At the Board meeting last week, three members were approved for joining our Club. This is the first of two appearances in the Bulletin. Our plan is to induct them all at our October 11 meeting, assuming the scheduling stars align.
We have two vacancies in leadership positions for our Club. Please consider putting yourself forward for one of them. Contact either Dawn Frank or Steve Aune if you’re willing to pitch in.
Sundar Baladhandapani has had to leave the Board because of work pressures.
Ruth Domack was scheduled to be the incoming President-Elect starting July 1, 2020, but her health issues have forced her to step down from that position.
If you want to serve on a Nominating Committee, talk to Steve Aune.
For over Forty (40) years our Rotary Club has provided entertainment on a monthly basis from October through May of each year by providing Bingo to the residents of Oakwood. Our new “Bingo Year” will begin on the third Thursday in October (October 17th) and continue each month on the third Thursday through May 2020. Bingo sessions run from 6:00 PM until approximately 7:30 PM and are held on the second floor, East Lounge, Hebron Oaks., at Oakwood, off of Mineral Point Road.
Working Bingo is an easy way to do a “make-up”, it is fun, and it contributes to our Community Service obligations. Rotarians are notified several daysbefore the event as a reminder and if there are any particular things one needs to know about the session. A Sign-up sheet will be passed around at our next few meetings for the first several sessions. We will need at least four volunteers for each session. You can also bring your children, spouse, significant other, or friend to help out.
Thanks to all who have participated in the past and we look forward to your help again this year.
Do you know any high school juniors or seniors interested in government? Then encourage them to sign up for the Senate Scholar Program, an elite program designed to challenge Wisconsin’s best students. One student from each of the 33 Senate Districts may participate in the week-long program in Madison.
The Senate Scholar Program is an intensive week-long educational program offered by the Wisconsin State Senate. Admission to the program is highly competitive and is limited to 33 academically exceptional high school juniors and seniors from around Wisconsin. Each Senate Scholar receives a hands-on, up-close view of the Legislature’s role in our democracy.
Senate Scholars gain experience in such diverse areas as policy development, constituent relations, and processing legislation by working with Senators, legislative staff and University of Wisconsin faculty. There are three sessions offered in 2020:
January 12-17
February 9-14
March 22-27
Applications are due November 8, 2019
Here’s a link with more information and the program application:
The Rotary Foundation recently established a Rotary Disaster Relief Fund to which Rotary Districts impacted by a Disaster can apply for Funds. This includes District 6250 should any of our communities or our region face a future Disaster. If, during this Labor Day weekend, you were thinking about the people suffering through Hurricane Dorian consider a contribution to this Fund. Please follow the link for more information and to make a donationhttps://my.rotary.org/en/disaster-response-fund.
