Join us at FOCUS's Empty Bowls Event on February 17th! Your contribution will help combat food insecurity and support our neighbors in need. Don't miss this heartwarming event filled with raffles, prizes, and the joy of giving. Save the date, and let's fill empty bowls together!
Please sign up via the email sent on Wednesday, January 31st, or let John Steele know if you can assist.
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
Do you want to participate in the Rotary Friendship Exchange for the Netherlands and the Philippines. International Service Edwin Bos has informed us that the Netherlands team has a solid eleven members, but can accommodate more, while the Philippines have six.
For the mini exchange Netherlands, for more details, please visit HERE
To join the fun district 3850 in the Philippines, please check HERE
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.
Please warmly welcome our Youth Rotars from Assumption: Addie Cusack and from Lincoln: Porter Broeren, Emily Hartjes, Melody Rich, and Elizabeth Weiland.
Jay Capron, Director of Communications and Governmental Affairs, for ND Paper, discussed the transformation of a 127-year-old paper mill in Biron. Prior the facility produced lightweight coated paper for magazines and catalogs. Now they create packaging-grade paper made completely from recycled material. In 2021 the B25 paper machine was converted from making lightweight coated paper to producing brown paper for cardboard boxes, paper bags, and other packaging materials. In 2023, the conversion of the B26 machine, and the new on-site recycling facility was completed. The Biron facility runs 24/7, and a lot of what is made at the mill is sent to ND Packaging almost 200 miles southeast in Sturtevant, through a related trucking company, Dragon Express.
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 +4, 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, 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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