Today’s speaker, Paul Terranova, Executive Director of the Lussier Community Education Center (LCEC), will be updating you on the activities at LCEC and may mention how the Club has been providing support over the years. Our support includes $9,000 to the Jane Burrows Buffet Scholars Program over the last two years, including a $1,500 Matching Grant from the District, and will include another $3,000 this fiscal year. In addition, we have contributed dollars and food to the Center’s Food Bank over the years.
This year we will also be providing $2,000 ($1,000 from the Club and $1,000 Matching Grant from the District) for Community On Air, the new FM radio station, call letters WWMV-LP at 95.5 FM. The funds will be used to purchase a remote broadcasting kit and for creating publicity materials. In addition to myself, currently Leo Edelstein and John Olsen will be involved in learning about the station and helping out where we can.
The reason for putting this information in the Bulletin today is so when you are listening to Paul’s presentation, you can think about how you may help out at LCEC during the coming year. We will be asking for volunteer tutors to help out the Buffet Scholars and other students and we may be looking for members to participate in the operation of the radio station, through such things as on air programs, where you may talk about careers, or other things of interest to young listeners. There are always opportunities to volunteer your services and knowledge at the Center. Thank you to all the Rotarians for what they have done for the Center in the past and what they will do in the future.
We would especially like to thank our Hole Sponsors
and the
Silent Auction and Raffle Prize Donors
The Hole Sponsors include the following
Cress Funeral & Cremation Service Wisconsin Bank & Trust American Family Insurance TDS Telecom The Four Way Test - Carl Bolstad Harbor Athletic Club Capitol Bank Service Above Self- Anonymous LSM Chiropractic DeWitt Ross & Stevens, SC Law Firm The Yesbeck Delgado Group/Baird Feldt Construction Co., Inc. Baer Insurance Services Musser Capital Advisors Steve Aune Agency, Inc. - American Family Insurance UBS Financial Services, Inc. – The Burish Group Hemb Insurance Group Moren Investments, LLC Be A Gift To The World - Mary Van Hout Meicher CPA’s UW Provisions First Weber, Inc. - Ruth Domack Welton Investment Real Estate, LLC Mallatt’s Pharmacy The Mug Club Growlers – Dean Ryerson BMO Harris Bank Charter Members- John Gerold, Jim Langdon, Jerry McAdow, Dick Meister Dale Carnegie Training
Celerity Staffing
Larry S. Harris CLU & Associates
Celerity StaffingandLarry S. Harris CLU & Associates were omitted from the list in the last Weekly Bulletin.
I am organizing a Car Pool/Caravan for the Youth Exchange Students for their Central States Rotary Youth Exchange Conference in Grand Rapids Michigan. Our district is sharing a bus with another district. We need to transport our kids to Brookfield (near Milwaukee) to catch the bus. I need 2-3 more drivers to help drive kids on Thursday July 13 and Sunday July 16.
Drivers will be given gas money (via check by the district). Below is the tentative schedule on both days. Drivers with vehicles that can fit 3+ students with luggage is recommended.
Schedule & Locations
THURSDAY - PICK-UP 7/13
SUNDAY - RETURN 7 /16
TOMAH (Kwik Trip at I-94 exit 143) Across from Taco Bell 310 East McCoy Boulevard, Tomah, WI 54660
5:30 am
5:30 pm
PORTAGE (Petro Stopping Center exit 108A)
N5800 Kinney Road, Portage, WI 53901
6:35 am
4:15 pm
MADISON (PARK N RIDE - From 90, take exit 135 for US-151. Then follow signs for US-151 N/Sun Prairie and merge onto US-151. Then take exit 98B to merge onto American Pkwy. Turn right on EASTPARK Blvd.) American Center Lot, 2 Eastpark Blvd, Madison, WI 53718 - next to Enterprise Rent-A-Car
7:15 am
3:10 pm
JOHNSON CREEK (McDonalds exit 267)
800 Linmar Lane Johnson Creek, WI 53094
7:55 am
2:40 pm
BROOKFIELD (Goerke's Corners Park & Ride – I-94 Exit 297) County Highway Y, Brookfield, WI 53045
8:30 am
2:10 pm
THURSDAY
TOMAH to PORTAGE to MADISON to JOHNSON CREEK to BROOKFIELD
2-3 DRIVERS NEEDED
I need one more driver for Tomah to Madison Route
I need 2 more drivers for Madison to Brookfield
SUNDAY
BROOKFIELD to JOHNSON CREEK to MADISON to PORTAGE to TOMAH
2-3 DRIVERS NEEDED
I need one more driver for Tomah to Madison Route
I need 2 more drivers for Madison to Brookfield
Please let me know ASAP if you would be interested in helping.
88 Golfers who signed up and paid $100.00 each, of which 18 were actual Club members.
22 Foursomes, with 11 being mixed teams, 10 all men's teams, and 1 all women's team, netting a total of $8800.00.
30 Hole Sponsorships acquired by the Club members, who paid $300.00 each an included a custom color logo signage on the course and mention in the program, netting another $8400.00.
40 Silent Auction Packages that were bid on and won, netting some $3306.00.
31 Club members provided the prizes, most contributing more than one. There were a total of 23 Raffle Prizes won where the tickets were chosen by a random pull by Rotary International Foundation Director Mary Beth Growney Selene. In addition to the sale of Mulligans, this portion of the outing netted some $1780.00.
A String Game was offered whereby a team could Count their missed putt by using the portion of the 3 feet of string by which they missed the putt. This netted another $780.00
67% of the golfers purchased the Mulligans in the golfer package and another 49% purchased the string. approximately 21 members that worked the event as volunteers, acting to register the golfers, sell the golfer package and string game, set up the silent auction packages, set up the Shelter Box tent, collect the silent auction prize payments, and other various duties.
Members of the Golf Outing Planning Committee included John Olsen, Ruth Domack, Greg Blum, Steve Aune, and Brian Brown. The Chairman was Kevin Welton. All in all it was a beautiful day to golf and the total proceeds after all expenses are paid should be in the area of $17.000.00.
TDS foursome pose at the hole TDS sponsored at the Rotary
This year’s canoeing event will be held on Saturday, August 5th. The departure will be from Blackhawk River Run on the Wisconsin River located at 10032 Hwy Y, Mazomanie.
The cost per canoe is $40.00. This 9 mile run is fun and scenic. Canoes, paddles and life jackets are provided. Bring your own lunch and beverages (no glass please). We will pick out a nice sand bar for our picnic and swimming. Get there about 9:45 for payment, instructions and map. Departure is at 10:30 sharp. Arrival in Arena will be at 3:00 sharp. A bus will take us back to the parking lot in Mazomanie.
This is a great event for children, grandchildren, relatives and friends. Many of you look forward to this Rotary event every year. So far I have reserved 15 canoes. Let me know as soon as you can so that I can give Blackhawk the final tally.
Pope Farm Conservancy is owned and operated by the Town of Middleton. The following is general info from the Sun Flower Days Logistics Meeting. Last year, it was estimated 80,000 people visited the site, thus making it one of the premier summer attractions in the county.
First and most importantly, due to May’s weather, the planting did not go as planned. Thus, Sun Flower Days has been moved to begin Saturday, August 12, thru Sunday August 20.
Signups for parking volunteers will be done on-line. This process has not been completed, and we won’t have to collect names etc. at our meetings.
For those who have done this before, there are some changes in procedures for sign-in, wavers, and responsibilities. I see these all as very positive. There must have been 15 supervisor volunteers at the meeting plus a Town of Middleton Officer who gave good guidance to cover the anticipated crowds and traffic problems.
The conservancy will be open from 8:00am until shortly before sun set. Volunteers are to arrive 15 minutes early for sign-in and instructions. All these are relatively easy, working in 2 hours shifts except for 10-12:30. There are 6 shift times. ALSO, there will be shade, either natural by trees or portable tents at each parking assignment location There will be 5 locations of them. Water, sun screen, and “treats” will be provided for our volunteers. Our volunteers need to be “animated” in their direction to direct parking. We will also be soliciting memberships to the visitors by passing out PFC brochures as the cars exit the area.
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.
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.
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