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Rotary Holiday Party
The Rotary Holiday Party details are below.
 
 
When:  Thursday, January 30th
             
Where:  Sip MKE - East Towne Square Mall - 1515 W Mequon Rd, Mequon
              Cocktails at 5:30pm - Cash Bar
              Dinner at 6:00pm
 
Cost:      $35.00 per person
 
 
Buffet Dinner Choices are as follows:
  • Chicken Kabobs
  • Steak Kabobs
  • Spanakopita (Spinach Pie) - Vegetarian
  • Greek Salad
  • Mixed Vegetables
  • Baklava
 
Please RSVP to monicatme3@gmail.com by January 23rd
 
Make Checks payable to M-T Sunrise Rotary - or - Pay by credit card at the Club.  All payments should go to Father Mike Shay.
 
Monica Smith
 
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 02/07/2025 

February 7th is the Annual Meeting, we will have the formal voting of the new slate of officers.

Thank you!!

 
We need new Volunteers to fill out our BREAKFAST roster  Still pretty empty sad
 
Every week is open for 2025, please sign up using the link, or let Jim DeLillo
 
Please fill the empty slots with delicious food.
 
Mequon - Thiensville Sunrise Rotary
Breakfast Sign Up
DateRotarianNotes
2/7/2025Bob 
2/14/2025Carol w 
2/21/2025  
2/28/2025  
3/7/2025  
3/14/2025  
3/21/2025 
  
 
 
 
 
 
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:

2/7/2025Brian Kendzor
2/14/2025Michael Kim
2/21/2025David Kliber
2/28/2025Doreen Lettau
3/7/2025Andrew Moss
3/14/2025Kathleen Newell
3/21/2025Daniel O'Connor
3/28/2025Lance Parve
4/4/2025Steven Peterman

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.

 
 

 
Annual Club Meeting
 
 
Our annual club meeting will take place during our scheduled club meeting starting at 7:00 a.m. on Feb. 7,2025
We will have a financial report and election of officers.
The nominations were announced by the Nominating committee, and are also attached to this email.  Thank you again to the members of the Nominating Committee for their hard work.
 
This will leave us plenty of time to hear club member Dave Kliber who is the scheduled speaker that day!
 
Regards,
 
Carol Wessels
President
 

MT-Sunrise Rotary Board Nominations 2025

Position/Nominee/Term

Past President: Carol Wessels (One year by ascension)

President: Ben Zang (One year by ascension)

President Elect: Doreen Lettau (One year by ascension)

Vice President: Mika Frank (One year)

Treasurer: Jim DeLillo (Two years, subject to extension)

Secretary: Dave Schlageter (Two years, subject to extension)

Sergeant-at-arms: Bob Blazich (One year, subject to extension)

Director: Dan O’Connor (One year, subject to one additional three-year term)

Director: Fr. Mike Shay (Two years, subject to one additional three-year term)

Director: Scott Bern (Three years, subject to one additional three-year term)

Submitted by Nominating Committee:

Fr. Mike Shay Seth Duhnke Doreen Lettau

 

Walk in the woods
 

Save the Date for Candlelight Walk-In-The-Woods

The 2025 Annual Candlelight Walk-In-The-Woods at Pukaite Woods in Mequon’s Rotary Park is set for Saturday, February 15, from 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. The event is a joint effort between the Mequon-Thiensville Sunrise Rotary Club and the City of Mequon and will be the fourth year that it takes place. The event is meant to highlight not only the woods and the work that has been completed here over the last several years, but also engage the community during a time of the year when residents do not typically frequent the Parks. The event also offers a unique opportunity for residents to enjoy a candlelit walk in the park during hours that it would not customarily be open to the public. The event is free and open to the public. The public restrooms will be open, and volunteers from the Rotary Club will be serving hot cocoa with bonfire stations positioned throughout the park for marshmallow roasting. Dogs are welcome but must be leashed. No registration is required.

Tricon 2025
January 2025 issue of the Rotary District 6270 Monthly Newsletter
The January 2025 issue of the Rotary District 6270 Monthly Newsletter is available by
clicking HERE or by scanning the QR code below - 
 
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You are invited to share content for the upcoming February 2025 issue of this newsletter and/or share reader feedback by sending an email to: newsletter@rotary6270.org on or before January 30, 2025. 

Enjoy,
 
Dr. Reggie Parks, Editor
Rotary District 6270 Newsletter 
Email: newsletter@rotary6270.org 
annual Rotary Youth Exchange Weekend
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Our annual Rotary Youth Exchange Weekend is coming up February 7-9. The planning team is looking forward to welcoming our 7 international students for a fun-filled weekend. We have the details *almost finalized*, and here are some ways in which we need your help to make it all come together:
 
1) Host Elias Lang from Austria AND Mark Piorko from Germany Friday night, Feb 7 until Sunday morning. Feb. 9. We are looking for ONE family to host both of these male students together. 
 
2) Make a dish to pass for Sunday morning's brunch at a location TBD in Mequon (this is the part we are still figuring out)
 
3) Drivers and chaperones are needed for the activities (Women who can accompany female students in public). See the attached flyer for the daily lineup! You don't need to help with all the events. Just pick which one you can do! 
 
Please reach out to me via email at Jenquinnies@gmail.com or by phone at 414-587-4205 if you can help with any of the above
Bowl for Kids - Contact  Shawn Whalen  swhalen22@sbcglobal.net
Bowl for Kids - Contact  Shawn Whalen  swhalen22@sbcglobal.net
 
 
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Birthdays & Anniversaries
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February 2
 
Terry Schacht
February 5
 
Alice Sedgwick
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Join Date
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33 years
 
Scott Bern
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7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
 
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