Members had a casual lunch meeting at JMS. Club member Andy ‘Waz’ Washicheck laid out our Club’s contributions to the school … $31,387 to date, including Chromebooks, backpacks, busses for school trips, band cases for instruments, staff books, school supplies, Mindstorm software, a 3D printer, and more. We’ve also helped out with a range of other contributions … clothing, personal items, playground equipment, and clothing. Our members volunteer their time and experience for more than a half-dozen activities at the school. Principal Kurth expressed her appreciation and her delight at seeing us there. We then received guided tours of the school with a half-dozen teachers and staff members. MWTM Rotary is making a difference at Jefferson!
This Week’s Speaker: Club Assembly, with breakout sessions on topics that emerged in the recent member survey.
We are starting to build the club and foundation budgets for the fiscal year 2019-2020. Like last year, we plan to approve next year’s budgets at the June board meeting. This is a request to get all your Request for Project Support forms completed and submitted to the appropriate Avenue of Service director as follows:
• Community Service – Kevin Welton or Patrick Rees
• International Service – Paul Patenaude or Steve Aune
• Vocational Service – Roxanne Brazeau or Deb Dieter
We will accept all such requests through May 15. That will provide time to evaluate your request, follow up as needed and develop a recommendation for each avenue of service. Just a reminder that we will need annual reports for all fiscal year 2018-2019 approved and funded projects.
The Golf Outing Planning Committee needs help with the marketing and promotion of the upcoming Golf Outing. We’re looking for a Club member to join in the capacity of marketing and promotion. The Committee will guide this member on the specific things they will be asked to accomplish, however having their own ideas and concepts will be encouraged. This is by far our Club’s largest fundraiser, and its success is critical to funding the great things we support. We don’t need a marketing guru … just someone (or two) with some energy and commitment to help out and work with us. Maybe you? Reach out to Kevin Welton at kevinw1420@tds.net.
Jeannine Desautels is rounding up volunteers for the many jobs that need to be handled for this event. She passed around sign-up sheets the last couple of weeks, but be proactive and reach out to her and ask her how you can help. You can reach her at jeanninembd@gmail.com.
A few weeks ago we asked you to complete a membership survey. Thank you for taking the time to provide your input. The survey results have been compiled and overall, the results are very positive. Now, for the next step. We would like to gain more qualitative input from our members on some specific survey questions. We are going to use the May 3rd club assembly meeting to have small group discussions. I will then work with our incoming board to establish goals for the upcoming year. Please make every effort to attend the May 3rd meeting as we want to hear from as many members as possible so we can make our club even better than it already is.
The success of the Golf Outing Silent Auction is dependent on member donations or solicitations of businesses for almost any product. This week we’d like to suggest gift cards from a variety of businesses: Nevada Bob’s, restaurants, hotels, spas, bars, hair salons, barbershops, nail shops for manicures or pedicures, Best Buy, Knoche’s Meat Market, Trader Joe’s, Steve’s Liquors, Total Wine Store. We will accept gift cards that you purchase or gift cards are given to you by businesses.
Your Silent Auction Committee: Jeannine Desautels, Deb Dieter, Ruth Domack, Leo Edelstein, Cherie Gon, Mary Van Hout
Hmmm … what do we have in common? We both have Middleton in our name. This event has been going for 50 years plus and the proceeds go to Middleton area service clubs and other NPOs. In an effort to better promote Rotary in Middleton, Jack and I attended the Middleton GNF board of trustees meeting on Monday. We have participated in this event in the past and believe it’s time to jump back in. I am looking for volunteers to join Jack and me on a Rotary club committee for this interesting fundraising and promotional activity. Please contact one of us soon. The Fest will be Aug 23-25, 2019.
Who: Volunteers We Need You - many of you have volunteered in the past and “thank you”, “thank you.” We will pair up newbies with seasoned volunteers where possible. No job to big or small.
Morning Shift: (7:30 - 12:30ish) Volunteers to be at the farm 7:30 a.m. Go to the tent and look for a sign for volunteers to get a volunteer ribbon for your shirt (gets you a
yummy free lunch) and have a roll and coffee and get your assignment. Dressage starts at
8:30 so everyone must be "in place" at that time. Please see the Chart below for Volunteer
Positions and Descriptions
Afternoon Shift: (12:00 - 4:30ish) Volunteer assignments made while enjoying lunch - Marathon starts at 1:30 so everyone must be "in place" at that time. Please see the Chart below for Volunteer Positions and Descriptions
We will feed and hydrate you and guarantee fun whether rain or shine - please bring your own
chair, sunscreen, rain gear (if needed) and good sense of humor - we provide the fun!
How: Fun, fun whether rain or shine - - - be there or be square! and THANK YOU!!!!
Parking: All volunteers park to the west (behind) of the show tent (go left as you come in the gravel drive from Riverside Road). We will have signs. Contact: Mary Ruth Marks at 608-513-7490; maryruthmarks@gmail.com.
Established as a Rotary Structured Program in 1971, Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) is Rotary's leadership training program for young people. The Rotary District 6250 RYLA program is a camp designed to build future leaders and Rotarians who exemplify the four-way test.
If you know a high school sophomore who would benefit from leadership training, please refer them to RYLA!! Questions?
An inbound Rotary Friendship Team from Australia will be visiting the Madison area in late July. We are co-hosting this with Madison Downtown Rotary. We’ll need accommodations for five couples and two singles. Hosts will pick up the 1 or 2 people at the agreed-upon place on Monday, July 22, provide overnight accommodations and breakfast, and transportation to the daily activities. Many hosts trade off days and attend the daily events with the guests if possible or drop them off with the group in the am, meet them for dinner, etc.
Nancy Comello has been the heart and soul of a project to provide midwife and birthing education to local Guatemalans. The goal is to reduce mortality and improve the lives of both mothers and children. She has been on a solo crusade with a lofty goal of raising over $80,000 through various sources. It is time to form a committee to support Nancy’s vision and make this effort a high-profile project for the Rotary Club of Madison West Towne-Middleton. We can use help in grant writing, finance, project management, and promotion. Please contact me if interested.
Lots of Spring and Summer Events coming up. Find something to volunteer at as a MWTM Rotarian. We’ve supported this program, both with funds and volunteers, for several years.
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