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MEMBER GET A MEMBER- In the May Issue of The Rotarian President Wilkinson talks about the importance of membership and the North American's Region, dramatic decline while the pool of qualified prospective members was large and "are just waiting to be invited." President Wilkinson points out that, like many organizations, only a few are responsible for the growth and this has lead to the Member Get A Member initiative. Read more.
•From the District Governor; "Rotary allows ordinary people to do extraordinary things" Read more.
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Ron Stangel 5-10
Betty Bittner
5-16
Jane Gates
5-26
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101 DAYS REMAINING
TO BUY ROTARY LOBSTER DINNER TICKETS
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For lobster dinner tickets, click here
 ROTARY DISTRICT 6270
2008 DISTRICT CONFERENCE
MAY 16 – 18, 2008 GRAND GENEVA RESORT, LAKE GENEVA
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Friday, May 16: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Golf Outing, 5 p.m. Wine & Cheese Welcome Reception (Dan Dance Trio) 6:45 p.m. Picnic Buffet Dinner, 8 p.m. Keynote Speaker (Vice Admiral Ann E. Rondeau),9 p.m. House of Friendship, Reception
Saturday, May 17: 7:30 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. Breakfast, 8:15 a.m. Program and Keynote Speaker (NASA Engineer Evan Thomas), 9 a.m. – 11:45 Breakout Sessions, 11:45 a.m. Lunch, 12:15 p.m. Program and Keynote Speaker (Senator George McGovern), 2 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. Breakout Sessions, 4p.m. District Meeting, 5:30 p.m. House of Friendship Reception, 6:30 p.m. Dinner, 8p.m. Program and Entertainment (Musician Pat McCurdy), 9 p.m. – Midnight Hospitality Suite/Casino Night, 9 p.m. – Midnight Student Dance. Sunday, May 18, 8 a.m. Interfaith Worship Service, 8:45 a.m. Breakfast, 9:30 a.m. Closing Session. Click here for flyer , details & registration. On line- Click here. |
JOINT ROTARY CLUB MEETING
Thursday, May 29th, Noon, Holiday Inn
Featuring Ann Backhaus & A Fund Raising Raffle
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The program will feature Ann Backhaus who was the Charter President (2006) of the Rotary Club of Balikpapan (East Kalimantan, Indonesia). Ann is formerly from St. Nazianz. In November 2006, Ann moved to
Jakarta
,
Indonesia
. They are targeting 3 main programs through their Rotary Club that focus on education and health. (1) A tuberculosis eradication project. Provide medicine to prevent TB deaths to those who can't afford it. (2) Education and building of cottage industry / trades on another impoverished island -
Flores
. During the dry season, individuals die because there is no crops and no way of making money to buy food. By increasing knowledge transfer and building skills, the islanders can improve their own lives. (3) Bring education to the street children of
Jakarta
by c
onducting classes wherever the children are - at railway stations, under freeways, in small rooms, etc. In her presentation, Ann provide a glimpse of
Indonesia
through photos and music.
Indonesia
- is an interesting mix of extreme poverty and wealth, beauty and destruction, culture and corruption. Ann will be bringing some Indonesian treasures to be raffled off including Ikats, cloth that is traditionally made - from the spinning of the cotton, to the dying of the cotton with roots and barks, to the weaving of the material on looms that sit in the weaver's laps. A single, small piece will take up to 2 years to finish. Dayak style beaded items, including a small beaded purse and a baby carrier Batik is a type of "printing" on cloth that is done via hot waxes and dyes(Very difficult to do) and more! Click pictures to see larger. Click here to learn more including "durian". |
Husking corn in Boti Mancong village children A Sikka girl
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At Our 3/3/08 meeting, Rick Debe, Polio Plus District Chair told us that the 1985 goal to eradicate polio, world wide was near to a reality. Then Rotary started looking at other projects without completing the Polio Plus campaign.
Now
Rotary has run out of money to support the operation. Rick encourages every Rotary Club to embrace the Polio Plus project because it is a signature project of Rotary. The Gates Foundation will provide matching funds for dollars that are raised for the project. However, the matching funds offer is due to expire June 30th. He estimates that it will take approximately $25 million to finish the project. Nine countries and two World Health Organization regions have received The Rotary Foundation’s first distribution from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s $100 million challenge grant for polio eradication. Read more. |
From The April 21, 2008- Meeting
April 28th was Senior Dinner & May 5th, notes available
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by Dick Mitsch, Photos by Bob Gahl: Betty Bittner brought the April 21st Rotary meeting to order and led us in the Pledge of Allegiance. Tim Schroeder led the club in prayer. The business meeting included the following: Guests •Kevin Garceau, our April Junior Rotarian was in attendance at the meeting. •Lui Iarochski reported that he went to
Milwaukee
to meet with other inbound students. While in
Milwaukee
he went to the museum and caught a Bucks game at the
Bradley
Center
. He went to
Chicago
with his host family and went to a museum there. On Tuesday he attended a Rotary meeting in
Milwaukee
where they report over 400 members. On Saturday Lui attended the
Two
Rivers
High School
prom. As part of prom activities, Lui had pictures taken at the beach, had dinner at the Lighthouse Inn, won a basketball, watched the sunrise, and had breakfast at Country Kitchen. Miscellaneous Reports •Betty reported that many Rotary Clubs recite the 4-Way Test at every meeting and suggested that we should incorporate that activity in our weekly meetings. •Betty circulated a congratulations card for Jane Gates who recently had a baby. •Betty reported that she and Dennis Swetlik attended the assembly meeting at Slinger. Betty attended a sectional on Youth Protection. She reported that everyone who has one-on-one contact with youth needs to have a background check and needs to be recertified annually. Dennis attended a sectional on Ethics and reported that the 4-Way Test is recited at most club meetings in the state. He described a business person who uses the 4-Way Test as took in conducting his business. When there are questions regarding to sales approaches, he will rely on the 4-Way Test. •The April 28th meeting will be the senior dinner. Please plan to attend. •Betty has scheduled a joint meeting with the Manitowoc Clubs for May 29th . The meeting will be held at either the Holiday Inn or the
Felecian
Village
(It Will
be at
t
he Holiday Inn)
. •Lauretta Krcma-Olsen was thanked for her assistance in getting some media attention for the Two Rivers Rotary Club. •Bums and Brags was facilitated by Lui who passed the basket to Dennis Swetlik for the May 5th meeting.
5/5/08- BRAZIL
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by Dick Mitsch, Photos by Bob Gahl: The program speaker for the May 5th Rotary meeting was Lui Iarocheski who spoke to the club about his home country of
Brazil
. He had a power point presentation that included many great pictures of his country. •He began his presentation by holding up a larger Brazilian flag and informed the club that the Green field represents the forest, the yellow field represents hope, and the stars represent the states in
Brazil
.
Brazil
is the 5th largest country in the world and has the 5th largest population. The average year round temperature is 35 degrees Celsius; which is equivalent to 75 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit. Their winter occurs in the months of June to August and at that time the may see some frost (but not snow). The country has a democratic form of government with an elected president. Agriculture is very important to the country with some of the main products being soy beans, sugar cane, and cattle. The schools in
Brazil
have only required classes, no electives. Pupils may attend a morning session of school (7:30 to Noon), or an afternoon session of school (1:00 to 5:00 p.m.). School uniforms are worn at the high school level.
Brazil
has a public university system; which means that there is no cost to the student. Only 1 out of every 200 students who apply to the university are excepted. •Lui reported that poverty is very common in
Brazil
. There is a big difference between the rich and the poor, with no middle class. The most popular sport in
Brazil
is soccer, but handball, volleyball, and Gymnastics are also common sports. Lui proudly announced that
Brazil
hosted the Pan American Games last year. There is no drinking age in
Brazil
. Parents can allow their children to drink at any age.
Brazil
has may sun worshipers who enjoy going to the many beaches. The most common food in
Brazil
is rice and beans; which are served every day. Some of the other foods that are enjoyed include: barbeque, cheese rolls, and bean soup. Some common animals include the dolphin and the anaconda. There is a lot of march land in the center of the state and the south has mountains. Lui described
Rio de Janeiro
as a very beautiful city, but also very dangerous.
Brasilia
is the capital of the country and is also one of the most modern cities in
Brazil
.
Sao Paulo
is the biggest city in
South America
. Sao Miguel do Iguacu is Lui’s home town; which is the size of
Manitowoc
. In his home town family and friends tend to visit a lot. It is very uncommon that a day goes by without some family members stopping by. •Lui shared some of his best moments while he has been a guest in the
United States
and
Two
Rivers
. Some of these activities include: the Kite Festival, an airplane ride with Bill Webster, Thanksgiving, sledding, New Years Eve with Sarah, skiing, playing on the tennis team, home coming, carving pumpkins, the Bucks game, and prom.
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District Simplified Grant in action at the Lester Library
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Jeff Dawson has posted pictures of the additional toys purchased for the Early Literacy Center at the Lester library. This purchase was made possible by the Rotary Simplified District Grant program. Click to see photos.
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RI and Gates Foundation commit US$200 million for intensified push to finish polio
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Rotary International announced a partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on 26 November that will inject a much needed US$200 million into the global effort to eradicate polio. The Rotary Foundation received a $100 million Gates Foundation challenge grant, which Rotary will raise funds to match, dollar for dollar, over three years. READ MORE.
POLIO- We’ve come so far, yet the nature of the wild poliovirus means that if we slacken our efforts for even a moment, we’ll soon see our hard work reversed. We have only two options: to press on with determination and faith until we succeed, or to lose everything we’ve invested and everything we’ve gained. …. Each of you is forever a part of history – part of Rotary’s legacy and its gift to the world’s children. Today, we call on all Rotarians – but especially on new Rotarians who have not been a part of campaigns in the past – to do what they can, to help in any way they can, to finish this fight once and for all. ... W.J.W -read more.
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YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ROTARY FOUNDATION MAKE A PROFOUND DIFFERENCE IN HELPING THE POOR AROUND THE WORLD.
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The Foundation is the primary way in which we are involved in the fourth Avenue of Service: International Service. The Rotary Foundation was started with a gift of $26.50 from the Rotary Club of Kansas City in 1917 — the leftover profit from the international convention that year. Earlier that same year, Rotary ’s sixth president, Arch C. Klumph, suggested the creation of just such a fund. The very first grant made by The Rotary Foundation was to the International Society for Crippled Children. The idea of international service has grown. Just in the last 20 years, Rotary has contributed over US$600 million to the polio eradication effort. LEARN MORE. Annual Fund Pledge. See also Jim Lester's Foundation remarks. Click Here. •The Rotary Club of Des Plaines, Illinois, USA, put its Rotary Foundation matching grant into motion teaching schoolchildren math and science in an unconventional way. The students use tiny gears and motors to build working machines under the mentorship of local club members. Watch a video.
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Membership - Let's Keep Up The Work
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Highlights:-Treasurer’s report. As of 1/16/2008; there is: $1,810.03 in checking; $1,274.00 in savings and $15,054.12 in the scholarship fund. Election of officers: The slate of officers for 2008-2009 are: Betty Bittner, Past President; Dennis Swetlik, President; Jeff Zimmerlee, President-elect; Ned Jacquart, Treasurer; Colleen Inman, Secretary ;
Don Chewning
, At-large; Tim Schroeder, At-large; Dick Nitsch, At-large; Jeff Dawson, At-large. Proceeds from the 2007 Packer stand are $2,195.87 plus tips. Board voted to pay travel and room and board expenses to send Dennis to Rotary International Convention. Vote at the next general meeting between
Domestic
Violence
Center
and Woodland Dunes for dinner proceeds It was suggested thata clock in
Central Park
be funded separately and not through the annual dinner.
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Family of Rotary Photo Link- Click here
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| Become a Host Family-learn more & fill out an application or contact Sarah or Dennis |
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Looks Like Host Families Are Covered
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| Lui is currently living with Shaun & Sadie Engellmans(4/5/08), a little earlier than planned. Prior to that Lui was with the Sarah and David Gallagher for a short period. On Jan 14th he joined Hans and Marge Schlegel . The Schlegel's are the parents of Carl Schlegel, our outbound student for 2006-2007. Dennis and Mary Swetlik had been Lui's first host family since his arrival in August 2007. Lui is from São Miguel do Iguaçú in the state of Paraná. It is close to Paraguay & Argentina in SW, Brazil. Lui describes it as a city of 30,000, mostly descendents of European immigrants and the economy is based on tourism and agriculture (his father has a farmer). He likes music, computers, reading, drawing and volleyball with friends. Click here to learn more about Lui. |
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Easter, New Clothes & Prom at the Gallagher's. For a slide show, click here
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2006-07 Inbound
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2006-07 Outbound
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2006-07 Outbound
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Other Students
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Adriana (Adri) Escorcia- Inbound from Mexico. Click for more information |
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Interact Student Guest
12/10Jennifer and Christine
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The 2007 World Affairs Seminar will be attended by Adriana and Eric Malach.
Two Rivers Rotary, Scholarships Awards- 2007 winner- Brian Deubner- $1000
To see the list of inbound and outbound students back to 1976, click here.
See also Student Profiles. |
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