Welcome newest M-T Sunrise Rotary member Rachel Newson. Pictured from left: Brian Monroe, President Dave Schlageter, Rachel Newson and Alice Sedgwick who is standing in for Rachel's Sponsor Connie Pukaite.
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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(262) 242-2778
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In 2018 Lynn Streeter introduced us to an exceptional young man by the name of Matthew Ceelen. Matt's story began with a letter to our club requesting financial support for his Eagle Scout project of building two bat houses to be placed in the Mequon Nature Preserve.
Matthew was diagnosed with bone cancer just weeks shy of his 15th birthday. In medical terms it is a high grade sclerosing subtype of osteosarcoma. Approximately 450 children in North America are diagnosed with osteosarcoma each year. He is 1 of approximately 4 children who will be diagnosed with his subtype of osteosarcoma in 2017.
As Matthew continues in his battle with cancer, his next surgery is scheduled for January 16.
Please keep Matthew in your thoughts and prayers during his surgery and recovery.
Editor's Note: This is the fifth annual appearance of What It’s Like, a proven favorite with readers inside and outside Rotary. - The Rotarian
Erik Elsea Rotary Club of Cape Coral, Florida
When I was nine years old, my father and I were camping near Fort de Chartres in southern Illinois. We hiked a little ways and there at our feet was the Mississippi River rushing by. I said, “Wow, wouldn’t it be cool to canoe the entire Mississippi one day?” And my dad, instead of saying that was a crazy idea, said, “It’s possible. You could do it.” Ever since, it had been a dream of mine to canoe the Mississippi from source to sea.
On 7 July 2018, about seven weeks after my 40th birthday — and days after I’d completed my term as our Rotary club’s president — I began fulfilling my dream. I was at Lake Itasca, Minnesota, the source of the Mississippi, paddling a red 17-foot Prospector, a canoe made by Nova Craft that’s coated in this material called TuffStuff. There are pretty decent rapids coming out of Lake Itasca, and most people portage around them. I thought: They say this canoe is made out of tough stuff. Let’s find out.
I started paddling, got up a good head of steam, and hit the rapids. I started bouncing off the rocks — boom! boom! boom! — and got to thinking that maybe this was not the best of ideas. But I came out fine on the other side.
My image of the river had always been of the way it is near St. Louis where I grew up: the massive, mighty Mississippi. The northern part of the river is nothing like that. It was so narrow the first day that wetlands touched both sides of my canoe at the same time. It was beautiful, scenic, and very pristine.
One reason I made the trip was to make money for and raise awareness of ShelterBox, Rotary’s partner in disaster relief. I’m an ambassador for ShelterBox, and so is Holly Anderson, a member of the Rotary Club of Fargo Moorhead PM in North Dakota.
From Foundation Chair Mary Beth Seiser
The Rotary Foundation (TRF) has received the highest rating - four stars - from Charity Navigator, an independent evaluator of charities in the U.S. More Rotarians, and others, see the wonderful results of our projects and scholarships worldwide, and they are using TRF as their “Charity of Choice” in their annual giving and their estate plans.
So, in cooperation with District 6220 to our North, we decided to have a little fun and have set out on a Million Dollar Journey. The goal for our two districts together is to find and recognize NEW Major gifts to the Foundation.
Our goal is to raise at least $1,000,000 via the following gift types during this campaign period which will wrap up in late October 2020:
- Outright gifts – funded with cash or appreciated securities
- 3-year pledge funded with cash or appreciated securities
- Life Income agreement funded with cash, appreciated securities or real estate – this can include a charitable gift annuity, a charitable remainder trust, or a pooled income fund
- Bequest commitment via a will, life insurance policy, revocable trust, or retirement plan.
By: Jeff Rumage, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The reconstruction and expansion of I-43 in the North Shore is moving forward, with construction slated to begin as early as 2021.
The state Department of Transportation will share project plans and answer questions during two open-house-style meetings.
The first meeting will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21, at Mequon City Hall. The second meeting will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22, at Nicolet High School.
The reconstruction plans were approved by the Federal Highway Administration in November 2014, but the project funding was not authorized by the State Legislature until July 2019.
The DOT is preparing an environmental re-evaluation to address any changes that might have occurred in the past five years. After the re-evaluation is finished, the DOT will begin final engineering and plan preparations.
Construction may start as early as 2021 and is expected to be completed by 2025.
Our speaker this week was Willie Karidis who is the project manager of the Route of the Badger project.
The Route of the Badger offers a vision of healthy, thriving communities in Southeast Wisconsin centered around a world-class, 700-miles-plus regional trail system that connects people across towns and counties, providing endless transformational opportunities for physical activity, tourism, connections to nature, recreation and stronger businesses along the route.
Pictured from left: Willie Karidis, and Dave Schlageter (Club President). As for the guy in the background, you may recognize Dan O'Connor from last week's "Dan O'Connor meets Rotary International President" newsletter article. (Photo by Bob Blazich)
Editor's Note: This is the fifth annual appearance of What It’s Like, a proven favorite with readers inside and outside Rotary. - The Rotarian
Sterling Gaston - Rotary Club of Fishkill, New York
I have polycystic kidney disease. My brother and I inherited it from our mother, who died from it. It can cause high blood pressure and aneurysms, both of which I’ve had. My nephrologist said, “If you pay attention to what I tell you and eat what I tell you and take the following prescriptions, you’ll get 15 years out of those kidneys before you start having trouble.” Well, I followed what she said and sure enough I did get 15 years. But then I started having trouble. I had a series of kidney stones, and then CAT scans found hundreds of little cysts on my kidneys. So seven years ago, I got myself on the donor list. I knew I had to nurse these puppies and hope I would get a donor before things got really bad.
Several years ago, Julie approached my wife, Chris, about being the donor. It was at the Christmas party for the Fishkill club. I could see them talking over on the other side of the room. But you know, it’s a social thing. And we were all good friends, so it was no big deal. Chris asked her, “Why are you coming to me rather than Sterling?” Julie said, “Because I know him. If I go to him and say, ‘I’m going to do this,’ he’s going to say, ‘No, Julie, just cool it. I’m on the donor list.’” And she was probably right. So the two of them ganged up on me. That’s how we wound up doing it.
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Our own Dan O'Connor happened upon Mark Daniel Maloney, Rotary International President for 2019 - 2020, while attending the Pasadena Tournament of Roses parade in Pasadena California.
I just wanted to provide an update regarding the competition between clubs.
Halfway Point Club Contribution Report:
- Sunrise $1,856
- Noon $3,719
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
This story originally appeared in the January 2020 issue of The Rotarian magazine.
In 2019, before taking on the presidency of the Rotary Club of Reynosa 76 in Reynosa, Mexico, Marcelo Méndez set aside some time for a road trip. “I knew when I got elected president that I wouldn’t have time, so I decided to do it before my term,” he says.
The trip he had in mind was on a grand scale. Over 34 days, he racked up more than 13,000 miles on his Triumph Tiger 800 XRx motorcycle, riding to Alaska and back.
He often traveled back roads rather than major highways. “For a motorcycle rider, the back roads are the best,” he says. “They don’t have a lot of traffic, like all the 18-wheelers. And the views are amazing.” He camped half the time and stayed in hotels the other half. And to help prepare for his term as president, he visited Rotary clubs along the way.
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Cori and Kurt, two our our newest members, regaled attendees at Friday's club meeting with their classification talks. Pictured from left: Kurt Zellmann, Cori Guerin and Dave Schlageter our club President and Master of Ceremonies for this time-honored event. Photo by Bob Blazich.
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Back Story:
In 2018 Lynn Streeter introduced us to an exceptional young man by the name of Matthew Ceelen. Matt's story began with a letter to our club requesting financial support for his Eagle Scout project of building two bat houses to be placed in the Mequon Nature Preserve. With the request approved, we heard what Paul Harvey used to call "The rest of the story".
Matthew was diagnosed with bone cancer just weeks shy of his 15th birthday. In medical terms it is a high grade sclerosing subtype of osteosarcoma. Approximately 450 children in North America are diagnosed with osteosarcoma each year. He is 1 of approximately 4 children who will be diagnosed with his subtype of osteosarcoma in 2017.
Update:
Matt has worked diligently over the last year (as health issues permit) to complete his Eagle Scout project. He has committed 270 hours so far. He finished his two planned “nursery” bat houses and built an additional bat house with a hinged front that can be used to educate students. The next and final step is to install these on poles. This will happen in spring and it is my hope that Rotarians will assist in the installation at the Mequon Nature Preserve.
