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WEEKLY BULLETIN  •  JUNE 28, 2019

 
Bulletin Editor
Jack Ferreri
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6/28 PATENAUDE AUNE SUNDAR RYERSON BLUM BRAZEAU
7/5 NO MEETING
7/12 RECKNOR BRENDEMUEHL BROWN   BURNS COMELLO
7/19 RYERSON DESAUTELS DIETER   DOMACK EDELSTEIN
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Last Week’s Program: Changing of the Guard
Posted on Jun 28, 2019
Last Week’s Program: Changing of the Guard … new Club Officers and Board members, plus a review of accomplishments in the past Rotary year. See article later in Bulletin.
 
This Week’s Speaker: Joyce Bromley on Everyday School Periods in Ghana with Downtown Rotary

Future weeks
Posted on Jun 28, 2019
July5No Meeting
July12David Whalberg on Preventing Fatal Falls
July19Goodness on a Year in Her Life
July26Katie Hensel on Tri 4-Schools
Aug2Mark Machillo from Aprilaire on Healthy Household Air
Aug9Adventures in Rotary Australia Exchange Program by Nancy Comello
Aug16Gary Cannalte on  Weather Technology Updates
Aug23 Bingo at Middleton Good Neighbor Festival - No meeting at Zor
Aug30No Meeting- Labor Day
Sept6Pope Farm UW Geologist Eric Carson on the geology of Madison and Black Earth Creek
 

Birthdays, Anniversaries, Join Dates
Posted on Jun 21, 2019
Birthdays
June 20Leo Edelstein
June 22Connie Smith
July 5Patrick Reese
 
Anniversaries
June 19Ruth Comack48 years
June 22Mary Feldt45 years
July 7Deb Dieter40 years
 
Join Date
June 24Lorelle Micklitz5 years
June 29Jim Olmsted12 years
July 1Bill Hinckley52 years
July 1Jerry Smith64 years

Rotary Global Rewards
Posted by Mary Van Hout on Jun 21, 2019
Mary Van Hout spoke about this program at the last meeting and it created some buzz. Use your Amazon spending (and more) to help Rotary change the world. See further info in this screenshot. Use the URL on top to go to the original page. Thanks, Mary!

Bingo, Bingo, Bingo - Schedule
Posted on Jun 21, 2019
Our club will be bringing bingo back to the Middleton Good Neighbor Fest August 23-25, 2019.  This is part of some throwback features including a Friday fish fry and Sunday chicken dinner.  We will need volunteers for bingo sessions on Friday (evening), Saturday (afternoon & evening) and Sunday (afternoon).  Mark your calendars now, because Wisconsin summers fill up quickly. We have a small committee formed including Deb Dieter, Jack Ferreri, Dawn Frank, Kevin Moran, Rod Nilles, and Matt Loch.  We can use some more committee members and we are meeting this Friday after our club meeting.  C’mon, join the fun!  
  
Thank you to all who have volunteered for BINGO at Good Neighbor Fest so far.  Here is a list of 20 places we still need to fill: 
Saturday, August 24, 1-4 pm
Cashier (1)
Saturday, August 24, 6-9 pm
Bingo spinner (1) Treasurer (1)
Sunday, August 25, 10 am-1 p
Parade volunteers (2)
Sunday, August 25, 1-3 pm                  
Bingo caller (1)
 
Bingo spinner (1)
 
Treasurer (1)
 
Cashiers (4)
Sunday, August 25, 3-5 pm                  
Bingo caller (1)
 
Treasurer (1)
 
Cashiers (4)
Sunday, August 25, 6-8 pm                 
Grounds Crew (1)
Monday, August 26, 5-8 pm                                    
Grounds Crew (1)
 
You can email debragdieter@gmail.com to reserve your spot. 
DON’T BE ONE OF THOSE … ‘AW, SOMEONE ELSE WILL DO IT. BE THAT SOMEONE!

Changing of the Guard
Posted on Jun 28, 2019
Outgoing President Matt Loch’s presentation:
 
Rotary International President Barry Rassin’s Theme “Be the inspiration”
My Personal Theme: “Do good in the world… Do good in the community… Do good in myself
 
INTERNATIONAL
•    International Avenue of Service – focus on youth
o  Inbound exchange student - Goodness Otun
o  Commitment to fund inbound students through FY 2021-22
•    Heritage projects: Orphan Train, Polio Plus, Shelter Box & Feed My Lambs
•    A last-minute call to arms from Downtown Rotary for Ghana project
•    Tireless advocacy by Nancy for Guatemalan midwives’ project
o  District matching grant -$2K
o  Rotary Global Grant approaching $100K
•    Club member commitment to needs in Haiti & Guatemala
 
COMMUNITY
•    Area food banks & River Food event
•    Habitat for Humanity donation & workday
•    Highway clean up
•    High school focus: Middleton Interact, RYLA & scholarship recipients
•    Jefferson Middle School
o  Funding important needs
o  Boots on the ground & teacher luncheon
•    Lussier Community Education Center
 
FUNDRAISING
•    Glorious golf outing
•    A successful season of Basketball Slam
•    Hefty Horse Driving Trial proceeds
•    Marvelous McAdow Miles monies
•    Profitable Pigskin Payoff to offset Meister Meter
•    Neat new opportunity with Good Neighbor Fest bingo
•    We heard you: more focus on fun/fundraising from outside the club
 
MEMBER ENGAGEMENT SURVEY
•    Entertaining and engaging speakers
•    Secured a formal arrangement with Zor
•    Revamping our weekly club meeting set up
•    Developed presidential succession bench strength
o  Dawn Frank, Steve Aune & Ruth Domack
•    Recruited four first time board members –
o  Barry, Denny, Kevin & Sundar
 
YOUR BOARD
•    President, Dawn Frank
•    President-Elect, Steve Aune
•    Treasurer, Rich Cooper
•    Secretary, Jack Ferreri
•    Club Service – Mary Ruth Marks & Kevin Moran
o  Membership & Fund Raising
•    Community – Patrick Rees & Barry Pace
•    International – Dick Murray & Sundar Baladhandapani
•    Vocational – Deb Dieter & Denny Zitnak

Golf Outing a Success!
Posted by Kevin Welton
Kevin Welton reports on a successful Golf Event: Our annual Rotary Charity Golf Outing was held on Monday, June 17 at Pleasant View Golf Course in Middleton. We had a total of 96 golfers signed up to play 18 holes of golf on the Prairie and Woods Courses. There was a total of 27 Hole Sponsorships that had custom color logo signage on the course and listed in the program. A total of 35 Silent Auction packages were bid on by participants. We had 22 Raffle Prizes that tickets were sold for, and we also sold Mulligans for use on the course. There was a String Game that could be purchased that allowed golfers to count a missed Putt. A total of 18 Club members participated in the golfing, and there were 18 Club members that donated time as Volunteers. A box lunch was provided, then following the golf, a full cookout was enjoyed by everyone. Prizes were awarded for the 12 on course hole contests, and to the winners of the Teams with the lowest scores.
It was a beautiful day for golf, in the end the results produced a net income to our Foundation of $20,673.48. Thank you to all who participated in the event.
 

Update on TLC Adopt-a-Cot Program
Happy kids in Johannesburg, South Africa with the TLC program we help support through the Orphan Train
  • Adopt-A-Cot Fast Facts:
  • Adopt-A-Cot is TLC’s sustained giving program
  • Outstanding monthly costs are $16,200 to make up the required $24,600
  • This fully covers the costs to keep little tummies full, hands and hearts warm, eager minds educated and TLC running!
 

More Good News from Abroad
Posted on Jun 28, 2019
Our greenhouse Reconstruction Project Quetzeltenango in western Guatemala is progressing nicely. It will help the girls at Luis Amigo …
 
Dear Claudia Gonzaga, I hope that God bless your day.
 
I share with him, Mrs. Mary Van Hout and members of the Rotary Club thanks to the economic support given to the Home Luis Amigó, is the reconstruction achieved our greenhouse. Why we are happy and motivated in the cultivation of products that will be beneficial for girls who are sheltered in our home.
 
To know more details is attached to mail a written report on the results of Greenhouse Reconstruction Project has been carried out, also photographs of the process. Thanking your attention and collaboration, I remain sincerely: Sister Aura Marina Alvarez Luca.

Take Out Your Calendar
Posted on Jun 28, 2019
  • July 6. Notara Farms Horse Driving Trials. MAJOR CLUB FUNDRAISER.
  • July sometime. Pope Farm Sunflower Days.
  • July 22. Inbound Rotary Friendship Team from Australia. Need for hosts.
  • August 23-25. Middleton Good Neighbor Fest. MAJOR CLUB FUNDRAISER.
 

Rotary Club of Madison West Towne-Middleton
Rotary Club of Madison West Towne-Middleton
PO Box 620312, Middleton WI 53562
We meet Fridays 12:12 pm
downstairs at the 
Zor Shrine Temple
575 Zor Shrine Pl, Madison WI 53719
We are the self-anointed ‘Coolest Rotary Club in the World.’
Our website is
mwt-mrotaryclub.org
 
 
  We meet
  FRIDAYS  at 12:12 pm
  downstairs at the        
  Zor Shrine Temple         
  575 Zor Shrine Place          
  Madison, WI 53719 
        
 
Rotary Club of Madison West Towne-Middleton          
P.O. BOX 620312
Middleton • WI 53562 • USA
We are self-anointed 'Coolest Rotary Club in the World'
MADISON WEST TOWNE-MIDDLETON  
ROTARY FOUNDATION INC  
 
501(3) (c) Charitable Organization  
Tax ID 51-0163955