Rotarians,

 

 

“Paul Harris Day” is April 26, 2021.  Wear your Paul Harris Pin this Monday…  I hope you can join the meeting this Monday to help us honor our club members and a community member that will be receiving a Paul Harris award.  It’s kind of a big deal!  If you are a member it would be the perfect time to wear your pins to celebrate.  We will be joined by special guests via Zoom, recognizing members for both financial contributions as well as service contributions.  Rotary Central recognizes this club for a total giving all time giving of over $350,000 to RI and its various funds that include the Annual Fund, and Polio Plus.  We have 37 active members who are Paul Harris Fellows.  We have 2 members that have achieved the Major Donor Mark with giving to a level well beyond Paul Harris plus eight, that’s when they stop counting!  Thank you all for not only being community leaders but making an impact in the world.  Often times it is in ways we will never get to know but no doubt our dollars and services are changing lives for the better, and those lives can then potentially change a life for the better.  The ripple effect is endless.  Don’t know who Paul Harris is?  You can learn more via the following links. 

 

 

 

 

Second Monday Social May 10 is to be Yoga at the YMCA… The YMCA will be offering Rotarians a Yoga class to “stretch” us with an activity outside of our typical noon hour.  Take a deep breath, center yourself, pause from your busy world, and get some exercise and fellowship.  No experience needed.  We will meet at the beautiful new YMCA for a 5:30 PM start time on May 10, 2021. Please let us know you are coming and who you are bringing (click) here.   Friends and family.  Prospective Rotarians are absolutely welcome.

 

In person meeting options are offered again!  We will continue to offer an in person option for Monday noon meetings.  A detailed message was sent out through ClubRunner on April 1 regarding the meeting format and details related.  Please reference that email for the specifics.  We will be running a parallel style meeting that we call a “Room and Zoom.”  Members can attend how they feel most comfortable, or through the method their schedule best allows on a particular week.  The major highlights from that e-mail include a location change from Hotel Mead to Bullseye Golf Club, stay home if you are sick, wear a mask, and socially distance while attending in person.  Contact Matt Ironside if you have any questions.  We have given time and attention to meeting modifications to make this a positive experience to attend via either method.  I hope to see you all again this upcoming Monday. 

 

We are wrapping up our fund drive and hope to meet our goal.  Did you donate yet to the Foundation Fund Drive? We are closing our annual fund drive.  If you have not donated yet, please do.  Send checks to Noon Rotary Club of Wisconsin Rapids Foundation, 2511 – 8^th Street South #157, Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54494.  As of April 1, 2021 we have heard from 31 of 54 members, and have reached $9550 with a goal of $10,000.  So close!  Our biggest goal is that we get 100% participation.  The Rotary International Annual Fund is our “Every Rotarian Every Year” giving of $100.  We have shifted our fund drive and are asking that club members do their giving or decline in a timely manner.  This giving sets the foundation budget for 2021-2022 Rotary Year.  Thank you to those that have already given!

 

Welcome April Youth Rotars - Joining us from LHS in the 3^rd and 4^th weeks of April.  This month we have Carter Peplinski, Rachel Bronson, and Tayor Wentland.  As always make them feel welcome, help introduce them to what Rotary is and does.  We are community role models. 

 

Next Membership Committee Meeting – May 10, 2021 @ 12:00pm.  Via zoom.

 

Fundraising committee Meeting – May 17, 2021 @5:30 pm.  Via Zoom.

 

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

 

Next Club Foundation Board Meeting – TBD, 2021 via Zoom.

 

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. 

 

 

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Noon: Membership Committee Meeting via Zoom

5:30pm: Evening Social, Yoga at the YMCA

Speaker: Randy Romanski - Sec of the WI Department of Ag Trade, Consumer Prot
Program: Wisconsin Department of Agriculture Trade and consumer protection

April 26th - Cheeseburger with chips - Cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato, red onion on a toasted kaiser roll

 

Please provide your ideas for programs for 2021 -   Shelly Mondeik and the programming committee is asking you to help direct your weekly programming topics.  They have done a fantastic job of keeping our lineup full of interesting programs but want help from you to submit a speaker or topic.  If you’re not able to make the connection, the committee can assist you in reaching out and solidifying the program speaker and details.  Many hands make light work.  Send your ideas to mdironside@uwalumni.com  or Shelly.Mondeik@mstc.edu