By Administrator Account on Wednesday, April 29, 2009

President Sandee Macht welcomed everyone.

Tom Moore led us in the pledge.

No Guests and no Student Rotarians here today.

 

HAPPY BUCKS:

Sandee Macht for the CPA’s Friday lunch event at the Masonic Lodge.

Pastyor nancy Carmichael who was in River Falls and met the person who was awarded her husband memorial scholarship.  And Monday am when the scholarship committee picked the finalists and her promotion in her physical therapy class.

Sue Johnson whose daughter Faith is entred in the Fort Art Show.

Paul Novitzke for the clean up at the car show going good and he evidently didn’t give enough money last week with his comment for good weather over the weekend.

 

No Fines today.

 

Birthdays celebrated today for Toby Tully Jr. and Tom Moore.

 

President Macht reminded everyone that the Top 10 banquets are the next two weeks and Rotarians should arrive a little earlier so we can greet the parents and students.

 

Steve Lewis reminded everyone about the Brat & Burger on August 17^th and so start soliciting prizes for the raffle and auction.  Also May 16^th will be Rotary Park clean up day.

 

Dr. Meyers stated Colonel Pay Volk will be the speaker next week and the following week will be Kay Sparling for the Top 10 banquets.

 

Business meeting was held today. Scholarship recipients have been selected. 

Tree dedication for Denis Weidenhoeft will be sometime in June.

We will be a sponsor for PADA’s Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event this weekend, they will advertise our beer tasting event.

Jackie Myers picks up money from the 12 boxes around town for the Rotary/Jefferson Literacy Council.  Do we want to increase this to more businesses or leave as is.

Comments from Jill Ottow, Director of the Jefferson County Literacy Council.

We very much appreciate this partnership with Rotary.  Through your club’s efforts, JCLC has received almost $650 in less than a year.  If this could be increased by the number of locations and because it is being done in other communities as well, it could keep some sustainable funding coming into the JCLC each year. 

Businesses where boxes are located now

Urban’s Place (formerly Puffins)

Premier Bank (Jim)

Fort Comm. Credit Union (Patrick)

Subway (Kim)

Drug Store (Bob)

Frank’s County Market (Chad)

BonTon (Verla)

Another Round Antiques (Cheryl)

BP Amoco (Parmjit Singh)

 

Retail locations, restaurants or banks seem to do well.  I have posted a few suggested locations below as well if this is helpful.

 

Ace Hardware

Shell gas station/store (by McDonalds)

SuperAmerica Gas/store

Jefferson Mobile – on Racine Street

Dave’s Piggly Wiggly

Deeg’s Mexican Restaurant

Bowling Alley

Pizza Pit

Capn’s Corner

 

Paul Novitzke spoke about a fundraising opportunity for the Rotary Club at the fair selling wrist bands @ $ .50 a piece which Rotary would keep and/or serving beer.  If you’re interested in doing this email President Macht and let her know.  This will fill up quickly and needs to be in place by the end of May.  Fair is the week of July 8-12^th.

 

Award nominations need to be turned in to Shirley by end of May.

 

Paul Novitzke was inducted today as the newest Rotarian in the world.

 

Pastor Nancy proposed giving each student something that tells about Rotary at the top ten banquet. Something for next year as not enough time to get this done.

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By Administrator Account on Wednesday, April 22, 2009

President Sandee Macht welcomed everyone and led us in the pledge.

Student Rotarians here today: Zak Wellnitz and Steve Winter who thanked Rotary for having them.  They shared their plans for college, meeting business leaders in the community and of course their great comments about the food.

 

HAPPY BUCKS:

Dr. Freiberger for Dr. Volk getting him through denial regarding his name badge.

Paul Novitzke for good weather for the car show this weekend.

Sue Johnson who spoke with Jim Burdick and he said to say hello to all of us.

Mike Swartz for the parent/community assembly –topic  “Expert on Online Predators to Speak.

Tom Moore for Bon Ton having his favorite meal today.

Steve Lewis for May Day coming, he had a sign up sheet and for the dinner at Terry Coffman’s on Saturday night and what a beautiful job he has done with redoing the building.

Gary Thompson for his taxes being done, and his comments that followed named two horses that are running in the Kentucky Derby on May 2^nd.   Which none of us picked up on.

David Olsen for their vacation to S. Carolina for Easter break.

 

FINES:

Gary Thompson no name tag.

Sandee fined Tom Moore for not handing out the t-shirts to the student Rotarians at the appropriate time.

 

Beer tasting event. Sue asked everyone to let her know how many tickets they’ve sold for this event by next Tuesday so she can order the beer and food.  A sign up sheet is going around for help on May 2^nd.  If you have tickets email Sue how many you’ve sold if you haven’t turned in the money yet. 

The Daily Union will be doing an article on this also.

 

Steve Lewis spoke on Earth Day and the award he received from UW WI for being a Sustainable Business/Person.  Conserving is what we all need to do to help to keep us all sustainable.  They handed out a sheet with several questions regarding Earth Day-we all learned a little today.

 

May 2^nd is District Conference, Hotel Mead at Wisconsin Rapids, $75 room needs to be reserved by March 25^th.

May 2^nd Beer Tasting Event-Rock Bottom Bar & Grill-lower level.

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By Administrator Account on Wednesday, April 15, 2009

President Sandee Macht welcomed everyone and led us in the pledge.

Student Rotarians here today: Zak Wellnitz, Zak Stewart, Steve Winter.

Guest: Paul Novitzke

 

HAPPY BUCKS:

Pastor Nancy Carmichael- Immanuel United Methodist Church will have May Day bouquets available for purchase on May lst for $10, they will deliver or you can pick up-proceeds go to the roof fund.

Sue Johnson spent a couple days with her children and saw the Hannah Montana movie.

Pat Vandenberg had a great trip to Phoenix & Las Vegas and his son is married.

Steve Lehmann had a wonderful time at St. John’s.

Paul Notvitzke has one for hopefully becoming a member and an extra one to help things along.

Toby Tully Jr for his wife having a successful appendectomy on Sunday.

Steve Lewis for everyone who has covered him in the past.

Janet Werner for their granddaughter Lauren who is celebrating her golden birthday today.

 

FINES:

Week off-everybody gets a break.

 

Beer tasting event, Sue has more tickets and posters available, still need sponsors for tables.  Sign up sheet will be going around next week.

 

Shirley Dempsey passed out Outstanding Vocational Achievement Award-given to a Rotarian and Service Above Self Award-non-Rotarian Award nomination papers.  Which are handed out at our Annual Banquet which is June 24^th.

 

Program:

President Macht did the program today and talked about the different Rotarian magazines available. She passed out a couple for everyone to look at.

 

April 18^th is District Assembly at the Dells. 

May 2^nd is District Conference, Hotel Mead at Wisconsin Rapids, $75 room needs to be reserved by March 25^th.

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By Administrator Account on Wednesday, April 08, 2009

President Sandee Macht welcomed everyone and led us in the pledge.

Student Rotarians introduced today: Zak Wellnitz introduced by Dr. Freiberger, Zak Stewart- introduced by Sue Johnson, Steve Winter introduced by Dr. Meyers.

Guest: Shirley Dempsey’s son-in-law.

 

HAPPY BUCKS:

Mike Swartz for the three men introduced today who are great ambassadors.  For the JHS play held this past weekend which was fantastic which Del’s daughter played a part and did an excellent job-Mike assumed she got her talent from her Mother-that dollar went for a fine. And for Gary Thompson winning the election and being his boss.

Shirley Dempsey for her garage being cleaned which actually looks like a garage now.

Del Chmielewski who did part of the planning for the cast party.

Gary Thompson for his success in both areas for election to the school board and now he’ll be able to keep Mike’s wages down.

Pastor Nancy for Easter week and she has three garages not cleaned which she will be getting help with shortly and she is on her fifth dumpster and she is now on the “frequent dumpster rate.”

Jackie Myers for her son receiving some recognition at law school.

Del Chmielewski-he was thinking about building a garage but after hearing some of the above he is now against it.

Sandee Macht for the JHS play she also attended and had a great time.

 

FINES:

No name tags on had to pay.

Tom really didn’t want to pick on Steve Lewis but Tom had three persons comment on the fact that Steve had one sock inside his jeans and one outside.

 

Jim van Lieshout had a happy buck happy to be alive.  Upon further inquiry we all learned Jim fell down 13 steps at Fidelity on Tuesday.

Del Chmielewski then shared a story about Bob Martin who missed a step and flipped off a pier into the water. Del got quite a chuckle out of it.

 

Sandee reminded everyone about our June banquet coming up and nominating someone for the Outstanding Achievement Award-Non-Rotarian and the Service Above Self Award-Rotarian.  Shirley will be bringing nomination papers to the next meeting.

Sue Johnson reminded everyone to get a poster for the beer drinking event and tickets.

 

Program:

Janet Werner introduced Paul Novitzke-Jefferson County Fair Park Manager who shared his role and what the county wants him to accomplish in the next three years to keep the fair park viable and self sustaining.

Paul has stated he would like to join Rotary, any comments please submit to Sandee Macht.

 

 

April 18^th is District Assembly at the Dells. 

May 2^nd is District Conference, Hotel Mead at Wisconsin Rapids, $75 room needs to be reserved by March 25^th.

 

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By Administrator Account on Wednesday, April 01, 2009

President Sandee Macht welcomed everyone and led us in the pledge.

Student Rotarians introduced today: Zak Wellnitz, Zak Stewart, Steve Winter

 

HAPPY BUCKS:

Steve Lewis first bike ride today 25 miles.

Del Chmielewski for the JHS play this weekend Thurs, Friday, and Saturday, tickets available in advance or at the door.

Tom Moore for his basement being redone after flooding a few weeks ago, it is now a “Man Cave.”

Pat Vandenberg leaving for Phoenix next week and then to Las Vegas for his son’s wedding.

David Olsen for his daughter getting her drivers license.

Jim van Lieshout for the $500 +$85 paid out for car damages and to let David Olsen know what he’s in for.

 

FINES:  Anyone not having a name tag on was fined.  Anyone wearing a jogging suit.  Pastor Nancy’s comment.

 

Sue Johnson spoke about the beer tasting event on May 2^nd 2-6pm, sign up sheet will be going around next week.  Posters will be done this week.  Still looking for table sponsors.  See Sue for tickets.

 

Rotary Scholarship guidelines were presented.  A motion to accept the guidelines was made and seconded, motion carried.

 

Toby Tully Jr, spoke on membership:

10 – Minute Membership Energizer

 

The purpose of the membership committee is to develop and implement a plan for recruitment and retention of members.

 

Qualifications for Membership

 

·         Be an adult of good character

·         Hold (or be retired from) a professional, managerial, or community position

·         Have demonstrated a commitment to service through personal involvement

·         Be able to meet the club’s weekly attendance or community project requirements

·         Live or work within the vicinity of the club or surrounding area

 

Responsibilities of Membership

 

·         Members are expected to attend weekly meetings.  They must pay annual dues to their clubs, their district, and rotary international.  And they’re expected to participate in local or international Rotary club activities or projects.

 

Attendance Requirements

 

·         An attendance record of 50% is required to remain an active Rotarian.  Make-ups of missed meetings should be done within two weeks of the missed meeting.

 

2 Types of Membership

 

·         Active, most of us in the club fit this category, pay the dues, pay for meals whether your at the meeting or not, and have voting rights.

 

·         Honorary, we currently have none.  This would be like a university giving someone an honorary degree.  They don’t pay dues, don’t pay meals, no voting rights.

 

·         Sr. Active is no longer a membership classification recognized by Rotary International.  We have a couple in our club that have been “grandfathered” in where they pay their dues each quarter but only pay for the meals for the meetings they attend.  This may be something that our District may request our Board to look into in the future.

 

·         For a Leave of Absence, a member must submit a written application to the board setting forth good and sufficient cause, to excuse a member from missing meetings for a specified length of time.

 

Fees for Membership

 

·         Dues are billed quarterly at about $142.25 per quarter.  Which totals $569.00 per year.  The breakdown is as follows each quarter:  $15.00 to Rotary International, $10.50 for local dues, $6.25 for Presidential dues, and $110.50 for meals.  Included in our dues, each member receives a subscription to the Rotary International magazine.

 

The Membership Process

 

·         Finding new members:  Friends, Family, Business Contacts, New & Existing Businesses, your place of worship.

 

·         Invite a prospective member to a club meeting.  Explain a little about Rotary, our projects, how much it costs, and answer any questions they may have.

 

·         Follow up after they’ve attended a meeting.  See if they would like to come to another meeting and if they’ve thought about becoming a member.

 

·         Induction Ceremony by the board.  Welcome them to the club, maybe we could invite the new member’s significant other or family members to attend the induction ceremony.

 

·         Keep new members interested in the club.  Assign a mentor so new members don’t get lost in the shuffle.  Get them excited about club events and explain the responsibilities involved.  Hold a fireside chat.

 

Retention Strategies for Existing Membership

 

·         Encourage members to visit other clubs.  Have good programs.  Call members who miss 3 meetings in a row.  Ask for feedback from members.  Fun leads to member retention.  Maybe have a social hour every other month.  Shake up club meetings, maybe have a couple meetings outdoors in the summer at Rotary Park.

 

·         All members are encouraged to look for new members.

 

Why Rotarians drop their membership

 

·         Inadequate orientation of the new member, cliques in the club, no club participation in club activities or projects.

 

April 8^th Paul Novitzke-Jeff. Cty Fair Park Manager

April 18^th is District Assembly at the Dells. 

May 2^nd is District Conference, Hotel Mead at Wisconsin Rapids, $75 room needs to be reserved by March 25^th.

 

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