“Around the District” highlights service to our local communities. How well does this fit with our 10/16 and 10/23 cleanup actions, you ask? Pretty well, I say! Whether or not we collaborate with other service clubs, our service this month is timely and in line with what you can read by clicking the “read more” button below.
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Do you know what the various legal documents called ‘powers of attorney’ do, why they are necessary, and what we all should know about them? Jenny O’Neill will be speaking about the value of powers of attorney. She will go over the basics of these important documents, and she’ll have written materials available.
Jennifer A. O’Neill, owner of O’Neill Elder Law, LLC, in Hudson, Wisconsin is Certified as an Elder Law Attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation as accredited by the American Bar Association. Her practice focuses on legal matters pertaining to aging, including estate planning, trust administration and probate. Jennifer is a graduate of William Mitchell College of Law (J.D. cum laude, 1994). She serves on a variety of boards and committees in Wisconsin, and she is licensed to practice law in both Wisconsin and Minnesota.
We have two service opportunities in October:
Saturday, October 16: Highway Cleanup. We’re looking for Rotarians (kids/grandkids OK) to walk one short mile while gathering roadside trash. It’s time for our semi-annual cleanup of Highway 35 southbound between Glover and Coulee toward Hudson. We need at least 8 – more are welcome – to team up, gather at 9:30 at the veterinarian practice parking lot off Main Street, and pitch in to gather the trash. To join the team, e-mail Steve Schroeder (Schroeder.Steve@principal.com.)
Saturday, October 23: Veteran’s Park Cleanup. Grab rakes, leaf blowers, loppers and whatever tools you think will help and join a crew of 8-10 people at 10 AM to clean up Vet’s Park. If you have done it before, you know how quickly our group, with help from the City, can make a major difference in this downtown park. If you haven’t been part of it in the past, now is your chance to see that many hands truly do make light work. Let Scott Morrissette (scott.morrissette@gmail.com) know that you can help.
Natasha Herum described Project SEARCH, a nationwide program conducted here by the River Falls School District and River Falls Area Hospital. It is a business-led transition to work program covering a full school year and leading to employment.
In the state of Wisconsin, there are 29 programs, 643 nationwide. The team supporting program participants includes family, skills trainers, job developers, Wisconsin DVR (Division of Vocational Rehabilitation), and long-term support agencies.
While most of us enjoyed a lunch from Table on Main and while welcoming a couple of guests, we learned a lot about The Phipps Center for the Arts from Executive Director Darby Lunceford. When he asked who’d been to The Phipps, many hands went up; when he asked who knew how it works, no hands.
