Are volunteering with youth (one-on-one)? Mentoring, Youth Exchange, RYLA, Academic Decathlon, High School Business Plans, Etc...
If YES, you need to have an annual background check completed. CLICK HERE for more details about how to get your 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.
Mick Faulhaber is our Youth Protection Officer for our Club. Contact him if you have any questions or concerns.
Otto Cordero passed away unexpectedly on July 20. Please know that attending his funeral on Friday, July 29 will count as a makeup.
His obituary follows.
Otto Alfredo Cordero, passed away on July 20, 2016.
Son of the late Ana Morales and Angel Cordero, Otto was born July 8, 1939, in Santurce, Puerto Rico. He received a B.S. degree in Physical and Occupational Therapy from the University of Puerto Rico. Otto joined the Army Medical Specialist Corps where he practiced Physical Therapy at Brooke Army Medical Center in Fort Sam Houston, Texas. It was there that he met his beloved Jane (Gilbertson). Otto and Jane were married July 26, 1963, and enjoyed 53 years of marriage together.
Otto left active military duty in 1965, remained in the Army Reserves, and he and Jane raised three daughters in Monona, Wis. He owned and operated Restorative Care, a rehabilitation and home care agency which provided physical, occupational and speech therapy as well as nursing and personal care worker services, for over 30 years. Otto and Jane retired to Sauk City, Wis.
During his working years, Otto was a very active member of both the national and state physical therapy associations. Otto volunteered his incredible leadership abilities and caring heart to many causes including Rotary, the Ferry Bluff Eagle Council, mentored students at Sauk Prairie School, acted as Spanish interpreter at the Good Neighbor Clinic and was an active member of the Concordia United Methodist Church.
Otto's many personal interests included a love of the outdoors, hunting, fishing, spending time with family, creating culinary masterpieces and roasting his own coffee. Words cannot express how he will be missed.
Left with cherished memories of Otto are his wife, Jane; three daughters, Carla Kling Cordero (Conrad), Karyn Mintz Cordero and Susan Catton (Tim); seven grandchildren, Dominique (Ray) and Tony Cordero, Ruth, Emma, Margret and Max Mintz and Jonah Catton; great-grandson, Mason Cordero; and sisters, Ana Mercado (John) and Margarita Cordero, and brothers, Carlos, Miguel, Alberto and Jose Cordero. Also left with cherished memories are numerous nieces and nephews. Otto was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Carmen Cordero; and brothers, Sammy and Efrain Cordero.
Services will be held at CONCORDIA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 585 5th St., Prairie du Sac, WI 53578; Visitation on July 28, 2016, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. and Memorial service on July 29, 2016, at 11 a.m.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to Concordia Methodist Church; the Rotary Foundation; the Salvation Army; the Legacy Society of the Wisconsin Physical Therapy Fund or a charity of your choice.
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The MWT-M Board is seeking candidates for the 2017-18 fiscal year. The Board of Directors has selected the Nominating Committee consisting of Derek, Tony Burns, Dean Ryerson, Ruth Domack and Matt Loch.
Please let the Nominating Committee know if you are interested in serving on the Board, or if you know of someone who would make a great Board Member.
Area Rotary Clubs are looking for host families for two male high school students to attend Middleton High School. The two students are from Italy and Thailand.
Rotary exchange programs generally provide the opportunity for the student to live with three different families during the year. So, your commitment would be for 3-4 months. The students will be arriving in mid-August.
This is a great opportunity for your family to broaden it's global knowledge and impact!
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We need your help.We have three students from Spain who still need local families to open their hearts & homes to their international friendship for 28 days this summer.
International Friendship is an organization that promotes meaningful, educational experiences and international friendships. We are truly passionate about providing these once-in-a-lifetime life learning experiences as we all know what a huge, positive impact they have for our international youth as well as the special, life-long friendships that come of it.
All of our Spanish youth that participate in a family immersion program have full insurance coverage, all necessary signed legal documents, bring their own spending money and are excellent students and individuals. They hope to become a part of their host family's everyday routine, whatever it may be!
August group dates: July 29-August 26 or July 31-August 26.
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.
Would you like to visit Nepal for a Rotary Friendship Exchange?
UPDATE: The Nepal trip must be from September 27 to October 20, matching the National Education conference that will be held soon after we arrive. They want our district to get involved in helping them improve the education system in their communities. And, a two week tour has been created for us, visiting the center of the country.
Our costs include airfare and rental cars, and Dr. Clemens is working on an estimate.
We can finalize details later, but everyone interested in taking part in the Friendship Exchange to Nepal should be ready to confirm very soon.
If you are interested, please contact Dr. David Clemens at the contact details below:
Dr. David Clemens
245 W. Munroe Ave.
Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965
608-254-2345
More than 6,000 Rotary members in 154 countries reported on their experiences with the new grant model as part of an evaluation during the 2015-16 Rotary year. The results will help us improve the grant process and learn what impact the Foundation's global grants have on our areas of focus.
Among the key findings:
90 percent of respondents support the grant model; 86 percent see it as an improvement over the former model.
Grant activity and the average grant award continue to increase each year.
Rotary members want more resources to help them apply for grants and design sustainable projects...
The following Rotary members will serve on the 2016-17 Nominating Committee for President of Rotary International in 2018-19. The committee is scheduled to meet on 8 August.
Zone 2Kazuhiko Ozawa, Rotary Club of Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan
Zone 4 Sudarshan Agarwal, Rotary Club of Delhi, Delhi, India
Zone 6 Noraseth Pathmanand, Rotary Club of Bang Rak, Thailand
Zone 8 John B. Boag, Rotary Club of E-Club of District 9650, New South Wales, Australia
Zone 10 Jackson S.L. Hsieh, Rotary Club of Taipei Sunrise, Taiwan
Zone 12 Elio Cerini, Rotary Club of Milano Duomo, Italy
Zone 14 Ekkehart Pandel,...
Each month, eBay, the world’s largest auction website, selects a set of upcoming Live Auction events and donates a portion of all sales proceeds to Rotary. Only U.S. auction sales are eligible. See the schedule of July auctions.
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