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
None
Student Rotarians
Happy Bucks
Mick - Successful turkey hunt last week with his two boys and they bow harvested turkeys.
Amy - Next week rotary meeting, forensics presentation and show choir is the program at the high school. Amy also recalls seeing star wars for the first time when she was 4 in madison.
Ed - Neighbor Dee for looking after his mom so he can be here. Also excited to see show choir next week
Jenn - Daughters 17th birthday
Greg - Today is international fire fighters day and he is giving a talk tonight. You can find a link on his facebook page. He also shared that last year, more fire fighters committed suicide than died fighting fires. This problem occurs in all first responders. An organization reached out to Greg to write a book about their alliance that is addressing this problem.
Tara - To the city of lake mills for allowing their business to grow in the future. She is also giving a happy buck for all the moms in the room
Fines
None
Birthdays
Dave R
CLUB BUSINESS - Announcements and committee reports
The pig, joker draw, and badges are back today!
Joker Draw - Becky wins and donates it back to the club
We received a $1000 donation for the Dean Sanders project we are working on.
Please sign up to bring a guest for a program. A new sheet is going around
The board created a new Environmental Committee at the request of rotary international. The adopt a highway program will be the first initiative of this committee, which is led by Sandee. Wednesday night at 5:30pm is the first cleanup
On Wednesday Mick will present a rotary scholarship to Julie Neuberger
Hanging basket sale is underway
PROGRAM
Jefferson Co Veterans Foundation Initiative
Yvonne Duesterhoeft - Veterans Service Officer
Her main job is helping veterans access VA healthcare and benefits. She works for the county but connects veterans with the government entities that they need.
The Jefferson Co Veterans Foundation was created to solve some of the root problems that were plaguing veterans. One such example is homelessness. A root cause of homelessness is lack of funds for a financial crisis, causing the veteran to seek loans from high interest lenders. The foundation can now help veterans get the funds they might need to solve a financial crisis at low interest. The foundation backs a loan through a community bank, which also helps the veteran establish a relationship between the individual and the bank, as well as helping their credit rating.
The foundation was created near the end of 2019 before the pandemic. Their goal now is to scale up man power in the organization to tackle more needs. They are actively looking for volunteers and partners from all communities in Jefferson Co.
