June 2008 newsletter

The Rotator

A Publication of

Shawano Wisconsin Rotary Club.
June 2008

Ideas from Fireside Meeting: 5/13/08 - Food for thought.

Possible plans for the coming year:

--Volunteering - proposed theme for the year for our club.

--Christmas and birthday presents for the needy. Nancy Mickelson - At Risk Program can help us identify people.

--Have our Youth Rotars do volunteer work. have a facilitator from our club. get the list of needs from the School District - Jill Sharp and others.

--Game Fest. Contact Joe Jones, Waupaca rotary club. this is a big money raiser for their club.

--Hold an international dinner. This is done by Waupaca Rotary club. It has developed over a 3 year run, to be a fund raiser for the Youth Exchange Program. JG can get advice from Sandy Testin and Joe Jones of that club. They bring in inbounds from nearby rotary clubs to be speakers and to be a panel and answer questions. This event helps recruit host families. they get sponsorship from local businesses to cover the cost of the meal, then charge $75 per couple.

--Clintonville club did a big fund raiser jointly with another service club in town. – Comedian from Green Bay with show in auditorium.

-- fund raiser concert. Curt Knoke may be able to get pianist Michael Kim from Lawrence Univ. to perform. maybe add in High School music and choral groups. sell tickets.

--Work at the Fair. get a stand. Scott Nordin recommended.

--Raffle big prize, sell at popcorn stand. sell around town.

--Special event - one time deal. see concert above or something else. e. g. U W Band concert.

-- Honor the classification system. publicise a list of occupation categories that are unfilled now. seek new members from those categories.

--Diversification - more women and minorities

--Foundation. Gordon to send JG articles to go in the newsletter.

--Have another social event in the yearly calender.

Rotary Noon Programs and special events:

--Monday June 2, Dr. Richard Sarnwick - Promoting the new Farmers Market- Info on the possibility of a fund Raiser at the market, and logistics of set up

--Tue June 3 Board meeting

--Monday June 9 - open

--Monday June 16-Dan Schwartzer-Political action group-(Non-Partisan)

--Sun June 22 Brunch on the farm - more details below.

--Monday June 23 - Open

--Monday June 30 - open

Future events:

Passing the Gavel event: July 7 in the evening. save the date.

Samantha Huss Becomes "Fairest of the Fair"

There was a nice writeup and photo in the Shawano Leader on our past outbound student to Brazil - Samantha. She has been working with Amber Swenor, past scholarship winner from Shawano Rotary Club, who was Fairest of the Fair at the local and state level.

Brunch on the Farm - help wanted and please come for Brunch

This Information is from Rhonda Streble, Rural Health Initiative:
I am also part of Shawano Area Dairy Promotions, and every year this group has a ice cream stand at Brunch on the Farm.
We are looking for volunteers for scooping ice cream.
The date is Sunday, June 22nd. Host farm: Dale & Debbie Mielke in Marion. This is the 25th year Celebration of Brunch on the Farm in Shawano County. Anyone interested in scooping ice cream, please sign up for 1 of the 3 shifts: 9:00- 10:30 am 10:30-12:00 12:00-1:30 pm Thank you, Rhonda Strebel, Executive Director, Rural Health Initiative for Shawano County. A Bridge to Improve and Sustain Health of the Farming Community. 715-524-1488 rhonda.strebel@thedacare.org

News from Rotary International via Gordon Holten:

“Your Rotary Foundation dollars at work”.

Rotary’s four key strategies for stopping poliovirus transmission:

1. Routine immunization
   High infant-immunization coverage with four doses of oral polio vaccine (OPV) in the first year of life is critical. Routine immunization is essential because it’s the primary way that polio-free countries protect their children from the threat of imported polio.
2. National Immunization Days
   For decades, Rotary’s PolioPlus program has been one of the driving forces during National Immunization Days, or NIDs. Rotarians are involved in myriad ways before, during, and after an NID, by providing funds for millions of drops of vaccine, promoting upcoming campaigns in the community, distributing vaccine to local health centers, serving as monitors, working with local officials to reach every child, and participating in surveillance efforts.
3. Surveillance
   Rotarians play an important role in working with health workers, pediatricians, and others to find, report, and investigate cases of acute flaccid paralysis in timely manner (ideally within 48 hours of onset). PolioPlus Partners sometimes helps fund containers that preserve the integrity of stool samples during transport to laboratories. The program has also played a leading role in providing equipment for the global poliovirus laboratory.
4. Targeted mop-up campaigns
   Rotary’s support of mop-up campaigns is similar to NID volunteering, but on a smaller, often “house-to-house,” scale.

Quotes:

“And I'm proud to be an American, where at least I know I'm free.

And I won't forget the men who died, who gave that right to me.”

- Lee Greenwood

“No one cares how many storms you encountered. They just want to know if you got the ship into the harbor.”

- Tom Benson

“Humility does not mean you think less of yourself.

It means you think of yourself less.”

- Ken Blanchard

Officers, Board of Directors and Key Committee Chairmen.

New officers, the official election will take place at the June 9, 2008 meeting.
as reviewed by the Board at the last meeting we will place in nomination the following:

President: Terry Hilgenberg

President Elect: Judy Judd

Secretary: Rob Mickelson

Tresurer: Rick Karl

Program Director: Al Kuck

Director at Large: Steve Miller

Director at Large: Judge Tom Grover

Past President: Larry Romuald

Social committee chairman – Jim Zierden, Katie Mead - sub committee chariman.

Membership Development - Aaron Wallrich

Fund raising - Rob Mickelson

Sergeant at Arms - Randall Schmidt.

Shawano Rotary Club Blog.

To see present and past newsletters, photographs,

special announcements, etc.

Get on the internet and go to:

http://shawanorotary.blogspot.com

The Other Club Fund Raiser

If you use a professional lawn care service or if you've ever considered
using one this is your chance to get a beautiful, weed-free lawn and support Shawano Rotary Club at the same time!
Community Lawn Care is locally owned and has fertilization, weed control and insect control services custom designed for the turf grasses in the Shawano area.
 And the good news is that 10% of every dollar you spend goes to support
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The Community Lawn Care services are competitively priced and completely guaranteed. So if you're interested in services starting next spring, sign up for a free, no obligation lawn analysis now at:

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Sign-up sheets will also be made available from John Kestly.
Please forward this information along to anyone in the Shawano area who you think might be interested in supporting Shawano Rotary Club.

Rotary Pictures

John Kestly has a Rotary photo album posted on the internet.

For example: Gavel passing, JR at Gresham, and Dani.

You can view and/or grab them at http://picasaweb.google.com/jkestly/Rotary

Joe Gellings has some photos on the Rotary blog and more posted on the internet.

You can view or download them at http://picasaweb.google.com/shawanorotary

Internet sites to visit:

1. - For information on our Rotary District 6220 happenings and plans and club officer lookup: http://www.ridistrict6220.org

- District 6220 Youth Exchange Info: http://www.rotaryyouthexchange.us

- Rotary International Web address: http://www.rotary.org

- Rotary Int. General Information phone number: 847-866-3000.

Information gathered and distributed by Joe Gellings 524 2407 jgellings@gmail.com