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Lindsay Lemmer
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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.
Speakers
Mar 18, 2016
Jeannine Desautels, Mary Van Hout and Dean Ryerson
Luis Amigo Orphanage Trip
 
Mar 25, 2016
No Meeting
Good Friday
 
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Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Stuart Herro
March 17
 
Join Date
Mick Faulhaber
March 1, 1981
35 years
 
Svein Morner
March 1, 2002
14 years
 
Terry Siebert
March 9, 1989
27 years
 
John Baker
March 23, 2012
4 years
 
weekly club assignments
 
Date Treasurer's Assistant Greeter 1 Greeter 2 Reflection Rotary Minute & Raffle Raffle Ticket Sales
Mar 11 Matt Loch Debra Dieter Charlene Breunig Larry Pincombe Steve Aune Paul Patenaude
Mar 18 Rich Cooper Cory Recknor Leo Edelstein Lynne Spielman Jeannine Desautels Kevin Welton
Mar 25 NO MEETING NO MEETING NO MEETING NO MEETING NO MEETING NO MEETING
Apr 01 Adam Schaller Greg Blum Roxanne Brazeau Mary Ruth Marks Anthony Burns Charlene Breunig
Stories
Location change fo this week's meeting
Posted by Derek Moehring
This Friday, March 11, the Rotary Club of Madison West Towne-Middleton will be meeting in the lower level of the Zor Shrine (also known as the Oasis Room). 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Speaker Recap - March 4, 2016`
Posted by Ferreri, Jack

March 4 Speaker Recap

Haywood Simmons, Jr.

Racial Disparity Impact

Haywood Simmons Jr. heads up pHitness Plus, a team of experts to cultivate awareness and create solutions for the health issues we face as a community. He spoke to the Club on positive outcomes -- how racial differences can be overcome by seeing people as they truly are. He expounded on the notion of empathy as a way to build understanding across the racial divides in our country. Interpersonal and societal advancement come from a combination of empathy, forgiveness, compassion, courage, understanding, and strategic planning. It is within our power to change both ourselves and the society around us.

 

 
Exchange Student Hosting Opportunity
Posted by Dan Fose

Exchange Student Hosting Opportunity

LOOKING FOR HOST FAMILIES!

 
The Rotary Club of Madison West Towne-Middleton is looking for host families living in or near the Middleton School District for their next Youth
Exchange Student who will arrive in August 2016.
 
We can actually request either a boy or girl and even a country or region of the world if there is a preference by the Host Family.

Hosting is a wonderful experience! 

For more information on the program watch this video (11 minutes) or contact:
Dan Fose dfose@cressfuneralservice.com C (608) 772-2450 
Connie Smith csmith@ward-brodt.com C (608) 719-9411
 
Feel free to forward to others.

If you or anyone you know may be interested in hosting, please let us know.

Thank You!

Dan Fose, Youth Exchange Officer
Madison West Towne-Middleton Rotary Club
 
 
Academic Decathlon Thank You
Posted by Mick Faulhaber
 
We received a very nice thank you letter from Molly Ritchie for our club's help with the Academic Decathlon. You can see the content of the letter below, or download the letter here.
 
WISCONSIN ACADEMIC DECATHLON
www.WIAD.org
 
Division II National Champion 2015
Division II National Champion 2002-2005, 2007-2012 ~ Third Place 2013 ~  Second Place 2014
Division III Second Place 2013
Second Overall in the Nation 2003, 2008-2009 ~ Third in the Nation 2004-2007, 2011
Overall National Champion 2002
 
 
 
Monday, March 7, 2016
 
Dear Decathlon Volunteer:
 
Your service at the State Finals resulted in another successful event.  You are an invaluable and much appreciated volunteer!  I sincerely hope that you enjoyed yourself and will contribute your time and talent again in 2017.
 
While your volunteer experience is still fresh in your mind, please take our online survey.  This link brings you directly to the survey to be completed:   https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/M55TSKC
 
Each season WIAD relies on the assistance of 400+ volunteers at the three competitions; annually, the State Finals utilizes over 100!  Every role plays an important part in preserving Wisconsin’s reputation as one of the top programs in the country. 
 
Wilmot Union High School captured the title of 2016 State Champion for their third consecutive year.  The team will travel to Anchorage, AK for the 35th annual USAD National Finals on April 26-28.    While our State Champion is competing in AK, three additional WI teams, representing Large, Medium and Small schools, will test online.  The National division enrollment cutoffs, for Online Competition, differ from WI’s.   Sun Prairie, Waukesha West and Melrose-Mindoro High School are the entrants.  All participants, State Champs and Online teams, have the opportunity to earn the same awards, including college scholarships.
 
WIAD is a non-profit program dependent upon private funding and team entrance fees.  Fundraising presents a daunting challenge each season.  We are currently tapping into our reserves to make ends meet.  With your firsthand experience as an Academic Decathlon volunteer, please share your excitement and belief in the program’s benefits with the business community; a donation form is available on our website.  I encourage and welcome your suggestions and donor leads.
 
Please contact me if you would like to assist in any other way throughout the year.  You will find more results from this year’s Competition, along with news and schedules for the upcoming 2016-17 season at www.wiad.org.   The 2017 State Competition is scheduled for March 2-3 in Wisconsin Dells.  The USAD National Competition will be held at the Monona Terrace, in Madison, on April 20-22, 2017.    I look forward to your involvement in both! 
 
With great regard, 
Molly
Molly Ritchie  
State Director
 
 
STATE RANKINGS MARCH 4, 2016
1.
Wilmot Union
11.    
New Berlin Eisenhower
2.
Waukesha West
12.
Baraboo
3.
Watertown
13.     
Green Bay Preble
4.
New Richmond
14.
Marathon
5.
Slinger
15.
Durand
6.
Pewaukee
16.
Green Bay Southwest
7.
Sun Prairie
17.
Elk Mound
8.
Green Bay East
18.
Dodgeland (Juneau)
9.
Melrose-Mindoro
19.
Northland Pines (Eagle River)
10.
Bay Port (Green Bay)
20. 
Berlin
 
 
 
 
New Logo
Our club has adopted a new logo:
 
The BIG Check
Posted by Derek Moehring
A special thanks to Mary Beth Growney Selene and Ryan Signs for their generous donation of the “Big Check” which can be seen in the photo below.  This check is reusable and the Madison West Towne-Middleton Rotary Foundation plans to put it to good use going forward. 
 
The below was sent this week to thousands of supporters of The Foundation for Madison’s Public Schools.  
  

 
Foundation for Madison's Public Schools
Jefferson Middle School Receives $10,475 to purchase Chromebooks!
   
AVID Coordinator Cindy La Point, Learning Coordinator Julie Riebau and Principal Issac Kirkwood accept the check from Rotary Club
 
Recently, the Rotary Club of Madison West Towne-Middleton initiated its Adopt-a-School relationship with Jefferson Middle by awarding $10,475 to the school for the purchase of 30 Chromebooks, a charging cart, and a classroom set of headphones. The Chromebooks will enable students to utilize Google Classroom for all curricular areas as well as advancing opportunities for career exploration. While the Chromebooks will be used primarily by students enrolled in Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) classes, they will be available to the entire school.
 
The Rotary Club completed an extensive grant process in order to secure the funds used to purchase the Chromebooks. Rotary members are looking forward to taking advantage of volunteer opportunities at Jefferson and developing relationships with the students and staff. Next up will be decorating for the eighth grade dance!
 
 
Interested in adopting a school? 
Learn how your organization or business can partner with a school and make a difference in the lives of students by contacting the Foundation.

Keep Up with the Foundation!

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Basketball Slam
Posted by Debra Dieter

Buy a ticket and your four teams are listed under the scratch off portion of the ticket.

The total scores of those four teams determine the winners and losers. The folks with the eight highest scores and the four lowest scores are paid cash.

You sell one discount ticket for $10.

You sell two discount tickets for $20 and the buyer gets a third ticket FREE  (emailed to them after they register the first two tickets) on Green Bee Fundraising website.

The discount portion of the ticket takes you to a website where you can get discounted offers in various businesses. That is what people are paying for; the Basketball Slam is an added bonus.

If you have tickets you must turn in the stub and the money by March 17, 2016 or return the tickets to Deb, Mick or Kevin.  You will be responsible for any missing tickets.

If you are going away during mid-March, TURN IN YOUR TICKETS BEFORE YOU LEAVE!

If you want to buyout of the fundraiser, the board suggests a $75.00 donation to the foundation.

 

 
 
 
District 6250 Conference
Posted by Lindsay Lemmer
 
Rotary International Convention

Are you one of the 35,000 who has registered for the convention already? If not, don't miss the opportunity to connect with new friends from around the world at the 2016 Korea convention 28 May to 1 June, 2016.

At the convention, tour the House of Friendship and the more than 100 booths to exchange project ideas, partner with other clubs and explore new hobbies. Convention provides an opportunity to network, hear about new initiatives and make a difference, while forming relationships that can last a lifetime.

The convention is for all Rotarians and offers something for everyone.

Register today for the Rotary convention in Korea. Early registration savings end 31 March. 
 
REGISTER
 
Rotary
 
 
Send Updates to Lindsay Lemmer
Posted by Lindsay Lemmer
 

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Club Reminders
 
  • Guest meals have increased to $15.00 per person
  • Prospective members are allowed two free lunches at our club
  • Prospective member kits are available online. Click Here.
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The Rotary Club of Madison West Towne-Middleton
P.O. Box 620312
Middleton, WI 53562