Did you know that 1 person in 9 worldwide doesn’t have access to safe drinking water? One focus of Rotary is how we can improve lives by increasing access to clean water. Since 2013, The Rotary Foundation has invested in more than $130 million in over 2000 projects worldwide. $24 is all it takes to provide one person with safe water. Learn more about Rotary's safe drinking water focus at https://www.rotary.org/en/our-causes/providing-clean-water
Paul Pechmann, owner and coach of the Wisconsin Rapids RiverKings, was presented with a check from the Noon Rotary Foundation. The Wisconsin Rapids RiverKings participate in the United States Premier League Premier Midwest West Division. With home games at the South Wood County Recreation Center on Friday and Saturday nights throughout the Fall and Winter, the RiverKings regularly brings exciting hockey to over 500 Rapids residents. The RiverKings recently clinched a birth in the USPHL Championships for the first time since 207-18 and will be traveling this week to Utica University Nexus Center to skate for the national championship on March 21-26. As one of the main tenants of the South Wood County Recreation Center, our foundation is proud to support the RiverKings' efforts to improve the locker room facilities at the Rec Center.
It's time for our Foundation to raise money to help us to continue to do good in our community and in the world. This past year we donated to numerous good causes in the Rapids area including United Way, our Special Needs Boy Scout Troop, Rotary Ramps, FOCUS Neighborhood Meals, WRCT Summer Youth Theatre, the LHS Interact Club, as well as youth scholarships both for our local students plus a student in India and one in Tanzania, plus more!
We are asking each of our members to consider making an annual gift to our local Foundation. We have two goals:
• Raise a minimum of $10000;
• Have 100% of our Club's Rotarians contribute.
To make this happen, our suggested contribution is $275 per Rotarian, but we just ask that you give as you can -- either more or less. No gift is too small. No gift is too large. Help us help others!
You will receive an email with more information and a form to use to send in with your contribution. Save the stamp and bring your contribution to the meeting this week, or snail-mail it this month to P.O. Box 481 Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54495-0481. If you have any questions, see either
Registration is now open! Click HERE to register. Tri-Con is a wonderful way to unite your club, educate new members, or re-energize experienced club members. We are excited to see you in Green Bay this April.
Brian DeWitt, Commercial Manager at ERCO Worldwide, shared the history of the chemical plant in Port Edwards from its original founding to its long-term ownership as Vulcan Chemical and ERCO since 2005 and since 2021 operating as ERCO Worldwide but owned by an independent equity firm. Brian led the group through a safety component about the importance of sleep before presenting on ERCO. ERCO goes through 10,000 tons of potassium salt and 10,000 tons of chlorine salt as well as spending about 1.5 to 2 million dollars per month on electricity making four major chemicals: Sodium Hydroxide, Potassium Hydroxide, Chlorine, and Hydrochloric Acid.
We now have the option to pay club dues, happy cup, and foundation donations via PayPal. You can pay with the app by scanning the QR code above or by clicking https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=TDZHMRJKKBX3N. This option will cost the club/foundation approximately 3% of your donation.
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 +1, Randy Jahns, Tari Jahns+1, Tamera Jepson +5, Richard J. Kenney +6, Robin M. Koeshall +1, Amy D. Kolo-Elmhorst +2, Robert E. McGrath+1, Warren G. Miller+2, Ahmad H. Musallam +4, Ron Rasmussen, Bruce W. Rokke +2,Leon S. Schmidt, Jr +1,Loretta K. Schoechert+2, James E. Shewchuk, John T. Siewert Jr +1, Susan A. Sippel+3
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