Hello fellow Rotarians,
Welcome to 2020! I hope everyone’s new year is off to a smooth start. I don’t know about you, but for me, there’s just something about January and starting fresh that is inspiring for all the opportunities that lie ahead. I’m not really one for resolutions, but I do like to set goals and map out plans to achieve them. A big goal that I have for our club is to define our signature project(s), both local and abroad. Building up to that, we had many Rotary-centric speakers in 2019 in order to help inspire us and get us thinking about where we want to make a difference and how we might go about that. I invite everyone to consider joining our new steering committee and get involved in determining our new projects. I promise we’ll do as much as possible over email and limit in-person meetings to only when needed. We all have busy lives and commitments, and I appreciate that our members manage to not only fit in, but also prioritize, our Rotary Club and projects.
A big congratulations and thanks to all of our members who donated during our Rotary Foundation drive in December! Collectively, we donated $2475. We surpassed our $1000 match by $100, and had another $375 in employer-matched giving. Also, six of our members will be getting Paul Harris awards! I’m blown away by your generosity. Thank you also to our anonymous members who provided the idea, the points matching, and the dollar matching.
See you on Sunday,
Erin Luken
2019-2020 President
Upcoming Events
Sunday, January 5th- Club Meeting: Right Bauer Brewing
The Post at the Park Hotel, 22 S Carroll Street, Madison, 6:30- 8:00 pm
Join us for our first meeting of 2020. Social at 6:30 pm in The Post bar, then meeting to follow at 7 pm downstairs. Join us as new business owners Erica Beckman and Martin McNally discuss their experience with opening a new Sun Prairie brew pub! Open since October 2018, and founded by five co-owners, Right Bauer Brewing is a one-of-a-kind brew pub specializing in southern-style smokehouse barbecue and hand-crafted beers that push the limits of flavor and style. Reminder: Board meeting at 5:30 pm.
Saturday, January 11th- Lussier Food Pantry
Lussier Community Education Center, 55 S Gammon Rd, Madison, 11:45 am- 1:00 pm
Sunday, January 19th- Club Meeting
The Post at the Park Hotel, 22 S Carroll Street, Madison, 6:30- 8:00 pm
Social at 6:30 pm in The Post bar, then meeting to follow at 7 pm downstairs. Come meet three of our Rotary Club Members and learn about their professions and their interest in Rotary!
Our spotlight tonight will include members Val Schroeder and Casey Collins. Val is a partner at Strohm Ballweg with over 18 years experience in public accounting. Casey is a financial advisor at Weddell & Reed, concentrating his practice in the areas of investment management and fee-based financial planning.
Saturday, January 25th- Service Event with Habitat for Humanity
HFH Work Site, 4612 Pawnee Pass, Fitchburg 8:15 am-3:30 pm
We will help Habitat for Humanity at a Fitchburg work site. Tasks may include laying flooring and trim indoors or installing siding outdoors. A Habitat site supervisor and regular volunteers will assist.Social at 6:30 pm in The Post bar, then meeting to follow at 7 pm downstairs. Come meet three of our Rotary Club Members and learn about their professions and their interest in Rotary!
Sunday, February 3nd- Club Meeting: Asset Builders
The Post at the Park Hotel, 22 S Carroll Street, Madison, 6:30- 8:00 pm
Social at 6:30 pm in The Post bar, then meeting to follow at 7 pm downstairs. Asset Builders of America is a non-profit organization that has been teaching financial capability and economic empowerment to low and moderate income youth and families since 1999. Founders Richard Entenmann and Robert Wynn were both working in financial investor protection—Entenmann with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, Wynn with the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions. They both saw the damage that lack of wealth and financial illiteracy were creating for millions of Americans and together, they founded Asset Builders. Their goal was simple—to proactively educate and prepare individuals to avoid financial pitfalls and predatory practices, as well to show a better way to create personal wealth and economic stability.
