Lisa Tollefson was raised on a dairy farm in Wisconsin and attended UW Marshfield before taking some time off to work going on to UW Madison. Good thing she did as she met her husband Tim while employed at Shopko. After they married and transferred to Utah, she obtained a degree in Technology and they moved to Indiana before transferring to Janesville for jobs with Gander Mountain and Home Depot. She noticed an ad for Town Clerk in the newspaper and was appointed to that position in 2009. After taking advanced training and becoming a certified government accountability board election trainer, she was appointed Rock County Clerk and recently won re-election. She loves election commission work- how many of us can say that? They live in Milton with their 2 daughters. Welcome to our Club, Lisa!
Birthdays recently: Paul Benish 9.2, Troy Kemp 9.9, Ralph Schlintz and Brad Yarmark 9.11. Happy birthday, all!
Rotary Anniversaries: Tina Fanopoulos 9 yrs, Derek Greene 2 years, Heather Longhenry 14 yrs, and Dave Warren 15 years.
Tom Jacob found a key left behind at our metting on 8.22. If it's yours, talk to Tom.
If you bring a prospective guest to a meeting, the Club pays for lunch. Who do you know that would like to learn more about Rotary?
Thanks to Dave and Lori Warren for hosting a lovely party on 8.29 to welcome Mari Vi.
The Gardens is having a Mum sale- get them while they last!
Steve Servantez is working on scheduling business locations for Vocational Day on 10.17. We need 4-5 more member businesses to host guests and share their business story that day. Club provides lunch. If you're interested, please contact Steve.
Greg Dickinson is sending around a sign up sheet for District 6250 Exchange Student weekend at Camp Rotamer 9.20-10.2. The food is all catered- all you need to do is help prep and set it out, and clean up when finished. This is a great opportunity to meet all the Students, spend some time at our beautiful Camp Rotamer, and learn more about the Exchange Program. Families are welcome!
Mark Lorenz reminded us that if you have a STudent at any of the 3 High Schools to recommend as a Student of the Month this School Year, let him know. School Counselors make the final determination, but we welcome specific Student suggestions.
Kids Against Hunger is having a special, Club sponsored 250,000 meal packaging on Sunday, September 25th. Please sign up to volunteer at http://www.kahrcr.com/250k-event.html and help spread the word. There was an article about the event in the Gazette on Monday.
Raffle: Our weekly drawing was won by lucky Frank Scott and JP rolls over.
Rocio Patterson, who was our Outbound Exchange Student in 2014/15, spoke to us about her experiences and the changes it has has made in her life. She described the process as 1 application, 40 pages, 3 years, 1 Country, 3 Host families, and thousands of memories. She worked closely with Rick Mueller going through the process, and was placed in Sweden. She found the major difference to be the "less is more" philosophy they live by, and perks like being paid for schooling, free medical, and 'pear everything' a bonus. During her year there she traveled to 15 Countries. She thanked us, "from the bottom of my heart" for this experience and said it has changed her life forever. Her younger Sister will also be going out as an Exchange Student. We owe huge thanks to Rick for all his years of service to this Program- he does a tremendous amount of (unseen) work to get the applicants processed and it is through his efforts that everyone in our Club is credited for having a successful Exchange Program.
When public television's fifth annual American Graduate Day hits airwaves in September, Rotary will be recognized for its work mentoring young people and keeping high school students on track to graduate.
Representatives from Monarch School, an elementary and high school for San Diego's homeless youths, will talk about the school's long-running relationship with the Rotary Club of San Diego, California, USA. The school started as an education center in one modest room in 1987. By 1998 it was in danger of losing its lease amid a wave of redevelopment in San Diego's urban core.
A local Rotary...
The Rotary Foundation has received the highest possible score from Charity Navigator, an independent evaluator of charities in the U.S.
In the most recent ratings, released on 1 September, The Rotary Foundation earned the maximum 100 points for both financial health and accountability and transparency.
The ratings reflect how efficiently Charity Navigator believes the Foundation will use donations, how well it has sustained programs and services, and its level of commitment to good governance and openness.
In the previous rating, the Foundation had received 97 points.
Each month, eBay, the world’s largest auction website, selects a set of upcoming Live Auction events and donates a portion of all sales proceeds to Rotary. Only U.S. auction sales are eligible. See the schedule of September auctions.
