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A Warm Welcome to Our Recent Inductees
DG Don Griffing; new members Doreen Lettau, Jim DeLillo, and Susan Hartman; and club President Dan O'Connor
(Bob Blazich photo)
 
Bryn Erich is inducted to the Rotary Club by Bob Blazich and Dan O'Connor
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Member Spotlight - Scott Bern

Scott lives in Mequon with his wife Cara, daughter Sophia, and lovable springer spaniel Scarlett. When not working in the garden or puttering around the house, Scott receives a tremendous amount of enjoyment from cooking for friends and family.You name it he'll cook, grill, smoke or cure it. Fishing and spending time in our Sister Bay retreat are high on the list of leisurely things to do.

Scott has been helping individuals plan for and achieve their financial goals for over 30 years.  As a student at UW-Madison, he would speak with his stock broker between classes to make options trades.  Interested in markets after graduation, Scott became a financial advisor with the firm of Thomson McKinnon and later Smith Barney (We make money the old fashioned way earn it). In 2007, Scott joined the firm of RBC Wealth Management and feels fortunate to work for such a highly regarded and financially sound firm. One of the best things about working for RBC in its Mequon office (two miles from his home), was allowing him to easily hover around his daughter throughout her education at Donges Bay Elementary School and Homestead High School.

 

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Club Meeting Information

When: We meet 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;  (Entrance in rear.)

OCTOBER 13th

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:

  • John Cabaniss (10/13)
  • Bob Blazich (10/20)
  • Bruce Carter (10/27)
  • Jim DeLillo (11/3)

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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M-T Sunrise Rotary launched another Interact Service Club this weekend
 
You will recall that our Sunrise Club sent a young high school student, Isabella Grion, to the World Affairs Seminar (WAS) last June.  Following her WAS experience, she made an enthusiastic presentation at one of our Friday morning meetings, demonstrating to us how valuable our Rotary efforts are to impress upon young people the importance of service above self and promoting peace in the world.
 
Isabella kept thinking about that experience and called me during her summer vacation to ask if we could help her start an Interact Service Club at Dominican High School in Whitefish Bay where she is enrolled.  Following my suggestions, Isabella identified and recruited other students representing Sophomore and Junior classes interested in leadership and service.  I approached Rotary Clubs in Milwaukee County to secure a sponsoring Club. 
 
The short story is on Friday September 29, I met with Isabella, another student - Elle, and Rotarian Page Radtke from The Milwaukee (downtown) Club.  Paig is not only an alumna from Dominican, but she has a number of years of experience as a Rotoract member and leader.  Our meeting was a terrific success - the young women hit it off nicely, and I left them planning to meet with Dominican's administration before kicking off the official formation of an Interact Club within the last quarter of this year.
 
Is this the 4th new Rotary club unit our Sunrise Club has been able to launch??   However, many ... it is such a privilege to be part of a club that keeps on expanding the number of people in the world who want to live by the values of Rotary.
 
Connie
 
"Great things are done by a series of small things brought together"   Vincent van Gogh
 

Congratulations, Connie, on connecting Page with the students from Dominican HS to facilitate the RC of Milwaukee to sponsor an Interact Club. Rotary grows and positively impacts the world by adding new members to existing clubs and sponsoring new clubs. Thanks for your continued dedication to sponsoring both. 
Meme of the week
 
Poor truck - meme
Speakers
Oct 13, 2023
LSVT BIG: Exercise as Medicine
LSVT BIG:  Exercise as Medicine

Erica graduated with her master’s degree in Occupational Therapy from Concordia University Wisconsin in 2002. Erica works for Aurora Health Care at Aurora Sinai Medical Center in downtown Milwaukee.  Erica has attended extensive post graduate rehabilitation education in the area of Parkinson disease and exercise. She is certified in LSVT (Lee Silverman Voice Treatment) BIG.  She is the team leader of the LSVT BIG® and LSVT LOUD® clinic program at the medical center and co-instructs the LSVT BIG and LOUD skills class, a community-based exercise class for graduates of LSVT BIG and LSVT LOUD one on one therapy programs.  Erica is an LSVT Global faculty member, instructing the LSVT BIG Training and Certification course and assisting in development of other LSVT BIG educational opportunities for Parkinson’s exercise clinicians to further their clinical skill in treating people with Parkinson disease.  

Erica also specializes in female, male, and pediatric evaluation and treatment of the pelvic floor and related bladder, bowel, and sexual health issues.  Erica is Board Certified in Biofeedback for Pelvic Muscle Dysfunction (BCB-PMD) through Biofeedback Certification International Alliance and is a Board Certified Pelvic Rehabilitation Practitioner (PRPC) through Herman and Wallace Pelvic Rehabilitation Institute.  Erica has taken a special interest in the unique pelvic floor, bladder, bowel and sexual health issues experienced by individuals with Parkinson disease.  She is faculty at the Herman and Wallace Pelvic Rehabilitation Institute and has authored the 2-day virtual course Parkinson Disease and Pelvic Rehabilitation developed for pelvic health clinicians to further their knowledge for best practice.

Oct 27, 2023
Classification Talk
Nov 03, 2023
Classification Talks
Nov 10, 2023
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Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Mika Frank
October 14
 
Jim DeLillo
October 16
 
Scott Bern
October 29
 
Spouse Birthdays
Steve Lettau
October 16
 
Join Date
Michael Shay
October 3, 2000
23 years
 
Brittany Vulich
October 7, 2022
1 year
 
Rene Settle-Robinson
October 16, 2008
15 years
 
Errol Barnett
October 18, 2013
10 years
 
Corinne Guerin
October 25, 2019
4 years
 
Lynn Streeter
October 28, 2004
19 years
 
Connie Pukaite
October 29, 2010
13 years
 
Kurt Zellmann
October 29, 2019
4 years