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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.  CLICK HERE for details.  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.
 
Contact Mick Faulhaber, Youth Protection Officer for our Club.  
Email: mfaulhaber@ward-brodt.com   Phone: (608) 661-8600

SPEAKER

January 20, 2017

Tom Porter
Owner
Lake Louie Brewing

SPEAKER

January 20, 2017

Jim Emerick
Nepal • Rotary Friendship Exchange

SPEAKER

February, 3 2017

Elizabeth Clothier
Shelter From the Storm Animal Rescue, Inc.
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Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Nate Hedden
January 4
 
Mary Van Hout
January 17
 
Steve Aune
January 25
 
Lynne Spielman
January 27
 
Dan Fose
January 31
 
Anniversaries
Mary Beth Growney Selene
Alan Selene
January 1
 
Kico Gandara
Terry Gandara
January 5
 
Terry Siebert
Kathy
January 6
 
Paul Butz
Marilyn Butz
January 19
 
Join Date
Dick Meister
January 1, 1972
45 years
 
Doug Coerper
January 1, 1975
42 years
 
Kico Gandara
January 1, 1989
28 years
 
Cory Recknor
January 9, 1998
19 years
 
Lynne Goldsmith
January 21, 2011
6 years
 

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What was your most embarrassing moment as a realtor?
When asked about her most embarrassing moment as a realtor she remembered the key incident.
 
Once showing a house to a client she extracted the key from the key box hanging on the doorknob.  She confidently jabbed the key into the lock only to have it break off as she turned it.  Turning to the client she said "Gee they didn't teach what to do about this in realtor school."
 
So what happened??  "We went round the house and in the unlocked backdoor.  Fortunately I only show country homes."
 
By Jim Emerick

What was your worse moment as a Rotarian?

Mary Feldt was quick to remember being asked to be Sergeant at Arms by then President Otto Cordero.  She was deathly afraid of public speaking but her respect of and encouragement from Otto won the day. The experience helped her overcome that fear and became one of her many, many Rotary high points. Among these are the Calgary International Convention, her Paul Harris award, Guatemala trips and bringing so many new members into our club.

By Jim Emerick
 
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.
 
By Jim Emerick

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.
 
By Jim Emerick
PLEASE CHECK THE  SCHEDULE CAREFULLY
You are responsible for finding a substitute if you are unable to fulfill your assignment. 
 
WEEKLY ASSIGNMENTS
DATE
TREASURER'S
ASSISTANT
 GREETER 1 GREETER 2 REFLECTION
ROTARY MINUTE
 & RAFFLE
   RAFFLE TICKET SALES
JAN 20  Adam Schaller  John Gerold  Cheri Gon  Dean Ryerson  Larry Harris  Nate Hedden
JAN 27  Dan Fose  Stuart Herro  Bill Hinkley  Jim Wartinbee  Kasey Kinney  Stan Koenig
FEB 03  John Olsen  Jerry McAdow  Peder Moren  Jim Langdon  Svein Morner  Bill Mowbray
FEB 10  Matt Loch  Dick Murray  James Olmsted  Lynne Spielman  Barry Pace  Paul Patenaude
Feb 17  Rich Cooper  Chris Patterson  Cory Recknor  Mary Ruth Marks  Patrick Rees  Terry Seibert
Stories

Membership Ticker
Posted by Derek Moehring
Goal
  Membership by June 30, 2017
 69
Actual    Membership Today, January 19, 2017
 63
Goal
  New Members Inducted in Fiscal Year 2016 – 2017
 13
Actual   New Members Inducted YTD in Fiscal Year 2016 – 2017 2
Goal   Membership by June 30, 2018 70
Goal   Membership by June 30, 2019 71

Madison Community Policing Foundation (MCPD)
Posted by Jack Ferreri
Retired Madison Police Department Captain Joe Balles spoke to us about MCPD and its efforts to support the community policing mission of area public police departments. In his 32 ½ years with the Department, especially his early years in the Broadway/Simpson neighborhood, he saw the importance of engaging with the community. MCPD reaches out into neighborhoods to forge personal bonds between the police and the citizenry. In Madison, 20-30% of officers are in proactive policing roles in city neighborhoods. That includes generalized outreach of neighborhood officers (both on-duty and off-duty). the Foundation purchased and deployed a large outdoor movie screen for film showings for local families, rounded up hundreds of bicycles for local kids, holds picnics and dinners, and has created an Explorer Post.
 

MADWEST WINTER FARMERS' MARKET
Posted by John Gerold
 
F Market Logo 2015

Join your local community all winter long!

isMadWest Winter Farmers’ Market a bustling hub of good friends and healthy food hosted indoors at the Lussier Community Education Center through a partnership with MadCity Bazaar and sponsorship support from the Willy Street Co-op. You’ll find fresh, organic produce such as potatoes, winter squash, carrots, broccoli, beets, cabbage, parsnips, salad greens, and more side-by-side with local cheeses, pasture-raised meats, eggs, jams and jellies, all-natural soaps, and wool.

Quest Cards are accepted.

SATURDAY • JANUARY 28 • 8:00am to Noon • Lussier Education Center • 55 South Gammon Road, Madison

Academic Decathlon State  & National Volunteers Needed
Posted by Mick Faulhaber
It’s that time of year again.
Attached is the flyer, needs, and contact info for our volunteers.  It contains the dates and info.  Molly would like direct contact rather than our sign-up list and me getting that info to her.  It’s easier for our volunteers simply email her.  However, I would like to track our volunteers for my annual report to the board.  I’ll have these forms with me at the Club Meeting until the event and will make “face-to-face” appeals.  
 
Note at the bottom, we have a 2nd opportunity for the Nationals in April.  We’ll want to start promoting those dates as well. 
 
As far as I know, there will be a bus to the events on Thursday, March 2nd.  
 
Of special note is the need for ESSAY JUDGES and that event is in Madison next month. 
 
We need our club members to network with friends, spouses, relatives, etc. to fill the slots. 
 
From: Molly Ritchie
The State Volunteer recruitment flyer is attached.
The first order of business is to secure 18 essay judges for reading, on a day to be determined during the week of February, 20.  As noted, that takes place here in Madison.  I'll survey past readers and get back to you with the specific date, hopefully in time to share at Friday's Rotary meeting.
Molly M. Ritchie, State Director
Wisconsin Academic Decathlon
mritchie@wiad.org608.845.3544
www.WIAD.org  
 @WIacadec
2016-2017 Competition Dates
State Competition - March 2-3, 2017 -- Wisconsin Dells
National Competition - April 20-22, 2017 in Madison, Wisconsin
!!! National Competition 2017 -- Madison, WI
                              

Jefferson Middle School Fine Arts Night 2017
Posted by Debra Dieter
 
Jefferson Middle School needs you to volunteer for their Fine Arts Night coming up on the 25th of January.
If you can volunteer please click here to sign up and find out the many ways you can help!
 
Jefferson Middle School Music Team needs your help making this night a great success. All shifts are for half the event, so sign up for a shift if you can help. This event is largely dependent on volunteer involvement!

If you sign up for a shift, please make sure to show up at least 10 minutes early so you can check in, find your site, and solidify your volunteer responsibilities. There will be a volunteer check in table, where the specific responsibilities and room placements will be explained.

The Best Show at Rotary
Posted by Jack Ferreri
Primma Prayoonwongsa (Best) is our 16-year-old inbound Rotary Exchange Student from the Chumpae Rotary Club in northeastern Thailand. He’s been with us since August, attending Middleton High School. His home high school -- Khon Kaen -- has 5,000 students. The city itself has 113,000 residents.
 
His presentation focused on his homeland -- Thailand has a population of 67 million, largely Buddhist. The country has a distinctive culture in southeast Asia. Their long-reigning king, Bhumibol Adulyadej, passed away in October. He been on the throne 70 years.

Best is a soccer player, a drummer, and someone who’s continually asked ‘How do you like Wisconsin winter?’ In a word, he doesn’t. This was his first time confronting snow and cold temperatures.

Friendship Committee
Posted by Biil Mowbray
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.
 
Thanks-
Bill Mowbray
​608-830-5809
billm@baerinsurance.com 

Have you supported McAdow Miles yet?

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.
Make your pledge here:
 
 
 
 
Have you already pledged?

District Conference 2017 Returns to La Crosse!
 
May 12-14, 2017
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

Top 5 Reasons to Join Us at the 2017 Rotary International Convention
 

Click on the poster and you will be taken

to the Convention Registration Page.

 

1. Meet the most inspiring people in the world

Rotary members from more than 130 countries meet at the convention every year. This is your unique opportunity to connect with old friends, make new ones, and share stories about your club’s current and future projects.

2. Strengthen your club and your passion for Rotary

The general sessions and breakout sessions offer countless ways to help you get the most from your Rotary membership and make your club stronger. In the House of Friendship, you’ll find new ideas, learn best practices, and share project successes — it’s where the Rotary world comes together!

3. Join The Rotary Foundation celebration

The culmination of a yearlong celebration of the Foundation’s centennial takes place in the city where it all began. Join the festivities at The Rotary Foundation’s 100th Birthday Party. Attend a book signing and meet the author of “Doing Good in the World: The Inspiring Story of The Rotary Foundation’s First 100 Years.” See all the activities we have planned.

4. Explore the American South

Bask in the sun on the Atlantic and Gulf shores. Test your game at some of the world’s most celebrated golf courses. Experience the magic of Florida’s Disney World, Universal Studios, and Sea World.

Explore the natural wonders of the Appalachian Trail and the Blue Ridge Mountains. Step back in time at Colonial Williamsburg. Sample the sophisticated charms of New Orleans, Savannah, and Charleston. Learn more

5. Enjoy special tours and events

Watch for more information about special activities like Restaurant Night, Host Hospitality Night, and a screening of "Gone With the Wind" at the historic Fox Theatre. Visit the Host Organization Committee site to find more activities.
 
Rotary International News Feed
Convention: Southern hospitality
The Atlanta Host Organization Committee is offering some good old-fashioned Southern hospitality at the Rotary International Convention from 10 to 14 June. It has planned a wide range of activities featuring everything from good food and music to inspiring tours of local landmarks. If it’s your first convention, these events are chances to meet fellow Rotarians from around the world, and if you’re an experienced convention goer, you can catch up with old friends. Hall of Fame baseball player Hank Aaron will host Rotarians for a “Strike Out Polio” night at the new SunTrust Park, where you’ll...
 
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