotary Foundation will match the Club funds at $0.50 on the dollar and the District Funds dollar for dollars. As an example, Club contributes $8,700, District contributes $8,700 and the Rotary Foundation contributes $13,050, for a total project cost of $30,450. You need to complete the Club Request for Project support and the Rotary Foundation grant application.
If it would be helpful, I can furnish you with these blank forms and with a sample completed forms.
I know this is a lot of paperwork, but it is a wonderful way to get the most money for a project. It reduces the amount of money we need to raise through Club fund raising activities.
Of course!! Where else can I meet and hear about these great people???
Mary Herness, a Whitehall Wisconsin woman whose polio diagnosis changed her life! Writer, teacher, mother, grandmother, farmer………..a woman who has a wonderful story to tell us!
Mary Beth Growney Selene, our own past Rotary International Director – who better to help us understand all that Rotary is!!
Dick Leinenkugel, a man who has done it all! With careers in the military, State Government and presiding over the family business, he has stories of service to inspire us!
Brent Yauchler from the RC of Mt Horeb and Nicholas Syano from Rotary in Kenya and PDG Bob Bendickson from the RC of La Crosse and Madison South’s Randy Sproule and so many more District Rotarians……..all of your old and new Rotary friends.
As of 1 May, the Rotary shop will be available on a new platform. We may experience some downtime during the transition and apologize for any inconvenience. If you have any questions, please contact us at shop.rotary@rotary.org or at 847-866-4600.
After a series of three earthquakes -- two in Japan and one in Ecuador -- killed hundreds of people, injured thousands, and caused billions of dollars in damage late last week, Rotary members in those regions have created disaster relief funds to help survivors.
In Ecuador, the powerful 7.8-magnitude quake that struck Saturday night has killed more than 400 people, with 2,500 injured. Those figures are expected to rise.
Rotary District 4400 established a service fund to raise money for relief efforts. Contact District Governor Manuel A. Nieto Jijon for information on how to donate.
In Japan,...
The 2016 Council on Legislation may well be remembered as one of the most progressive in Rotary history.
Not only did this Council grant clubs more freedom in determining their meeting schedule and membership, it also approved an increase in per capita dues of $4 a year for three years. The increase will be used to enhance Rotary’s website, improve online tools, and add programs and services to help clubs increase membership.
The Council is an essential element of Rotary’s governance. Every three years, members from around the world gather in Chicago to consider proposed changes to the...
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The Changing of the Guard / Annual Social
appropriate for their situation.
On Friday, April 1st, Cherie Gon was inducted as the newest member of the Rotary Club of Madison West Towne-Middleton. Cherie is a financial advisor with Edward Jones as well as a proclaimed Minnesota Vikings Fan (Mary Beth was overjoyed). The Board of Directors had approved Cherie’s membership application at their March meeting. President Derek Moehring welcomed Cherie to our Club and encouraged her to:
Exchange Student Hosting Opportunity
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w-cost item, with a value of approximately $25 - $30, and is also a fun way to support our club!
Please send bulletin contributions to Lindsay Lemmer at 