Ann - Amazing community outpouring of love for Quest family at TTs timeout last Saturday. Ann attended a club volleyball tournament over the weekend and her daughter went 7-0. Her son started high school baseball tournament at 6am! Fine for paper
Tom V - returned from 2nd skiing trip
Greg R - In Chicago for St Pattys day, but didn't partake in the festivities. Instead, he did a reading at a Chicago writers association conference. It went well!
Mick - Last Wednesday, Mitch hosted committee meeting and Mick had a great time. Also TT timeout for Quest family. Canine update - $25,000 raised after LM Community foundation donated 10k. Dave R delivered stuff for TTs on Saturday. Mick also loves us all.
Amy - Veterans - Amys aunt is getting longer term care assistance from our veterans program. Also Scotts exercises are helping her low back
Brian - Wed - Sun home show in Milwaukee. He has free tickets if anyone wants to go.
Tom V - Met a guy skiing. He is 84, and he has a lifetime pass and he's still skiing!
Birthdays
Jack, Tom, Andie, Brian, Nick Carpenter, Ken
Raffle Winners: Mick, Tom, John Black, Jenn
Joker Draw
Greg R tried his luck, however, the Joker lives!
Committee Reports and Announcements
Ed H showed us some of the photos from the people who received cows from the cow project a few years ago in Goregaon.
Next week evening assembly at the Grist. 5-6 social. 6-630 dinner. 630 - 7 program. Bryce Krull former student rotarian will be a speaker. Greg will lead the meeting. No day meeting.
Interact kids helping to paint the EMS room in April
Jenn -RYLA met last week. They have 5 students who will be going in May. Jenn thinks she can take the kids but will reach out if more help is needed
6 new members this rotary year has gotten us a $1000 grant.
Reviewed a past project where we helped fund building a connection between a municipal water line and a remote village in the Phillippians with other local clubs and districts.
PROGRAM
Ann Otter - Lions Eye Bank
Focuses of Lions Club: diabetes, world hunger, childhood cancer. In 1925, Hellen Keller charged Lions Club with helping the blind.
Ann was diagnosed with a condition that would lead to vision loss. She went through years of difficulty and pain. She needed a corneal transplant and got one in 1998. She became an avid quilter with her newly improved vision. She became involved with the Lions eye bank in 2000. She now participates in events all across Wisconsin to raise awareness for eye organ tissue donations. Ann donated $5 to our club in appreciation of her experiences. She also shared the quilt she is currently working on with names and pictures of people who have donated tissue.
