NOVEMBER 11TH MEETING-THUMBNAILS/BUSINESS MEETING

Next week, On Nov. 11^th four new Rotarians want to share something personal with you.  Join us on the 11^th where you will hear from three out of the four thumbnails while enjoying the usual fun and fellowship that accompanies all Rotary meetings!

SAMP PACKING-OCTOBER 28TH

On Tuesday, October 28^th we had 16 Rotarians and 1 spouse, 4 volunteers from Goodwill and 23 Rotaract students pack a record high 29 Gaylords.  Thank you to all that made it possible.  We truly could not have done it without you.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

· Please mark your calendars for April 17^th for the Rotary Shines Annual Fundraiser!

· The Arts Professional Development Scholarship is looking for applicants.  Please direct people to our website http://www.focol.org/aprotary/ for an application or they can contact Meghan at appletonrotary@gmail.com.  The deadline for the application is November 15^th.  Please let me know if you have any questions.

· Rotary Nonprofit Advisors are open for business and are seeking new members for their committee.  Please see attachment.

· World Service Committee is looking for members for their committee.  If interested please contact Jeff Werner. Also, grant applications are available.  You can email Jeff at jeffrey.werner707@gmail.com with any questions.

· Are you interested in becoming the next District Governor?  If so, please contact Deborah Wetter or Peter Kelly.  Nominations are now being accepted and interviews start in January. You can also check out www.rotary.org.

· Merle Mueller is in Hospice and would like some visitors.  If you have time please stop by The Heritage Hospice Room 132 located at 2600 Heritage Woods Dr. Appleton, WI.

 

THE WEIGHT OF THE FOX VALLEY

The Weight of the Fox Valley has been established to help community members achieve and maintain a healthy weight at every age.  It is a three-county initiative to address obesity and being overweight in Calumet, Outagamie and Winnebago counties.  As of right now the program offers two different teams that you can join.  The first team is the Active Communities Action Team.  Active community environments increase resident’s physical activity by providing more opportunities to be active.  The second team is the Worksite Action Team.  Worksites are prime settings to implement healthy habits, since employed adults spend the majority of their week at work.  The Weight of the Fox Valley would like us to spread the word.  They have a Facebook page they would like you to check out and like.  Again, you can join an action team.  If you are interested in joining please contact Keren Rosenberg at keren.rosenberg@unitedwayfoxcities.org.  Finally they would like you to take the pledge.  By taking the pledge you write down one healthy change you are going to try and make in your life.  If you were not able to attend the meeting on October 28th please contact Keren at keren.rosenberg@unitedwayfoxcitites.org and she will mail you a post card. For those of you who were able to attend you will receive your reminder post card in a few weeks. You will be reminded of your pledge you wrote down and see if you are still making that change or if you have not started it is to remind you to make that healthy lifestyle change.  Weight of the Fox Valley wanted to let members know that there is a meeting on December 11^th at Bridgewood Conference Center in Neenah about Community Health.  Dr. Patrick Remington will be the key speaker.  If you are interested please join.              

Rotary Youth Leadership Awards

Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) is Rotary's leadership training program for young people. RYLA emphasizes leadership, citizenship, and personal growth, and aims to: demonstrate Rotary's respect and concern for youth, provide an effective training experience for selected youth and potential leaders, encourage leadership of youth by youth and recognize publicly young people who are rendering service to their communities.  Students from all over District 6220 including Rotary Youth Exchange students participated in the conference from Friday, October 3 – Sunday, October 5 at the YMCA camp at Lake Manitowish in Boulder Junction, Wisconsin.  Our Club sponsored 6 students – 2 from Appleton East, Appleton North and Appleton West High Schools.  These students were selected by school administrators and members of the RYLA Committee. Today, the students were awarded a framed certificate in recognition of successful completion of the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards curriculum. 

 

Keith Jerusalem, from Appleton North, said it was an amazing experience.  He met a lot of new friends while attending the RYLA training program.  He said he saw faces of joy and happiness when learning to expand leadership skills and fellow students getting out of their comfort zone.  When he left he asked himself what leadership meant to him.  What he learned from the program was that you need to inspire people to become a leader.  Everyone’s a leader and they just need to believe in themselves.

 

Steven Turner, from Appleton West, said it was an influential experience. What was taught to him at the training program stuck more in his head.  He said he was definitely thrown out of his comfort zone with the team building exercises and the climbing wall but he learned great leadership skills and though it was a great and influential program.

 

Lexii Wolff, from Appleton West, never saw herself as a leader before.  She felt truly honored that she was recognized for this amazing program. On the last day she was getting frustrated with a project and learned something about herself, she was a control freak.  She learned that she needed to take a breath and that there are other ways to do things.  She realized she learned that from the program and that she is a leader.

 

Julissa Barraza, from Appleton East, was skeptical at first.  When they arrived to Lake Manitowish immediately they were put in to groups and she was thrown out of her comfort zone.  They played games like Swedish Fish and Bippity Boppity Boo.  Her favorite experience was where they made tea from natural resources.  By doing this exercise she learned that you need to work together as a team and listen to others and you don’t have to be in charge all the time.  She is taking what she learned from this experience and using it in her everyday life now.

 

Jeffrey Thao, from Appleton East, also stated how as soon as they arrived they were put into groups to play games to break the ice.  He thought it went well and was very inspiring.  He enjoyed his time and met a lot of great people that are now friends.  He also mentioned his facilitator and how one quote really inspired him and he even read it to the club.  He had a very positive experience while attending the leadership program.

 

Mickenzie Ewer, from Appleton North, was unable to attend the meeting.

 

Thanks to the RYLA Committee for planning this for the students: Gary Hermsen, Marta Weldon, Shannon Full, Rosie Cannizzo, Jon Kester, Martin Rudd and Mary Downs. A big Thank you to Tom Berkedal for driving the students to camp and for providing them with McDonalds!

Announcements

· Please mark your calendars for April 17^th for the Rotary Shines Annual Fundraiser!

· Please remember to sign up for SAMP Packing on October 28^th.  There are 2 shifts available.  1^st shift is from 5-6:30 and 2^nd is from 6:30-8.  The Family of Rotary will be serving food from 6-7:00 p.m. 

· The Arts Professional Development Scholarship is looking for applicants.  Please direct people to our website http://www.focol.org/aprotary/ for an application or they can contact Meghan at rotaryappleton@gmail.com.  The deadline for the application is November 15^th.  Please let me know if you have any questions.

· Rotary Nonprofit Advisors are open for business and are seeking new members for their committee.  Please contact rotaryappleton@gmail.com if you are interested in learning more.

· World Service Committee is looking for members for their committee.  If interested please contact Jeff Werner. Also, grant applications are available.  You can email Jeff at jeffrey.werner707@gmail.com with any questions.

· Are you interested in becoming the next District Governor?  If so, please contact Deborah Wetter or Peter Kelly.  Nominations are now being accepted and interviews start in January.

November 4th Meeting WWII Vets Dr. Lowell Peterson

nEXT wEEKS mEETING- NOVEMBER 4^TH- WWII VETS DR. LOWELL PETERSON

Next week, Dr. Lowell Peterson, a resident of Appleton, a retired cardiologist and an author who has been working with and capturing stories from WWII veterans will be presenting to the club.

October 21st Meeting

Just a reminder that our Meeting on October 21st will be back at the Radisson Paper Valley Hotel in the Empire Room.

Hope to see you there!

NEXT WEEKS MEETING- OCTOBER 28th- WOTFV

More than one-third of adults are considered to be obese.  Almost 70% of adults are considered to be overweight or obese.  On October 28, hear from Keren Rosenberg who will tell us about Weight of the Fox Valley, which is a three county initiative with a vision to help community members achieve and maintain a healthy weight at every age. 

                                                                                                                                                                         

Announcements

· Please mark your calendars for April 17^th for the Rotary Shines Annual Fundraiser!

· Please remember to sign up for SAMP Packing on October 28^th.  There are 2 shifts available.  1^st shift is from 5-6:30 and 2^nd is from 6:30-8.  The Family of Rotary will be serving food from 6-7:00 p.m. 

· The Arts Professional Development Scholarship is looking for applicants.  Please direct people to our website http://www.focol.org/aprotary/ for an application or they can contact Meghan at appletonrotary@gmail.com.  The deadline for the application is November 15^th.  Please let me know if you have any questions.

· World Polio Day is October 24^th.  Please donate to the cause or spread the word to people to make them aware of this special day.

· Keep up the good work with the surveys.  We are getting a good response regarding our programs and every bit of feedback helps.  Thank you!

INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S FUND-DR. DAVID BRUENNING

The International Children’s Fund is a non-profit organization that provides humanitarian aid to desperately poor children and their families throughout the world.  For more than 30 years ICF has partnered with a network of highly dedicated indigenous people to help these children and their families.  ICF contacts the Pastors of the villages to identify their greatest needs and reports back to ICF to request, receive, process and distribute the lifesaving aid.  The International Children’s Fund’s goal is to make a sustainable improvement in the lives of those that they serve.  There are 2 different categories for their programs.  The first program is a program that sustains life such as food, clothing and medicine.  The second program is one that creates local skills or capabilities toward self-sufficiency.  An example is that they would provide fish to those who are hungry and also teach them how to fish so they never go hungry again.  Food is the most basic of all needs.  In 2013 ICF shipped more than 150,000 pounds of dehydrated food.  Clothing and shoes are scarce in Africa so they are relatively expensive.  In 2013 $200,000 worth of clothing and shoes were shipped.  Lastly medicine in Africa is in extremely short supply and is very expensive for the people who need it most.  In 2013 more than 350,000 people who were suffering from illness received the medicine they needed to be treated.  During 2013, more than 98% of their total expenses were for program services and less than .2% went to management and administration.  If you are interested in finding out more about this great organization please visit their website at www.ICFaid.org.  You can also connect with them on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

· Please mark your calendars for April 17^th for the Rotary Shines Annual Fundraiser!

· Recently three members have decided to leave our club. Those members are Roger Bertschausen, Bill Hackbarth and Kirk Tegen.

CHANGE IN PROGRAM FOR 10/14

Aziz Memon is unavailable to attend our meeting on October 14^th.  We have replaced him with David Bruenning who will speak to us about the International Children’s Fund.  When you pack medical supplies for the Sharing Around (the World) Medical Project, do you ever wonder where they are being sent or what is being done with them?  On October 14^th, David Bruenning from the International Children’s Fund will be here to share with you how these medical supplies are being used and how they have made a difference.

MAKINI INITIATIVE-KENYA WORKS

Kenya Works mission is to foster collaborative partnership with the people of Kenya to create educational, vocational and financial opportunities that enable people to reach self-sufficiency and diffuse generational poverty.  Their mission is to bring opportunity with dignity to the people of Kenya.  Kenya Works was started as Kenya School Project in 2004 by Mary Stusek, a Wisconsin native.  In 2008 the program became known as Kenya Works.  Cosmas Ochieng is the Kenya Works Project Coordinator.  Cosmas has initiated many impactful programs within his local community, as well as communities throughout Kenya. Julie Schaller-Schmidt is the Executive Director.  Julie looks for new and powerful ways to support communities throughout Kenya by listening to communities throughout Kenya and finding ways to partner for positive, empowering change.  The last member to present to our club was Joe Wachira, Partner and Consultant.  He is on a mission to uplift the community of Ongata Rongai, Kenya with the serviced offered at VICODEC, a Community Based Organization he founded and directs.  The Makini Initiative started because of the lack of proper menstrual supplies being a roadblock for education for many Kenyan adolescent girls.  One way to improve school attendance for this population is to provide needed sanitary supplies.  In 2013, Kenya Works supplied 145 eco-friendly reusable sanitary napkin pads and panties to girls at Kotonje Public school in Homa Bay, Kenya.  School attendance improved and was uninterrupted, allowing girls to fulfill their academic potential while also learning about the biological development without shame and stigmatization.  Kenya Works is planning on to continue their partnership with Afripad brand of reusable pads, based in Uganda.  In addition to the environmental benefits of the product, Afripads offer employment opportunities for the women who sew the pads, providing them financial independence. 

NEXT WEEKS MEETING- OCTOBER 14TH- AZIZ MEMON FROM PAKISTON (MICHIELS

Next week, When you pack medical supplies for the Sharing Around (the World) Medical Project, do you ever wonder where they are being sent or what is being done with them?  Over the years, several shipments have been sent to Pakistan.  On October 14, Aziz Memon from the Rotary Club of Karachi, Pakistan will share with you how these medical supplies are being used and how they have made a difference to the people in Karachi. 

Announcements

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.

Please mark your calendars for April 17^th for the Rotary Shines Annual Fundraiser!

The Community Service Committee has finalized our grant application materials and deadline for this year. The application and instructions are attached, and the deadline this year will be October 10.

BUILDING A WINNING CULTURE-DAVE SKOGEN

Dave Skogen is Chairman of the Board of Skogen’s Festival Foods, a family owned company originally founded as Skogen’s IGA by his father and mother in 1946 in Onalaska, WI.  Dave has been involved with the company since he was 4 years old and continues to be the driving force in leading the company.  There are currently 18 stores and they employ more than 5000 associates.  Dave believes is building a winning culture.  In doing so a company’s mission statement should tell you: How do you plan to win at that business.  There are 2 parts of building that winning culture.  There is Management and Leadership.  Management is what we do and leadership is who we are and the ability to inspire.  He believes we are all in the same profession, to enrich and serve the lives of others.  When Festival Foods is looking to hire a new associate they look for character, it is a must have.  This goes above and beyond hiring someone with experience and friendship.  He also said that Festival follows the 4 E’s:  Energy, Energize others, Execute and Edge and also they look for passion.  Dave went on to tell us that we all have “stuff”.  On each performance review the manager asked, “How am I doing as your boss?” “What would you change about me?”  He has learned on his own performance review that he is not a good listener.  He uses these results in his everyday life such as work, home and church.  Another great piece of advice Dave mentioned was holding people accountable for excellence.  Celebrate these actions and applaud those employees.  Work is such a big part of our lives not to be celebrated.  Also, make sure to communicate to your employees.  Leadership is influencing and inspiring and you need to put others needs in front of your own.  To become a better leader we need to practice behaviors until they become habit and we need to push people to become better…people need friction.  He ended with this:  Are you ready to change something?  You got stuff, everyone’s got stuff.  Bring it every day and get out of your comfort zone and do not worry about the friction.  Hold people accountable and make people better than they came.

The Guy in the Glass by Dale Wimbrow, (c) 1934

When you get what you want in your struggle for pelf,

And the world makes you King for a day,

Then go to the mirror and look at yourself,

And see what that guy has to say.

For it isn't your Father, or Mother, or Wife,

Who judgment upon you must pass.

The feller whose verdict counts most in your life

Is the guy staring back from the glass?

He's the feller to please, never mind all the rest,

For he's with you clear up to the end,

And you've passed your most dangerous, difficult test

If the guy in the glass is your friend.

You may be like Jack Horner and "chisel" a plum,

And think you're a wonderful guy,

But the man in the glass says you're only a bum

If you can't look him straight in the eye.

You can fool the whole world down the pathway of years,

And get pats on the back as you pass,

But your final reward will be heartaches and tears

If you've cheated the guy in the glass.