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Rotarians, with their spouse/significant other, gathered under a star-lit night for dinner & ice cream to celebrate Mike Herbrand, Past President 2023-2024. Reigning President, Minal Hahm, did a great job this evening. She started by sharing a moving reflection then stepped it up and toasted President Mike Herbrand for a bit. Minal concluded by revealing that under our outgoing President's term, the following was accomplished:
The new board of directors for the Rotary Club of Cedarburg-Grafton officially began its duties in July for the 2024-2025 year. They include (right of sign counterclockwise): Minal Hahm, president; Dave Stern, president-elect; and Mike Herbrand, past president. (Left of sign counterclockwise): Maggie Dobson, vice president; Patricia Thome, grants chair; Carol Alexander Coutts, executive secretary; Layton Olsen, fundraising chair; Paul Radtke, youth exchange chair; Dan Bodart, treasurer; Gail Ostermann, marketing & public relations chair, and Cindy Petted, secretary. Not pictured: Ron Knaus, finance chair; Mark Ziebell, operations chair, and Steve Cain, membership chair. 
Jim DeLillo, a Rotary member of the Mequon-Thiensville Sunrise Rotary Club, has this to say about the 24th Annual Rotary Music Festival. 
Participants in this year’s World Affairs Seminar were treated to a visit to the Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fabric Arts on June 25, 2024, to see the exhibit “25 Million Stitches: One Stitch, One Refugee,” a global art activism project which seeks to raise awareness of the global refugee crisis. The World Affairs Seminar is an international youth initiative of Rotary International District 6270 whose motto is "Peace Through Understanding.” Keynote speaker Jennifer Kim Sohn, curator of “25 Million Stitches,” addressed the teen delegates before they visited the exhibit in Cedarburg, where they also engaged in an art-making activity that helped them explore the challenges faced by refugees.
“But I am so grateful for the education and opportunity that your other scholarship offered me,” Jordan wrote to the committee. “I wouldn’t be in such a great situation without your help.”
Our April student of the month Trevor Nauta, a senior at Grafton High School, was described by Superintendent Jeff Nelson as a great student and a leader in academics, athletics, and service at GHS and across the state. Trevor has an impressive list of high school accomplishments, most notably his involvement in the school’s LEO Club, which is the youth version of The Lions and focuses on service in the school and community. He has been the club president for 2 years and is currently serving as district Leo liaison. He was also instrumental in bringing the LEO program to the middle school and growing its membership from 20 to 75 students. Trevor also helped to collect around 500 toys in the Kids2Kids Toy Drive this past year as part of the Kapco Enterprises Student Leadership Team. Fueling his interest in government, he has participated in programs like Badgers Boys State, Ozaukee County Youth Government Day, and the Wisconsin State Senate Scholar program.
Trevor said he plans to pursue a degree in Finance and Political Science at a 4-year university, yet to be decided. “My goal,” he said, “is to remain actively engaged in my community and eventually serve in an elected office to give back to the place that has given me so much.”
Trevor chose to donate his $50 Rotary award to the Grafton Education Foundation in support of the many teachers who have supported him. Click here to watch Trevor's presentation.
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Grafton High School senior Michael McNabb was recognized as the Student of the Month by the Rotary Club of Cedarburg-Grafton at its weekly lunch meeting on Feb. 15 at the Peter Wollner American Legion Post.
Smart, talented, dedicated and driven. That’s how Cedarburg High School Principal Casey Bowe described our March Student of the Month Mary Stroebel. “Her academic prowess is undeniable,” Casey said noting that she will graduate as the Salutatorian of her class with a grade point average of 4.61. Wow! Most of us didn’t know that grade points went that high. Plus, she has completed 100 hours of formal volunteer work.