Ludovica Giada Malinverni was greeted at Dane County Airport August 8th by her host families and Youth Exchange Counselor, Connie Smith; and Youth Exchange Officer, Donna Brendemuehl.
We are in very good shape to bring bingo back to Good Neighbor Fest in Middleton this year. This community is a big part of our service area and we are excited to raise our image in Middleton. Mark your calendars for our bingo sessions as follows:
Friday, August 23, 6-9:00 p.m.
Saturday, August 24, 1-4:00 p.m. and 6-9:00 p.m.
Sunday, August 25, 1-5:00 p.m.
If you are volunteering for a session, get ready for some fun and fellowship. If not, grab a seat at the table and get ready to make some money. Make sure to encourage your friends and family to join us for bingo and many other fun things at GNF including:
Great food including a Friday Fish Fry, Saturday chicken dinner and a dessert tent
Fun for the kids with a midway, games, movies and lots of other activities
Live music all day long in the VFW and Youth Hockey tents
Art fair with vendors from around the area
5K run on Saturday and Sunday’s parade
Of course, bingo, bingo, bingo…
What a great way to celebrate summer and promote Rotary in one of the nation’s great small cities. See you there!
Rather than a speaker at our August 2nd meeting, the club had breakout sessions, with members choosing to meet with their preferred Avenue of Service. We asked for reports from each Avenue and received them from the International and Community Avenues.
International: Dick Murray chaired the group, and projects discussed or mentioned included the Orphan Train Project, Oliveros Scholarship Fund, Global Grant for Midwifery, Approved District Grant for Thiottle Haiti (school for poorest of poor children), Rotary Youth Exchange, Feed My Lambs in Haiti, Medical Mission to Guatemala and Shelter Box. Dick indicated some project requests might have to be scaled back, though he seemed to think all might be funded. Connie told us our latest Rotary Exchange Student had arrived from Italy. The group discussed possibilities for distributing some of these funds over the course of the year, rather than all at once. The delayed distribution for some of the projects seemed possible in certain cases. It was mentioned that our support of various international projects attracts and encourages outsiders to donate to them, through our club foundation. A visitor interested in Rotary, i.e. Attorney Noelle H. Long, sat in on the discussion.
Community: Barry Pace chaired the discussion and reported as follows:
Projects currently planned for funding
Buffet Scholars/Lussier
Food Pantries (Lussier, MOM, River, Grace Episcopal)
Habitat for Humanity
Summer School Scholarships at Lussier
Group comments mentioned the need to identify more projects, for funding and volunteering. Barry and Patrick will contact other organizations for purposes of identifying community needs in our area. These will include PorchLight, MOM, Lussier, Jefferson, Pope Farms and United Way. Other possibilities mentioned include the Kohl Fund, Evjue, MCF, Rotaract and the After Hours Club.
Total Community Services Funding Projection - $12,000
Bingo is back! After a several year hiatus, the Rotary Club of Madison West Towne-Middleton is bringing Bingo back to the Middleton Good Neighbor Festival at Fireman’s Park next to the high school.
Bingo will be held from 6-9 PM on Friday, 1-4 PM and 6-9 PM on Saturday and 1-5 PM on Sunday. $1 per card, cash prizes! Fast-paced, with 6 plus games per hour. Must be 18, or have an adult present on the grounds. Proceeds benefit the Rotary Club of Madison West Towne-Middleton charitable programs.
Discover how new Rotarians have already made an impact in their communities
‘Seasoned’ Rotarians will answer your questions
Vitense Golfland, 5501 Schroeder Road Madison. Includes beverages, appetizers, prizes for new members of one year or less. Donations toward cost accepted.
