In light of COVID-19 mandates, MT Sunrise Rotary will be hosting virtual meetings until further notice. Our next meeting will be 7:00 AM Friday (9/25).
Joining Lucia Francis in this morning's Meaningful Conversations program is Erickajoy Daniels, MS Sr. VP, Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer at Advocate Aurora Health. (Scroll down for bio)
The virtual 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:
Rene Settle-Robinson (9/25)
Cindy Shaffer (10/2)
Fr. Mike Shay (10/9)
Samantha Sousek (10/16)
Note: If you are unable to act as "It's your Rotary moment" assignee when scheduled please arrange for your replacement.
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While some are familiar with Zoom, there are others for which this will be an opportunity to experience something new
It's as easy as one-two-three. Honest! (You may want to check off the first two steps in advance of the meeting start time)
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The “waiting room” will open at 6:50 AM with our meeting starting at 7:00 AM. Attendees should mute themselves when not speaking, or if they have background noise. Attendees can communicate with one another through the “Chat” icon. Click button below to join our Zoom meeting!
The Mequon Fire Department is looking for three interns to make a one or two year commitment to work a rotating 24-hour schedule (ten shifts per month) and work alongside our current members performing firefighting and emergency medical services in the community.
Accommodations will be made to allow interns time to attend any classes.
In return for volunteering, the intern will receive an invaluable work experience, along with $500 per month for living expenses. The intern will also be offered sponsorship in EMT-Basic as well other State of Wisconsin fire certification classes. An intern signing on for two years will be offered sponsorship in Paramedic training during the second year.
Who are we looking for?
Students who are FFI Certified and are looking to begin a career in the fire service
Students wanting to further their education and gain related work experience
Students willing to make a one(or two)year commitment on our team
Students motivated to become part of our organization
View article on Mequon's website for an informational Handout and Application - Click Here
About the Mequon Fire Department:
The City of Mequon Fire Department is a combination fire department staffed by approximately 60 paid-on-call members. The department serves a diverse population of more than 26,000 residents and over 600 businesses in 48 square miles of urban and rural areas.
We operate three engine companies, two ladder trucks, two tenders, one heavy rescue, one brush truck, and three transport ambulances out of two firehouses. We perform fire suppression, fire prevention, vehicle extrication, public education and emergency medical services at the paramedic-level to our community.
In 2019, the department responded to over 2,300 incidents including structure fires, vehicle extrications, and numerous other requests for emergency services.
Jan Goetz Hospice nurse Rotary Club of Albemarle, North Carolina
I have been a nurse for 43 years, and this will be my 16th year doing hospice care. I love what I do. I can’t imagine doing anything else. It’s a privilege when families allow us to walk this journey with them. It’s a very sacred time. They allow us into their homes, and we become part of their family, and they become part of our family. It’s not just a job; it’s a ministry.
Everything changed with this virus coming around. Imagine facing a terminal illness: You’ve been told you’ve got six months or less to live. The family is dealing with that. They’ve come to the conclusion that hospice is what they need. They decide, “We want comfort care; we just want to enjoy the time we have left.” People are fragile anyway, and suddenly this virus hits.
Most of the patients we visit are at home, but we also have patients in nursing homes and assisted living. All of a sudden, those nursing homes and assisted living places are locked down. Even for our home patients, their families are not allowing people to visit. Not only are our patients dealing with their terminal illness, but now they can’t spend time with the people they love. I have a patient with pulmonary fibrosis. Her whole life is her grandchildren and her great-grandchildren, and she has not seen them for weeks. It breaks my heart, because we don’t know that she’ll live long enough to spend time with them again.
As hospice workers, we’re trying to keep our people safe. We want to make sure COVID-19 stays out of their homes. So the hardest part for us is not being able to love on our patients and their families. The people who go into hospice care have a heart for people and a heart for the dying. Most of us are touchy-feely people. The first thing we do when we arrive at a home is hug our patients and our families, and we can’t do that now. It tears us apart. We’re losing that personal part of what we do. We try to be a smiling face, but that’s tough to do when you’re wearing a mask.
We have to get close enough to take our patients’ vital signs. We use those times to get close to people, to touch them. It’s really the only chance we have. At the end of my visit, when I’m at a safe distance, I take my mask down. The families see my face, and we smile. But it’s not the same. When I finally leave the home and I’m back in my car, I cry. It’s very, very difficult.
I am not the hero in this situation. Our patients and our families rise to the occasion and deal with the hand that they’ve been dealt the best they know how. Through all this, they are the ones who are the heroes.
A graduate of the University of Wisconsin Madison with a degree in marketing and communications, Shaffer's experience includes working for S.C. Johnson and Sons, Marriott Corporation, The Mandel Group and Fiduciary Real Estate Development. She broke into real estate by converting duplexes into condos. Since then, Shaffer has co-developed the Mequon Town Center, developed the Grafton 1505 Apartments and is currently working on the 13.9-acre Spur 16 project. "She's just a go-getter, and willing to put in the time to get done what she needs to get done" says Glenn Stadler, Executive Vice President-Chief Lending Officer at Westbury Bank.
Shaffer is a past president of the Mequon-Thiensville Rotary and is both a volunteer and sponsor of many community organizations. Cindy was recently announced as one of the 2018 Women of Influence. When asked about her business Shaffer says, "I am not in the property business, I am in the people business."
