The
Center for Grieving Children is a safe place for children, teens and their
families to find compassionate peer support, engage in commemorative
activities, gain information about the grieving process, and express feelings and
experiences in an accepting environment.
The program is for children 3-18 years of age and the adults who care
for them at no charge. The Center has an
evening program called Family Night which occurs on the second and fourth
Tuesday of every month, from 6-8 pm during the school year. Family Night begins with a shared meal and
visits from therapy dogs. Participants
then break up into five age groups with adults having their own groups as
well. Trained facilitators and
volunteers lead these groups through activities designed for the sharing of
feelings, life experiences and memories.
These activities often include arts, crafts, interactive games and
discussion. Each Family Night then ends
with a candlelight commemorative ceremony.
During the summer the events are held on the third Tuesday of each
month. Volunteers are the heart of the
program. They create a safe and caring
place. Last year over 150 people
participated and 80-97% of the families agreed they have been helped. If you are interested in helping this great
organization you can visit their website at www.cgcfoxvalley.org.
Rotary Images
Thursday, April 30, 2015
ANNOUNCEMENTS
·
District Conference is May 15-17 here in Appleton at the Radisson Paper
Valley Hotel. Please visit the website
at http://www.ridistrict6220.org/
to register. Our numbers are still low and we would LOVE to show our support to
Rotary at this conference.
·
The
Family of Rotary Committee invites you and your family to join us at the Timber
Rattlers Stadium on Thursday, May
14th for an evening of baseball, food and family fun. The pre-game tailgate picnic is 5:30-7pm with
game time at 7:05 p.m. For only $12 per person you get a reserved seat
and a great picnic dinner. Bring your
own beverages. Please report to the tailgate area outside the stadium on the
third base side. Dinner & tickets will be ready for you when you arrive.
Pay for tickets at the game. Reservations are required as we have 50 tickets
available. Sign up by Friday, May 8th
at club meetings on Apr. 28th or May 5th or by emailing
Meghan at rotaryappleton@gmail.com
·
Kristin
Griswald and Travis Thor from Boys & Girls Club attended the meeting today
thanking our club for our generosity to their programs.
·
Bimal
Rajbhandari, Rotaract student from Lawrence University, is raising money for
the earthquake victims in Nepal, his home.
Please follow him on his Facebook page if you are interested in helping.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Nepal-Relief/1431020890533768
·
SAS Committee gave an update on our volunteer efforts at Riverview
Gardens. Around 20 people volunteered to
pick kale and spinach and to make hoop houses. The committee also has more
volunteering opportunities in the near future.
On May 12th for the Old Glory Honor Flight they need
volunteers to sort the mail for the 90 WWII and Korean Vets. On May 14th there will be a parade
to show support to the Veterans as they arrive back in Appleton between
7:30-8. Please come to show your
support. The committee needs volunteers
to help with the take down of the event.
I am attaching the link for further information regarding this event: http://www.oldgloryhonorflight.org/
MAY 12th MEETING-HIGH SCHOOL BURUNDI STUDENTS-EGIDE NIMUBONA
On May 12 we will hear from Burundi high school students and
their American host families in the Fox Cities about their new
experiences. Students will share how their lives have been transformed
forever by receiving the gift of Education and generosity in Appleton.
Host parents will share the unique experience of hosting these African
teenagers from totally different backgrounds. Teaching them English, showing
them how to use a microwave, a computer, bathrooms, etc.
HAPPY HOUR--THURSDAY, APRIL 30TH 5-7 PM
Houdini’s
Escape Gastropub
1216
SOUTH ONEIDA STREET APPLETON
5-7
p.m.
Cash
Bar Appetizers to purchase
Take the
opportunity to escape to the Houdini’s Escape Gastropub for friendship and a
beverage!
Bring a
spouse, significant other, friend, potential Rotarian – and join us. See
old friends, meet new
ones and
generally relax and enjoy the camaraderie and conversation.
It’s
a great chance to get to know each other better and you also get a make up!
Thursday, April 23, 2015
MAY 5th MEETING-YOUTH RECOGNITION AWARDS
On May 5th,
the Youth Service and Education committee will be presenting awards to area
high school juniors. The Outstanding Student Award recognizes students
from the Appleton area high schools who have excelled in academics,
extra-curricular activities and community service.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
·
District Conference is
May 15-17
here in Appleton at the Radisson Paper Valley Hotel. Please visit the website at http://www.ridistrict6220.org/ to
register.
·
On
April 29th, the Menasha
Rotary will be meeting off-site. They
will be meeting
at the newly-renovated Menasha High School.
at the newly-renovated Menasha High School.
·
Tom
Nelson presented Dave Rothmann with a plaque for Dave Rothmann day, which was
Tuesday, April 21st. Dave
recently retired from Brewster Village.
Congratulations, Dave!
·
The
Family of Rotary Committee invites you and your family to join us at the Timber
Rattlers Stadium on Thursday, May 14th for an evening of baseball, food
and family fun. The pre-game tailgate
picnic is 5:30-7pm with game time at 7:05 p.m. For only $12 per person
you get a reserved seat and a great picnic dinner. Bring your own beverages. Please report to
the tailgate area outside the stadium on the third base side. Dinner &
tickets will be ready for you when you arrive. Pay for tickets at the game.
Reservations are required as we have 50 tickets available. Sign up by Friday, May 8th at club
meetings on Apr. 28th or May 5th or by emailing Meghan at
rotaryappleton@gmail.com .
ROTARY SCHOLARSHIP AWARDED
Each year our Rotary Club gives college
scholarships to graduating high school seniors who are committed to community
service and have a financial need. The selection process is
rigorous. Scholarship Committee members read close to 40 applications and
narrowed the field, and then spent an afternoon interviewing the six top
candidates. Although all of the students were impressive, the committee
selected Thomas Kelly from Appleton West, and Alaina Herron and Lauren Hoyer
from Appleton North as this year’s scholarship recipients. Each will
receive $4,000 over a four-year period to assist them with their college
costs.
Special thanks go to the members of the
Scholarship Committee, each of whom invested a significant number of hours in
the selection process, and to Jill Muthig at the Community Foundation for her
assistance.
BRIGHT FUTURE AWARDS
The Bright Future Award recognizes students
from the Appleton schools who have risen above challenging circumstances in
their lives to move towards a future filled with hope and promise. Each school
selects students for this award. Award
winners have also demonstrated most or all of the following:
- Markedly
improved school attendance with few absences.
2.
Increased
his/her grade point average of one or more points.
- Exhibited
a positive attitude about school, teachers and fellow students.
- Showed
responsibility by completing work on time and being dependable.
- Exhibited
positive, productive relationships with acceptable conflict resolution
activities.
- Successfully
involved in a part-time job, co-curricular activities or volunteer
community work.
- Has
realistic future plans and goals.
Appleton Central –
Sarah Reis
Samanth Alvarado
McKenna Donovan
Ryan Kochanek
Appleton East – Kathy
Marks
Claire Holeton
Hope Wheeler
Appleton North – Matt
Hechel
Mary Thao
Amara Hoffstatter
Britiny Tank
Appleton West – Tracy
Guyette/Jarred Stanky
James Long
Daja Chambliss-Russo
Alexis Schmidt
Bright Future Award recipients who are seniors
and will be attending college, university or technical school in fall of 2015
will also be eligible for a scholarship of up of $500.
Thanks to the Youth Services and Education
Awards Committee for arranging the Youth Recognition Award programs: Sonia
Barham (Chair), Bill Breider, Bret Buxton, Mary Downs, Ralph De Marco, Joe
Mauthe, Meghan Warner and Jeff Werner. A
special thank you to Fox Valley Technical College and staff members for their
donation of printing services and materials.
CHARLES AND ADELE HEETER OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP AWARDS
Thursday, April 16, 2015
CHARLES AND ADELE HEETER OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP AWARDS
The Charles and Adele Heeter Outstanding
Community Leadership Award is bestowed on Rotarians or individuals of the
Appleton/Fox Cities community who exemplify the Rotary Motto of “Service Above
Self” by providing significant Rotary and/or community leadership and/or
service through the use of his/her time, talent or treasury. Such leadership and/or service should reflect
the standards described in the Rotary Four Way Test. These individuals should also demonstrate a
strong commitment to volunteerism in one of the four Rotary Avenues of Service
outside the scope of his/her normal job responsibilities. The Rotary Club of
Appleton has a tradition of giving out this award which is accompanied with a
Paul Harris Fellowship. It originated
when Charles Heeter made a donation in the amount of $25,000 to the Appleton
Rotary Foundation. The Charles Heeter
Fund was then started to recognize outstanding community leaders. Today, this endowment fund is over $100,000
because of the generous donations from Rotarians and investment results.
Today, the Rotary Club of Appleton presented
Chad Hershner with and Adele Heeter Outstanding Community Leadership Award for
his community involvement. Chad has a
long resume of community involvement. He
is part of the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region, Fox Valley
Development Professionals Group, Sexual Assault crisis Center, ThedaCare
Community Health Action Team, United Way Fox Cities, Voices of Men, YMCA of Fox
Cities, and co-chair of Include, an organization that seeks to engage the Fox
Valley in deepening understanding, changing behaviors and embracing the LGBT
community. Chad also welcomed the
opportunity to work with the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center in bringing the
It Gets Better Project to Appleton earlier this year. Chad also has been recognized as Appleton
Downtown Volunteer of the year in 2011 and as a Senn Delaney Certified
Corporate Culture Facilitator in 2012.
Chad’s efforts and involvement have enriched our community and made life
in the Fox Cities a special and warming place.
Chad Hershner
Dave Willems
UNITED WAY'S PATH PROGRAM
United Way’s PATH (Providing Access to Healing)
for students is a school-based program designed to improve access to mental
health services for children and youth who are unable to obtain care elsewhere
in the community. The program started as
a pilot program in 2008 at the Menasha Joint School District, offering services
to elementary, middle and high school students experiencing barriers to
care. In 2011, PATH was expanded to nine
other school districts. That included
Appleton, Freedom, Hortonville, Kaukauna, Kimberly, Little Chute, Neenah,
Seymour and Shiocton school districts.
The therapy is provided by licensed therapist from Catalpa Health,
Family Services of Northeast Wisconsin and Lutheran Services of Wisconsin. Since the beginning of the program in 2008 through August of 2014, PATH has served
830 students and found these results.
72% experienced reduced symptoms, 71% experienced increased functioning,
63% improved academic performance, 61% improved school behaviors, 75% reported
progress toward treatment goals and 96% said they would return to therapy if
needed. Many of these students are
either uninsured or under-insured and were on waiting lists elsewhere in the community. Some students had been waiting for a year and
a half. The students experienced
barriers to care elsewhere in the community such as: limited financial
resources, parent work schedules, lack of reliable transportation, language
barriers and lack of parental support.
For students the benefits include avoided medical costs, increased
productivity and lifetime earnings, decreased risk of suicide and increased
quality of life. School districts
experience decreased truancy and behavioral and counseling expenditures. For the community there are avoided costs to
the criminal justice system.
ROTARY SHINES APRIL 17TH, 2015 AT FOX BANQUETS
This year’s beneficiaries will be:
Polio
Plus Program
United
Way Fox Cities PATH (Providing Access to Healing) for students program
Project
Bharati: Rehabilitation and Empowerment for Girls Rescued Human Trafficking and
Sexual Violence
Here are the Sponsors
so far:
Presenting Sponsor Community First Credit Union
Supporting Sponsors Associated Bank
Barb Merry
Bassett
Mechanical
BOLDT
Goodwill
Industries
Nicolet
National Bank
Schenck
Stifel
Nicolaus
Friend Sponsors American
National Bank
Curt
Detjen Family Fund
Wichmann
Funeral Home
Fiduciary
Partners
Herrling
Clark
Esker
and Associates
Jeff
Werner
Ulness
Health Insurance
APRIL 28th MEETING-THE CENTER FOR GRIEVING CHILDREN
Every year thousands of
area children grieve the loss of a parent, grandparent, a friend or loved one.
The Center for Grieving Children, a program of the Boys & Girls Clubs of
the Fox Valley, is a safe place for children, teens and their families to find
hope and healing through compassionate peer support, commemorative activities,
and support through the grieving process. Loris Damerow, Director of the Center
will provide a look into the process of childhood grief, the support provided
by the Center and information about other resources available in our region.
Thursday, April 9, 2015
APRIL 21st MEETING-BRIGHT FUTURES AWARD/HEETER AWARD
On 4/21, The Bright Future Award committee will recognize students from
Appleton schools who have risen above challenging circumstances in their lives
to move towards a future filled with hope and promise.
Happy Hour at the Houdini’s Escape Gastropub in Appleton!
The
next Rotary Happy Hour, sponsored by the Family of Rotary Committee, is:
Thursday,
April 30th, 2015
Houdini’s
Escape Gastropub
1216
SOUTH ONEIDA STREET APPLETON
5-7
p.m.
Cash
Bar Appetizers to purchase
Take
the opportunity to escape to the Houdini’s Escape Gastropub for friendship and
a beverage!
Bring
a spouse, significant other, friend, potential Rotarian – and join us.
See old friends, meet new
ones
and generally relax and enjoy the camaraderie and conversation.
It’s a great chance to get to know each other better and
you also get a make up!
ROTARY SHINES APRIL 17TH, 2015 AT FOX BANQUETS
This year’s beneficiaries will be:
Polio
Plus Program
United
Way Fox Cities PATH (Providing Access to Healing) for students program
Project
Bharati: Rehabilitation and Empowerment for Girls Rescued Human Trafficking and
Sexual Violence
Here are the Sponsors so
far:
Presenting Sponsor Community First Credit Union
Supporting Sponsors Associated Bank
Barb Merry
Bassett
Mechanical
BOLDT
Goodwill
Industries
Nicolet
National Bank
Schenck
Stifel
Nicolaus
Friend Sponsors American
National Bank
Curt Detjen Family Fund
Wichmann Funeral Home
Fiduciary
Partners
Herrling
Clark
Esker
and Associates
Jeff Werner
Ulness
Health Insurance
SAS COMMITTEE UPDATE
The Service Above Self Committee is looking for volunteers for their first project. If you are able to help out at Riverview Gardens on Saturday, April 11 from 9-12 please email Dan Flannery at dflannery@goodwillnwc.org.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
·
District Conference is
May 15-17
here in Appleton at the Radisson Paper Valley Hotel. Please visit the website at http://www.ridistrict6220.org/ to
register.
·
Reciprocity
has begun! If you are unable to attend
our meeting you can now attend Neenah Rotary - Holiday Inn Neenah Riverwalk - Thursday-Noon, Menasha Rotary-Waverly
Beach, N8770 Fire Lane 1, Menasha - Wednesday-Noon,
Fox Cities Morning Rotary, Best Western Bridgewood, 1000 Cameron Way, Neenah - Tuesday 7-8 am with no cost. Please remember to sign a visiting Rotarian
card.
·
On
April 29th, the Menasha
Rotary will be meeting off-site. They
will be meeting
at the newly-renovated Menasha High School.
at the newly-renovated Menasha High School.
·
Help
celebrate Edison students' hard work by volunteering for the Knowledgeathon on
April 23, 2013. We need volunteers from 8:45-11:15.
Consider volunteering for a shift (either 8:45-10 or 10-11:15)
or for the whole morning. We'll provide light refreshments (baked goods and
beverages) for all of our volunteers. If you are able to volunteer,
please send the following information to the Edison PTA edison.elem.pta@gmail.org by Monday, April 6:
(1) Name of volunteer or group (if a group--how many people will be helping).
(2) Preferred time: 8:45-10, 10-11:15, an hour, or the whole time.
(3) Best way for us to contact you.
(1) Name of volunteer or group (if a group--how many people will be helping).
(2) Preferred time: 8:45-10, 10-11:15, an hour, or the whole time.
(3) Best way for us to contact you.
- Children with Disabilities Committee meeting Tuesday, April 21st at 10:30am. Contact Amy Flanders to receive grant applications for review. You can email her at amyjaneflanders@gmail.com.
WORLD SERVICE COMMITTEE – ROTARY SHINES RECIPIENTS
Julie Schmidt from Kenya
Works- Makini Sanitary Pad Project received $4750 last year from our Rotary
Shines event. That helped a total of
1750 young girls and women. This money
allows the girls to stay in school and to finish their education, which leads
to empowerment. They money supplied
eco-friendly sanitary pads. After
puberty, girls would miss a lot of school and not finish their education. The girls would receive a package called
Afripad Brand, which is a eco-friendly reusable sanitary pad. It included panties, soap for washing,
training for proper use and information on puberty, HIV/AIDS and the reusable
sanitary pad. This project led to 21%
increase in school enrollment, 96% increase in girls obtaining a C+ or better
score on the Kenya Certificate in primary education (KCPE) exam.
Egide Nimubona spoke on behalf
of the Burundi project. Last year this
project received $2615.16 from Rotary Shines and the project will be completed
the end of April 2015. This money
allowed them to get toilets and showers in dorms for 25 girls at Muarmba high
school. In the school there are 663
students total. There are 6 flushing
toilets when water is available. The
dorms are for the most vulnerable girls so they don’t have to walk to and from
school daily.
Sridhar spoke on behalf of the
Integrated Sanitation and Water project in Odisha, India. The project will fund for separate toilets
and shower for Men and Women, have biogas generation for human waste, solar PV
and roof slopes to be used for natural water harvesting during rainy season for
less water pumping, community water supply for irrigation and drinking, biogas
will be used for water heating or street lighting depending on the availability
and nominal user free to encourage self-reliance and maintenance. Phase I (Women’s Unit) building will be ready
by April 30, 2015 and Phase II (Men’s Unit) will have one unit of sanitation
and drinking project for women will be completed by July 1, 2015. Sridhar also talked about the Bharati project
which will receive funds from our Rotary Shines event this year 2015-2016. This project rescues girls ages 13-18 from
India, Bangladesh and Nepal from human trafficking. It provides safe and secure homes, counseling
and advocacy and empowerment and rehabilitation through education and
training. Rotary will be funding $10,000
to the education and training component.
_____________________________________________________________
Thursday, April 2, 2015
INTEGRATION OF REFUGEES IN THE FOX VALLEY
Who is a Refugee? A refugee is someone who is forced to leave
their country because of race, religion, nationality, political opinion or
social class. The World Relief is committed
to helping refugees fleeing from war and persecution replant their lives,
providing legal services to immigrants and responding to the injustice of human
trafficking. It was established in 1944
and currently has 16 international offices and 25 domestic offices. The World Relief office in the Fox Valley
reopened in 2012. Since the doors
reopened they have helped around 300 refugees and 50 now call Appleton their
home. Congolese Refugees are the highest in Appleton. Most of these individuals are from Rwanda,
Burundi and Uganda refugee camps. They
have endured torture and trauma, had limited access for healthy services,
physical health, have housing issues due to large family sizes and have limited
education. How can you get involved you may ask??? There are many ways to help individuals and
families working to rebuild their lives in our community. You could teach classes or serve as a tutor,
help families with buying groceries or transportation to medical appointments,
help establish a first home with donated furniture, food and household items,
help families navigate public transportation, become a mentor to an individual
or family, invite your church to engage in various ways or organize
fundraisers. If you are interested in
volunteering or giving to the World Relief organization, please visit their
website at www.worldrelieffoxvalley.org. Remember: Diversity represents the difference
that makes each of us unique.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
·
Rotary Shines is looking for bottles
of wine for the cork pull. If you are
interested in donating a bottle please bring to the meeting. Value should be around $20/bottle.
·
District Conference is
May 15-17
here in Appleton at the Radisson Paper Valley Hotel. Please visit the website at http://www.ridistrict6220.org/ to
register. Meghan will also have paper
copies available if you are interested.
·
Reciprocity
has begun! If you are unable to attend
our meeting you can now attend Neenah Rotary - Holiday Inn Neenah Riverwalk - Thursday-Noon, Menasha Rotary-Waverly
Beach, N8770 Fire Lane 1, Menasha - Wednesday-Noon,
Fox Cities Morning Rotary, Best Western Bridgewood, 1000 Cameron Way, Neenah - Tuesday 7-8 am with no cost. Please remember to sign a visiting Rotarian
card.
·
On
April 29th, the Menasha
Rotary will be meeting off-site. They
will be meeting
at the newly-renovated Menasha High School.
at the newly-renovated Menasha High School.
·
Help
celebrate Edison students' hard work by volunteering for the Knowledgeathon on
April 23, 2013. We need volunteers from 8:45-11:15.
Consider volunteering for a shift (either 8:45-10 or 10-11:15)
or for the whole morning. We'll provide light refreshments (baked goods and
beverages) for all of our volunteers. Just bring your energy and
enthusiasm so that you can ask questions in ways that give our students a
chance to shine.
If you are able to volunteer, please send the following information to the Edison PTA edison.elem.pta@gmail.org by Monday, April 6:
(1) Name of volunteer or group (if a group--how many people will be helping).
(2) Preferred time: 8:45-10, 10-11:15, an hour, or the whole time.
(3) Best way for us to contact you.
Thanks in advance for your help!
Children
with Disabilities Committee meeting
Tuesday, April 21st at 10:30am. Contact Amy Flanders to
receive grant applications for review. You can email her at amyjaneflanders@gmail.com.
If you are able to volunteer, please send the following information to the Edison PTA edison.elem.pta@gmail.org by Monday, April 6:
(1) Name of volunteer or group (if a group--how many people will be helping).
(2) Preferred time: 8:45-10, 10-11:15, an hour, or the whole time.
(3) Best way for us to contact you.
Thanks in advance for your help!
SAS COMMITTEE UPDATE
The Service Above Self Committee is looking for
volunteers for their first project. If
you are able to help out at Riverview
Gardens on Monday, April 6 from 2-5
or Saturday, April 11 from 9-12 please
email Jenni Eickelberg at jenni.eickelberg@thrivent.com
or Dan Flannery at dflannery@goodwillnwc.org.
ROTARY SHINES APRIL 17TH, 2015 AT FOX BANQUETS
This year’s beneficiaries will be:
Polio
Plus Program
United
Way Fox Cities PATH (Providing Access to Healing) for students program
Project
Bharati: Rehabilitation and Empowerment for Girls Rescued Human Trafficking and
Sexual Violence
Here are the Sponsors
so far:
Presenting Sponsor Community First Credit Union
Supporting Sponsors
Associated Bank
Barb MerryBassett Mechanical
BOLDT
Goodwill Industries
Nicolet National Bank
Schenck
Stifel Nicolaus
Friend Sponsors American
National Bank
Curt Detjen Family Fund
Wichmann Funeral Home
Fiduciary
Partners
Herrling
Clark
Esker
and Associates
Jeff Werner
Ulness
Health Insurance
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