August 22 at 10 am we plan to have a canoeing/paddling excursion for our members, families and friends down the Wisconsin River. We will start from the Blackhawk River Run canoe rental and public boat launch site on Highway Y a few miles southwest of Sauk City.
You can bring your own canoe or rent one from the canoe rental site.
Please bring your own food and drinks (NO GLASS) and we will have a picnic on a sandbank around noon. You can return from Arena either at 3 pm or 5 pm.
We need everybody to sign up and pay by August 14. You can either sign up at our meetings or e-mail SveinMorner at smorner@sustaineng.com.
The cost for the canoeing will be as follows:
Rental Canoe: $35 per canoe
You can also arrange with the canoe rental to pick up your canoe ($20 per canoe) or to drive your car down ($20 per car) if you so wish.
ROTARY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION
SEOUL, KOREA
MAY 28, 2016 - JUNE 1, 2016
joh-eun nal
I lived in Seoul, Korea for 13 months in 1959 - 1960 and have always wanted to go back to see how the country has changed. Since the International Convention will be there next year, I thought it would be a worthwhile trip to get back to Korea and also take in a Rotary International Convention at the same time.
After being in Rotary for 44 years, it is probably time to attend an international convention. I have mentioned this to a few other Rotarians and found there is some general interest in putting together a group experience. Travel to and/or from Korea could include a stop over in Japan.
While in Korea, either before or after the convention, could include tours of other parts of Korea. Within 100 miles of Seoul, there is plenty to see. Maybe even get to the DMZ. There is a good size contingent of South Koreans living in Madison, mostly affiliated with the UW, that we may be able to draw on, to gain a better understanding of the Country before going.
This information is to get anyone who may have an interest, to start thinking about it now. If you have any interest and would like to be part of a group investigating all the possibilities of travel, etc., please contact me (email is easiest at jagerold39@gmail.com) or call me at 234-2253 and I will put your name on the list.
Time flies and I have been told the cost of registration for the Convention itself goes up around early December, so sometime before that it would be nice to have the basic group put together. Plus that would give us plenty of time to educate ourselves more about the country.
This past weekend, I attended the Central States Rotary Youth Exchange Conference in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This event happens every year and it's main purpose is to prepare the new outbound USA students for their one year journey abroad. This conference is by far, my favorite Rotary event. Mary Van Hout and her sister Cheryl Mader also attended the event. Several of our current members have been to Grand Rapids including Kevin Welton and Dean Ryerson. I'm sure they have the same opinions that this conference is very special for many reasons.
I met our outbound student, Laura Bessenecker, who will be living in Thailand this school year 2015-16. She will be introduced at our meeting on Friday, July 17.
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