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. Email: mfaulhaber@ward-brodt.com • Phone: (608) 661-8600
"As a kid I was obsessed with Harry Houdini. I became convinced I could do escapes just like him. I had my sister lock me in a large tool box. Fortunately she let me out when it became apparent that I wasn't Houdini."
What was your scariest moment?
Leo's scariest moment.
"In the early 70's I drove a cab in Milwaukee. One night my fare said "give me all your money" I never looked back to see if he had a weapon I just shoveled everything I had back to him. After that I never drove a cab at night. Also I never told my mother."
What was your most memorable moment??
Answer: "I loved theater and getting to play one of the leads in Look Homeward Angel was the high point.”
Background info: There were two female leads in the play, Eliza the old mother nag of the protagonist or his beautiful young love interest, Laura. You know which one Mary played!!
P.S. There is much more to this story just ask her.
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What was your proudest achievement in school??
Bill Mowbray related that after kicking over the props in an elementary school drama production I pulled. myself together in high school. I was a trumpeter in the school's brass chorus. After playing the same piece for 3 years at the Wisconsin School Music Association Solo & Ensemble contest, we finally won first place with a perfect score.
Based in Holman, WI, Governor McHugh has been riding the circuit of the District’s Clubs, spreading the message of Rotary Serving Humanity. His presentation was refreshingly PowerPoint-less. He made his points with three personal stories, the first about his introduction to service clubs through his Youth Exchange experience in Bogota in 1988, which led him to helping his local Rotary start up such a program years later. Secondly, he spoke of his passion for international water projects which started in Peru and benefited mightily from Foundation grants. And finally, he underscored membership as key to all Clubs. Dean invited a friend to Rotary, and that person soon became President of the Club and integral to their overseas projects. Share the gift of Rotary with someone else: you never know how great the impact will be.
Election of Directors & Officers For The 2017 – 2018 Board Of Directors
Posted by Derek Moehring
Below is the portion of the Club’s By-Laws that outlines the process of nominating and electing Directors to serve on the Board of Directors. This years Nominating Committee, appointed by the existing Board of Directors, consisted of Derek Moehring, Tony Burns, Dean Ryerson and Ruth Domack. This committee was tasked with recommending four nominees for the four open Director positions that would serve on the 2017 – 2018 Board of Directors. This committee was also tasked with recommending individuals to serve as the Vice President, Secretary & Treasurer for fiscal year 2017 – 2018. The Nominating Committee presented their recommendations to the Board of Directors on November 15, 2016. The Board of Directors reviewed and accepted the committee’s recommendations as outlined below.
Director: Club Service: Connie Smith (24 Month Term) *
Director: Community Service: Kevin Welton (24 Month Term) *
Director: International Service: Paul Patenaude (24 Month Term) *
On December 16, 2016 (the date of our Club’s Annual Meeting), our Club membership will vote to elect four new Directors for the 2017 – 2018 Board of Directors. Additional nominations will also be accepted through December 16, 2016 (including nominations presented at the Club meeting on December 16th prior to the vote).
Also serving on the 2017 – 2018 Board of Directors are the following existing Directors:
Director: Club Service: Dawn Frank (Term Ends June 30, 2018)
Director: Community Service: John Gerold (Term Ends June 30, 2018)
Director: International Service: Steve Aune (Term Ends June 30, 2018)
Directors: Vocational Service: Adam Schaller (Term Ends June 30, 2018
Article I - Election of Directors and Officers
Section 1 – At the annual meeting of this club, within one month prior to the meeting for election of officers, nominations shall be made for candidates for the Board of Directors. A list of candidates for the Board of Directors shall be presented by a special nominating committee appointed by the Board of Directors and placed in a ballot and voted upon at the annual meeting. The four candidates receiving the highest number of votes shall be declared elected for a term of twenty-four months commencing on July 1st following the election.
Section 2 – The Board of Directors, consisting of the President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, Immediate Past President and 8 elected members, shall meet within one month after the annual meeting and shall elect from the membership a Vice president, a Secretary, a Treasurer, and a Sergeant-at-Arms. The elected members shall serve in this capacity for one year, starting in July immediately following their election. Each year’s duly elected Vice President shall be President the year next following, and the term of the President as a director shall be automatically extended as necessary to coincide with the term of the President.
Section 3 – A vacancy on the Board of Directors or any office shall be filled by action of the remaining members of the Board.
Section 4 – A vacancy in the position of any officer-elect or director-elect shall be filled by action of the remaining members of the Board of Directors.
Article VI - Method of Voting
The business of this club shall be transacted by voice vote or paper ballot, as determined in advance by the Board, except that the election of Directors shall be by paper ballot.
Jefferson Middle School is looking for volunteers to speak with students about their careers and life path.
Schools Make A Difference will be held on TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13 from 8:15 until 10:30 a.m. and speakers will be matched with a small group of students who have expressed an interest in their field. They will have two rounds of this, so two "round table" sessions.
During their talk, they will be invited by students to share about their work-what is challenging or rewarding about it? What training did they need? How did they develop this interest? What was school like for them and how have they grown over the years? Why might you recommend this career to young people?
Please contact Deb Dieter (debragdieter@gmail.com or 608-235-4030) to sign up, let me know what your career is, so I can pass it along to the school.
Seewat Premmaprayoonwongsa nick named Best is from Thailand and is our clubs inbound Rotary Youth Exchange Student.
Best moved to his 2nd family (Svein & Cindi Morner) just before Thanksgiving.
Please include Best in weddings, baptisms, confirmations, bar/bat mitzvahs, funerals, athletic events, zoos, museums, birthday parties, etc.
This is Best's first experience with snow and cold so let's all show him what fun winter can be. Take him with when you go ice skating, downhill/x country skiing, snow shoeing, animal tracking in the snow, etc.
What do you support when you support the McAdow's Miles for Rotary Team!
Your pledges go directly to the Rotary Club of MWT-M Foundation which supports projects such as addressing hunger here and abroad: St. Vincent de Paul food pantry, Lussier Center food pantry, MOM food pantry, What If Foundation provides food for children in Haiti, and the Rotary Orphan Train Project
This is our 6th year doing this voluntary fundraiser within our club. In past years we have raised between $5,000 - $6,000 each year to support our Foundation projects.
The By-Laws for the Rotary Club of Madison West Towne-Middleton, state the following:
Section 1 – Annual Meeting. The annual meeting of this club shall be the first regular meeting in December of each year, at which time the election of directors to serve for the ensuing two years shall take place.
Our Club’s first meeting in December will be December 2nd; however, District Governor, Dean McHugh, visited our Club that day.
Due to other scheduling conflicts, the Board of Directors has chosen to move the Annual Meeting to Friday December 16th (tomorrows meeting) at which time the election of the directors will take place. The Board of Directors wants each club member to be aware of this change in the date of the Annual Meeting.
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.
This will be a very busy weekend in La Crosse, with several other events in town taking up hotel rooms. Book early to be sure that you'll have a room for the 2017 Rotary District Conference!
Radisson Hotel - Conference Venue
200 Harborview Plaza
La Crosse, WI 54601 Standard King Room: $149
Standard 2 Queen room: $159 Reservations:
(608) 784-6680 or (800) 333-3333
Ask for the Rotary District 6250 Conference Rate www.radisson.com/lacrossewi
Enter promo code: RD6250 Room block deadline: April 14, 2017
The Charmant Hotel - upscale boutique hotel
101 State Street
La Crosse, WI 54601 Standard King or Double Queen Room: $249 Reservations:
(608) 697-7300
Ask for the in-house reservations:
Rotary District 6250 Rate Room block deadline: March 27, 2017
On Wednesday, over breakfast with the Rotary Club of Wahroonga, New South Wales, Australian entrepreneur and philanthropist Dick Smith announced a donation of AU$1 million to Rotary (about US$750,000), citing admiration of Rotary members for the time they devote to others.
The Rotary Australia Benevolent Society (RABS) will administer the funds.
“With 29,500 Rotarians in 1,100 clubs throughout Australia, we have an army of volunteers eager to assist those in need,” says Michael Perkins, RABS chair. “The impact of this donation will be felt throughout all of Australia, from the cities to the...
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 December auctions.
Though Atlanta has seen its share of violence and inequity over time, today it brims with reminders that there is another way. Get inspired while you’re visiting for the 2017 Rotary International Convention from 10 to 14 June.
Take a short walk from the convention center to the Center for Civil and Human Rights. There, you can see the handwritten notes, speeches, and sermons of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., experience an interactive 1960s-era lunch counter “sit-in,” and learn more about persecuted groups all over the world.
A streetcar will take you to the Martin Luther King Jr...
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