Club President Dave Schlageter presents Dave Jackson with his latest Paul Harris pin at a recent lunch meeting. Dave is a multiple Paul Harris Fellow.
We meet Fridays at 7:00 AM
Newcastle Place (See Upcoming Events for 7/19 Meeting Location)
Newcastle Place (See Upcoming Events for 7/19 Meeting Location)
12600 N. Port Washington Road
Mequon, WI 53092
United States of America
Mequon, WI 53092
United States of America
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We’re delighted to support 2 families of 4 as part of the St. Marcus Christmas Angels program.
We have designated our Friday, December 13th Club Meeting as our Special Wrapping Meeting for these families.
We are asking you bring wrapping paper and tape between now and December 13th as these are in much demand as we wrap on December 13th. Julie Irvine will collect these items and store for us.
November 15th, we will have Christmas Gift Tags to hand out to begin our shopping excursions. Once again, Julie has offered Newcastle storage for the gifts!
Bruce Carter
Chair Community Service Team
There is nothing so annoying as to have two people go right on talking when you're interrupting. ~ Mark Twain
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It is with great pleasure we announce the selection by the Nominating Committee of the District Governor for Rotary Year 2022-23.
“The District 6270 Nominating Committee is pleased to announce that Michael A. Phillips has been selected to serve Rotary International District 6270 as District Governor Nominee Designee, to serve as District Governor during the 2022-23 Rotary Year, subject to approval by Rotary International and ratification by the District at the Annual District 6270 Business Meeting.
Mike Phillips has served as President of the West Bend Sunrise Rotary Club, Assistant District Governor for Area D, member of the District 6270 Membership Committee, Member-at-Large of the Midwest PETS Council, President of the Washington County Enchantment in the Park Board, and many other roles in Rotary.”
Thank you for the work of the Committee and Congratulations to Michael Phillips. The District will be in good hands.
Pictured from left: Dave Schlageter (MT Sunrise Rotary Club President), Mark Gierach (Executive Director for Saukville Community Food Pantry) and Cindy Shaffer (MT Sunrise Rotary Club Lobsterfest Fundraiser Chairperson).
A special thank you to everyone who supported our Lobsterfest fundraiser!
Photo by Bob Blazich.
When you make a donation to The Rotary Foundation, you are helping Rotary members make a difference in the lives of millions of people around the world. Here are five reasons to make Rotary your charity of choice on Giving Tuesday, 3 December, or any time of the year.
Accountability
Our accountability and transparency have earned The Rotary Foundation 12 straight years of four-star ratings — the highest possible — from independent evaluator Charity Navigator. More than 90% of Foundation funds are spent directly on programs. No high administrative costs dilute your gift.
Impact
We partner with other organizations to increase our impact and make your donations work even harder. When you give to PolioPlus, for example, you have the satisfaction of knowing that every $1 Rotary commits to polio eradication is matched by $2 from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Thanks to this partnership, all donations to end polio (up to $50 million per year) are tripled, providing critical funding toward creating a polio-free world.
Pictured from left: Dave Schlageter (MT Sunrise Rotary Club President), Julie Hoover (Executive Director for Family Sharing Ozaukee County) and Cindy Shaffer (MT Sunrise Rotary Club Lobsterfest Fundraiser Chairperson).
A special thank you to everyone who supported our Lobsterfest fundraiser!
Photo by Bob Blazich.
What to expect when the parent becomes the parented
By Paul Engleman
Twenty or so years ago, I wrote a short-lived weekly column in the Chicago Sun-Times called Diary of a Dad Housewife. At the time, we had a four-year-old and a two-year-old, and although the topic, parenting, was ripe for dispensing advice, I did little of that, knowing that I didn’t yet have much wisdom to share. Instead, I focused on relating the circumstances that pave the path to wisdom — emergency diaper changing in sketchy gas station bathrooms, avoiding injury to your hands or ego during car seat installation, making sure you dress yourself at least half as neatly as your kids, lest someone suspect you’re a kidnapper.
In 27 years of being a parent, I’ve found only one universal truth about raising kids: All parents have the same goal — that their children grow up to be independent human beings. We may wish for them to be happy, healthy, and successful, but the only thing we are fundamentally responsible for is guiding a fragile, totally dependent newborn to the land of adulthood. Assuming that the journey has not been detoured by health problems, at some point they are on their own. Although you’ll always be the parent, the need to act like one will eventually diminish, and at some point, you might be the one who needs parenting yourself.
Waist-deep in our 60s, my wife, Barb, and I now find ourselves in that tricky transition phase between being a parent and being parented. It’s a phase that’s already underway by the time you notice. It begins situationally, in subtle ways. Take driving, for example. After our kids got their licenses, they volunteered to drive anytime we were going anywhere. Now they are still likely to insist on driving — no longer because they are eager to do it, but because they believe they are better drivers than we are. And they’re probably right.
For several years now, when we’ve gone to a restaurant, one of the kids has been likely to reach for the check. This started as a tentative, symbolic gesture, but now sometimes they actually mean it. The day is approaching when they’ll be better able to afford it than my wife and I — which I hope will be a reflection of how well they’re doing and not how poorly we are.
Patrick Pryor the City of Mequon Police Chief was our guest speaker at this morning's club meeting. Pictured from left: Dave Schlageter (Club President) with Chief Pryor. Photo by Bob Blazich..
MT Sunrise member Carol Wessels received the Bonnie Blair award for her work with the Alzheimer's Association. Here she is with Bonnie receiving the award at last night's dinner for those who participated in the Ozaukee County walk earlier this fall.
The combined members from the 2 Mequon and Thiensville Rotary Clubs were also recognized for the largest corporate group that took the walk! Pictured from left: Carol Wessels, Bonnie Blair. Photo by Alice Sedgwick.
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Just pass along to the Club I am still an active Rotarian here in Cupertino.
Pass along my Happy Thanksgiving to the Club.
Tim Hamilton
Our guest speakers this morning were Dr. Azita G. Hamedani along with her son Zadan Mason who updated us on Project ADAM.
Dr. Hamedani is a practicing academic emergency physician and founding Chair of the BerbeeWalsh Department of Emergency Medicine at University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health.
Zadan Mason is a sophomore at University School of Milwaukee (USM), where he worked closely with the school nurse, Ms. Kathleen Roebber, to secure Heart Safe School designation from Project ADAM.
Project ADAM was created in 1999 to help increase awareness of sudden cardiac arrest in students, as every three days a US high school student athlete dies of cardiac arrest which could be prevented through quick action of bystanders. Pictured above: Dr. Azita G. Hamedani and Dave Schlageter (club President). Photo by Bob Blazich.
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I just wanted to provide an update regarding the competition between clubs.
Currently, the 2019-2020 contributions to date between the Noon and Sunrise Rotary Clubs is as follows:
- Noon Club: $3,374.00
- Sunrise Club: $805.00
Although it appears the Noon Club is running away with this, with no sign of letting up, this is all the more reason for a few Sunrise Club members to step in to close the gap. The Noon Club should be aware that the Sunrise Club may also be holding back for a last minute push for the title.
Sam Azinger
T-M Rotary Noon Club
Kurt Zellmann, Mequon Assistant Fire Chief, was officially inducted into the MT Sunrise Rotary club at this morning's meeting. Pictured from left: Dave Schlageter (President), Connie Pukaite (Kurt's Sponsor), Kurt Zellmann and Brian Monroe. Photo by Bob Blazich.
Dean Rennicke, Vice President of the Concordia University Wisconsin Foundation was the guest speaker at this morning's club meeting. Pictured from left: Dean Rennicke and Dave Schlageter (President). Photo by Bob Blazich.
The Rotary Foundation is recognized as one of the most effective and well-managed charitable organizations in the world, with 12 consecutive four-star ratings from Charity Navigator and an A-plus rating from CharityWatch.
We know that the Foundation is helping Rotarians do good in the world, but it can be difficult to convey the full scope of its work. So we’ve put together some figures from the past five years — 2014-15 through 2018-19 — to tell the story of the generosity of Rotarians and the good work that the Foundation supports.
November is Rotary Foundation Month; to make a contribution, go to rotary.org/donate.
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Editors Note: My wife Doreen recently introduced me to the book Everybody Matters. Doreen along with the leadership team at Plymouth Foam are currently working to implement concepts mentioned in Bob's book into their company. My first thought after watching this video is how close these principles align with our Four-Way-Test. Take a peek and see if you agree.
“Bob Chapman, CEO of the $1.7 billion manufacturing company Barry-Wehmiller, is on a mission to change the way businesses treat their employees.” – Inc. Magazine
Starting in 1997, Bob Chapman and Barry-Wehmiller have pioneered a dramatically different approach to leadership that creates off-the-charts morale, loyalty, creativity, and business performance. The company utterly rejects the idea that employees are simply functions, to be moved around, "managed" with carrots and sticks, or discarded at will. Instead, Barry-Wehmiller manifests the reality that every single person matters, just like in a family. That’s not a cliché on a mission statement; it’s the bedrock of the company’s success.
During tough times a family pulls together, makes sacrifices together, and endures short-term pain together. If a parent loses his or her job, a family doesn’t lay off one of the kids. That’s the approach Barry-Wehmiller took when the Great Recession caused revenue to plunge for more than a year. Instead of mass layoffs, they found creative and caring ways to cut costs, such as asking team members to take a month of unpaid leave. As a result, Barry-Wehmiller emerged from the downturn with higher employee morale than ever before.
