River Food Pantry Thanksgiving Celebration November 17, 2017
L to R: Tony Burns, Kevin Welton, Sundar Baladhandapani, Deb Dieter, Mary Dunn, the young Mr. Burns, Chris Disch, Charles McLimans, Connie Smith, and Steve, the River Food Pantry Thanksgiving Celebration volunteer busing crew. These representatives of the Rotary Club of Madison West Towne-Middleton presented a $1,000 donation in support of the River Food Pantry's support of our less fortunate neighbors.
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 $1,910 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.
You will be billed for your pledge in January 2018.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact Paul Patenaude at
I would like to thank the members of the nominating committee including Steve Aune, Tony Burns and Jack Ferreri for their help in developing this slate of candidates for the board members and officers for our club for the 2018-19 fiscal year:
Past President
President
President-Elect
Secretary
Treasurer
Sergeant-At-Arms
- Tony Burns
- Matt Loch
- Dawn Frank
- Jack Ferreri
- No candidate, reviewing the position/responsibilities
- Bill Mowbray
Board Members for Avenues of Service
Club Service
Community Service
International Service
Vocational Service
- Connie Smith (Year 2)
- Mary Ruth Marks (Year 1)
- Kevin Welton (Year 2)
- Patrick Rees (Year 1)
- Paul Patenaude (Year 2)
- Deb Dieter (Year 1)
- Roxanne Brazeau (Year 2)
- Ginny Jenkins (Year 1)
The nominating committee wanted to make sure that the club members were aware of slate at least one week in advance. Therefore, we will present this slate for approval by the membership at our regular weekly meeting on Friday, December 8, 2017. If there are any questions, please contact Matt Loch. Thanks!
Each year the Central States Rotary Youth Exchange Program offers a trip that our youth exchange students have the opportunity to take. They can choose either a West Coast or East Coast trip. Alicja would like to go on the West Coast trip.
Central States Rotary Youth Exchange Program promotes it to the students like this:
"Are you ready for the West Coast of the US? Get ready for an awesome adventure on the United States West Coast! During this trip, we’ll not only have the time of our lives at Disneyland and California Adventure Park but we will also ‘party like a rock star’ on the famous streets of Los Angeles. We will visit Rodeo Drive, the Kodak Theatre and the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
You won’t forget the secrets of Universal Studios, as well as the attractions at the unique Santa Monica Pier – landmark and famous location of world’s movie industry. What about going to one of the world’s most visited destinations? Yep! We’ll indeed make a stop in San Francisco. We will visit The Golden Gate Bridge and Chinatown on our tour. Get ready for breathtaking views from the top of the Grand Canyon, outdoor activities at Yosemite Park and a fun tour of the San Diego Zoo – with over 4,000 animals to admire! So many tours to take, so many things to see and so many friends to make!
This trip was all designed for you, the Central States Rotary Exchange Student, who has always wanted to explore! This tour is your chance to see some of the highlights of the West Coast of the United States!"
As you can see this is an exciting trip and a chance for Alicja to see more of the United States while she is here. The prices for the trip are listed below and the $2,350 does not include her airfare or any spending money.
West Coast 2018 (June 9-23, 2018- $2,350 US airfare into Los Angeles not included)
East Coast 2018 (June 9-23, 2018 - $2,350 US airfare into Philadelphia not included)
Alicja's family can fund some of the trip yet leaves her short funding to go. While we have some funds collected for her already, and Jeannine Desautels and Deb Dieter have graciously offered to help Alicja put together a fundraising dinner, she will still be short and we need your help. Dan Fose has opened up a savings account for her to keep her donations separate from her regular monetary needs while she is here. We already have $300 collected and thank those who have donated.
We thank you in advance for your support. Your donation is greatly appreciated. You can donate at the Friday meetings. A collection envelope will be circulating to put your donation in. You can also watch for information regarding the fundraising dinner and participate that way.
We will do a social event at Delaney's Steak Seafood Wine in the bar area at 449 Grand Canyon Drive, Madison, Wisconsin 53719. Join us in the bar area from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm, Thursday, December 14. Come hang out have a few beverages… an opportunity to get out with the crew for a bit.
Questions??? Contact: Brian J. Brown email: brian_J_brown@glic.com Phone: 608-662-8763
It was great attending your meeting last Friday. What a lively group it was that day. A real uplifting experience. Thanks for all that your club does.
Help the Madison East Monona Rotary Club raise money for local high school scholarships.
The deadline for ordering is December 1, 2017.
Gift boxes will be delivered on Friday, December 8, 2017, meeting in time for holiday gift giving. These gift boxes make a great gift for friends, neighbors and even your postal delivery person. Payment is due on delivery except for mail orders.
Since we are looking for a Youth Exchange Officer (YEO) for our club (did you know we were looking for one?) I thought it might stir up some conversation if anyone is interested to go to a training session in February.
The date has been set for the face-to-face youth exchange volunteer training. This training is required for Youth Exchange Officers and Youth Exchange Counselors. We also welcome other club members who are interested in working with Rotary Youth Exchange students including our Youth Protection Officers. Please mark your calendars, 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM, Saturday, February 17, 2018, at the CLARION HOTEL AND CONVENTION CENTER, 626 W Pine Street, Baraboo, WI, 53913.
All aspects of youth exchange rules and regulations will be covered, however; we welcome your input on those topics that you would like to see covered during the training. Please feel free to e-mail me, Brenda Weiss bkweiss61@gmail.com, with suggested topics.
Registration information will be made available closer to the training date.
One of our service projects for this Rotary year is a winter clothing drive for Jefferson Middle School. Since the weather has turned cold, it is time to hunt through your home or go to the store and purchase hats, gloves, mittens, and scarves suitable for middle school boys and girls.
Sizes:
Ladies sizes small, medium and large
Men's sizes small, medium, large and extra large
Please bring your items to the rotary meetings over the next few weeks.
Posted by Jolene R. Bortz, Manager, Howard Tours on Nov 06, 2017
Dear Fellow Rotarian:
We are announcing our trips to the Toronto Convention AND a trip to India to participate in the March 2018 Polio National Immunization Days (NID). All the material can be accessed at our website: www.HowardTours.net
Please feel free to share this information with the Rotarians in your club as soon as possible as we have a limited amount of space.
Travel to a Rotary Convention is a wonderful international exposure to our organization and Canada offers many unique opportunities for 2018.
Rotarians in India are preparing to fully transition to the injectable Polio vaccine soon. Therefore, this might be one of the last opportunities we will have to organize a trip to India for non-medical volunteers to participate in polio NID activities.
Both of these trips offer you and the Rotarians in your club an extraordinary opportunity to have an experience of a lifetime.
If you have questions, please let us know.
Jolene R. Bortz, Manager 516 Grand Ave., Oakland, CA 94610
Our own John Gerold (Bingo Czar) leads a group of volunteers to run bingo games at Oakwood Village – University Woods at 6 – 7:30 pm the third Thursday every month from October through May.
Sign up on the pass around sheet during Friday meetings.
John will send a reminder and logistical information to each volunteer ahead of each session. This activity also qualifies for a meeting make-up, if one is needed.
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.
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.
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