Below: Alicia with her host parents, Michelle and Rob Ringeisen
Dan Fose and Connie Smith spoke on our Club and Rotary Youth Exchange. Students spend a school year abroad (or come here for a year), typically staying with three families. Our District sends and receives students to/from forty countries. It’s a great cultural experience for the student … language, lifestyle, general experience overseas … as well as a great relationship builder between countries. Dan and Connie made it abundantly clear that they need a new Youth Exchange Officer (YEO) to replace Dan Fose, who’s done it for years.
Our inbound student this year is Alicja Kaznica from Poland. She gave an overview of Polish history, geography, and culture.
Help out Dan, Connie, and Alicja. Take Alicja to an event, provide her transportation to Rotary meetings, or invite her to dinner. Make an effort to show her who we are.
MIDDLETON—Shirley H. Smith, age 87, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017, at Agrace HospiceCare. She was born on Dec. 6, 1929, in Kenosha, the daughter of Edward and Mathilda (Dauenhauer) Kleist. She married Gerald “Jerry” Smith on Sept. 6, 1958, at St. James Catholic Church in Kenosha, Wis.
Funeral services will be held atST. BERNARD CATHOLIC CHURCH, 7450 University Ave., Middleton, at 11 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 9, 2017, with Father Brian Wilk and Monsignor Douglas Dushack presiding. Burial will be held at Resurrection Cemetery. Visitation will be held at GUNDERSON WEST FUNERAL HOMEfrom 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 8, 2017, and also at the church from 9:30 a.m. until the time of the service on Monday.
Memorials in Shirley’s name may be made to St. Bernard Parish, P.O. Box 620187, Middleton, WI 53562-0187, or MOM (Middleton Outreach Ministry), 3502 Parmenter St., Middleton, WI 53562.
Rotary District 6250 will host an event at the Madison Capitol from 4 pm to 6 pm. We will be meeting at the State Street side of the Capitol to create awareness of Rotary’s impact on the eradication of Polio.
Rotary members in Wisconsin are among millions reaching out on World Polio Day to raise awareness, funds, and support to end polio – a vaccine-preventable disease that still threatens children in parts of the world today.
This is our 7th year of the McAdow’s Miles for Rotary (reformed as McAdow’s Miles for Rotary Team). We have peddled over 10,200 miles and we have received pledges for $1,510 to date. Please support this very important fundraiser.
The Team’s combined mileage goal for this year was expected to be 10,000 miles. Jerry and the Team are still riding and they have already exceeded their mileage goal but not their $5,000 goal! Jerry himself has pledged $.05/mile for every mile he rides with no maximum amount Now the Team needs your pledge.
Remember the Pledge Ride season ends at Midnight December 31, 2017!
A generous McAdow’s Miles for Rotary Team supporter has presented us with a Pledge Challenge. For each pledge made by a person who is not a member or a relative of a member of the Rotary Club of Madison West Towne-Middleton, an anonymous sponsor will donate $25, up to a total of $1,000.
Your tax-deductible Pledge will help fund our Rotary Club's ongoing activities both in our local communities and internationally.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact Paul Patenaude at 608-609-8034 or email at ppaten98@sbcglobal.net
Several weeks ago we first published a notice about the help needed after Hurricane Harvey hit Texas and surrounding states. First, we suggested contributions are made would be given to the Red Cross. Then District 6250 announced they were collecting funds for Hurricane Harvey relief through the Rotary District 6250 Charitable Trust, so we added that to how you could give for hurricane relief. Then along came Hurricane Irma and the aftermath of that is for even more relief. As I write this, several additional Hurricanes are growing in force, with their direction of movement still not completely determined.
As Rotarians, we have a deep and lasting commitment to service. The Board of Directors has decided to keep the collection of relief funds open for several more weeks. The Board has also decided to contribute $500 for relief to the District 6250 Charitable Trust, with instructions for the Trustees to distribute the Hurricane relief funds, to Rotary Clubs, etc. in the affected areas as they see fit.
make your check payable to Rotary District 6250 Charitable Trust and Rotary District 6250 Charitable Trust. Mark on the check notation line: Hurricane Relief. Mail your check to Jim Emerick, Treasurer, MWT-M Rotary Club, P.O. Box 620312, Middleton, WI 53562-0312, or hand deliver it at a Rotary meeting to Jim, the Assistant Treasurer for that meeting, or the Sargent-At-Arms Leo Edelstein, either of which will see the Treasurer gets the check. To contribute through Madison West Towne-Middleton Rotary FoundationYou can make your check payable to the mail it to Rotary District 6250 Charitable Trust, Attn: HHRF, 907 Martin Drive, Marshfield, WI 54449.
100% of your contribution will go to those that truly need it. Contributions to either the Madison West Towne-Middleton Rotary Foundation or the Rotary District 6250 Charitable Trust are fully tax deductible.
Jefferson Middle School's Go to School Night is on Thursday, October 19th 6-7:30 pm. It would be great if Rotary could be here again with information for parents.
You may recall our Club switched billing last year to members paying only for meals consumed from paying for all meals, whether you showed up or not. We monitored how this change was going to impact the Club budget. It turns out we were coming up a little short and were having to make up the difference from the existing club accounts. We trimmed down the budget to lessen the budget impact, but we're still not meeting budget requirements.
Your Board is proposing an increase in Club dues for the July 2017 - June 2018 Rotary year.
Rotary International fees increased from $79 to $83 this year.
District 6250 dues remained the same at $40 annually.
Club dues are increasing to $133 from $117.
So your total annual dues will be $256 ($64 per quarter): $133 for the Club, $40 for the District, $83 for Rotary International. And you'll pay for your meals, of course. This will resolve the budget impact of switching how we account for meals. We know dues are a sensitive issue, but you are, after all, only paying for the meals you eat, not the ones you miss.
On October 20th we will have a Club Assembly where we'll review the budget for all members.
Our District 6250 believes that a strong leadership succession plan helps keep our Clubs strong and vibrant and we encourage all Clubs to have succession plans.
It is now time to work on the selection process for the 2020-2021 Rotary year District Governor year. The nominated person must have been a Club President and be in good standing with the Club.
Please give serious thought to the Rotarians in your Club who you believe have the qualifications to lead our District and notify Nominating Committee Chair Mary Van Hout at maryevanhout@gmail.com or 608 836 1603 before the end of September. The committee can provide all details of the position and answer questions that may arise. Working together, we can build a better District and stronger Clubs today and in the years to come!!
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.
We're excited that you're joining us in Toronto for the Rotary International Convention 23-27 June 2018. In this newsletter, you'll find information that will prepare you for the convention.
Book your hotel room now. Toronto is hosting a separate citywide event during the Rotary Convention that is raising demand and prices for hotels. To make sure you find a room at a rate that meets your needs, we encourage you tobook your hotelthrough Experient as soon as possible.
Do you have an idea or project that you want to share with the Rotary world? Organize a breakout session at the Toronto Convention!
Breakout sessions can inspire attendees, helping them polish their leadership skills and giving them new ideas for projects, fundraising, strengthening membership, and more! Submit your proposal onlineby Sunday, 1 October 2017.
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.
