Day Meeting Minutes - 4/27/21

Apologies, Scott T was not able to attend the meeting to take notes, so they may be incomplete.

 

 

 

 

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.

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Mick opened the meeting at 12:10pm with pledge of allegiance and 4 way test.

Mick introduced Paul Johnson as a visiting Rotarian from the Fort Atkinson Club

 

Happy Bucks:

                Mick Thank you to Scott Erwin for helping with a work related matter

                Pam S.  announcement concerning COVID shots

                Ed:  Thanking his neighbor for watching his mom

                Amy:  For being 35 years Cancer free.

                Gerard:  Thanks to two of the Junior Rotarians Henry and Hannah whom he knows: Henry from Cub Scouts and Hannah working at the library

 

Old Business:

Junior Rotarians Hannah Link, Henry Ruedebusch, Carter Roekle  - -recited the 4 way test.

Jenn Christian was thanked for being “Yes person” of the year for the Lake Mills Rotary Club, but did not get selected for the District 6250 “Yes person” of the year.

Thank you to Sandee for presenting on Paul Harris at the District Conference.

Park Equipment – Gerard Started the grant.  We can get up to $5,000 from the district.  We will get $5,300 ish from Rotary Foundation.  Mick is still working on with Jeff Thompson and Rob Goetz in regard to which Park will be the home of the equipment and what our options are.  Project may run into 2022.

 

Committee Reports

Jim Wishau gave a Foundation update indicating that Foundation met Monday and has decided to dedicate 3% of funds from the investments to projects / scholarships.  The Foundation has also provided $3,000 to the scholarship Committee.  $2,000 will be for the Dean Sanders Scholarship, and $1,00 for normal scholarships.

Mick gave a reminder of Hanging Baskets on May 4^th.  Enough people signed up so it should be good to go.  Phone calls will go out the morning of the delivery.

 Programs:

Steve Consadine:  Brought in some award winning students Adam Moen- Football, Vivian Guerrero basketball, Julianna Wagner girls basketball, Charlie Bender boys basketball and football.  LM High school had an amazing year for student athletes.  Wagner announced a Pickle Ball Tournament fund Raiser for the MACC Fund (Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Cancer) May 17^th.   https://www.pickleballwi.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Pickleball-Tourney-LM.pdf?fbclid=IwAR2ujHYRzRPsb8FE2ZxHQA9AXrmGNduhAH38QqRsHHHxwwIPiOlz-OPf73c

A tournament event page has also been created on Facebook: https://fb.me/e/23J19yK0c

 

 

Judge Bennett Brantmeier then spoke about his role as a Jefferson County Circuit Court Judge.  He spoke about his time the juvenile justice system as well as working on the Drug and Alcohol Court and working toward creating a Family Court.  He discussed statistics concerning the likelihood of kids being involved in the criminal justice system if their parents were.