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 08/08/2025
See our BREAKFAST roster for your turn in the Rotarian rotation.
Mequon - Thiensville Sunrise Rotary
Breakfast Duty
Date
Rotarian
Notes
8/8/2025
Cynthia Shaffer
8/15/2025
Brian Kendzor
8/22/2025
Andy Moss
8/29/2025
Kay Newell
9/5/2025
Connie Pukaite
9/12/2025
Rene Settle-Robinson
9/19/2025
NO MEETING
9/26/2025
Jose Pulido
10/3/2025
NO MEETING
Greeters - "It's your Rotary moment"
At our meetings, the Greeter will provide a thought, a Rotary minute, share a family moment, or a cultural tradition —anything with which they would like to start the day positively.
Upcoming "It's your Rotary moment" assignees:
8/8/2025
William
Wandsnider
8/15/2025
Carol
Wessels
8/22/2025
Shawn
Whalen
8/29/2025
Matthew
Wolak
9/5/2025
Matthew
Wolf
9/12/2025
Benjamin
Zang
Please provide a brief bio and photo to jimdelillo2@gmail.com prior to your assigned date.
Note: If you are unable to act as an "It's your Rotary moment" assignee when scheduled, please arrange for a replacement.
The speaker committee is seeking your ideas for presentations or speakers to create exciting programs. Please submit your suggestions to them.
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 a diverse group of people. If you have anyone in mind, please contact me via email, and we will work to invite them to a meeting.
I’m not sure while growing up in Cuba City in southwest Wisconsin that I was even aware that people bought and sold homes. Someone in the family moved into grandma and grandpa’s old home, and everybody else built a place to live nearby. When my dad was building a new home for us so that our hired man could move into our home on the old farm, my sister and I stood on the edge of the abyss that was to become the basement and commented that it was entirely too small. Spending the next few weeks pounding subfloor taught us a number of things about how houses are built… and perception. Those are skills I have use throughout my 31+ year real estate career. I learned a lot too from my first job working for a seed corn company. It was a job that taught me exactly how much chemical goes into GMO corn. (How fortunate that at that time they “knew” that skin was impermeable so that all the purple chemicals on the corn seed was fine for us to handle!) I also learned that I did not want to do work that meant starting the day with a cold, wet walk-through field at 4:30 AM. After a 12 hour day of over seeding or detasseling all summer didn’t leave me a lot of energy for what I really wanted to do: hit the live band teen dances throughout the area. I played saxophone in the concert in jazz bands, and let the marching band as a drum major in parade competitions throughout the State. I graduated from University of Wisconsin Platteville with a teaching degree because I couldn’t stand the sight of blood which meant that nursing— the other option available to girls at the time— was not an option for me. I received my Masters Degree at UWM. I taught school for 10 years in both parochial and public schools in the metro Milwaukee area. I spent a couple of awesome years working for Republic Airlines before settling in Mequon in 1981 and raising two kidsMy son returned to Milwaukee after a period of time in Colorado and is the Founder and master brewer at 1840 Brewing Company in Bayview. He has blessed me with two wonderful grand girls ages almost 8, and almost 3. My daughter is newly engaged and newly relocated to Miami afterv10nyears in LA. She is self employed as a Pinterest Manager and Strategist and is quite successful at a career I didn’t even know existed. She is busy planning her wedding which will be in Medellin, Colombia next summer.
A year and a half ago I transferred ownership of my own RE/MAX agency over to another broker owner so that I could focus on doing what I love most: listing properties and working with buyers. I am able to combine the skills that I got from my early education in construction, my field experience (which is the basis of my marketing plan – but without the chemicals) and my years teaching to help people navigate through the buying and selling process of real estate. And like in my youth I look for the time to dance. I have been doing competitive ballroom dancing for 15 yeas and have been blessed with a wonderful Bulgarian partner, amazing results and the fun experiences of having danced in 13 states.
Mequon-Thiensville Sunrise Rotary 2025 5th Annual Around the World Dinner
HOLD THE DATE for our BIGGEST Fundraiser of the Year!
The Mequon-Thiensville Sunrise Rotary Club will hold its Annual AROUND THE WORLD dinner on Thursday, September 18, 2025, at 6 PM at Lumen Christi Church, 2750 W Mequon Road, Mequon, WI 53092.
This is not just a dinner, but a significant event that makes a profound impact on our local and global community.
Each year, the club has a fund-a-cause. Last year was a “Theme of Supporting Locally - Mental Health and Suicide Prevention.” We raised over $20,000 last year which was dispersed to 3 nonprofit organizations serving our Veterans. This year we will continue to support Mental Health in our community.
Prepare your taste buds for a delightful journey! There is always delicious food, and this year is no exception. It includes a rich variety of cuisines from Nepal, Ukraine, and Central America.
Throughout the evening, we will be hosting a silent auction, followed by a lively live auction. These auctions feature a variety of fun and tasty items to bid on. Last year, the generous donations from the AROUND THE WORLD Event allowed the M-T Sunrise Rotary to assist over 30 different organizations, making a significant impact on our community both locally and globally.
If you would like to be a sponsor let us know at Schlag911@earthlink.net. Auction items can be donated by contacting monicatme3@gmail.com. Tickets for the event will go on sale in August.
