Our January 50th anniversary meeting is postponed until spring.
PAST WEEK'S PROGRAM:
March 25 - Mary Beth Growney Selene discussed our upcoming and largest fundraising activity of the year, the golf outing.
THIS WEEK'S PROGRAM:
April 1 - Our Lady of Hope Medical Clinic located at 6425 Odana Road is a pro-life, pro-family clinic offering affordable personal health care solutions to everybody. Their motto is "people come before profits" and "life matters in all we do". Program by Mary Feldt
UPCOMING PROGRAMS:
April 8 - Jim Olmsted's daughter-in-law, Diana Decker, (our 6th-floor hostess), will show us around the various offices on the 6th floor and then talk about her previous job in Madison's hotel industry where she was responsible for finding accommodations for visiting big 10 sports teams when they played the Badgers and what the Covid virus did to that industry.
April 15 - Mary Van Hout will introduce Donna Gulley who is a representative of Shelter Box USA. Donna will do a Zoom meeting and bring us up to date on the issues concerning Shelter Box.
April 22 - Program by Jim Emerick. Mike Davis, the Middleton City Administrator, will talk about the changes he's witnessed in the last 24 years.
Posted by Submitted by Jack Ferreri on Mar 31, 2022
Carol Margaret McAdow, age 80, of Madison, passed away on Sunday, March 27, 2022, at Agrace Hospice. She was born on October 18, 1941, in Baraboo, WI, the daughter of Helen and Arthur McLean. She married Jerry E. McAdow on August 10, 1963, in the Merrimac Methodist Church.
Carol is survived by her husband, Jerry E. McAdow; daughter, Kathy (Leonard) Hatter; son Gary McAdow; 9 grandchildren; 4 grandchildren-in-law; 11 great-grandchildren; 3 brothers and 3 sisters-in-law; and one sister and one brother-in-law. She is further survived by other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents and a sister.
There will be a visitation held on Wednesday, April 6, at CRESS FUNERAL HOME, 3610 Speedway Rd., Madison, from 10 am until the time of service at 12 pm (noon). A private interment will be at Indian Farm Cemetery, in the Township of Caledonia, in Columbia County.
Carol lived her life with an unbridled gusto that was often surprising. Although she was a tiny person in stature, she more than made up for this with her energetic zest for life and huge heart that pulled both humans and animals in to be loved.
Growing up on a farm in south-central Wisconsin with three brothers and two sisters, Carol had the kind of childhood that most people can only wish for. She developed a strong love for animals, enjoyed gardening, was an avid birdwatcher, and just loved spending time outdoors enjoying nature. Carol attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison, graduating in 1963 with a bachelor’s degree in education.
She met the love of her life, Jerry, during her final semester in college. Theirs was a whirlwind romance with their first date on March 8, their engagement on May 4, and their wedding on August 10, 1963. After Jerry graduated from UW Madison in 1964, they moved to Denver where Jerry attended law school at the University of Denver. Carol worked as a middle school math teacher to support their little family. Jerry graduated from law school in 1967, and they moved their growing family (now with newborn daughter Kathy in tow) back to Wisconsin to live permanently. In 1971 they added son Gary to the family, and they settled on the west side of Madison to raise their children.
Several years later, Carol decided to further her education at Madison Area Technical College, where she earned an associate degree in computer programming. She began working for Dane County as a computer programmer, where she stayed for the next 20 years.
After she and Jerry finished raising their children, she turned her energy to hobbies and activities that brought them both hours of fun and opportunities to form lasting friendships with so many people. Downhill skiing and bicycling were the two main activities that kept Carol and Jerry busy when they weren’t working.
Eventually Carol decided to retire from her position with Dane County to start her own long arm quilting business from their home. Carol was a gifted quilter whose talents were in great demand while her business was in operation. Carol also spent countless hours piecing and quilting heirloom quilts that she gifted to children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews, grand-nieces and -nephews, and more. So many loved ones received quilts from Carol, handmade with love.
Carol also became an active volunteer with the Dane County Humane Society as a foster care provider for kittens. She would regularly receive one or more kittens into her care, where she spent countless hours, days, and weeks bottle feeding, caring for, and socializing them so they could be permanently adopted. She grew to love each kitten in her care, and she always followed their progress to know that they were adopted into new forever families.
Posted by Submitted by Mary Van Hout on Mar 31, 2022
This year, Rotary and ShelterBox are celebrating the 10th anniversary of our official partnership — and more than 20 years of working together to support families whose lives have been devastated by disaster and conflict. We’ve combined our resources and provided emergency temporary housing and other vital equipment to help families immediately after a disaster — and to put them on a path to long-term recovery. To learn more about how your club or district can get involved or to request assistance, visit the Rotary-ShelterBox partnership page.
We are at the end of week 3 of the Ukraine Fundraiser. As of the beginning of this week, we were more than halfway to raising the matching funds, which would trigger the Foundation contributing $5,000, so our total sent to the Rotary International’s Disaster Response Fund specifically designated for Ukrainian relief would be $10,000. We are accepting donations from both members and non-members.
Your check can be made out to the Madison West Towne-Middleton Rotary Foundation (“MWTMRF”), with a notation on the check indicating “Ukraine” or “Ukraine Relief”. Bring the check to a meeting or mail it to:
Madison West Towne-Middleton Rotary Foundation
P.O. Box 620312
Middleton, WI 53562-0312.
The FundRaiser will run through April 10, 2022.
Note: if you are a person who has to take a Required Minimum Distribution (“RMD”) each year, you can have your donation sent directly from your retirement account to the MWTMRF and not have to pay income taxes on that amount.
MWTMRF is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charity. The IRS requires that all Donors of $250 or more in donations have a receipt if they include the donation in their itemized deductions when filing their tax return, so for all those donating $250 or more, the Foundation will send them a Donor’s Receipt with the applicable information.
Currently, 1 in 3 families in America struggles to afford diapers for their children. The Village Diaper Bank partners with local service organizations to provide free diapers to disadvantaged families while raising awareness of the basic health need for diapers." from The Village Diaper Bank website
Dean Ryerson headed up the baby diaper collection for the Village Diaper Bank. The pile pictured above were the Child's Diapers collected at the March 18 meeting.
With all the unrest in the world, Rotarians can play an even greater role as advocates for conflict resolution-- and peace and understanding between countries. Hear about Rotary International’s Ukraine relief projects when three great Rotary districts in Wisconsin and Upper Michigan get together at TriConn 2022 April 29-30. (Did you know we have Rotary clubs in both Ukraine and Russia?) Your club and your community will benefit from the information provided, the skills learned and the relationships built at this exciting conference, but only if you register soon at www.rotarytricon.com.
Join Us at the Spectacular Osthoff Resort
After you register, be sure to reserve your room at the beautiful Osthoff Resort by calling the hotel directly at 1-800-876-3399.
Hurry! Discounted rates are only available through March 29. Be sure to identify yourself as a member of the TriCon 2022 group.
See you soon in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. Spring—and peace—are in the air!
NOTE: Conference organizers and hotel officials are planning a safe and healthy in-person conference April 29-30 and will announce appropriate COVID-19 precautions, if necessary, prior to the event.
On behalf of the Host Organization Committee, we cannot wait to welcome Rotarians and guests to Houston and the great State of Texas for the 2022 Rotary International Convention. The saying goes that everything is “Bigger”, “Better” and “Friendlier” in Texas, and the goal of the Houston Host Organization Committee is to have each of you feel that every moment as our guest while in Houston! From the humble beginnings of this great city, Houston has been led by “People of Action” who have taken this City to great heights including, to the moon and back.
The City has plenty of activities to keep you entertained. Visit Space Center Houston, the home of Johnson Space Center and the Astronauts. Enjoy a night at the theater. Houston features a world-class symphony, opera, ballet and permanent theater company. World-class museums are within a short ride from the convention center. Of course, you can watch the 2017 World Series Champion Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park which is within walking distance from the Houston Convention Center. Second stop – Host Committee Events
Houston is one of the most diverse cities in the world with a vast range of cultures. Houston’s diversity has resulted in some of the world’s best cuisine. Houston’s vast array of restaurants includes Creole, Chinese, Thai, Vietnamese, Italian, African, Caribbean, Argentinian and of course our very own Tex-Mex and world-famous BBQ, to name a few.
Stay tuned to this website for some exciting things to look forward to during your trip to Houston!
We look forward to welcoming each of you personally to Houston in June of 2022!!
The meeting place is Serendipity Labs, a co-working facility on the sixth floor of the Johnson Bank Building at 525 Junction Road Madison, WI 53717(right next to Panera Bread). We’re in the SOUTH TOWER. Parking is easy and undercover. We’re doing this on a month-to-month basis right now, but it may lead to a long-term arrangement.
Our meeting place is circled in red on this map. 6th floor. For parking, follow the blue arrow on the map to underground parking. Go left once you enter the ramp. Parking is free; park in any unassigned spot. Go to the covered walkway to enter the building and grab the elevator to the sixth floor.
Effective at 12:00 am on March 1, 2022, Public Health Madison & Dane County no longer requires face coverings in public indoor spaces in light of steadily decreasing COVID-19 case rates and hospitalizations.
“Letting the face-covering order expire doesn’t mean that the pandemic is over. Rather, it signals that we have made it through the Omicron surge and are entering a new stage of the pandemic,” said Janel Heinrich, Director of Public Health Madison & Dane County. “The most important thing you can do now is to stay up-to-date on our vaccines as they have proven to be highly effective in protecting you from becoming severely ill, ending up in the hospital, or dying from COVID-19.”
As stated at a previous meeting we are making a change to our attendance policy. We will no longer be requiring members and guests to wear a mask during our in-person meetings. Please note that we will no longer be asking attendees to be vaccinated in order to attend in-person meetings. We know that this is a very personal choice for all.
Rotary Club of Madison West Towne-Middleton, PO Box 620312, Middleton WI 53562
We’re currently holding Hybrid/Zoom meetings during this COVID time. The Zoom link is above in this Bulletin. The in-person meeting site is the Johnson Bank building at 525 Junction Road. Park in the ramp to the east of the building, then go to the 6th floor to Serendipity Labs.
You can’t miss us.
Fridays at 12:12 PM
The meetings combine a live, in-person element with the capability to join via Zoom.
We are the self-anointed ‘Coolest Rotary Club in the World.’
Rotary responds to the humanitarian crisis caused by the war in UkraineEVANSTON, ILL,. April 5, 2022 – Rotary announced today that it has raised more than $7 million to support locally-led relief efforts
