Mick opened the meeting at the Pyramid Event Venue at 12:15pm and led the group in the Pledge of Allegiance followed with the Four-Way Test.
Guests
Nate introduced two student physical therapists, Emmit and Danielle
Student Rotarians
Happy Bucks
Tonya - Quentin Saylor has been recognized as a national merit finalist. Kaia Heimstreet was also recognized. This is a major national award. Shoutout to girls and boys basketball team. Girls state championship game friday. Boys sectional this week. They will be live streamed and the link is on facebook or school twitter pages.
Scott E - 3 happy bucks for being here in person
Sara W - Received four wisconsin newspaper association awards. One was from a story with Mick last year about opiod addiction.
Ed - Knickerbocker festival ice sculptures. And for Kaia and Quentin for the national merit award
Brian W - Was in the paper for a write in campaign for town chairman. He is also 100 days post transplant and went to Tennessee last week in celebration.
Fines
None
Birthdays
None
CLUB BUSINESS - Announcements and committee reports
Hanging Basket Sale - May 4th. Will need help unloading trucks
Janine - 3 dates left for speakers. May 25th evening meeting. June 8th. June 15th.
PROGRAM
Susan Marshall, Author of the book Mom's Gone Missing.
This is a true story of a daughters experience with her father's decade-long Alzheimer's journey and a mother's lightning-fast dementia decline and both of their deaths. The narrative includes sibling tension, a bewildering array of healthcare, financial and legal decisions, reconciliation of lifelong hurts, and the emotional tsunami that surges through it all. An important lesson she learned was to "go where they are." The person you knew is partly gone and you cant bring them into your world the way they used to be. Meet them where they are. She learned there are incredible lessons and life experiences to be had during these times, and she came out a stronger person as a result.
