CHAMBER EXPO VOLUNTEERS NEEDED ON JUNE 10TH

Greetings, Fellow Rotarians!  We all want Rotary to grow and prosper, so we're partnering with other local Rotary clubs to have a booth at the Wednesday, June 10 Chamber Business Expo (Radisson Paper Valley from 9 am-3 pm).  Our goals? 

1) To educate the community about what Rotary is and

2) To recruit new members.  

Please sign up to help staff our booth, which is #7 in the hallway outside the ballroom, or participate in Speed Networking.

Here's how it works in 3 easy steps:
1. Click this link to go to our invitation page on VolunteerSpot: http://vols.pt/TddvJv
2. Enter your email address: (You will NOT need to register an account on VolunteerSpot)
3. Sign up! Choose your spots - VolunteerSpot will send you an automated confirmation and reminders.

Remember to proudly wear your Rotary name badge and pin when you staff the booth!  Thanks for helping to Light up Rotary!

JUNE 16TH MEETING-YOUNG PROFESSIONALS COMMITTEE

Join us on June 16^th when the Young Professional Committee will once again be in charge of the entire meeting from bell to bell.  The meeting will include a special Father’s Day tribute by Dan Flannery as well as a panel of guests from other service organizations who will discuss the challenges and issues regarding how service clubs remain relevant

YOUTH SERVICES AND EDUCATION COMMITTEE SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS

 

This year the Youth Services and Education Committee presented 6 Bright Future Award winners with scholarships to area schools.  

Claire Holeton from Appleton East will be attending Fox Valley Technical College to pursue a degree or major in CAN or a Nurse Assistant.

Hope Wheeler from Appleton East will be attending Fox Valley Technical College to pursue a degree or major in Early Childhood Education.

Ryan Kochanek from Appleton Central will be attending Fox Valley Technical College to pursue a degree or major in AODA Counceling.

Britiny Tank from Appleton North will be attending The Art Institute of Wisconsin to pursue a degree or major in Fashion Design.

Amara Hoffstatter from Appleton North will be attending Globe University to pursue a degree or major as a Veterinarian Technician

Mary Thao from Appleton North will be attending Fox Valley Technical College to pursue a degree or major in Pharmaceutical or as a Registered Nurse.

Congratulations to those winners and good luck to them on their future endeavors.  Thank you to the Youth Services and Education Committee for all of your hard work.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

• 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/143102089053376

 

• We had a moment of silence for James Dreyer who passed away on May 31st.  James was a member of Rotary for almost 24 years.  Our condolences to the family.

FVTC- PUBLIC SAFETY TRAINING CENTER

 

Fox Valley Technical College opened the doors to the new Public Safety Training Center in the beginning of this year.  Today our members got the opportunity to tour the new facility.  The facility is located on County Road BB in Appleton on 75 acres by the Outagamie County Airport.  The training they provide includes Law Enforcement, Emergency Medical Services, Fire Protection and Wildland Fire.  They gave us a tour of the indoor classrooms and training areas which included: 2 Defense and Arrest Tactics Rooms, 2 Indoor firing ranges, EMS Lab and Ambulance Bay, Fire Training Area and Apparatus Bay, Fitness Center, Jail Training Area and Telecommunications Training Area.  Outside they showed us the area for Emergency Vehicle Driving Range which included: Off-road driving area, Pursuit Track, Skid Pad and Skills Pad.  They also have outdoor firing ranges.  2 50-yard tactical ranges, 100 yard firing range and a 300 yard sniper range.  Also included in the tour was the fire training section.  This included: 5-story class A burn building, Air rescue and firefighting training, burn pods, drafting pond, gas meter prop, HazMat, Vehicle Extrication and Car fire props, High-Angle/Technical Rescue, ladder training tower, trench and confined space rescue sprinkler lab and water and ice rescue.  Lastly on the tour we saw Scenario Village (River City).  That included Commercial and Residential Structures, Forced Entry/Tactical House, Permanent Mock Crime Scenes and Streets and Intersections.  We want to thank Fox Valley Technical College for allowing us to tour the facility.  A special Thank You to Mary Downs for arranging this visit, to Teresa Tuschl for putting everything together and to Josh Dukelow and his staff for being great tour guides.  If you enjoyed your tour, or did not have the opportunity to attend, there is an opportunity on June 10^th to see another awesome part of FVTC… On Wed, June 10 at 4p the doors of the FabLab open to the public! What’s the “FabLab” you ask? It’s a network of maker-spaces around the world, and one of them is located at Fox Valley Tech! Come see how you can use 3D printers, laser etching, vinyl cutters, and many other machines to turn your ideas into reality. More information and registration for this FREE EVENT here: www.fvtc.edu/explorefablab. 

HANDS OVER THE FOX EVENT--SUNDAY, MAY 31ST

This is an event to remember lives lost and help the community move forward after a tragic shooting took the lives of Jonathan & Olivia Stoffel and Adam Bentdahl on the Trestle Trail in Menasha, Wisconsin.

Date:

Sunday, May 31st, 2015

Time:

Program to begin at 7 p.m.
(We highly suggest you plan to arrive on either side of the bridge trail no later than 6:30 p.m. because of the large expected crowd; shuttles will start at 5 p.m. – scroll down for parking information

Location:

Trestle Trail Bridge, Menasha, WI

Details:

On Sunday, May 31, community members will gather on both sides of the Trestle Trail Bridge beginning at 6:30 p.m.

At 7 p.m., there will be a brief invocation, then people will be asked to walk onto the bridge from either side until both sides meet in the middle

Hands will be joined and raised during a moment of silence in honor of the lives lost. Nearby churches are asked to ring their bells at 7:33 p.m.; immediately following, boaters and kayakers in the surrounding water will collectively sound their horns as another sign of community strength and support.

 

JUNE 9TH MEETING-NFP ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION

 

On June 9^th the Program Committee is once again presenting Non-Profit Roundtables.  This will be a great way for rotary members to learn more about some of the agencies represented in our membership and how these organizations are serving our community as a whole.  Come learn about how these groups are improving the quality of life we enjoy in our community.