• Is it FAIR to all concerned?
• Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
• Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

Toni Pabon
President 2019-20
Rotary Club of Sun Prairie
(C) 608-628-7306
(W) 920-478-2191 ext. 12286

Rotary Meeting Zoom Link (Tuesdays):   https://zoom.us/j/964291657

We are accepting nominations for The Annual "Service Above Self" awards.

Each year since 2001, The Rotary Club of Sun Prairie recognizes 3 individuals (and/or couples) and a High School student. The award will be given to those who exemplify the principles of Rotary, to encourage and foster the ideals of service and high ethical standards in personal, business and community life.

Persons of all ages in the greater Sun Prairie area will be considered.

Rotary Club of Sun Prairie helped fund and install a new sound system for the local BMX Track made possible by a Rotary District 6250 Matching Grant.

Rotary Volunteers today were: Toni Pabon, John Belkin, Ann Oberle, Gonzalo Delgado (RYE Inbound from Venezuela)

Madtown BMX Volunteers: Stuart Wright (track operator), Bill Kelly (master plumber), Jack Abrams (electrician).

Pat Anhalt

Jimmy Kauffman

Karen Klemp

Thejasshri (Theju) Vembakkam - Student

Shown here in the front row, left to right, are Clean Up crew volunteers Rich Holsinger, Katie Klemp, Drew Pocernich, and Dina Pocernich. In the back row are Andy Bissonnette, Chad Wiedmeyer, Rick Klemp, Steve Olson, Dan Presser and Ann Weber.

The Sun Prairie Rotary Foundation is happy to announce the award of a $12,000 Matching Grant for HOPE 2 OTHERS.

Rotary District 6250 matched Club Funds of $6,000 to turn this into a $12,000 project. Waunakee Rotary Club also contributed $2,000 to this project and we appreciate their support!

For more information about HOPE 2 OTHERS visit:www.bringinghope2others.com

It’s that time of year again! Rotary District 6250 is now accepting applications for Youth Exchange for the school year of 2019-20.

ELIGIBILITY FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2019-20
• Not YOUNGER than 15.5 on August 1, 2019
• Not OLDER than 18.5 on August 1, 2019
• A minimum of 2.75 GPA or student ranking in the top 50% of class

For more information visit: https://goo.gl/WMC8Sp

Rotary Night at Madison Mallard’s Game Aug. 11

Join with other area Rotary Clubs for a Rotary Mallard’s Game on Saturday, August 11th, for Rotary Night at the Duck Pond when the Mallard’s take on the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders for a 6:05 pm game. Ticket options are: $10 for a reserved stadium seat and official Mallard’s hat; $20 for a reserved stadium seat and all you can eat ballpark food and soda; or $25 for a reserved stadium seat and all you can eat ballpark food and beer. Tailgate begins when gates open at 4:30pm and goes until the start of the game at 6:05pm. 

SERVICE ABOVE SELF AWARD WINNERS

Emma Johansson - Student

Natalie Rodgers - Student

Paul Esser

Lorie DeLong-Candelmo

Sandy Kintner

2018-19: Be the Inspiration

RI President-elect Barry Rassin’s theme for 2018-19, Be the Inspiration, asks Rotarians to inspire change in the world and in each other. “I ask all of you to Be the Inspiration to help Rotary move from reaction to action — to take a hard look at the environmental issues that affect health and welfare around the world and do what we can to help.”

Registration Open TRICON 2018

RYLA Dates for 2018: May 18-20, 2018 at Camp Upham Woods, Wisconsin Dells, WI

What Is RYLA

Established as a Rotary Structured Program in 1971, Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) is Rotary's leadership training program for young people.

The Rotary District 6250 RYLA program is a camp designed to build future leaders and Rotarians who exemplify the four way test.

• Is it the Truth?
• Is it fair to all concerned?
• Will it build good will and better friendships?
• Will it be beneficial to all concerned?

Check out this video!

 

Where is it?

• RYLA will be held at Camp Upham Woods, Wisconsin Dells, WI

When is it?

• The 2018 Rotary District 6250 RYLA Program is May 18 – 20, 2018

Who can attend?

• Each year Rotary Clubs can sponsor students from local high schools to attend (it is strongly suggested sophomores be chosen, however this is not a requirement)
• Adult Rotarians are always welcome and needed to help facilitate the Conference (and to come have fun!)

• The cost to attend the camp is:
  • $200 if complete paperwork is submitted by April 1, 2018 and is paid by the local Rotary Club.
  • $225 for any registrations with paperwork arriving after April 2, 2018 - Apirl 13, 2018
  • Please Note:  Due to club response and camp limits we will be at a a maximum occupancy this year.  Availability will be on a first apply, first filled basis.  All paperwork must be submitted to guarantee a spot.  
  • Please note that transportation is the local Rotary Club’s responsibility.
     

Learn about RYLA at RI

• Click here to learn more about RYLA on the Rotary International website. 

Co-Chairs

Michelle TerMaat-McGrath (Madison Downtown Rotary Club):  Email -or- Phone 608-241-7107
Ben Bauer (Marshfield Sunrise Club): Email -or- Phone 715-650-1060
 

2018 RYLA Camp; May 18-20    

It's time again for the 7th annual ColoniALE Fest, a beer & wine tasting event that benefits the Colonial Club Senior Center, a 501c3 nonprofit organization that serves older adults and their families throughout northeast Dane County, Wisconsin.

SUN PRAIRIE FIRE STATION OPEN HOUSE

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 15

World Polio Day - October 24, 2017

Mark your calendar World Polio Awareness Day on October 24, 2017!  Rotary District 6250 will host an event at the Madison Capital from 4 pm to 6 pm. We will be meeting at the State Street side of the Capital to create awareness of Rotary’s impact on the eradication of Polio.  

Rotary members in Wisconsin are among millions reaching out on World Polio Day to raise awareness, funds and support to end polio – a vaccine preventable disease that still threatens children in parts of the world today. 

  
 WHAT: Polio Awareness Day
 
WHEN:  October 24, 2017 4 pm to 6 pm
 
WHERE: Madison State Capital Steps

Let us know your coming!  CLICK HERE!

Tentative Schedule

Total Cost = $77.95 (estimated with lunch)

• Cost $37.95 per person for Chicago Crime and Mob Tour  Bus Tour
  • RESERVE YOUR SPOTS NOW:  October 20^th – 2:00 PM TOUR
• Cost $20.00 to your driver for gas, tolls, parking
• Cost $20.00 (estimate) for lunch and snacks.

Meet 2017 - 2018 District 6250 Governor Joe Ruskey on Tuesday, September 19

Joe has been a member of the Prairie du Chien Rotary club since 2003.  He served as President in 2007 -2008, a member of the board of directors, membership chair, and chair of the fundraising committee.  In 2008 Joe started to work with the district as an AG for group 10.  He held this position from 2008 – 2012.  In 2012 Joe accepted the position of District Rotary Foundation Committee Chair.  He will continue in this role until July 2016.  He has been a part of the team that has helped usher in Future Vision throughout District 6250.  Joe feels that with Future Vision, Our Foundation is uniquely positioned to change lives all over the world while ensuring dollars are used to their fullest.  That is the power of Our Foundation. 

Even though Joe has been in Rotary since 2003, he states he ‘actually’ became a Rotarian in 2007 when becoming president of his club.  While in this roll Joe truly learned what Rotary is.  It lined up with his and his wife’s belief that we are only here to serve others.  Continuing into the role of AG, Joe learned more about the power of Rotary both locally and internationally.  As he learned about the Foundation, he became more convinced that Rotary allowed him and his family to walk out their beliefs. 

Joe has been involved in both local projects and international projects.  He has worked with clubs all over the district to make sure that their ideas and projects are backed and strengthened through both district and global grants.  Joe and his team have been involved in awarding hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of grants allowing him to have a front row seat to the power of Rotary and the amazing tool that Our Foundation is.  He was personally involved in a project in Ghana that allowed over 86000 people to have their lives changed.  Joe believes that is a statement of the importance and necessity of Rotary.  He also believes that right now is so important because needs all over the globe increase daily.  In addition, we are so close to finishing our job to eradicate polio.  We are on track to see it eliminated in 2018.  He believes we can’t let up when we are so close. 

Joe lives in Prairie du Chien with his wife, Tina, his daughter, Samantha, and his Son, Joseph.  His Daughter was an outbound Rotary Exchange Student to Denmark in 2013/14.  His family has also hosted 2 inbound exchange students.  Joe and Tina are both supporters of the Rotary Foundation.  Tina is a Paul Harris and a bequest society member.  Joe is a Paul Harris plus member, a sustaining member, a bequest society member, and a Paul Harris society member.  Joe and Tina own Dependable Solutions, Inc., a technology consulting firm specializing in Computer Network Support, design, and implementation with locations in Prairie du Chien, Boscobel, and La Crosse. 

In his spare time, Joe enjoys diving, grilling, and travelling with his wife and kids.  Joe and Tina enjoy travelling throughout the district and beyond to different Rotary events and clubs.  It allows them to see all the good Rotary does around the world and it is something so important to both of them.

Eligibility

• Not YOUNGER than 15.5 on August 1, 2018
• Not OLDER than 18.5 on August 1, 2018
• A minimum of 2.75 GPA or student ranking in the top 50% of class

What is Rotary Youth Exchange?

• Opportunity to learn a new culture and language
• Opportunity to be an ambassador
• Opportunity to make friends for a lifetime
• It’s a year of adventure

The Application Process

Don't miss our next speaker, Gary Hebl, Representative Assembly District 46. Gary Hebl will be talking about "Current Political Issues in Wisconsin" on Aug 01, 2017.

Meeting starts at 7:15 am and ends at 8:15 am @ The Colonial Club in Sun Prairie.

Invite a friend, co-worker, neighbor.

Securing Rotary’s future

In his address to the 2017-18 class of district governors, Riseley also urged clubs to improve their gender balance and lower the average age of their members.

Only 22 percent of Rotary’s members are women, up from 13 percent 10 years ago. At that rate, Riseley said, it will take another three decades for Rotary to achieve gender parity.

“Three decades is far too long to wait to achieve a Rotary that reflects the world in which we live. We need to make it a priority now,” he said.

Noting that 103 of the 539 incoming governors are women, Riseley said they are the type of women we need in Rotary, “leaders who will help Rotary connect with, and represent, and better serve, all of the members of all our communities.”

Riseley also believes it is imperative that clubs find ways to attract and engage younger members. Today only 5 percent of reported members are under 40, and a majority of members are over 60, Riseley told the audience.

“Consider what Rotary stands to look like 10 or 20 years from now if we don’t get very serious, very soon, about bringing in younger members,” Riseley said.

Clubs will make a difference this year through their own decisions, said Riseley, but it will take teamwork on a global scale to move Rotary forward and secure its future.

“We know that we can do more together than we could ever hope to do alone,” he told incoming governors. “I ask you to keep that spirit of teamwork and cooperation always in your minds and to take it back with you to your districts.”

By Ryan Hyland:  https://www.rotary.org/en/2017-18-ri-president-ian-hs-riseley-announces-his-presidential-theme 

Here is an email template that you can use to help recruit golfers for our Golf Outing in August:

I hope you will consider putting together a team of golfers to play in this year’s Golf Outing cosponsored by the Sun Prairie Rotary Club & Education Foundation.  This tournament is our main fund raiser and we hope to have at least 25 teams [100 golfers] registered for this important event.

The tournament will be held on Thursday, August 3, 2017 at the Oaks Golf Course.  For a team of 4 golfers the cost is $350 which includes box lunch, golf with a cart, and dinner.  Individual golfers can register for $90 each and we would then try to create a foursome for all of those that register as singles.  In addition to golf, there will be many prizes, special events, and raffles for all to participate in.

You can register and pay online by clicking on the following link and pay with a credit card: http://www.golfoutingpro.com/event/sunprairierotary

Please invite your friends, co-workers, family, neighbors, etc....

Hank Egan

2017 Winners

Thomas Collins

Ashley Butron

Tailyn Ludwiczak

May 23rd Meeting Agenda - Colonial Club

Congratulations Steve and Diana!

Congratulations to George Alexander, the 2017 winner of SP Rotary’s Hoops for Hope contest. With 1,835 points, George received the Berggren-Hebl traveling trophy and will have the opportunity to designate a charity for the over $400 raised by the event for the Sun Prairie Rotary Foundation.

Hoops for Hope is a Rotary fund raiser centered on the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. Each player pledges a penny for every point scored by six teams they choose before the tourney begins. Twenty-eight Rotarians participated this year.

Other notable Hoops for Hope achievements this year include:

• Anne Oberle with the most points per game played (81.11)
• Jon Landsverk (1,391) with the closest to the overall average score of 1,402.6 points
• Josh Kindkepple was recognized has the high scorer on the second page
• Deanna Popke and Judy Veith were recognized for coming in second place (1,762) with exactly the same picks.

Diana's book is available at these locations:

Under the provisions of the Rotary Foundation’s program, club’s desiring to participate in the grant program must be certified.  Part of that certification process is attendance at a Rotary Grant Management Seminar (GMS). District 6250 will offer three Grant Management Seminars:

AN ANNUAL GIFT-GIVING CELEBRATION

CLICK HERE

• Opportunity to learn a new culture and language
• Opportunity to be an ambassador
• Opportunity to make friends for a lifetime
• It’s a year of adventure

“I’ve been to a lot of beer festivals, and ColoniALE is a nice change of pace, perfect for people with a budding interest in beer or intermediate connoisseurs. Its relatively intimate size and friendly people on both sides of the pouring tables – not to mention the good cause -- have kept me coming back.”

As Chris mentioned, the cause is a good one.  ColoniALE Fest raises money to help sustain the programs and activities of the Colonial Club and its mission:  to enhance the well-being and independence of older adults.  Whether we're delivering a nutritious meal to a homebound senior or providing compassionate care in the Adult Day Center, we're helping people age well. 

This year, we welcome the Sun Prairie Rotary Club as a co-sponsor of our event.  The Rotary Club does lots of charitable work in Sun Prairie and around the globe and we're happy to have them join us.

All of us, regardless of age want to remain in our homes for as long as it's safely possible.  Your purchase of tickets will help make that possible.  Ticket price includes complimentary souvenir tasting glass, comprehensive program of beer descriptions and samples of great, local food. 

We have an exchange with Nepal, where eleven travelers from our district will visit five clubs over a two week period from September 26 - October 10.  No Rotarians from Nepal plan on visiting us, stating that the cost of travel is beyond their individual budgets. 
 
There is another exchange planned to travel to the Philippines in mid January.  Edwin Bos is arranging the details, with 20 travelers from our district visiting areas of the Philippines where they are already involved in Rotary projects.  The Rotarians from the Philippines plan on visiting our district as well, but this is based on ongoing projects, so we are not looking for host clubs.
 
The next trip being planned will occur between our district and a district in Gujarat, India.  They have six couples selected to travel here in May/June of 2017.  We are accepting clubs who are interested in hosting these twelve visitors.  We are also looking for participants from our district to travel to Gujarat from January 21- February 5, 2017.   If you, or your club, are interested in getting involved in this exchange, let our Friendship Exchange chairman, Dave Clemens, know.  Any questions, or interest, should be expressed to him.  Any travelers are expected to pay their air fare, first hotel night and some rental car costs.  Food, lodging and entertainment are the responsibility of the hosts.
 
Preferred contact - email drdave@dellsdental.net cell phone - 608-408-8941
 
Dr. David Clemens
245 W. Munroe Ave.
Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965
608-254-2345

We are currently in the 100th year of our Rotary Foundation.  Founded in 1917 under the direction of Rotary’s sixth President Arch Klumph with $26.50 as an endowment “to do good in the world”, its assets have now grown to over $1 billion.  Rotary International is planning celebrations in Cleveland, where Klumph was a distinguished Rotarian, as well as Atlanta for the International Convention, to celebrate 100 years of The Rotary Foundation. 

To mark this important milestone, our district has set a goal to raise a minimum of $1 million in new major gifts of $10,000 or more for The Rotary Foundation.  Gifts can be spread over 3 year pledges of at least $3,333 per year, or new or increased bequests of $10,000 or more.  According to District Rotary Foundation Committee Chair Dave Warren, “early pledges and gifts have already exceeded a quarter of a million dollars with over 14 months left in a campaign…and it hadn’t even been officially been announced!”

A celebratory dinner has already been scheduled for the evening of Saturday, November 4, 2017 at the beautiful Trappers Turn Golf Club in Wisconsin Dells for all who make major gifts toward this goal.  There will be a special address from a major Rotary International dignitary.   For more information on how you can be a part of this special effort, please contact Dave Warren at dave@davesace.com