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Posted by Steve Lettau on Oct 22, 2020

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 (10/23).

Our program this week will feature Lucia Francis who will lead our group on the second of our "Meaningful Conversations". Joining Lucia will be Dr. Rene Settle Robinson, Errol Barnett and Erica Turner our most recent Paul Harris recipient. (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:

  • Kenneth Stelpflug (10/23)
  • Lynn Streeter (10/30)
  • Jennifer Sutherland (11/6)
  • Lee Szymborski (11/13)

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

Helpful Resources:

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)

  1. Device connected to the internet - Check
  2. Zoom app installed on your device - Check
  3. Click "Join Meeting" button below - Check

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!

Hope to see you Friday!

Meeting ID: 839 1983 0932
Password: 808986

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Visit our website at mtsunriserotary.org.
Thought of the Week
Posted by Steve Lettau on Oct 22, 2020

Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society. - Mark Twain
Time to turn-in END POLIO NOW funds!
Posted by Steve Lettau on Oct 22, 2020

Rotary International is observing World Polio Day this Saturday, October 24 and it is time for our Sunrise Rotarians to empty their "End Polio Now" jars which were distributed to you last year.  Don't fret if you do not have your jar, but please help Rotary on its final drive to eradicate polio worldwide. We are now down to just 2 countries, Afghanistan and Pakistan, where polio is still active.  Nigeria was declared polio free now in 2020 as is all of Africa!

Recently Dr. Funsho, of Nigeria and Rotary's National Polio Plus Committee chair, was named one of Time Magazines 100 Most Influential People-2020. He is the first Rotary member to receive this honor.

Please empty your jar, or make a monetary contribution, for End Polio Now. Just write a check and send it to Fr. Mike, along with a note designating it for Polio.  You can send it with your current dues and/or your Happy Bucks but just let Mike know where your $$$ are to go.

Thank you so very much.

Alice Sedgwick
A Rotary LOL Moment
Posted by Steve Lettau on Oct 22, 2020

Peanuts by Charles Schulz
The World Stopped. They Didn't. (Giancarlo Grassi)
Posted by Steve Lettau on Oct 22, 2020

Giancarlo Grassi
Homeless outreach executive
Rotary Club of Palermo Teatro del Sole, Italy

I am the president of a nonprofit that serves homeless and impoverished people in the city. It was started by Rotary clubs in the Palermo area. We prepare and distribute meals, collect clothes and other necessities, and provide showers using a traveling van equipped with running water. None of that has changed. What has changed is that we’re serving more people because of the coronavirus.

We used to serve 25 to 30 families each week. Now it’s 100, totaling around 300 people. Many of these people had been making money by doing under-the-table work, which they lost because of the lockdown restrictions. So our predicament is not only figuring out the logistics of serving people through the lockdown, but also dealing with an increased number of people in need.

Some of the new families we serve are in their homes, so instead of cooking meals for them, Rotarians on motorbikes deliver food to them. We’re also working with the city government to help people fill out the forms to receive food vouchers. People can’t go to city hall to do this like they used to, but we are able to reach them.

Once volunteers began showing up with masks and gloves, the people we serve understood the situation was serious. They used to hug us to show their appreciation. Now they can’t. Nobody involved in the project that we know of has been infected with the coronavirus — no volunteers and none of our 80 homeless beneficiaries. The precautionary measures we have taken are working.

Every time we get together to serve, I’m probably there. When we’re handing out clothes and supplies, I’m there. When we’re going around with the mobile shower van, I’m there. When we’re organizing to get all the food onto motorbikes to be delivered, I’m there. But I’m not on my own: We have a network of about 80 Rotarians who volunteer, plus 50 people who are not Rotarians. Lately this number has increased. People are calling to ask if we need any help. There are usually three guys who go around delivering food on motorcycles. Today there were 10. People want to help.
Jesse Daly shows off his Guest Speaker mug!
Posted by Steve Lettau on Oct 21, 2020
Online Version
Posted by Steve Lettau on Sep 03, 2020
Upcoming Speakers
Posted by Steve Lettau on Sep 03, 2020
Oct 30, 2020
Will Jones - Mequon City Administrator
Mequon Update
Mequon Update

Will Jones was appointed Mequon City Administrator in 2015. As City Administrator, Mr. Jones is responsible for managing, coordinating and expediting activities across all City departments, serves as the City’s spokesperson and representative to other units of government, outside organizations and the local business community, and oversees the City’s annual budget development process.

Will has earned designation as a Credentialed Manager through the International City/County Management Association and presently serves as Chair of the Government Finance Officers Association’s Advisory Committee on Economic Development & Capital Planning. He holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History and Political Science from Boston College and earned a master's degree in Public Administration from Indiana University's School of Public and Environmental Affairs. 
Nov 06, 2020
Dr. Daniel Sem - CUW Dean School of Bus Admin
Purple Solutions: A Bipartisan Roadmap to Better Healthcare in America
Nov 13, 2020
Patrick Marchese and Mike Gies - City of Mequon
Grant to restore the Milwaukee River in Mequon
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