Our January 50th anniversary meeting is postponed until spring.
THIS WEEK'S PROGRAM:
February 25 -Our own Barry Pace had a huge tree removed from his property. Tree climber and author, Jesse Barry will present his book titled "Potty PT" which discusses how to do physical therapy for older adults without killing yourself. Jesse is 50 years old and must stay in shape to climb and hand-cut and drop 60-70 foot trees. WOW!
UPCOMING PROGRAMS:
March 4 - Jim Emerick's son, Tyler, and his daughter-in-law Meredith, will talk about adopting children in China.
March 11 - Our own Mary Van Hout will present speaker Dave Schroeder who is an expert on the technology of cybersecurity in our military operations. Don't miss this informative and vital program.
March 18 - After twenty years as Wisconsin's head football equipment manager, Mark Peeler was named UW's Director of Equipment Operations for ALL sports which include the department's 23 athletic programs and 26 support units. Imagine having so much responsibility in so many areas! Don't miss this exciting program brought to us by Leo Edelstein!
March 25 - Mary Beth will discuss our upcoming and largest fundraising activity of the year, the golf outing.
April 1 - Bev Davis is a hospice chaplain and an author of books about kindness and then about bullying.
April 8 - Jim Olmsted's daughter-in-law, Diana Decker, (our 6th-floor hostess), will show us around the various offices on the 6th floor and then talk about her previous job in Madison's hotel industry where she was responsible for finding accommodations for visiting big 10 sports teams when they played the Badgers and what the Covid virus did to that industry.
April 15 - Open
April 22 - Leanne Lippincott-Wuerthele details to follow.
Here are the budgets that currently govern Club Operations and Foundation grants. Foundation Budget was approved at May 19 Board Meeting; Club Budget approved at the August 18 Board Meeting.
The Board voted prior to and at its 2/16 meeting to make the following changes to the Club's Bylaws:
Due to the negative impact of COVID on Club engagement and attendance, for the Rotary 2022-2023 year, the Board will consist of nine people, rather than thirteen. The Board for the 2022-2023 year will be President, President-Elect, Past President, Treasurer, Secretary, as well as Avenue Chairs of Club Service, Vocational Service, International Service, and Community Service. We will return to the full thirteen-person Board as soon as possible, but no later than July 2023.
A motion to accept the by-law change was made by Jeannine Desautels and seconded Barry Pace. The motion passed.
At our Club Annual Meeting, the members in attendance voted to accept the slate of new Board members:
President Kathy Roberg
Incoming President Kevin Hayden
Past President Connie Fish (ex officio)
Treasurer Matt Loch
Secretary Jack Ferreri
Club Service Chair Rod Nilles
Vocational Service Chair Jim Emerick
International Service Chair Paul Patenaude
Community Service Chair John Gerold
The motion to accept this slate was made by Mary Van Hout and seconded by Peder Moren. The motion passed.
Let’s get together this Spring, Rotarians, and Rotaractors, in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin! Join your fellow Rotarians from Districts 6220, 6250 and 6270—for TriCon 2022--April 29-30 at the beautiful Osthoff Resort. Enjoy two days of amazing speakers, delicious cuisine, and frequent opportunities to reconnect with old friends and make new ones...
Everyone is welcome.
All Rotarians and Rotaractors from clubs throughout Wisconsin and Upper Michigan are invited to participate. Learn more about Rotary and how you can enhance your membership experience by “Serving to Help Others.”.
Register before March 1 and enjoy a reduced Early Bird rate!
Save $30 and get a chance to win a $100 gift card by registering no later than March 1.
Find out more about accommodations and meals--and register today for the conference at www.rotarytricon.com
The meeting place is Serendipity Labs, a co-working facility on the sixth floor of the Johnson Bank Building at 525 Junction Road Madison, WI 53717(right next to Panera Bread). We’re in the SOUTH TOWER. Parking is easy and undercover. We’re doing this on a month-to-month basis right now, but it may lead to a long-term arrangement.
Our meeting place is circled in red on this map. 6th floor. For parking, follow the blue arrow on the map to underground parking. Go left once you enter the ramp. Parking is free; park in any unassigned spot. Go to the covered walkway to enter the building and grab the elevator to the sixth floor.
Your Board met on Monday, Oct 25 to cover the usual business and to take a look at the way we're dealing with masks and Covid in general ... and how this has affected our Club. You all know attendance has been sorely impacted.
Rotary Club of Madison West Towne-Middleton, PO Box 620312, Middleton WI 53562
We’re currently holding Hybrid/Zoom meetings during this COVID time. The Zoom link is above in this Bulletin. The in-person meeting site is the Johnson Bank building at 525 Junction Road. Park in the ramp to the east of the building, then go to the 6th floor to Serendipity Labs.
You can’t miss us.
Fridays at 12:12 PM
The meetings combine a live, in-person element with the capability to join via Zoom.
We are the self-anointed ‘Coolest Rotary Club in the World.’
In response to the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, The Rotary Foundation has created a channel for donors to contribute funds to support relief efforts.
The Board voted prior to and at its 2/16 meeting to make the following changes to the Club's Bylaws:
