Our next regular meeting will be Friday (4/14) at Newcastle Place - 12600 N. Port Washington Road, Mequon, WI 53092.
Our meeting this Friday will feature Linda Klibowitz - Irish Fest Board of Directors. More information.
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:
Errol Barnett (4/14)
Bob Blazich - (4/21)
Danielle Deller (4/28)
Seth Duhnke (5/5)
Note: If you are unable to to act as "It's your Rotary moment" assignee when scheduled please arrange for your replacement.
Written by Arnold R. Grahl Photos by Monika Lozinska Chalk art by Nancy Pochis Bank Art Studio
Snow is falling in St. Joseph, Michigan. On this December day, the overcast sky, swirling flakes, and twinkling bulbs of holiday decorations have created a festive, almost Capraesque atmosphere along the brick-paved streets of this community, which sits on a bluff overlooking Lake Michigan. Across the street from the Boulevard Inn, stairs lead down to Silver Beach, a 1,600-foot-long expanse of sand that is the town’s main attraction in warmer months.
Inside the inn’s restaurant, Jackie Huie sits at a corner table explaining the student mentoring program that the Rotary Club of St. Joseph & Benton Harbor started a decade ago – a program that has helped more than 400 local high school students learn more about their dream careers by connecting them with professionals in those fields.
The exposure to community service that the program provides has led students to start Interact clubs at six local schools, including one at St. Joseph High School that has about 150 members. As the Rotarians work their connections to find mentors for students, they have strengthened the bonds between the 140-member Rotary club and its community. And in small ways, the program is even building bridges between St. Joseph and its “twin city” across the St. Joseph River – Benton Harbor, a once-affluent manufacturing town fallen on hard times.
As many Rotarians know in our club, part of our Vocational Services has been to network with job search candidates at the inter-denominational ministry called Lumen Christi Employment Network (LCEN) here in Mequon. The group meets every Wednesday morning at 7:30 in the St. Cecilia's Hall above the parish offices. Lumen Christi is located on Mequon Road at the intersection of Range Line Road.
LCEN has helped 623 job search candidates find jobs since it started in 2002. It was founded by a Paul Harris Award recipient and now a downtown Rotarian Pat Cronin, and Dave Kliber and others, and is now led by some very good people each week. It's is a free and safe place for people to go when they find themselves looking for a job. Candidates lose their jobs through corporate downsizing, mergers, reorganizations, market changes, and other reasons. People who find themselves in this situation often have a family to support, a mortgage and other loan obligations, and they are scared and often feel lost.
OZAUKEE COUNTY — The county will hold a Clean Sweep event this year, providing county residents the means to safely dispose of hazardous waste.
The event will be held Friday, June 9 and Saturday, June 10. Residents, agricultural producers and some businesses will be able to drop off hazardous waste at the Ozaukee County Highway Department, 410 S. Spring St. in Port Washington.
Hazardous waste drop-off requires preregistration and a $20 per-vehicle fee. The fee must be paid with registration.
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As many Rotarians know in our club, part of our Vocational Services has been to network with job search candidates at the inter-denominational ministry called Lumen Christi Employment Network (LCEN) here in Mequon. The group meets every Wednesday morning at 7:30 in the St. Cecilia's Hall above the parish offices. Lumen Christi is located on Mequon Road at the intersection of Range Line Road.
