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Club Meeting Information

When: We meet on Friday mornings from 7:00 AM to 8:00 AM.

Where: We meet at the Mequon Public Market, 6300 W Mequon Rd, Mequon, WI 53092. (The entrance is at the rear.)

Next scheduled meeting 05/16/2025 

Club Assembly Meeting

 



See our BREAKFAST roster for your turn in the Rotarian rotation.

 
 
Mequon - Thiensville Sunrise Rotary
Breakfast Duty
DateRotarianNotes
 
5/16/2025Lee Szymborski
5/23/2025Steve Taylor
5/30/2025Shawn Whalen
6/6/2025Matt Wolak
6/13/2025Matt Wolf
6/20/2025Connie Pukaite
6/27/2025Chuck Zamora
 



 
 
The speaker committee needs your ideas for presentations or speakers, so please send them to him for exciting programs.  
We are about to start a new year for Rotary. We are always looking for speakers. There are no set rules for the speakers, and we welcome diverse people. If you have anyone in mind, please contact me via e-mail, and we will work to invite them to a meeting. 
 
Speakers Committee
 
Brian Kendzor rozdnek@gmail.com
Janet Ransdell jransdell3@gmail.com
 



 
 
Greeters - "It's your Rotary moment"
 
At our meetings, the Greeter will provide either the thought, a Rotary minute, share a family moment or a cultural tradition... anything with which they would like to start off the day positive.

Upcoming "It's your Rotary moment" assignees:

5/16/2025Terry Schacht
5/23/2025David Schlageter
5/30/2025Alice Sedgwick
6/6/2025Rene Settle-Robinson
6/13/2025Cynthia Shaffer
6/20/2025Michael Shay
6/27/2025Monica Smith


Please provide a brief bio and photo to jimdelillo2@gmail.com prior to your assigned date.

Note: If you cannot act as an "It's your Rotary moment" assignee when scheduled, please arrange for your replacement.
 

 

 
Rotary Moment - Janet Ransdell
Speaker Friday - - Dr. Sridhar V. Vasudevan, M.D.,
 
Dr. Sridhar V. Vasudevan, M.D.,
 
is a physiatrist based in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. He specializes in physical medicine and rehabilitation, focusing on pain management and musculoskeletal disorders. Dr. Vasudevan has had a distinguished career, serving as a Clinical Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the Medical College of Wisconsin.
 
Born in India, he pursued his medical education at Government Medical College of Aurangabad before moving to the United States, where he completed his residency at the Medical College of Wisconsin. Over the years, he has contributed significantly to pain rehabilitation, emphasizing a bio-psycho-social approach to treatment.
 
Dr. Vasudevan has also been actively involved in medical leadership, serving on boards for the Wisconsin Medical Society and the American Academy of Pain Medicine. His work has left a lasting impact on the field, and his endowed lectureship fund continues to support education in pain rehabilitation.
 
 
 

 
Red Bud Festival Schedule
 
 
 
NEXT WEEK:  Saturday, May 10, 2025
 
MEQUON REDBUD FESTIVAL
 
 
M-T SUNRISE ROTARY TENT
VOLUNTEER SCHEDULE & INSTRUCTIONS
 
8:45 to 9:00 am     TRANSPORT Tent and Raffle Redbuds from Bill Wandsnider’s          HOME TO FESTIVAL CHECK-IN AREA … City Hall Parking Lot -                                            Enter from Mequon Road drive between Cemetery & Railroad Track
9:00 to 11:30 am    SET-UP ROTARY TENT @ Vendor Site #30, east side of Cedarburg Rd,                                 just south of Settler’s House.(May need to bring portable tables)
 
NOTE: There will be a Redbud planting demonstration in the garden bed at southwest corner of the Settler’s House during the event … which will draw people to the vicinity of Rotary’s tent
 
                                    To ensure emergency vehicles have access to Cedarburg Road,                                 vendors’ tents/tables must remain within the parking lanes                                           
                                    Make room for ‘Game Wheel’ for children’s event, ice cream coolers,                   Rotary display table(s) … a few folding chairs??
                                   
                                    Display Redbud plants to attract attention to Raffle
 
12:00 to 5:00 pm  FESTIVAL IS OPEN  …  Need Rotarians to be hosts at the                              tent throughout the event … engage Festival-goers, talk                              about Rotary, Sell raffle tickets!!, help children spin the                                       wheel & ‘win’ ice cream.   SEE SIGN-UP LIST ON PAGE 2
 
4:30 to 5:30 pm     START CLEAN UP … Remain “open” until 5, but some clean up may                         begin. 5 PM – Take Tent Down & Pack as quickly as possible …                                           AT 5:30-  Mequon P.D. & Festival Staff will begin releasing vendors. If we are not ready to move out when staffers get to our site, we’ll                        have to wait until they go down the line and come back to our site
 
6:00 PM –                ALL FESTIVAL VENDORS MUST BE OFF THE STREET
 
 
 
SUNRISE ROTARY VOLUNTEER SIGN-UP  …. To date, May 3, 2025
 
                                                                 
8:45 to 9:00 am      Tent & Redbud Transport       Bill Wandsnider, Team Leader   414-339-4634
 
                                                                        **  NEED SOMEONE WITH A  TRUCK                                                                                    long enough to take 12 to 14 ft poles
                                                                ** NEED VOLUNTEERS TO HELP LOAD
 
9:00 to 11:30 am    SET UP ROTARY TENT                                * Bob Blazich
                                 @ Festival Site                                * Seth Duhnke                               
                                                                * Dean Johnson                                                                                                                                                                                                * Ben Zang
                                                                * Jeff Zeintek                               
                                                               
                                SET UP Displays/Activities                                * Lynn Streeter
                                                                * Meghan Wahl
                                                                * JoAnn Vetter
                                                                * Mike Kim
                                                               
12:00 to 5:00 pm  ENGAGE FESTIVAL GOERS …, help kids with Ice Cream ‘roulette’,                                                                                   Sell Raffle Tickets
 
                                                     Fr. Mike will provide the Raffle Tickets … Need a Container
 
                                12:00 noon to 1:30 PM SHIFT                     
  • Bob Blazich
  • Bruce Burton
  • Dave Kliber
  • Judine Phillips
  • Elizabeth Suran
 
                                1:30 PM to 3:00 PM SHIFT                                NEED VOLUNTEERS – NONE SIGNED UP
 
 
                                3:00 PM to 5:00 PM SHIFT                                NEED VOLUNTEERS – NONE SIGNED UP
 
 
TAKE DOWN ….     4:30 PM to 5:30 pm SHIFT                                NEED VOLUNTEERS – ONE SIGNED UP
  • Scott Bern
  •  
 
   E-MAIL CONNIE PUKAITE TO SIGN UP FOR ONE OF THE SHIFTS IN NEED OF VOLUNTEERS   
                                   pukaite@sbcglobal.net
2025 SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
As in past years, please funnel all sponsors through to Dave Schlageter allowing us to keep track in one location.
Email Dave at Schlag911@earthlink.net
 
 
Meme of the week
 
 
 
Speakers
May 23, 2025
International Series: Guatemala
May 30, 2025
International Series: Poverty and Education in Kenya
Jun 06, 2025
Jun 13, 2025
Classification Talk
Jun 20, 2025
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Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Kurt Zellmann
May 6
 
Dean Johnson
May 11
 
Janet Ransdell
May 17
 
Bruce Burton
May 18
 
Dave Kliber
May 22
 
Lance Parve
May 30
 
Anniversaries
Jonathan DeVries
Ashley DeVries
May 23
 
Join Date
Wally Sommer
May 1, 1994
31 years
 
Jo Ann Vetter
May 3, 2016
9 years
 
Carol Wessels
May 11, 2019
6 years
 
Michael Kim
May 24, 2006
19 years
 
Benjamin Zang
May 27, 2022
3 years
 
Chuck Zamora
May 27, 2005
20 years
 
Upcoming Events
Service Project Meeting
Jun 06, 2025
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
 
Changing of the Guard(Tentative)
Jun 19, 2025 6:00 PM
 
Board Meeting
Jun 20, 2025
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
 
Service Project Meeting
Jul 04, 2025
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
 
Open for Club and Committee planning
Jul 18, 2025
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
 
Board Meeting
Jul 18, 2025
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
 
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