As you may recall, the Waukesha Rotary Club received a $3,000 district grant to apply to a joint reading program between our club and Horning Middle School. Middle school students, families, and Rotarians will individually read two middle-school level books selected by the reading specialist at Horning Middle School in Waukesha. Rotarians, students and families will meet in an evening to have a community dinner and discuss each book. The two dates will be Thursday, December 13, 2018 and Thursday, April 11, 2019, both dates from 5:00 - 6:00 PM. A sign-up sheet will be passed at an upcoming club meeting. Please plan on joining us for this unique service opportunity.
At our meeting on September 10, 2018, Past President Mary Baer presented the Certificate of Organization to the Rotaract Club of Carroll University. Accepting the certificate on behalf of the club was President Nicole Ramirez and Vice President Nicole Canlas.
Rotaract clubs bring together people ages 18-30 to exchange ideas with leaders in the community, develop leadership and professional skills, and have fun through service. In communities worldwide, Rotary and Rotaract members work side by side to take action through service.
We look forward to having that young energy help us out with some of our upcoming projects - and they will appreciate our experience and support!
This Monday, September 17, we will be holding our monthly raffle for PolioPlus. Thank you to our raffle donors Heidi Deininger and Mike Jones. All proceeds will go towards RI's PolioPlus program. Tickets are $1 ea or 6 for $5.
What is PolioPlus? Eradicating the world of polio is Rotary International's #1 goal. Rotary members have played a key role in bringing the world to the brink of polio eradication. Our efforts have ended polio in 122 countries, reducing the number of polio cases by 99.9% since our program started in 1985. Our club's goal this year is to contribute $1,500 towards this goal. You support our efforts by purchasing raffle tickets. Please come to our meeting and help save lives.
As a member of the Waukesha County Business Alliance, the Waukesha Rotary Club gets access to a robust group of business leaders. The Alliance has 1,200+ members in its organization, representing 75,000+ employees in the region. We can designate officers to attend some of the networking events. As a non-profit, we get to attend a few designated programs for free. This is a great way for us to network with business leaders in the community. Our club also gets the opportunity to run two free AllianceMarketplace ads every year. We can promote any of our club events in this publication (i.e. service projects, Blues Fest, Pancake Breakfast, etc.)
International Fellowship of Scouting Rotarians: The International Fellowship of Scouting Rotarians (IFSR) is one of more than ninety Rotary Fellowship and Action Groups established to bring together Rotarians with similar interests from around the world. It is made up of Rotarians who are or were Scouters or members of the Worldwide Scouting/Guiding Movement. We have several members who belong to this fellowship, who encourage and foster the ideal of service by Rotarians to promote the growth and development of the Scout movement.
I just want to take up a little space here to thank everyone for their cards, emails, kind words of support and memorials made on behalf of my brother, Mike. A special thank you for the donation made to Fisher House by the club. Mike was a veteran of the US Air Force and served as a Milwaukee Police Officer for 25 years. Although he was not a Rotarian, he sure knew the meaning of "Service Above Self." He would be happy to know that his life lived in service to others is being continued in his name. Thank you again for everything!!! ~ Colleen
Rotary District 6270 is now seeking candidate proposals from Rotary Clubs for the position of District Governor in the 2021-2022 Rotary year. Candidates are to be nominated by Rotary Clubs and have the support of their home Rotary Club. Click on District Governor Qualifications for details.
YOUR WORLD POLIO DAY COMPETITION – Your Club could win $500 for its WASH Projects!
What is World Polio Day? World Polio Day is celebrated on October 24th. World Polio Day was established by Rotary International to commemorate the birth of Jonas Salk, who led the first team to develop a vaccine against poliomyelitis. Use of this inactivated poliovirus vaccine and subsequent widespread use of the oral poliovirus vaccine, developed by Albert Sabin, led to the establishment of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative.
Polio is a disease caused by a virus that affects the nervous system and is mainly spread by person-to-person contact. Polio can also be spread by drinking water or other drinks or eating raw or undercooked food that are contaminated with the feces of an infected person.
$$$$$ - THE PRIZES! $500 US for the best project (i.e. the one with the most impact) $500 US for the most innovative project
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