Rapids Ripples
rotary club of wisconsin rapids
Organized June 17, 1919
Rotary District 6250   •    club 2723
December 15, 2025          volume 107  •   issue 16
Tonight: Shopping with the Scouts
Join us tonight, Wednesday, December 10th to shop with the Scouts for Toys for Tots. We'll meet at 5:30pm at the south doors of Walmart. We will shop for a hour and then go back to Huntington House for a pizza party. 
TriCon 2026
 
Registration for TriCon 2026 is open!  TriCon is being held in Wisconsin Dells on April 17-18.  Talk to Claire if you're interested in attending! 
Last Week Speaker Summary
 
  

Last week was our annual meeting, where we elected our slate of officers for the 26-27 Rotary year and Tari reviewed our YTD budget. We also packed 60 stockings for kids currently in foster care here in Wood County. A big thank you to everyone for donating funds and bringing in items so we could bring a little extra joy to these kiddos. 

Election Results:

President: Jen Allen

President Elect: Erin Hess

Secretary: Erin Smith

Treasurer: Tari Jahns

 
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Wis Rapids Noon Rotary
P.O. Box 481
Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54495-0481
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Upcoming Programs
Dec 15, 2025
LHS Choir
Annual Holiday Concert
Dec 22, 2025
No Meeting - Holiday
Merry Christmas!
Dec 29, 2025
No Meeting - Holiday
Happy New Year!
Jan 05, 2026
John Omernik
Little Spanish-English School
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Upcoming Events
Shopping with the Scouts '25
Walmart: South Doors
Dec 10, 2025 5:30 PM
 
FOCUS Neighborhood Meals
Jan 29, 2026
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
 
FOCUS Neighborhood Meals
Mar 26, 2026
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
 
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Trivia of the Week

 
What is the Scout motto? 
 
Come to the meeting for the answer and a chance to get a prize!

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Birthdays & Club Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Michael Schmidt
November 9
 
Ron Rasmussen
November 15
 
Tammi Jepson
November 17
 
JR Siewert
December 4
 
Tari Jahns
December 26
 
Amy Gust
December 29
 
Join Date
James Boyd
November 1, 1989
36 years
 
Leon Schmidt
November 1, 1975
50 years
 
Brigitta Altmann-Austin
November 4, 2024
1 year
 
Dan Guck
November 8, 2010
15 years
 
Susan Sippel
November 18, 1997
28 years
 
Rob McGrath
December 1, 1975
50 years
 
John Steele
December 29, 1997
28 years
 
Club Officers
President
Claire Parrish-Lane
 
Treasurer
Tari Jahns
 
Secretary
Susan Sippel
 
President Elect
Jennifer Allen
 
Director
Erin Smith
 
Director
Jeanne Peterson
 
Director
Dan Guck
 
Director
JR Siewert
 
Membership
Ron Rasmussen
 
Public Relations/Social Media
Jennifer Allen
 
Club Service Chair
John Steele
 
The Rotary Foundation
JR Siewert
 
Youth Exchange Officer
Claire Parrish-Lane
 
Youth Protection Officer
Gretchen Powers
 
Rotary Links
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Rotary Global Rewards
Joining Rotary
Rotary History
Rotary Foundation
For New Members
Major Donors
L4:  Mead Witter Foundation; L3: Chuck Gibbons Jr; L1: John Steele
Paul Harris Fellows
John B. Steele +8, James Boyd, Philip M. Brown +5, Guy-Robert Detlefsen Jr, Jerry Feith, Susan A. Feith +1, Chuck Gibbons +8, Daniel M. Guck +1, Amy L. Gust, Kenneth M. Hill +2, Matthew D. Ironside +3, Randy Jahns, Tari Jahns +1, Tamera Jepson +6, Richard J. Kenney +6, Robin M. Koeshall +1, Amy D. Kolo-Elmhorst +2, Melanie Kozlowski, Robert E. McGrath +1, Warren G. Miller +2, Dr. Shelly Mondeik, Ahmad H. Musallam +4, Claire Parrish-Lane +1, Ronald Rasmussen +1, Bruce W. Rokke +2, Leon S. Schmidt, Jr +1, Loretta K. Schoechert +2, James E. Shewchuk +1, John T. Siewert Jr +1, Susan A. Sippel +3
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