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If we’re not meant to have midnight snacks, why is there a light in the fridge. - Unknown

Club Meeting Information

Our next meeting will be Friday (3/15) at Newcastle Place, 12600 N. Port Washington Road, Mequon, WI  53092.

Friday's program will feature Congressman Glenn Grothman - US Congressman for Wisconsin's 6th District. (Scroll down for speaker's bio)

The 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:

  • Beth Bauer (3/15)
  • Bob Blazich (3/22)
  • Scott Bern (3/29)
  • John Cabaniss (4/5)

Note: If you are unable to act as "It's your Rotary moment" assignee when scheduled please arrange for your replacement.

Visit our website at mtsunriserotary.org.

Celebrate Women's History Month

Discoveries by Women That People Still Credit Men For”.

Monopoly: The invention of everyone’s favorite board game has been credited to Charles Darrow, who solid it to Parker Brothers in 1935. But it was Elizabeth Magie Phillips who came up with the original inspiration, The Landlord Game, in 1903. Ironically, she designed the game to protest against monopolists like Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller. She created two sets of rules for her game: an anti-monopolist set in which all were rewarded when wealth was created, and a monopolist set in which the goal was to create monopolies and crush opponents. While Darrow made millions and struck an agreement that ensured he would receive royalties, Magie’s income for her creation was reported to be a mere $500.

Computer Programming Language: Dr. Grace Murray Hopper created the first computer programming language complier tools to program the Harvard/IBM Mark I computer that was often used for WWII efforts. Though it’s noted in history that John von Neumann initiated the computer’s first program, Hopper is the one who invented the codes to program it. One of the programming languages she pioneered, COBOL, is still widely used today.

Pulsars: Jocelyn Bell Burnell discovered irregular radio pulses while working as a research assistant at Cambridge University. After showing the discovery of the pluses to her advisor, the team worked together to uncover what they truly were Neuron stars, AKA pulsars. Seven years later, Burnell’s advisor Antony Hewish and his collaborator Martin Ryle received the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1974 for the discovery, while Burnell herself received zero credit.  However, just months ago in December of 2018, nearly 50 years after her work as a graduate student, Burnell was recognized and awarded the $3 million Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics for her discovery of pulsars.

Many thanks to these women, and the countless others over time, for all the work they’ve done and never received credit for!

A Rotary LOL Moment

Cornered by Mike Baldwin

Drug Take Back Day
Keep Matthew Strong - Update (3/14/2019)

Back Story:

Last year Lynn Streeter introduced us to an exceptional young man by the name of Matthew Ceelen. Matt's story began with a letter to our club requesting financial support for his Eagle Scout project of building two bat houses to be placed in the Mequon Nature Preserve. With the request approved, we heard what Paul Harvey used to call "The rest of the story".

Matthew was diagnosed with bone cancer just weeks shy of his 15th birthday. In medical terms it is a high grade sclerosing subtype of osteosarcoma. Approximately 450 children in North America are diagnosed with osteosarcoma each year. He is 1 of approximately 4 children who will be diagnosed with his subtype of osteosarcoma in 2017. 

Update:

Posted by Deb Lehman (3/11/2019)

Matthew’s appointment with oncology was delayed to Feb 22, but the wait was worth it. The CT scan was normal and he is officially nine months cancer free! In the weeks since that appointment, his labs have improved. HIs liver tests went back to normal on Feb 18 after discontinuing Rifampin. His white cell count and neutrophils, which fight infection, have normalized after being really low. The numbers were similar to his counts when he was on chemotherapy. The low counts can be a side effect of Vancomycin, but given Matthew’s history it could have also been a side effect of the high dose Methotrexate chemotherapy. Methotrexate can cause bone marrow issues long term. If the numbers would not have improved, Matthew would have had to have a bone marrow biopsy which he was upset to hear. Luckily, that is not necessary at this time. The “late effects” of his cancer treatments may not show up for years and add a layer to his healthcare that must be taken into consideration throughout his lifetime.

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Upcoming Speakers
Mar 22, 2019
Mission of Bridge the Divide
Mission of Bridge the Divide

Erica will explain that racial reconciliation and repair are not easy, but “ Bridge the Divide" believes it best to start with community conversations.

We consider ourselves multilayered.  Since the assumption is that residents of Ozaukee county are not aware of or in tune with many of issues affecting people of color, we spend a lot of time learning historical basis of segregation and unconscious bias. We have many speakers that share perspectives that are eye opening for our community.  We also try to spend time viewing videos and films using talkbacks as a way to spark discussions and tie them in with current events.  Our desire is to take actions steps- civic, government, and education- to continue to engage the community and provide actionable solutions for issues that we see.  By March we are hoping that those action steps will become more defined and that we will have more community members engaged and willing to participate. We also desire for people to spend time together and develop relationships with folks they would not have previously, this proximity helps us create community that expands beyond simply those in our neighborhoods or county.
Our monthly meetings usually have 30-35 people in attendance and our email distribution is up to about 180.  We publish a bimonthly podcast and our highest count was about 200 listeners.

Erica and her husband  Greg were recently recognized by the Oz Co Branch of the NAACP with the “Game Changers of Youth Engagement” award.

Mar 29, 2019
Moms Mental Health Initiative (MMHI)
Apr 12, 2019
Kathy’s House: Past, Present & Future
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