President Anita Martin brought the meeting to order at 12:22pm. Pledge of Allegiance and 4 Way Test recited. Sixteen Rotarians were in attendance. Guests: Sadi Buzdum and Caryn Hilton from the Lakehouse and Renee Korban plus 4 student Rotarians were also in attendance.
Happy birthday to Andy B., Jennifer J., and Dan M.
Student Rotarians:
Cameron (Lakeside Lutheran HS) and Asha and Jack (Lake Mills HS) gave their intro speeches.
Hunter (Lakeside Lutheran HS) gave his fun fact
Calendar Raffle:
Sponsors for today Jensen Plumbing, Heating and Air, Inc. and Countryside Jewelry. Thank you to our sponsors.
Winners:
$100 Cheryl Klein
$100 Pat Hoffman
$100 Ronni Monroe
$100 Tom Campbell
Announcements:
Wednesday, February 18 from 6pm-7pm: Night Meeting at Tyranena Brewery. Will be discussing the 5K run.
Tuesday, February 24 from 7am-8am: Board meeting at Farmers & Merchants Bank
Tuesday, February 24 at noon: Rotary meeting. Speaker Ann Hundt from Gianna's Joy
Tuesday, March 24: No Noon Meeting
Guest Speaker:
Michele Altman, Executive Director and Founder of Cornerstone of Grace
Safe environment for women and children
2 homes are used at this time
Women take parenting classes, CPR, first aid.
Children are tutored and have counseling sessions.
Women move homes about every 6 months
Different tiers and the women move forward
Volunteer based organization with 3 paid staff members
In process of $1.9 million capital campaign. Continue program and purchase more property so they can help more people. Looking for 30 donors to give $30 per month for 1 year.
Currently there are 6 women in the 2 homes. In the 6 years since it has been opened, they have helped 28 women plus children. No boys over 11 are allowed to stay in house. They find additional resources for the boys.
