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WEEKLY BULLETIN DECEMBER 13, 2019
Bulletin Editor
Jack Ferreri
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WEEKLY ASSIGNMENTS
DATE
ASSISTANT
CLICK FOR
 
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 ROTARY INTERNATIONAL MINUTE
ROTARY
MINUTE
 & RAFFLE
TICKETS
12/6 LOCH VAN HOUT WIEGAND VAN HOUT ZITNAK AUNE
12/13 PATENAUDE SUNDAR BLUM FINK BRAZEAU BROWN
12/20 OLSEN BURNS COMELLO MURRAY DIETER EDELSTEIN
12/27 NO MEETING
01/03 NO MEETING
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This Week’s Speaker:

Meeting at Lussier Community Center
Posted on Dec 13, 2019
Nov 29 Speaker: No Meeting (Thanksgiving)
Dec 6 Speaker: Rotary at Work: Club Committee Worktime
This Week’s Speaker: Meeting at Lussier Community Center
 

Future weeks
Posted on Dec 13, 2019
Dec 20Stoughton High School Madrigal Singers
Dec 27No Meeting
Jan 3No Meeting
Jan 10Nancy Comello on Adventures in Rotary Austrailin Rotary Exchange
Jan 17Luke Sprague on the Wisconsin Veterans Museum
Jan 24Rotary at Work: Club Committee Worktime
Jan 31Five for Five
Feb 7Open
Feb 14Rotary at Work: Club Committee Worktime
Feb 21Patrick Ready will discuss 'attracting birds to your backyard'
Feb 28Open
 

Birthdays, Anniversaries, Join Dates
Posted on Nov 15, 2019
Birthdays
Nov 25Joe Valenta
Nov 30 Tony Burns
Dec 6Deb Dieter
Dec 17Jack Ferreri
 
Anniversaries
Nov 27Joe Valenta19 years
 
Join Date
Dec 1Bill Hodgkins33 years
Dec 4Barry Pace4 years
Dec 22Mary Van Hout19 years

Ruth Domack’s Street Address
Posted on Dec 13, 2019

It might be a nice idea to send Ruth a holiday card, eh? She’s been dealing with some health issues and hasn’t seen our smiling faces in several months. Her mailing address is 2900 Forest Down, Fitchburg WI 53711.

 

Raffle Gift Reminder
Posted on Dec 13, 2019
 
If it’s your birthday, you’re expected to bring a gift of some sort for the raffle.
Value of about $25 or so … wine, gift cards, books, etc.
The more entertaining and useful you make the gift, the more fun the raffle gets.
 
 
 
 

Rotary Golf Outing
Posted on Dec 13, 2019
Mary Beth Growney-Selene is our Golf Czar and has some HOT OFF THE PRESS info: 
  • June 29, 2020
  • Pleasant View Country Club
  • 9:30 Shotgun Start
  • Goal of 124 golfers
  • $125/golfer
  • Silence Auction, Raffle Prizes, game
REQUESTING 100% PARTICIPATING IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER FOR OUR CLUB’S LARGEST FUNDRAISING EVENT (expect to be asked to help!)

Some Background on Lussier Programs (for Dec 13 meeting there)
Posted on Nov 22, 2019
Paul Terranova is going to talk about the Lussier Framework.  The Lussier Framework is a visual representation of how the LCEC approaches our work. We ground our programming and interactions in the overlap between the five bases of research and practice that make up the Lussier Framework. Sometimes we think about them as lenses, as in “How does looking at this situation through a trauma-informed lens or a racial justice lens change our response?”
 
The development of the Lussier Framework came in response to two types of questions that we would often get. People frequently ask “How do you know you’re really having an impact?” In addition to the short-term evaluation that we are able to do internally, we look to well-developed foundations of research to guide us in what has been shown to be effective over the long term. They help us both look critically at what we are doing and push ourselves to deepen our knowledge and skillsets. The other question that repeatedly came up as we were hiring staff and developing partnerships and collaborations was “Does this person/organization/partner get us? Do we share enough values and approaches to work together well?” The Lussier Framework gives us a way to articulate what we are looking for and be clear with partners about the way we need to work together.
 
Below is a document about the Lussier Framework as well.  We will have a lunch similar to our offsite at Pope Farms so please sign up in advance so we can plan accordingly.  Hope to see you all there.  
 

Former Member Ray Holloway Has Passed
Posted on Dec 13, 2019
Raymond Vernie Holloway, 77, of Poncha Springs, CO, passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones on Friday, November 8, 2019, at his residence.       
Ray was born on February 16, 1942, in Panama City, Florida, to Vernie Madison and Zelda Gray Schell (Shelly) Holloway. 
 
He received the Eagle Scout Award and the American Spirit Honor Award in 1961.  During his military service with the Air Force from 1961-1965, Ray was a Morse Intercept Operator at a remote base outside of Istanbul, Turkey, and he was stationed at Lowry Air Force Base in Denver, Colorado. 
 
Ray married Jane Esther Kiner on June 13, 1964, and he graduated from the UW-Madison, in 1967.
 
He was a Certified Financial Planner and loved helping his clients in Madison and the surrounding area until his retirement in 2016.  He also enjoyed serving the community through the Rotary Club of Madison West Towne Middleton D 6250.  His favorite activity was traveling around the world and exploring new cultures.  After retiring, Ray moved to Colorado to be near his daughters and grandchildren.   
 

Former Member Bryce Fish Has Passed Away
Posted on Dec 13, 2019
 
Bryce was a Charter Member of our Club and played an active role in our activities. Older members will remember the Christmas Party for the Elderly which he spearheaded. In 1990, he moved to Sequim, Washington on the Olympic Peninsula to indulge in his love of sailing. And he joined the Rotary Club there shortly after he arrived. He passed away on November 26, 2019.
 
 
 
 

Parking for Dec 13 Lussier Meeting
Posted on Dec 13, 2019
Member John Gerold shows off his Korea-era Army intelligence map-making skills below in guiding us to parking at Lussier on Gammon Road, just north of Jefferson Middle School.

New Members Approved by the Board
Posted on Dec 13, 2019
In a Board email conference, a new member was provisionally approved for joining our Club. 
  • Jennifer Humphrey: Chiropractor, pending induction
  • Abby Benbow was inducted into the Club at our Dec 6 meeting
  • Relatedly, Carl Bolstad has moved to Honorary Member status
 
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