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Club Meeting Information

Our next meeting will be Friday (7/27) at Newcastle Place, 12600 N. Port Washington Road, Mequon, WI 53092.

The program Friday will feature Charlie Uihlein the Executive of Director Teens Grow Greens. Charlie will update us on the mission of his organization.

Important! Lucia has scheduled a series of weekly Lobsterfest meetings to follow our general meetings. All are encouraged to attend.

The greeter will provide either the thought, a Rotary minute, share a family moment or a cultural tradition ... anything they would like to start off the day positive.

Upcoming "It's your Rotary moment" assignees:

  • Steve Lettau (7/27)
  • Tom Martin (8/3)
  • Brian Monroe (8/10)
  • Kimberly Metz (8/17)

Note: If you are unable to to act as "It's your Rotary moment" assignee when scheduled please arrange for your replacement.

Visit our website at mtsunriserotary.org.

A Rotary LOL Moment

Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller

International Dinner

The International Service Committee is hosting an

International Dinner

Wednesday, August 8 at 5:30 PM

at Bill Wandsnider's home 

7811 N. Fairfield Road
Fox Point WI 53217

All are invited to the potluck dinner. International dishes are encouraged.

Thought of the Week

"Ego is the anesthesia that deadens the pain of stupidity." - Dr. Rick Rigsby

Reef Revisited
A giant artificial reef in the shape of a Rotary wheel restores marine life and protects the livelihood of several fishing villages in the Philippines

By Quincy Cahilig

In the calm blue waters of Lamon Bay lies a source of pride for local fishermen and a submerged salute to Rotary: an artificial reef in the shape of a Rotary wheel.

The wheel has helped restore the local fishing industry, which was devastated by large-scale commercial fishing vessels that used dynamite, cyanide, and fine mesh nets from the late 1990s through the early 2000s.

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Save The Date

Once again we are planning to prepare meals for Advocates of Ozaukee, the domestic violence shelter serving our county.  It will be followed by a cookout for our members and families.  It is scheduled for Thursday evening August 23rd at River Barn Park from 5:30 to7:30.  Representatives from Advocates will be joining us.  

This will also be a wonderful opportunity for us to welcome Elisabeth our Rotary Exchange Student.

Questions? Contact Lynn Streeter at lynn.streeter@froedtert.com.

'It's a way of life': A day in the life of the Hmong farmers who grow vegetables at Mequon Nature Preserve

By Jeff Rumage, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

MEQUON - Every morning at 6 a.m., Vang Lee and his family members drive to the Mequon Nature Preserve to tend to their 2-acre plot of land, where they grow everything from peas and beans to more unique vegetables from southeast Asia.

Lee's parents moved to the U.S. from Laos, and are among the many Hmong farmers who sell their produce at local farmers markets to make a living.

"We love to farm, as a community. It's a way of life," Lee said. "We lived up in the mountains, so that was our way of survival."

Lee said they work from sunrise to sunset every day. If they were to skip a couple days of work, he said, the weeds would outgrow their crops, block out the sun and suck all the nutrients out of the soil.

"There are no sick days," he said. "It's never-ending."

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Want to learn more about the causes we support? Check out these videos:
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Upcoming Speakers
Aug 03, 2018
2018 Lobsterfest
2018 Lobsterfest

Our Mequon-Thiensville Rotarians are an especially active, hands-on group of people who do good works, change lives and build stronger communities by providing healthcare, medical & school supplies, education and scholarships, clean water projects, food, shelter, vocational training, literacy and more programs to serve many thousands of people in need here at home and in developing countries

Aug 10, 2018
Africian Adventure
Aug 17, 2018
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