Our meeting on 11/20 will be at CUW - Friends of Concordia Room. Our meeting will feature Lance Parve who will be speaking on water initiatives in Africa.
Alone and Maryna work with issues of Human Trafficking, Domestic Violence, Protection of Children's Rights and Gender Rights.
The women are part of a delegation of young Ukrainian professionals spending a week in Milwaukee as part of the US Library of Congress Open World Program. The theme for their delegation's visit is The Protection of Children's Rights.
- See more at: http://mtsunriserotary.org/Speakers#sthash.v9JG9kk6.dpuf
The greeter will provide either the thought, rotary minute or anything they would like to share to start off the day positive. John Haut, you are up to bat.
Upcoming "It's your Rotary moment" assignees:
Demond Means (12/4)
Brian Monroe (12/11)
Note: If you are unable to to act as "It's your Rotary moment" assignee when scheduled please arrange for your replacement.
Access to clean drinking water and proper sanitation should be a right for all people. Unfortunately, this is not the case. Many people still suffer and die from waterborne diseases they contract because of an inadequate supply of water, lack of sanitation, or poor hygiene. In many developing countries, women and children are forced to carry heavy bottles of water for many miles.
As a Rotary Scholar, I had the pleasure of taking part in the GlobalRun4Water recently in North Carolina, USA, raising awareness and money for water- and sanitation-related projects. My scholarship was funded by a global grant sponsored by Districts 3640 (Korea) and 7710 (North Carolina), my host district, which also organized the run. Scott Rossi, a member of the Cary-Kildaire Rotary Club, came up with the idea for the event, and has earned the affectionate nickname, the “Water Guy of District 7710.”
The Community Service avenue of our Rotary club is partnering with the Volunteer Center of Ozaukee County for the this year’s holiday giving program. Will you help adopt a child in Ozaukee County & fulfill their holiday gift wish? We will be handing out gift tags over the next couple of weeks at Rotary. All you have to do is choose a tag, purchase the gift for that child, and return it unwrapped to our Rotary meeting.
Brenda Petersen, Executive Director of the Volunteer Center, will be collecting all of our items at the Rotary meeting on December 11th. If you can’t make it that day, we will gladly accept any and all gifts ahead of time. We will also accept cash donations if you are unable to purchase the items on your own. Lynn & Jennifer will shop for the items based on the donation amount, and we will bring it to Rotary on your behalf!
The Volunteer Center of Ozaukee County’s mission is to improve quality of life through people helping people. Last year, they served 249 families with 546 children for this special holiday gift giving program. The need increases each and every year.
Thank you for bringing a little joy to children in our community this holiday season!
Mequon-Thiensville's Demond Means says MPS role won't interfere with his day job
By Jeff Rumage
Demond Means has the high-profile responsibility of reforming Milwaukee Public Schools, but he doesn't expect the work to interfere with his role as superintendent of the Mequon-Thiensville School District.
Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele announced on Nov. 12 that Means would be the commissioner of the Opportunity Schools and Partnership Program, a new governance model created in the 2015-17 state budget designed to develop wrap-around services and restructure failing Milwaukee schools. Abele was required to name a commissioner for the new program.
Growing up in Milwaukee's Sherman Park neighborhood and attending Riverside High School, Means is no stranger to Milwaukee Public Schools. He said he was humbled when Abele and Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett called him asking him to improve MPS.
"I'm looking to forward to serving in any way I can," he said. "I am looking forward to improving opportunities for children in the city of Milwaukee."
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