Day Meeting Minutes - 12/06/2022

Lake Mills Rotary Meeting Agenda:

12/6/2022, Pyramid 

1. Good Afternoon and Welcome to Rotary

2. Pledge of allegiance and 4 way test

3. Introductions: 

   1. Visiting Rotarians, Guests / Speaker, Zoomers

      1. Mary Schmoeger - Checking out Rotary today

4. Happy Bucks and Fines

   1. Janine is happy about the snow! She has a new artist displayed in her office and the art is lovely. 

   2. Raina mentioned that the Winter Market and Classic Christmas was a huge success over the weeked. 

   3. Greg sold a record number of books and the Winter Market. It was a great event!

   4. Andy decorated cookies the day after Thanksgiving with his family and brought some in to celebrate. 

5. Student Rotarians

   1. November - Mikayla Williams 4wt

   2. December

      1. Levi Kopp - LMHS - Intro

      2. Lucas Raupp - LMHS - Intro

6. Birthdays / Anniversaries

   1. December Birthdays

      1. Zach Wedel - Dec 7

      2. Drake Daily - Dec 11

      3. Pam Streich - Dec 24

2. December Anniversaries

   1. Dan Sanft, Jenn Jeschke, Jenny McAdow,  Tonya Olson - All 2 years

3. Birthday Raffle November

7. Committee Reports or Announcements

   1. Blood Drive - Need any more volunteers?  Andy is one.

8. Club Business

   1. Paul Harris Awards (If present) - Brian W (6th), Zach W

   2. New Member Applications

      1. Ken Eimers - Ready for Induction 

      2. Drake Daily - Ready for Induction

      3. Debb Lyns - Ready for Induction

      4. Aaron Kuhl - Second Reading

   3. Ugly Sweater Contest - Tuesday Dec 13th.  Invite a guest to attend!

   4. Available board positions starting in June

      1. 2 at large positions - two have volunteered

      2. President-nominee - One has volunteered

   5. Board Meeting Report

      1. Fundraising - With the sale of Ace Hardware, the hanging basket fundraiser for us has sunset. The new event is being planned for next rotary year.  So the calendar raffle is our only fundraiser for this Rotary year.  Lets go big!

      2. Membership Grant was submitted for $300-$1000

      3. Catering Service - Beth and Jason are moving out of food.  Crawfish will continue for this year.  They are willing to continue next year at the same price, $12 per plate.

      4. Book Donation from Poland - Anyone know a grade school teacher who might incorporate it into a lesson?

9. Upcoming Dates

1. Tuesday Dec 13th -Ugly Sweater Contest, Invite a guest to attend!

2. Wednesday December 14th 6pm - Night Clubs Rotary Christmas Party at Sandee’s House

   1. W8903 County Road Q, Watertown, WI. Roughly 3 miles north of HWY Q. It’s right around the curb at the bottom of the hill. 

3. Tuesday Dec 20th - Holiday Party at the noon meeting

4. Tuesday Dec 27th - NO MEETING - Holiday Break

5. TriCon - District Conference April 27-29 in La Crosse WI

1. Program Next Week: DEI Allyship with Tara Topel

10. Today’s Program:

    1. Shop with a Cop - Chad Roberts with Jefferson County Sheriff's Department

    2. Last year they relaunched the program to help kids in the Jefferson County area. They are helping 30 kids. They will be wrapping presents and having a pizza party! They find the kids through school and human services! The amount of joy that comes from this event is heartwarming! Below is the letter that shows more information.