eRota-Notes
Electronic Newsletter of the Two Rivers Rotary Club
Initial Issue-4/8/02 -This Issue Volume IX# 15
Let's Not Forget 9/11 - Click here (you may need to click through fast on some shots)
Last Up Date- 7/31/2010 - Earlier issues are archived
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BUILDING COMMUNITIES-Bridging Continents
The 2010-11 Rotary International Theme
"The words I have selected to describe Rotary's current mission and to highlight our achievements are what we do best:
Building Communities -- Bridging Continents." Click for video.
Ray Klinginsmith, President, Rotary International
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a few words that would fulfill two objectives – to give outsiders a glimpse of our purpose,
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words to describe the passion, the creativity, and the generosity of Rotarians
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share our core values of service, fellowship, diversity, integrity, and leadership with other people and organizations
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four words I finally selected
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Building Communities – Bridging Continents
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Rotary has changed the world, and Rotarians will continue to change it in a positive way
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Dave Hartman
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 THANK YOU Meals On Wheels Volunteers
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Doug DeVries, Dick Nitsch, Kim Henning, Bruce Fehrman, Betty & Mark Bittner
Click here to sign up- Next Opportunity, Sep. 7-10
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TO BUY ROTARY LOBSTER DINNER TICKETS
BY THE 9/2/10 DEADLINE
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For Dinner Tickets Click here; Volunteer Click here;
Meetings at Red Cross, 4:30 pm: Aug 3, Aug 31, Sep 7, Sep 28
From The July 26, 2010 Meeting at Henning's   •
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On 7/26, in lieu of our noon meeting, we met at 5:30PM at President Kim's home with members and spouses. In addition, Kim invited Mike and Lynn Skarvan and Joe and Dwyn DeGroot representing the Ecumenical Pantry and the Rev
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Prior to the meal, Jim Lester provided a blessing. Following the meal, Lynn Skarvan, spoke about the new freezer purchased with funds from the Rotary dinner and auction. They are quite pleased with the unit, commenting that, unlike their current freezer, the glass doors do not frost over making the contents visible to their clients. They paid $5600 for the freezer and hope to buy a second one using left over funds from the $7500 provided by Rotary, the sale of the older freezer and some other donations. Joe DeGroot mentioned that they plan to make an addition to the facility to accomodate their large, walk-in freezer. This will open up needed floor space. Rev. Yochum talked about Whitewater Rotary. He stated that they meet at the country club, have about 20-25 for lunch out of about 40 members. They are loosing members, having trouble recruiting members, having difficulty getting volunteers and raising money. Sound familiar? The weather was great and the food (including Fey's fantasic deserets), terrific and the refreshments and fellowship unbeatable. Click here for a slide show
7/19/10-Nik's Photo Tour Of Year in TR •
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Nik provided a pictorial PowerPoint of his year in TR. To view it all, click here.
From The July 19, 2010 Meeting •
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by Jeff Dawson. Photos by Bob Gahl: Kim Henning brought the July 19th Rotary meeting to order, this was Kim’s first meeting as the Two Rivers Rotary Club President. Kim led the club in the Pledge of Allegiance and led the club in reciting Rotary’s Four Way Test. Scott Stevens led the club in prayer. The business meeting included the following: Kim’s first meeting as President and he hit the ground running. Noting the usual business items:
• 4 volunteers needed for Meals on Wheels for next week. Lobsterfest update:- Betty needs a truck to transport grills from Rogers Street to Washington Park on Sept. 11; Tom noted he will be picking up posters and stuffers this afternoon and delivering them and the tickets are available online.
• There will not be a noon Rotary meeting next week, Kim is hosting a social at his home, 2107 43rd Street at 5:30 PM, a catered affair with roasted chicken and drinks provided.
Brian Jenson facilitated Bums and Brags and passed the basket to Jane Gates for the August 2nd meeting.
Kim announced reintroducing classification talks regularly during his term of office. Kim led the charge with his own classification talk – Kim related his journey from cheese farm to the pulpit.
Kim distributed an organizational flow chart that outlined Four Avenues of Service – Club Service, Vocational Service, International Service and Community Service along with committees and memberships for each category.
Kim announced his goal to allow our invited speakers 15 minutes to present and noted that all club business will end at 12:45 PM for speakers to get their 15 minutes in and club adjournment by 1:00 PM.
Kim presented our Inbound Student, Nik Waikewitsch, with a Two Rivers Rotary Banner as this will be Nik’s final meeting.
Nik was our invited speaker and he shared his experience in Two Rivers via a slide show (see above). Nik shared he wishes he could stay another year in Wisconsin. After his talk, Nik presented a Rotary Banner from his hometown, Lauterbach, Germany to President Kim.
THE FINAL PUSH FOR ERADICATION OF POLIO
"Long after this polio is eradicated, you will sit back and
be proud to be a part of that history."
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Polio cases.have been slashed by 99 % worldwide; however, polio still exists in India, Afghanistan, Nigeria and Pakistan. Rotary has teamed up with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for the final push for freedom from this disease. Rotary International has a $200 million challenge to match against a $350 million challenge grant from the Gates Foundation for this last drive. Rotary District 6270 has asked that each club contribute at least $1000 per year for three years as our contribution to the effort. (read more). Click here for a pledge form.
For a copy of the organization chart to print, click here
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2009-10 Inbound
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2009-10 Outbound
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Other Students
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Nicolas (Nik) Waitkewitsch
Inbound from Lauterbach, Germany. Click for more information
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The 2008 World Affairs Seminar was cancelled. None applied by deadline in 2009.
Two Rivers Rotary, Scholarships Awards- 2010 winners-Bridget Durocher and Kelsey Pasek- Earlier winners, click here
To see the list of inbound and outbound students back to 1976, click here.
2008 Badger Boys State- Nathan Jaeckels was sponsored by our club.
Trevor Shimulunas will be representing the Club at the World Affairs Seminar at Carol College for 2010
See also Student Profiles. |
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