ANNOUNCEMENTS

·          Rotary on the Road sign up sheets are available at the sign in table at each meeting.  Make sure to sign up for which facility you are interested in attending.  Rotary on the Road is September 23^rd.

·          FAMILY OF ROTARY invites you to attend An Historic Bus Tour of Neenah and Menasha on Wednesday, September 24.  Local Historian Nancy Barker will be our guide. Cost:  $5 per person.  Please sign up at the Registration Table as you attend the weekly Rotary meetings. Bus departs the parking lot on West College Avenue next to the McDonald's at 5:30 pm.  Tour will conclude at 7pm.  Participants wishing to gather for dinner at a local restaurant are encouraged to do so. WE RECEIVED GREAT FEEDBACK FROM LAST YEAR'S TOUR OF DOWNTOWN APPLETON.

·          At the September 2^nd meeting there was a member who paid for their meal and left their change at the check in table.  If you believe this is you, please contact Meghan at rotaryappleton@gmail.com or 920-205-5255.

·          The Theme committee would like to announce that the Nobel Conference is October 6^th and you will return October 8^th.  It is being held at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota.  The cost for transportation, lodging and meals is $300.  If you would like more information you can contact John Mielke, Karen Laws, Harry Spiegelberg or Tom Williams.

·          We have a fun opportunity for service.  On Saturday, September 27 – which is Appleton’s Octoberfest, the Downtown Kiwanis Club has offered to share the volunteer opportunity with us in a cooperative effort to sell wrist bands and drink tickets.  They have agreed to split the money earned with us – generally a total of $3,000 - $5,000 – which would mean our Club would earn $1,500 - $2,500 toward the cost of redesigning our website.  This also gives us a wonderful opportunity to increase our visibility in the community by wearing Rotary attire like t-shirts or hats and a chance to get to know and work alongside Downtown Kiwanis members.  We see this as the beginning of other cooperative projects with Kiwanis as well as with other Rotary Clubs in our area.  There will be a sign-up sheet at the Registration Table next week or you can email Meghan (rotaryappleton@gmail.com) or Deborah Wetter (deborah.wetter@appleton.org) or call Deborah at 920-832-2291 with the shift you would like.  Family members are welcome.  Shifts are only 2 hours (9-11, 11-1, 1-3 and 3-5) and we need 6 Rotarians in the booth at all times.  Feel free to sign up for more than one shift.  If you don’t have Rotary attire and want to purchase it, please contact Meghan or Deborah, and we’ll try to get it purchased and in your hands before Octoberfest.