MADISON—Lawrence “Larry” Harris, age 87, passed away Monday, Feb. 5, 2018. He was born April 4, 1930, the son of Jacob and Freada (Mansfield) Harris.
Larry is survived by his wife of 55 years, Beatrice; son, Robert and his family; and his brother, Jerrol Harris of California.
After serving his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, Larry attended Colorado College, and later graduated from Northwestern University. He was united in marriage to the former Beatrice Silver on Jan. 14, 1962, in New Jersey. Larry was employed in the insurance industry for most of his life.
A funeral service was at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018, at TEMPLE BETH EL, 2702 Arbor Drive, Madison, WI 53711. Burial followed at Beit Olamim at Sunset Memory Gardens.
Our Club heard from three members on Friday, February 2, 2018.
Jeannine Desautels told us of her childhood in St. Boniface, Winnipeg in French-speaking Canada, working with far North native tribes for the Canadian Peace Corps, and getting her nursing degree. She married, had three kids, and traveled with her academic husband to New York and Purdue. Her commitment to humanity is well-known to anyone who’s ever spent time with her. She’s traveled around the world helping people.
Jim Olmstead is a Kalamazoo native from an academic family. He moved around a lot as a kid; wound up playing football at Whitewater. After college and marriageworked for GTE in Portage and decided that he’d like being his own boss. So he moved into real estate for the last 47 years. He has three sons and 8 grandchildren. Enjoys fishing … and singing with quartets.
Newish member Ginny Jenkins grew up in Chicagoland with two brothers. Her father was an Engineer at Trek, her mother an artist. Worked as an executive assistant in a law office and checked patents in a corporate environment. Spent some time in California and discovered her interest in working in Human Resources. Ginny worked five years in HR at Food Fight, and just left to handle marketing and PR for the Barrymore Theatre, as well as run many of the city’s festivals.
Posted by John Gerold and John Olsen on Feb 08, 2018
WWMV-LP 95.5FM is the new low-power FM radio station operating from the Lussier Community Education Center at 55 S. Gammon Road, next to Thomas Jefferson Middle School.
The Rotary Club of Madison West Towne–Middleton has lent support to Lussier for about eleven years, starting when they were known as the Wexford Ridge Neighborhood Center, operating out of an apartment building off of Tree Lane, across from where they are located now.
During the current Rotary year we requested and received a District 6250 Matching Grant for $1,000, so in total $2,000 was donated to Lussier for certain operating costs of the new station. $1,000 was for a Remote Broadcasting Kit to allow broadcasting from remote sites. The other $1,000 was for creating and printing Publicity Materials, to make the surrounding communities aware of the station and its broadcasting schedule and reach.
The Rotary Club, as a project through the Avenue of Community Service, would like to be more involved with the radio station. To do that we have the opportunity to provide prerecorded programs of 15-to30 minutes for airing at selected times.
To accomplish this, we will NEED members to suggest ideas for programs and EVEN PARTICIPATE in creating the programs. Some of the programs we have on Friday could be recreated as radio programs. The radio station manager will provide an orientation session, which will be both a learning session on radio protocol and a question-and-answer session. In addition, there will be a training session as more of a “hands-on” learning nature. The station will be able to provide us with digital recording equipment, etc. to help in creating the programs.
So, for those members who would like to be become directly involved, and/or have some suggestions for the type of programs/speakers we could engage to do the recorded programs, please contact John Olsen, Leo Edelstein, or John Gerold, and we will take it from there.
We have always been a Rotary Club that wanted to be involved directly in projects and not just write checks, so this is one way to do that.
The Annual Social of the MWT-M Rotary Club will be held on Saturday, February 24, 2018, at Babe's Restaurant & Cocktails, 5614 Schroeder Road, Madison, Wisconsin.
Just a reminder that the following have volunteered for the Rotary Bingo session at Oakwood on Thursday, February 15, 2018. Dick Murray will be the person with the security pass and will be at the entrance door to let you in. You should have received my letter of instructions via email on Saturday, February 3, 2018.
Contact Dick Murray, daytime phone (414) 588-8501 or email at rhmurray50@gmail.com.
Volunteers are Bill Hinckley, David Prentiss, Barry Pace and Dick Murray.
for our annual Basketball Slam fundraiser. They will be handed out at this Friday's meeting. Mary Beth Growney Selene will have them this week (I am leaving town early Tuesday).
WHAT IS THIS?
You check out a packet of 10 tickets and sell them to your friends, family, co-workers, spouse or significant other for $10 each or buy them yourself for $100. YOU TURN IN THE STUBS WITH NAMES FILLED IN AND MONEY. You can get more tickets if you can sell more. We have 600 tickets to sell.
Tickets include a discount stub (that is what we are "selling") and 4 teams under the scratch-off area for the NCAA Basketball tournament. You can win cash prizes based on how well your teams do in the basketball tournament. Your buyers can also get two tickets for purchasing one ticket by registering for the second ticket online.
If you take tickets, our committee would like you to sell them all or buy those that you can't sell. If you prefer NOT to participate, please do not take the tickets. You can make a suggested donation of $75.00 to the foundation.
TURN IN ALL ITEMS...STUBS, MONEY, UNSOLD TICKETS BY MARCH 23, 2018.
If you plan to apply for a district grant or Rotary Foundation grant this year, I strongly encourage you to attend one of the grant training seminars. Please go to the District website, rotary6250.org, for more information and to register.
This year they will require a Community Needs Assessment. It takes a fair amount of work to apply for a district grant or a grant from the Rotary Foundation. Save yourself a lot of time by getting the training. I want you to be successful in the process and am willing to help you.
Posted by Dave Warren, District Rotary Foundation Chair on Jan 04, 2018
Happy New Year!
The time to ensure your club is qualified to apply for a Rotary Foundation District or Global Grant in the upcoming Rotary year is upon us. As you may already know, there are a few prerequisites that must be completed. The first requirement is that a minimum of one member (more is always preferable) from your club must attend a district-specific grant management seminar (GMS). Attendance at either the January 20, March 15 or May 4 will be sufficient but having attended a previous year’s GMS will not.
The club’s representative/s should sign up today on the district’s website.
If you have any questions regarding Rotary Foundation Grants please do not hesitate to ask. David Warren, District Rotary Foundation Chair dave@davesace.com
MadWest Winter Farmers’ Market is a bustling hub of good friends and healthy food hosted indoors at the Lussier Community Education Center.
Past market vendors have brought fresh, organic produce like potatoes, winter squash, carrots, broccoli, beets, cabbage, parsnips, salad greens, and more plus local cheeses, pasture-raised meats, eggs, jams and jellies, all-natural soaps, and wool.
OPEN 8am-noon: Jan 27, Feb 3, Feb 10, Feb 17, Feb 24.
One of our service projects for this Rotary year is a winter clothing drive for Jefferson Middle School. Since the weather has turned cold, it is time to hunt through your home or go to the store and purchase hats, gloves, mittens, and scarves suitable for middle school boys and girls.
Sizes:
Ladies sizes small, medium and large
Men's sizes small, medium, large and extra large
Please bring your items to the rotary meetings over the next few weeks.
Posted by Derek Schneider, President, Oregon Rotary Club on Jan 10, 2018
Area Rotarians…………..If you love Wisconsin Artisan Cheeses, this is the event for you! Past cheeses have included Red Rock from Roelli Cheese, Merlot Bellavitano from Satori and Foenegreek from Thorp WI. This year’s list should be another list of Wisconsin Cheese Superstars! And let’s not forget the wine to go with it. Attached is flyer to share with your clubs and directions on how to get tickets. Hope to see many of you again at this year’s event.
Beginning 1 July 2018, clubs and districts that apply for global grants to support their humanitarian projects or vocational training teams will be required to include a community assessment. Working with a community to determine what it needs most and can sustain in the future builds important relationships, involves residents in decisions that affect their communities, and fosters long-term participation in community projects. Project planners can use district grant funds to conduct an assessment. The results of the assessment will be included with the grant application in the Grant Center.
As you plan your next grant management seminar, take time to review these useful resources:
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.
If you are volunteering with youth (one-on-one)? Mentoring, Youth Exchange, RYLA, Academic Decathlon, High School Business Plans, Etc... You must have an annual 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.
Jim Olmsted
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