Rapids Ripples
rotary club of wisconsin rapids
Organized June 17, 1919
Rotary District 6250   •    club 2723
DECEMBER 18, 2023          volume 106  •   issue 15
FOCUS Meals
 
Our Noon Rotary Club will be volunteering on Thursday from 4 pm to 6 pm.  We are looking for 15 to 20 Rotarians, spouses, etc. to have a great time together while helping serve others.  Please register through the email that was sent out or simply let John Steele know if you can commit and the number of people you will be bringing to serve.   The address is 2321 West Grand Avenue - Wisconsin Rapids.  Thank you!!  laugh
Christmas Choral Performance
The LHS Madrigal Singers will be presenting songs of the season for us on December 18th, our last meeting for the year. Spouses/guests are welcome! We will ask for a show of hands this Monday as to who might be bringing a guest so BEGC will have an idea of how many meals to prepare. Talk to your spouse/friend now so you know this Monday. Plan on joining us as we celebrate Christmas!
24-25 Officers Elected
At last week's Club Meeting, we elected officers and Board Members for the 2024-2025 Rotary year. Elected (unanimously) were:
 
President: Craig Broeren
President-elect: Claire Parrish-Lane
Secretary: Julie Strenn
Treasurer: Tari Jahns
Board of Directors:  Dan Guck (2-year term), Jeanne Peterson, JR Siewert
 
Congratulations!  We look forward to your leadership in the upcoming year.
Speakers Needed
We currently are looking for programs/speakers for this Spring.  If you have a topic or speaker, please contact Craig Broeren.
Club Birthdays
If you do not see your name/birthday listed on our monthly birthday recognition, please email your birthday to Ron at brewcrewrebel@gmail.com
Welcome Youth Rotars
Please warmly welcome our Youth Rotars from Assumption:  Bre Sullivan and from Lincoln:  Chase Alexander, Dawn Freeberg, and Emma Schillinger.
Last Week's Speaker Summary
Our planned speaker had to cancel due to a personal situation.  During the meeting, we conducted our annual meeting and shared additional information about the Rotary Club financials as well as the financials of the Foundation thanks to the hard work of Tari Jahns.  Warren Miller also provided additional information about the work of the Foundation.  To view the PowerPoint of the meeting, click here.  To view the treasurer reports, click here.  
Our Mailing Address
Wis Rapids Noon Rotary
P.O. Box 481
Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54495-0481
ZOOM LINK
 
Meeting ID: 839 8618 4069
Passcode: 202324
 
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
Upcoming Programs
Dec 18, 2023
LHS Holiday Choral Performance
Dec 25, 2023
Merry Christmas!
Jan 01, 2024
Happy New Year!
Jan 08, 2024
Board Meeting
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Upcoming Events
Neighborhood Meals - Dec 2023
FOCUS Meals
Dec 14, 2023
4:00 PM – 6:30 PM
 
Neighborhood Meals - March 2024
FOCUS Meals
Mar 21, 2024
4:00 PM – 6:30 PM
 
Tri-Con
Green Bay
Apr 19, 2024 – Apr 20, 2024
 
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Quote Of The Week
 

“Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.”

– Ralph Waldo Emerson

Birthdays & Club Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
JR Siewert
December 4
 
Tari Jahns
December 26
 
Amy Gust
December 29
 
Join Date
Jerry Feith
January 1, 1982
42 years
 
Philip Brown
January 1, 1982
42 years
 
Robin Koeshall
January 1, 1995
29 years
 
Scott Krug
January 1, 2011
13 years
 
Craig Broeren
January 20, 2020
4 years
 
Jeanne Peterson
January 24, 2022
2 years
 
Claire Parrish-Lane
January 26, 2017
7 years
 
Rob McGrath
December 1, 1975
48 years
 
John Steele
December 29, 1997
26 years
 
Club Officers
President
 
President Elect
 
Treasurer
 
Secretary
 
Club Administration Chair
 
Membership Chair
 
Public Relations Chair
 
Service Projects Chair
 
International Foundation Chair
 
Club Foundation Chair
 
Youth Exchange Officer
 
Director
 
Director
 
Director
 
Director
 
Youth Protection Officer
 
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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 +4Guy-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 +1, Tari Jahns +1Tamera Jepson +5, Richard J. Kenney +6Robin M. Koeshall +1, Amy D. Kolo-Elmhorst +2Robert 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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