Rotarians,

 

The club confirmed our slate of officers for next year’s club board of directors.  We look forward to Warren’s leadership through the 2021-22 Rotary Year. 

 

I would again like to thank all our future president’s Warren Miller, Tim Young, and Ron Rasmussen as well as the rest of the board for your commitment and demonstrating our motto “Service Above Self” through your actions. 

 

Additionally we have an exciting meeting this week in which we are formally welcoming a new member to the club.  Julie Strenn – President and CEO of the ODC, will be inducted.  We also have Dr. Falk and Dr. Olson back to give a presentation on the Covid-19 vaccine.  I hope you join us and as always I encourage you to invite a guest along

 

 

March 8, 2021 service social focused event will focus on fundraising and will be held over the regular noon hour…The fundraiser committee is interested in your feedback and ideas.  We will be meeting over the regular noon hour time on the second Monday of March in lieu of an evening event or a traditional noon meeting.  As a reminder we as a club were surveyed and felt collectively that we needed to support our internal fund drive for the foundation with a fundraiser.  Our goal as a club is yet to have some version of a fund raiser this year.  Join us on March 8.

 

Thank you to those Noon Rotarians that took the time to write to our Scout Troop…Around the holiday’s we had a few members step up to the call to support our scouts in a year that they needed less financial support and more personal support.  Thank you to Amy Kolo-Elmhorst, Sue Sippel, John Steele, Tari Jahns, and JR Siewert for reaching out with happy holiday wishes.  Such simple acts can make someone else’s world much brighter. 

 

Area businesses wanted for a career fair on March 17…Lincoln’s College, Career & Volunteer Center, in collaboration with the United Way’s Youth Coalition, are hosting a Teen Job Fair on Wednesday, March 17.  They are looking for businesses in the south Wood county area that would like to participate.  It can be for part-time, full-time, or seasonal employment opportunities.  For more details including how to sign up follow this link Teen Career Fair or e-mail Emily Stieve – Academic and Career Planning Coordinator at LHS. emily.stieve@wrps.net

 

Goodbye February Youth Rotars - Joining us from LHS we have Jack Lila, Emily Weber, and Rachel Bredl.    As always make them feel welcome, help introduce them to what Rotary is and does.  We are community role models. 

 

Next Membership Committee Meeting – March 1, 2021 following the Noon Meeting.  Same Zoom Link.

 

Fundraising committee Meeting – March 8, 2021 @ 12:00pm

Next Club Board Meeting – Friday, March 26, 2021 at 7:30am via Zoom. 

Next Club Foundation Board Meeting – Friday date TBD, 2021 at 8:00 AM via Zoom likely to be in March.

 

If any other committees would like their meeting times and dates posted in the ripples.  Please e-mail them to Matt.

 

Unless posted as closed sessions these are always open meetings.  Please reach out to the either board president for the meeting link if you wish to sit in. 

 

 

The Club Zoom Noon Meeting Zoom link will remain the same from now through June 30 - To this point we have had separate links each week.  From this meeting forward the link will remain the same.  It will continue to be sent out in the Weekly Ripples and on other various occasions for convenience however it will remain the same for all our Noon time meetings for the remainder of this Rotary Year. 

Time: February 22, 2021 12:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)