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Upcoming Programs at Park Hotel

(unless otherwise noted)

July 5 Mark Cantrell, Andrew Sewell and WCO String Quartet Celebrating Our Capitol's Centennial and Our Country's Independence (Concourse Hotel)

July 12 Jonathan Patz Your Health is at Risk from the Global Climate Crisis

The Madison, WI Rotary News for June 23, 2017 a publication of the Rotary Club of Madison

June 28 Annual Changing of the Guard/Roast Program at Alliant Energy Center’s Exhibition Hall At the end of each June, one faithful Madison Rotary Club President hands the gavel to his or her successor. As with our nation, we prefer a peaceful transition of power! All indications suggest a smooth passage from Current President Michelle McGrath to our next President Donna Hurd. Following club tradition, we will honor this august event with a Roast of President Michelle at our June 28 meeting, which will be held at the Alliant Energy Center Exhibition Hall. In the Roast, you may anticipate a feast of celebration and entertainment. You already know of President Michelle’s professional and leadership skills. But...

Do you know of her roots in the Pink House?

Do you know who her celebrity crushes are?

Do you know about her secret obsession with Texan inspired footwear?

Most importantly, what will Michelle's legacy be when her Presidency ends? New members who joined our club under Michelle’s tenure have been working hard to prepare this year's Roast. They have offered their skills as researchers, authors, actors and coordinators. Special kudos to Casey Oelkers and Rebecca Prochaska, co-chairs of this year's Roast Committee.

NOTE: The Roast Committee encourages members to wear cowboy boots to our June 28 Rotary meeting as we celebrate President Michelle's year as our president.

To plan for sufficient seating, members bringing guests to our weekly meetings are asked to contact the Rotary office with the number of guests you plan to bring by Tuesday noon (rotaryoffice@rotarymadison.org or phone 255-9164).

In Memory of Al Ripp We are sorry to report the news of the death of Rotary member Al Ripp who passed away on June 14th following heart surgery. He was 59 years old. Al joined our Rotary Club in 2013, and he was Executive Director of Middleton Outreach Ministry. Within Rotary, he had been an important part of our Ethics Symposium Planning Committee as a liaison to participating schools. He was also incredibly active within our community. We extend our sympathies to his wife, Shari, and to his family. Our club has made a $100 gift in his name to our Madison Rotary Foundation to establish a memorial fund in his name. Anyone wishing to make a contribution to this memorial fund may do so via our website or mailing a donation to the Madison Rotary Foundation, 2 S. Carroll Street, Suite 255, Madison, WI 53703.

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Photo Highlights from Annual Vocational Fellowship Luncheon Held on June 21 Our thanks to this year’s hosts for our club’s Annual Vocational Fellowship Luncheon Day! Here are some photo highlights from this year’s locations:

Thanks to all our photographers at each location. Visit our Facebook page for more photos: search “Rotary Club of Madison.”

Edgewater Hotel The James

WI Alumni Association St. Vincent de Paul Processing Center

Madison College

Tandem Press

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Twelve Members Attended Rotary International Convention in Atlanta, GA

Attending a Rotary International Convention helps you connect to the international aspects of Rotary, and it’s inspirational to hear about the projects and programs being carried out throughout the world. The 108th Rotary International Convention was held at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia, from June 10 – 14, 2017. Among the 42,100 attendees from 174 countries and geographic areas were twelve members from our club: Donna Beestman, Jason Beren, John Bonsett-Veal, Larry Hands, Teresa Holmes, Dori Hosek, Donna Hurd, Pat Jenkins, Karen Kendrick-Hands, Sharyl Kato, Paul Riehemann and Mary Thompson. Participants at the convention attended plenary sessions and a variety of breakout sessions (including one on ESRAG). The House of Friendship was a gathering area with hundreds of booths that ranged from Rotary supplies and clothing to Rotary club projects to RI Fellowship Groups (including ESRAG staffed by our own members Paul Riehemann, Karen Kendrick-Hands and Larry Hands), plus entertainment and food. The Opening Session began with an impressive presentation of flags from the countries and geographic areas represented in Rotary. Rotary International President John Germ spoke as well as Ashton Kutcher who led a panel discussion on combatting human trafficking, and Jack Nicklaus, golf icon, spoke about being a Polio survivor. On this 100th anniversary year of The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International, there was a major announcement about the Polio Eradication effort when donors pledged $1 billion to end Polio. This is the largest global health initiative ever undertaken. John Cena, a Polio Champion, was emcee for this session. Included in the donors announced was Rotary International Foundation’s commitment to raising $50 million per year for the next three years, and Bill Gates announced that the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will extend its 2 to 1 match for the next three years. Another highlight of the convention was an opportunity for our members to meet three Rotarians from the Rotary Club of Tema-Meridan, Ghana which is the club we are partnering with for our Change HERstory project in Ghana. The 2018 Rotary International Convention will be held June 23 – 27 in Toronto, Canada. Consider attending! More information about the 2018 convention can be found at http://www.riconvention.org/en/toronto.

Sign up for Volunteer Opportunity Maria Alvarez Stroud, chair of our Community Projects Committee, seeks Rotarians and their families to volunteer for the following Summer event:

Saturday, July 22nd – select shift between 11:30 am and 5 pm: Madison Urban League – Unity Picnic, located at 2222 S. Park Street on Madison’s south side. Sign-up for a two-hour volunteer shift (11:30am – 1:30 pm, 1:30 – 3:30 pm or 3:30 – 5:00 pm) to serve food, and/or clean-up for a picnic that takes place on the grounds of Urban League. We can accommodate a total of 20 volunteers for this event.

Contact the Rotary office (255-1964 or rotaryoffice@rotarymadison.org) to let us know if you can volunteer for this event. In addition, let us know if you would like to buy one of our Rotarian at Work t-shirts at a cost of $11/shirt (small, med, large, XL or XXL).

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Make-up Rotary Meetings When You Travel Members Joe Loehnis and Taura Prosek (shown 2nd and 3rd from left) recently attended the New Territories Hong Kong Rotary Club luncheon and are pictured exchanging banners. Joe and Taura were on a global learning business trip with the UW evening MBA program and were able to fit a Rotary make-up into their schedule. Make-ups when traveling are a great way to connect with the communities you are visiting!

Madison Rotary Foundation Thanks Contributors The Board of Trustees of the Madison Rotary Foundation appreciates and thanks the following for their generous contributions: In Memory of Vern Howard: Janet & Jack Christian, R. Christian & Kathy Davis, Patricia & Vernon Kallsen, James & Sharon Olle, Jack & Ruth Salter, SVA Plumb Trust Company.

June 17 SummerPalooza Event

The 5th annual Rotary SummerPalooza, our kick-off to summer event, was held on June 17th at Madison Children’s Museum with over 2,000 in attendance. There was live entertainment on the stage of our Rotary Centennial Plaza, games, a bounce house and science and art activities. We appreciate the generous support of BMO Harris Bank which made this event possible, and we thank Ted Waldbillig, Tom Walker and Midwest Family Broadcasting for donating the excellent promotional radio advertising for this event. Madison Children’s Museum did another terrific job in coordinating details for this year’s event. We had 19 members who volunteered during the day’s activities, and we thank the following: Jason Beren, John Bonsett-Veal, Bryan Chan, Bob Dinndorf, Neil Dinndorf, Jed Engeler, Deb Gilpin, Steve Goldberg, Karen Kendrick-Hands, Allan Koritzinksky, Kathy Koritzinsky, Tom Mooney, Mary O’Brien, Leslie Overton, Jeff Quinto, Becky Steinhoff, Ted Waldbillig, Nancy Young and Dora Zuniga. Check out our Facebook Page for more photo highlights from this year’s event, and THANK YOU to all who helped make our 2017 event a success.

From left: Rotarians Nancy Young, Jed Engeler and Leslie Overton

From left: Rotarians Dora Zuniga, Bob Dinndorf & Neil Dinndorf with Neil’s children, Grace and Luke.

Forward! Marching Band provided entertainment for the general public outside of the Madison Children’s Museum.

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Dues Billings Emailed June 22 On June 22, an email was sent to members regarding their dues billing statements for July – December 2017 (mailed to members who do not have email). Membership fees are due by July 31, 2017. Please do not combine any gifts to the Madison Rotary Foundation with your dues payments as these are separate entities. If you have questions, contact the Rotary office at 255-9164 or rotaryoffice@rotarymadison.org. Thank you.

Members in the News Moses Altsech was interviewed on Channel 3000 on 6/12 about companies providing paid

family leave to their employees, and on 6/13 on Live at 4 about the effect of the federal government’s interest rate hike on consumers and businesses.

Jeff Burkhart was quoted in a “Your Family” magazine article titled, “Everyday English: Literacy Network helps thousands ‘do a better job’.” June 17

Melinda Heinritz was featured in the Wisconsin State Journal’s column, “Know Your Madisonian.” 6/9

Renee Moe was quoted in an article titled, “Immigration/refugee task force wants to build trust.” WSJ 6/17

Sandy Morales was quoted in an article titled, “UW-Madison’s 19th Annual La Mujer Latina Conference: Building Bridges.” TCCH 6/12

Happy Birthday to You! June 25 -- Martha Vukelich-Austin -- Adm. Date: 9/5/2007 Consulting. AVA Civic

Enterprises, Inc. Director 2011-13

June 27 -- Jed Engeler -- Adm. Date: 5/7/2008 Health Services-Retired. PHF

June 27 -- Raj Shukla -- Adm. Date: 12/7/2016 Community Services. River Alliance of Wisconsin

June 28 -- Renee Moe -- Adm. Date: 7/6/2005 Community Services. United Way of Dane County Director 2011-13; President 2013-14 PHF (3)

June 30 -- Michael May -- Adm. Date: 10/1/2003 Law. Madison City Attorney MRF President 2015-16 PHF

June 30 -- Lee Schwartz -- Adm. Date: 8/6/2014 Accounting. SVA Certified Public Accountants, S.C.

July 1 -- Eagan Heath -- Adm. Date: 6/7/2017 Business Services & Supplies. Get Found Madison

July 1 -- Jeff Quinto -- Adm. Date: 10/5/2016 Religion. Adult Christian Education Foundation, Inc.

Weekly Statistics MakeUp Artists Loehnis, Joe at Hong Kong, China 6/6; Prosek, Taura at Hong Kong, China 6/6

Guest List – June 21, 2017 Kelly Rodriguez of Victor Rodriguez; Brandon Alvarez-Carrera (2015 Levy Family Scholar) of Sandy Morales

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Attendance Record

Date Total Members Total Active Active Attending (incl. make-ups) Percentage

06/22/2016 510 387 285 (85) 73.64%

06/21/2017 473 359 336 (135) 93.59%

--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming Rotary Luncheon Locations: Because the Park Hotel has a large convention in our regular meeting space, we will not be meeting at the Park Hotel for the next two weeks. Here is a listing of locations: June 28: Annual Changing of the Guard and Roast Program at Alliant Energy Center’s Exhibition Hall. July 5: First meeting of the new Rotary year at The Concourse Hotel.

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