Greg Markle from Operation Fresh Start was our guest speaker today. OFS has been in operation 48 years. He spoke on working with youth with positive programs.
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Samantha Beaver, a linguist was our guest speaker today. She spoke on language and how to use it for business today. |
Marlette Larson and Maureen Mulroy from OccuPaws Guide Dog Association were our guest speakers today. They spoke about how the guide dogs are trained and housed by volunteer dog raisers. |
Charles Tubbs from Dane County Emergency Management was our guest speaker today. He spoke on his career and what the county does during emergencies. |
Saran Ouk was our guest speaker today. She has set up a nonprofit organization called CON-NEXT-IONS( connextions.org. ). It is a mentoring group helping young adults with financial education and how it works. |
We did a fun project with cups, string and paper clips. When you wet a paper towel and drag it down the string, it makes different voices (the cup amplifies the sound). We took a little bit of a risk. You looked around. You socialized. You trusted the people around you. Laughter and figuring things out together. Vibration, sound, science. Kids go through this process when they’re learning. They stage these types of things at the museum. They don’t necessarily label them but it’s happening. |
Anne Katz came from NYC knowing nothing about Wisconsin. She is very happy she wound up here and has been here over 30 years. She is all about the arts for public good. The Creative Economy The old economy: agriculture and manufacturing The new economy: creativity, innovation, entrepreneurship. Creativity is inherent everywhere, not just in big cities. Arts and creativity are core components for a well rounded education. Kids need to be problem solvers and work as members of a team. |
Nicole from SAIL (Sharing Active Independent Lives) is based within Oakwood Village West. SAIL is a non-profit, membership organization of Dane County residents ages 55 and older, who stay active, engaged, and independent by connecting with each other and having access to high-quality services. SAIL is part of the “Village” movement for seniors (www.vtvnetwork.org). |
Goodwill is 100% Local and a 100% Nonprofit. There is no multi million dollar CEO. It has an umbrella organization of 162 Goodwill regions across the US and Canada. A smattering around the world. They are part of Goodwill International but act independently from all Goodwills. Best known for its stores: 11 retail stores and donation centers serving 14 South Central Wisconsin counties. 26% of Goodwill shoppers are shopping because they have to be at that price point; all others are there to find treasures. |
We are happy to support Middleton Outreach Ministry in all their efforts with a check for two thousand dollars to help keep meals on the tables of people in need. Seen here are Horizons Rotary Treaserer, Mike Pfiffner, Patricia Eldred from M.O.M., and Horizons Rotary President, Janet Gray. |
Tom Engels is with the Department of Health Services for State of Wisconsin shares about the FoodShare program this is created to help train and create more employees. Wisconsin has $73 billion budget. DHS is $23 billion of that budget and most of it goes to Medicaid, money for elderly, blind and disabled. There is a new program called the FoodShare program. These are folks who need a second chance. They need help/training. This program helps train them to do things we all take for granted. They don’t know how to use computers or do a job interview. Simple communication skills. Most of them have a smart phone. The best way to communicate with them is through the smart phone. |
Madison Horizons Rotary members share their adventures with the club. On October 30th, Ted and Mary Tibbets shared their cruise along the St. Lawrence Seaway. On Novrmber 6th John Pinger shared his trip to Tanzania, Africa. |
Speaker, Susan Thomson Action Coach is a global franchise. There are five coaches in Susan’s firm. They started 11 years ago. They work with companies: - growing too fast - stuck - 5-7 years from retiring/passing the business on - emerging leaders/teams - career limiting behavior crowd |
Gio's Garden resides on Parmenter and University and is a place for kids with special needs, birth through 6, with parents who have respite needs. Charlotte Deleste, news anchor in Madison, has a son, Gio, who has over 20 seizures/day. She needed help. A group of parents met around the kitchen table and started talking about their need for a respite center. They found a house and opened in 2012. They’ve grown so much, it’s unbelievable. |
Shia started out doing websites then created his own business. He went into music. The market got saturated with producers. He and some college buddies did a film that was nominated for an award. That’s when Shia learned that people with names are still people. He thought, ‘I could be that person’. He knew he needed projects under his belt. |
Bridget Fraser shares the history of Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestra, in it's 53rd year. Dr. Marvin Rabin showed up at UW in 1966 to start a string education program in Wisconsin. One of the first things he did was to establish WYSO. He travels around WI and train teachers on how to play a string instrument. It was a strong movement. He also started Boston and Central Kentucky Youth Symphony Orchestra. He passed away in 2013. He never missed a WYSO concert in 53 years. Many alumni go on to hold professional positions all around the world. Many of the kids become music educators. They become leaders in whatever their chosen field is. They are driven, motivated and challenged. Discipline, perseverance, value of hard work and team work. |
Kari Paterson, the Executive Director of Alzheimer's Association, shares the data on Alzheimer's research. Two hallmark proteins in the body for Alzheimer's are plaques and tangles. Everyone has them but when they accumulate, they can form dementia. Late 50s, early 60s is most common age range for getting Alzheimer’s. Most people will need 24/7 care if they age through the process. Alzheimers Association offers a 24/7 Helpline 800-272-3900. They have a staff of four and work with a lot of volunteers. Callers receive disease education, local community resources, emotional support, help with problem solving and care planning. They receive 300K calls/year nationwide. |
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Music has been an important part of leading an ordinary life for students at the Music School for Children With Disabilities in Honor of Paul Harris in Lublin, Poland. Founded by Rotary members, the school serves 20 students with various disabilities, including Down syndrome, autism, and visual impairments. The Rotary Club of Lublin-Centrum-Maria Curie-Sklodowska has provided funding with help from Rotary Foundation Matching Grants and the Henryk Wieniawski Musical Society, which houses the school. After their son Mateusz was born with underdeveloped eyes, Mariusz and Joanna Kania looked for ways to help him be active. When he showed an aptitude for music, they looked for a teacher and were thrilled to find the Paul Harris music school. “A school like this helps children like Mateusz widen their perspectives, see the world a bit differently, and meet new people,” his father says. “If it weren’t for this school, there wouldn’t be a place in Lublin for disabled children who want to develop musically.” |
Madison Horizons Rotary has been a long time supporter of Meals on Wheels, a division of Independent Living. This year they asked us to accept the challenge of adding another route to the Madison area. These routes are for the evening meals. Meals on Wheels have a goal of doubling the delivery area in 2018 and 2019. We can help them by adding new people to the delivery route. It only takes a day or two out of your month and only 6 to 7 deliveries per night. |
Alcohol Biomarkers - (indicators of heavy drinking) Liver enzymes become elevated for a lot of reasons, not just heavy alcohol consumption. Alcohol biomarkers are a more accurate way to diagnose heavy drinking. In the 90s, the life insurance industry used a million of these tests per year to identify heavy drinkers purchasing a life insurance policy from them. Heavy drinkers are those who drink an average of 4 drinks daily for men and 3 drinks daily for females. The two biomarkers being used on repeat intoxicated drivers in Dane Co. are: 1) Ethyl Glucuronide (EtG) which is found in finger nails and suggest the occurrence of at least 7 binges (5 or more drinks on one occasion) in the last 3 months, and 2) Phosphatidyl Ethanol (PEth) which is found in red blood cells and indicates heavy drinking for the last 2 or 3 weeks before testing. EtG is a long term and Peth is a short term indicator of abusive drinking. |