Our next bike ride for Team McAdow is scheduled for 9:00 AM on Saturday, May 7th, in Middleton. The weather should be mostly sunny, mid-50’s and a light breeze from the northeast.
This ride will start in the northeast corner of the Costco parking lot in Middleton. Nearly all of the trip will be on off-road bike paths – a combination of pavement, crushed limestone, boardwalks, and bridges. After heading north, we will take the newly-opened path along Graber Pond, across the north side of the City of Middleton to the Pheasant Branch Conservancy Loop (perhaps with a brief stop at Frederick Springs), and back on the Pheasant Branch Trail through the middle of the city. The total distance is about 11 miles; most of it is fairly level. There are multiple options for those who might like to ride a little farther.
Again, we welcome other family members and friends to join us on our Saturday rides.
Questions? Or for more information, email or call John Olsen, johno.olsen@gmail.com, 608-220-2826. We try to email a ride plan to our riders on Thursday or Friday each week.
Posted by Mary Beth Growney Selene on May 05, 2022
JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL and WEST TOWNE-MIDDLETON ROTARY PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY TO VOLUNTEER
JUNE 7, 2022 – END OF YEAR FIELD DAY
Students will participate in lunch, dunk tank, flavored ice cone treats, and events, to mark the end of the school year. Parents will be invited to join for lunch.
Some of our WT-M Rotary Club financial support will help fund this event.
This fun event for the kids is taking place for the first time after a two-year pause. Administrators, teachers, and students are all excited to be able to celebrate together.
Volunteers to assist as needed (~ 11:00-3:30 or shifts)
The first step is for anyone interested in volunteering at Jefferson is to complete the sign-up forms found here. In addition to a background check, volunteers must also participate in both live and online trainings, and provide proof of Covid-19 vaccination.
Annual Notara Farm Horse Driving Trial, a gathering of Midwest horses, carriages, drivers, and spectators, will be held Saturday, July 2, 2022, at Mary Ruth Marks’ Notara Farm north of Verona. The Rotary Club of Madison West Towne-Middleton Foundation is a beneficiary of this event.
Mary Ruth, maryruthmarks@gmail.com, is looking forward to receiving your pledge of volunteer support on Friday, July 1, and/or Saturday, July 2, 2022.
We are again planning to have assorted sub sandwiches (Tuna, Roast Beef, Ham, Turkey), chips, cookies, and sodas/water available for our lunch at the meeting this Friday. See you there!
With the exception of two pandemic years, Madison West Towne Middleton Rotary has been highly involved in RYLA – Rotary Youth Leadership Awards. The leadership training program for high school sophomores is designed to build future leaders. For 2022, we are providing scholarships for five students to attend RYLA.
Additionally, we are again providing lunch for the students and leaders on Saturday, May 21. It’s a big effort to coordinate and implement the planning, shopping, preparing, and serving to approximately 150 people in three waves. Your help in any of these areas makes this a fun project. Typically we leave Middleton/Madison around 8:30 am and finish around 1 pm. This year we are hoping for the optional opportunity to see a training session in action after lunch so you better understand the value of RYLA.
Please plan on being at our planning meeting on May 13, after our Club meeting to learn which part of the process you will want to sign up for. It’s a great opportunity for you and your family to enjoy fellowship with Rotary members.
Check out this video of Rotary District 6250 RYLA - 2019.t
On behalf of the Host Organization Committee, we cannot wait to welcome Rotarians and guests to Houston and the great State of Texas for the 2022 Rotary International Convention. The saying goes that everything is “Bigger”, “Better” and “Friendlier” in Texas, and the goal of the Houston Host Organization Committee is to have each of you feel that every moment as our guest while in Houston! From the humble beginnings of this great city, Houston has been led by “People of Action” who have taken this City to great heights including, to the moon and back.
The City has plenty of activities to keep you entertained. Visit Space Center Houston, the home of Johnson Space Center and the Astronauts. Enjoy a night at the theater. Houston features a world-class symphony, opera, ballet and permanent theater company. World-class museums are within a short ride from the convention center. Of course, you can watch the 2017 World Series Champion Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park which is within walking distance from the Houston Convention Center. Second stop – Host Committee Events
Houston is one of the most diverse cities in the world with a vast range of cultures. Houston’s diversity has resulted in some of the world’s best cuisine. Houston’s vast array of restaurants includes Creole, Chinese, Thai, Vietnamese, Italian, African, Caribbean, Argentinian and of course our very own Tex-Mex and world-famous BBQ, to name a few.
Stay tuned to this website for some exciting things to look forward to during your trip to Houston!
We look forward to welcoming each of you personally to Houston in June of 2022!!
Effective at 12:00 am on March 1, 2022, Public Health Madison & Dane County no longer requires face coverings in public indoor spaces in light of steadily decreasing COVID-19 case rates and hospitalizations.
“Letting the face-covering order expire doesn’t mean that the pandemic is over. Rather, it signals that we have made it through the Omicron surge and are entering a new stage of the pandemic,” said Janel Heinrich, Director of Public Health Madison & Dane County. “The most important thing you can do now is to stay up-to-date on our vaccines as they have proven to be highly effective in protecting you from becoming severely ill, ending up in the hospital, or dying from COVID-19.”
As stated at a previous meeting we are making a change to our attendance policy. We will no longer be requiring members and guests to wear a mask during our in-person meetings. Please note that we will no longer be asking attendees to be vaccinated in order to attend in-person meetings. We know that this is a very personal choice for all.
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.’
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We meet
FRIDAYS at 12:12 pm
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Serendipity Labs, Suite 6500 Johnson Bank Building 525 Junction Road Madison, Wisconsin 53717
e again planning to have assorted sub sandwiches (Tuna, Roast Beef, Ham, Turkey), chips, cookies, and sodas/water available for our lunch at the meeting this Friday. See you there!
involved in RYLA – Rotary Youth Leadership Awards. The leadership training program for high school sophomores is designed to build future leaders. For 2022, we are providing scholarships for five students to attend RYLA. 
