I would like to thank Mary Ruth Marks for her generous donation of $4,000 to the club foundation. This money was raised by The Notara Farm Horse Driving Trial which was held on July 4, 2015. Many of our club members and spouses volunteered their time to work prior to the event and on the day of.
Volunteers: THANK YOU for your hard work!
This is the 3rd year our club has supported this event. This event is growing and gaining speed. I anticipate that we will continue to join forces and continue to support this event in the future.
August 22 at 10 am we plan to have a canoeing/paddling excursion for our members, families and friends down the Wisconsin River. We will start from the Blackhawk River Run canoe rental and public boat launch site on Highway Y a few miles southwest of Sauk City.
You can bring your own canoe or rent one from the canoe rental site.
Please bring your own food and drinks (NO GLASS) and we will have a picnic on a sandbank around noon. You can return from Arena either at 3 pm or 5 pm.
We need everybody to sign up and pay by August 14. You can either sign up at our meetings or e-mail SveinMorner at smorner@sustaineng.com.
The cost for the canoeing will be as follows:
Rental Canoe: $35 per canoe
You can also arrange with the canoe rental to pick up your canoe ($20 per canoe) or to drive your car down ($20 per car) if you so wish.
ROTARY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION
SEOUL, KOREA
MAY 28, 2016 - JUNE 1, 2016
joh-eun nal
I lived in Seoul, Korea for 13 months in 1959 - 1960 and have always wanted to go back to see how the country has changed. Since the International Convention will be there next year, I thought it would be a worthwhile trip to get back to Korea and also take in a Rotary International Convention at the same time.
After being in Rotary for 44 years, it is probably time to attend an international convention. I have mentioned this to a few other Rotarians and found there is some general interest in putting together a group experience. Travel to and/or from Korea could include a stop over in Japan.
While in Korea, either before or after the convention, could include tours of other parts of Korea. Within 100 miles of Seoul, there is plenty to see. Maybe even get to the DMZ. There is a good size contingent of South Koreans living in Madison, mostly affiliated with the UW, that we may be able to draw on, to gain a better understanding of the Country before going.
This information is to get anyone who may have an interest, to start thinking about it now. If you have any interest and would like to be part of a group investigating all the possibilities of travel, etc., please contact me (email is easiest at jagerold39@gmail.com) or call me at 234-2253 and I will put your name on the list.
Time flies and I have been told the cost of registration for the Convention itself goes up around early December, so sometime before that it would be nice to have the basic group put together. Plus that would give us plenty of time to educate ourselves more about the country.
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~
Sunday morning I woke up later than I wanted to but I felt refreshed and ready to start the day. Camila made breakfast for me again and it was delicious. As I was getting ready, I heard loud music playing outside. The music sounded close by. I asked Camila what was going on and she told me the World’s Largest Gay Parade was taking place on Paulista Avenue. I told her I wanted to go and see it. Soon we left the apartment and we were walking on Paulista Avenue and watching the parade of people in the street. It was fascinating. I saw many unusual sights and people.
Around 1 pm we left the parade and I caught the bus shuttle to the convention. The bus ride took about 45 minutes. My first session of the day was a seminar on leadership for President Elects. The room was overfilled with people and many had to stand since there were no seats left. The seminar consisted of a panel of good speakers. After that session was over, I ran into Dan Drozdowicz who is the President Elect of Janesville Noon Rotary Club (now president).
I’ve known Dan and his family for many years because his daughter Haley Drozdowicz was an outbound exchange student to Brazil in 2009-10 and Turkey 2011-12. Haley and Dan’s wife, Cheryl were in Brazil too and I invited them to our District Dinner that was planned for that evening. Dan and I met up with Cheryl and Haley in the house of friendship. We chatted for a while and then we left. We shared a cab ride home since their hotel as only 2 blocks away from where I was staying.
When I got back to the apartment, I received an unsettling text message from my husband, Frank Pabon. His message said my cousin died last night. I SKYPED him right away to find out more information. My cousin Lenny Nemeth Jr. died in Atlanta, GA on Saturday, June 6th. He was 41 years old. Cause of death was unknown. I was not very close with him, but I was close with his dad, my uncle. Later that night I tried to find photos of my cousin and create a memorial video for him. The last time I saw Lenny was at my house for Thanksgiving in 2014.
That evening Camila had told me that one of her roommates, Amanda, had also lost a family member suddenly. Her grandfather passed away and she had to leave town to be with her family.
The next event this day was our planned District Dinner for 6250. Camila helped us plan this dinner since she was local. We were thinking about 15 people would attend and we ended up having about 25 people actually show up. The restaurant was a local restaurant that served traditional Brazilian cuisine. Despite the overflow of people from our group, the restaurant was able to keep us all together and serve us well. I remember the drinks were amazing. I fell in love with the Brazilian drink Caipirinha. Camila helped translate the ordering and the bills for everyone. She was so helpful. After a couple of ours, we were well fed and ready to retreat home.
Today marks one year since Nigeria last reported a polio case caused by wild poliovirus, putting the country on the brink of eradicating the paralyzing disease.
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