During the past year Community Service has been busy.
Members and the club have contributed money and food pantry items to Lussier Center, Middleton Outreach Ministry Food Pantry and Grace Episcopal Food Pantry.
We clean up a section of the Beltline as a part of the Dane County Highway Clean Up program.
We award high school scholarships.
We, together with District 9110 in Nigeria, contributed $10,000 to the Madison YWCA Third Street program for mothers and young children, prepared a meal for Third Street residents and made a trip to Vilas Zoo with the mothers and children and provide a lunch.
We have just received a district grant of $5,000, matched by $5,000 from the club, to build an ADA handicapped accessible pier in Lakeview Park in Middleton.
We also staff a monthly bingo night at Oakwood West.
Please contact Michael Maas or Lynne Spielman if you want more information or want to participate in one of these programs.
Just thought I'd write you and give you an update. My time here in Ecuador has been amazing, I've been from the coast to the amazon and I'm still seeing the country. My host family is really amazing, I really feel as if I were in the perfect situation here, loving family, friends and an amazing city. I just want to thank you for your part in making all of this possible, I really am grateful for this opportunity.
We will need 15 Rotary members to participate in this project.
Memorial Student Business Plans arrive to Tony on Jan. 15th.
Your student plan can be delivered to you or pick up your business plan at the Rotary meeting on Jan. 17th.
Memorial High School....Meet Your Student & Business Review January 21, Tuesday 2014
8:20 am coffee & muffins
8: 30 am meeting your student and review business plan
9:30 /10:00 am review is completed
The Memorial High School " start your own business " Plan Project is one of our clubs longest running programs. To volunteer, you do not have to have an extensive business background just be able to ask good questions. In the past, Rotary members have found the students to be very creative and innovative, with their business plans.
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