Chili Cook Off -- Karen Schibline reminded members that the annual Chili Cook Off is set for Saturday, October 14, from 9 am. to 4 p.m. Proceeds from the event will again go to the Day-by-Day Warming Shelter. Chili cooking teams are still needed. Organize a team from your business or a group of friends. Volunteers will also be needed for setup/tear down as well as to sell beer. More information to come as the date nears.
Classification Speech -- as part of the requirements to become a full Rotary member, Jim Austad gave his classification speech. Jim is a native of Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. He moved to Oshkosh and worked for City of Oshkosh as a firefighter for 22 years. Recently he was named a manager of the Fox Valley Technical College (FVTC) Public Safety Division on the Appleton FVTC campus. He has been married for 21 years and he and his wife have a daughter who is studying biochemistry at Ripon College and a son who is freshman at Oshkosh West High School. Jim has an MBA from UW-O and is currently enrolled in a doctoral program at Marian College. Jim added that he's very happy to be a member of the Club again after a brief interval away.
Jim
Blue Badge Ceremony -- President John Fuller next invited Membership Chairman Jack Klein and District Governor Jeff Reed to come forward to welcome Jim Austad as a full member of the Club.
Rotary District 6270 Governor Jeff Reed presents Jim with his blue badge.