The November 11th meeting was held at the Lussier Community Education Center on Madison’s westside. Being Veterans Day the twenty veterans in the Club were recognized. Since its inception the Center has been strongly supported by both the former Madison West Rotary Club and former Madison West Towne-Middleton Rotary Club.

The program was put on by Diana Lynn Shinall, Interim Executive Director, as a search is currently going on for a permanent full-time Director. Members got to hear about the many programs the Center sponsors on a daily basis and what some of the future plans are to better serve the youth and young adults in the community mostly served by the Center. The Center, just like many other non-profit organizations took a financial hit during the COVID epidemic and is working hard to recover and move forward.

One of the major activities of the Center is the Food Pantry and we learned the Center lost one of their upright freezers recently and are in need of replacing it as-soon-as-possible. Since funding is always an issue, the Center would be happy to receive any funds people would like to send their way. Also, if any members reading this have any connections to getting a replacement freezer, please contact Shawn at (608) 833-4979. She would be glad to hear from you. Lussier’s mailing address is: 55 S. Gammon Rd., Madison, WI 53717.