February 11, 2015 The Rotary Club

RI Theme 2014-15
“Light Up Rotary”
The Rotary Club
of Stevens Point
[WI]
PO Box 908, Stevens Point, WI 54481
Club 2673
District 6220
February 11, 2015
Rotary Club of Stevens Point
Welcomes
Katie Young, Anderson Law
Graduate UW-Madison Law School highest honors—
Member of the law school‘s Order of the Coif, originally from Antigo
‗Women‘s Fund of Portage County‘
Program Arrangements: Tom Bertz
GREETERS
February 11th – ________________
Any Wednesday in February – 18, 25
FEBRUARY 2015 RI THEME – World Understanding Month
Rotary International‘s 109th Year,
Our Club‘s 97th – May 1st, 2014
Rotary International: www.rotary.org
Polio UPDATES Daily - http://www.polioeradication.org/Home.aspx
Rotary Basics – great site – check it out!
http://www.rotary.org/EN/MEMBERS/NEWMEMBERS/ROTARYBASICS/Pages/TheOrganizationofRotary.aspx
District 6220: www.ridistrict6220.org
NEW - District Electronic Directory and Member information
http://www.directory-online.com/Rotary/Accounts/6220/Newsletter/0/Rotary%20District%20620%20Directory%2020122013.pdf
Our Club: www.stevenspointrotary.com
UWSP ROTARACT – http://www.facebook.com/pages/UWSP-Rotaract/153776281332253
Morning Club – Greater Portage County www.portagecountyrotary.com
Friday 7 a.m. @ Portage County Annex Building, Conf Rooms 1 & 2, 1462 Strongs Ave
Rotary News & Views
- - Of the Club and Otherwise
G uests and Rotarian Visitors
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Visiting Rotarians
o Fred Leafgren, Toronto Forest Hill.
o Asst District Governor Area 6 – Pat Puyleart, Wausau Early Birds
Kayla Rombalski – United Way Volunteer Center [Patti Cahill]
Justin Anderson, Associated Bank Branch Manager, Stevens Point [has job of
retired Suzanne Murphy] [guest of Jim Anderson but not related]
RYE Japan Inbound – Kashio
o Gearing up for mid-February RYE conference.
o Went dining @1800 with host family – what a grand time at a great
restaurant
o Learning to cross-country ski and maybe will take a shot at downhill.
o Kashio will be giving the program on February 17 with commentary
about home and experiences here.
No updates on John Billings -- a nice thank you note from Vickie for Rotary
flowers sent to him at St. Joe‘s.
New Flag Standard – replacing the old broken staff thanks to Chancellor
Bernie Patterson, with Pres Dave raiding the kids sand box for the weight.
Newest Member: Michael Faeth, Edward Jones [UWSP Adjunct Prof. History;
ABD Un. Minnesota; grew up in Ohio]
FOREIGN EXCHANGE INFORMATION NIGHT – SPASH, February 17, 5:00-7:30.
Hosted by SPASH INTERACT and exchange students. Get you and your
parents‘ questions about RYE [Rotary Youth Exchange] and other international
programs – straight from the inbound and outbound students, former
exchange students, Host Family panels, country presentations, Information
Booths. Also learn about a new Rotary Program ‗New Generations Youth
Exchange‘ which can be from a few weeks to three months with a wide variety
of options for current and recent secondary school graduates, young
professionals, even families.
Check for your name on the program schedule – we have a number of ‗no
programs‘ or ‗no program coordinator‘ - get your program arranged or take
one of the empty dates [please let Dave or Dick know].
2015-16 RI Theme: President-elect urges Rotary members to 'Be a Gift to the
World'. Rotary International President-elect K.R. ―Ravi‖ Ravindran asked
Rotary members to use their talents, expertise, and leadership to transform the
lives of others when he announced his theme for the 2015-16 year, Be a Gift to
the World, during the International Assembly in San Diego, California, USA.
Read more about the theme- Read what incoming governors think of the theme
Inbound RYE Fall 2015:
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From Germany – Alexander Willeke, Siegen, North Rhine-Westphalia.
Born in Heidelberg, Germany. First host family in Amherst – need a 2nd.
Alex father, a Rotarian, is a surgeon and mother‘s a physician. Older
sister and brother.
INTERNATIONAL FRIENDSHIP GARDENS is our Rotary Club‘s 100th
Anniversary joint project together with sister cities of Rostov Veliky, Russia,
and Gulcz, Poland; and, Partner City Estelí, Nicaragua of the Wisconsin-
Nicaragua Partner Program. A description of the project and conceptual site
plan are attached to the email with last week‘s bulletin.
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rogram – PC Boys-Girls Club Director, Rotarian Kevin Quevillon
The Boys and Girls Club and Y are in a really positive coexistence for
the youth of Portage County.
There are 8 current locations serving some 1300 kids in our area.
There are nine full time and three part time employees with lots of help
from UWSP students.
Downtown site is open in later evening on Saturdays for teens.
Most of the presentation was spent describing the new facility to be
built adjacent to the current City Parks building and new PJ Jacobs
middle school, a prime location the in the Goerke Park area with so
many public facilities nearby – hockey, pubic skating, swimming pool,
tennis and the former MSTC Campus which may become part of the
UWSP complex. This will be the permanent center of B&GC activities
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affle – Sara Brish after years of trying had the winning ticket but not
the big winner card.
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appy Dollars –
Typos – last week Kathy Trachte was misnamed Kathy Stack – but her great
tan was a dead give away from time in Mexico and with Jerry not Bob. Now
apparently she is on the way to a family outing in the Bahamas. And the
Four Way Test on the last page only had three point!!
Another picture of Joe Leek on the beach from their new home hitting Face
Book – rub it in Joe.
$3 – Ann Huntoon – the 13th is the Grand Snow Ball fund raiser for CWSO;
next week will be the youth composer showcase.
$5 Jim Anderson – celebrating only granddaughter, and anniversary with
only current wife.
$2 Tom Bertz - #2 Badgers beat heck out of Indiana [bulletin editor‘s alma
mater] and expected UWSP Pointers to rip River Falls.
Jen Selwyn – working with SPASH Interact for foreign study Q&A Feb. 17th
at SPASH – the evening event will feature current inbound and former RYE
as well as students from many other countries; headed back to Mayo to get
another reading on a headache problem.
Sara Brish – won the raffle, this is their 13th anniversary, 4th in the club and
daughter is six year old.
Wish the morning club Happy 10
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Birthday on February 17th
FEB 2015
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World Understanding Month
Greater Portage County [RCGPC]Charter Presented in 2004 by sponsoring club –
Rotary Club of Stevens Point
Jen Selwyn
RYE Kashio RYE Program and perspective of Japan and Stevens Point
Rotary International founded in 1905 on this date109 years ago
Rotary Club of Stevens Point founding meeting; Chartered May 1st 1917
Rotary Club
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MARCH 2015
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APRIL 2015
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Literacy Month; World ROTARACT Week
Randy Zietlow
PETS
Jim Anderson
Dave Kievet
Jim Firminhac
RI Magazine Month
Arleen Gross & Mary Ann Krems - PC Alliance for Youth
Pres Elect Training Itasca, Il
Elizabeth Gosse, Central Wisconsin Juvenile Justice Ministry
Ardie Lange
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MAY 2015
Kathy Trachte
John Billings
Ken Schmidt
Nick Abts
International Convention Month
1 MAY 1917
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May 15-17
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JUN 2015
Rotary Club of
Stevens Point
Scholarship Chair
[Committee]
Dustin Fahney
Chartered by Rotary International [sponsored by Rotary Club of Duluth]
Rotary Club Scholarships to recipients from: Pacelli, SPASH, UWSP and MSTC
Multidistrict: 6220, 6250, 6270
District
Appleton Paper Valley Inn - Theme and agenda to be published later
Governor‘s
Conference
Sara Brish
Rick Reyer
Rotary Fellowship Month -- INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION São Paulo, Brazil
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6-9
Dave Morgan
São Paulo
10
Austin
Miloszewicz
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Karen Thompson
Pres Dave Marten
Pres Cliff King
São Paulo, Brazil - 6-9 2015
[May 29 – 1Jun, 2016 Seoul, Korea; Jun 10-14, 2017 Atlanta, GA]
Cyndi Glodoski - she will be talking about long term care/short term rehab, including Power
of attorney paperwork, our company and facility, and things to keep in mind when
looking for long term care/short term rehab.
Paul Harris Awards Presentation
The End is the Beginning – Welcome to Officers of 2015-16
2015 Board Meetings - Monday 730 a.m. PC Library:
Feb 16, Mar 16, May 18, Jun 15
The 4-Way Test
Adopted by RI in 1943
Of the things we think, say or do --1 - Is it the TRUTH?
2 - Is it FAIR to all concerned?
3 - Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
4 - Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?