Rapids Ripples
rotary club of wisconsin rapids
Organized June 17, 1919
Rotary District 6250   •    club 2723
JULY 28, 2025          volume 107  •   issue 3
Rotarian Night at the Rafters
If you plan to attend the Rotary Night at the Rafters on Thursday, July 31st, please bring money for your ticket to the meeting on Monday, July 28st -- the plan is that Phil Hartley will reserve a section, purchase the tickets, and have them waiting for Rotarians at will call.  Tickets are $15 each.  
 
 
Last Week Speaker Summary
 
Sami Szynskie from the ODC's Better Together program joined us to share about becoming a friend to an ODC client, spending time together twice a month.  If you are interested in joining the program, reach out to Sami at 715-347-7461​or sszynskie@odcinc.com
 
Book Drive Challenge
 
 
 
 
We are collecting gently used or new picture books for the United Way, the catch is that you can't spend more than a $1!  
 
Our goal is to collect at least 100 books by October. Any books for the drive can be brought to a weekly meeting and John Steele will collect them and keep count. 
 
Questions? Reach out to John. 
Open Club Positions: Filled! 
A big THANK YOU to Erin Smith who has agreed to step into the open Director position on the Board!  
 
Sue Sippel will be serving as interim club secretary.  If you have attendance or billing questions, Sue can be reached via email.  
 
 
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Wis Rapids Noon Rotary
P.O. Box 481
Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54495-0481
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Meeting ID: 839 8618 4069
Passcode: 202324
 
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Upcoming Programs
Jul 28, 2025
AI Impacts on Healthcare
Aug 04, 2025
RYLA
Aug 11, 2025
Board of Directors Meeting
Aug 18, 2025
Family Works Program: Foster Care needs in Central WI
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Upcoming Events
Touch-A-Truck Parking Volunteer Event
Jul 26, 2025
9:30 AM – 12:00 PM
 
Rotary Ramp Project July 2025
Jul 30, 2025 9:00 AM
 
Rotary Night at the Rafters
Witter Field
Jul 31, 2025 6:35 PM
 
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Trivia of the Week

J.C. Penney's opened in what was then Grand Rapids in 1920.  What year did the store close its doors in WI Rapids for the final time? 
 
 
Come to the meeting for the answer and a chance to get a prize!

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Birthdays & Club Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Robin Koeshall
July 3
 
Warren Miller
August 1
 
Jeanne Peterson
August 5
 
Ken Hill
August 14
 
Ashley Buckingham
August 29
 
Join Date
Guy-Robert Detlefsen
July 1, 1978
47 years
 
Jennifer Allen
July 15, 2024
1 year
 
Ken Hill
August 1, 1995
30 years
 
Ahmad Musallam
August 4, 2003
22 years
 
Shelly Mondeik
August 14, 2017
8 years
 
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L4:  Mead Witter Foundation; L3: Chuck Gibbons Jr; L1: John Steele
Paul Harris Fellows
John B. Steele +8, James Boyd, Philip M. Brown +5Guy-Robert Detlefsen Jr, Jerry Feith, Susan A. Feith +1, Chuck Gibbons +8, Daniel M. Guck +1, Amy L. Gust, Kenneth M. Hill +2Matthew D. Ironside +3, Randy Jahns, Tari Jahns +1Tamera Jepson +5, Richard J. Kenney +6Robin 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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