REMINDER - MEETING THIS WEEK! Thursday morning, March 26th, 7:00 am Cabin Coffee.
We will have our morning meeting on Thursday, 3/26. Jason hosts and our guest is Hannah Ritsch, Philanthropy Officer with Marshfield Clinic. Last week Kathy R. hosted Kevin Jacobsen from the noon club to talk about the “Sleep in Heavenly Peace” Program. It was an interesting program that we are looking at participating in with the Noon club.
We also were able to have former DG Jim Hunt on-line to present us with our matching grant money ($7500) that will support our NEGU project. This is how our foundation works!! Isn't it a great program - be sure to donate when you can.
Joe Erickson and his wife Julie will be going on a Rotary Group Friendship Exchange this spring to Buenos Aries. At the end of May, a group from Beunos Aries will be coming here - Rotary is looking for a few host families for the days of May 29,20, and 31.
A couple of reminders:
Visioning excercise will happen end of April - date coming soon.
Still collecting for Crutches for Africa - any mobility related items can be given/brought to our meeting this week or to Tyler at his business.
NEGU - IMPORTANT THIS IS THIS WEEK! Please sign up to help on March 27. We are still in need for volunteers - use the link below to sign up! The main Joy Jar event is from 1:00-3:00, but there are preparations and boxing/packing and clean up shifts as well. We will have our social gathering following this event. We have a several tables reserved at Drags Lounge and will have appetizers/pizza available. Drinks are on your own - hope you can make it!
Rubies Pantry was last weekend - this would have been our regular schedule - we think Don and Ken helped out? If so - thanks you guys for representing our club!
May 4 is our Cameron Event - watch for more information.
May 14-22 we will have representatives from the Czech Republic visiting our community. We are looking for hosts for this visit. Please contact Kathy R. or Deb Neuheisel if you are interested.
Cumberland Rotary Impact Club Update:
REMINDER - Meeting This Week Wed. March 25 at Harvest Grill! 7:00 AM
It’s Daffodil time! You can pick up your order on Thursday 3/26 from 3:30-5pm at the Cumberland Chamber office. If you would like them delivered to Rice Lake we can bring them to the NEGU packing event on Friday, just let us know. Thanks to everyone who bought! We meet this week on Wednesday 3/25 at 7am at the Harvest Grill. Kevin Jacobsen will be telling us about the Sleep in Heavenly Sleep project.
Our club visioning exercise will be rescheduled for the month of April. Watch for more info.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES:
March 27 - NEGU event 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Bethany Lutheran Church
May 16 - Children's Safety Fair
June 20 - Ruby's Pantry in Cameron 7:00 AM - mark your calendar as this is our next regular quarterly scheduled event.
UPCOMING PROGRAMS for Sunrise Rotary (all members are welcome to attend):
Reminder: please work hard to get a speaker. If you cannot, please let us know at the meeting and we can help you!
March Social Activity Planners - Trudy K and Jeremy M Social gathering after our NEGU event on Friday, March 27, Drags Lounge, appetizers provided, drinks on your own.
Rotary Anniversaries - Cathy B. 3/1/23; Ana T.S. 3/1/23; Mike VG 3/30/1999
Mar. 21 - Happy Birthday Bill K.!
Mar. 26 - Meeting - Jason S. - Hannah Ritsch, Philanthropy Officer with Marshfield Clinic.
Mar. 27 - NEGU Event - All Hands On Deck! Bethany Lutheran Church followed by our social activity.
Mar. 30 - Happy Birthday Jeremy!
Mar. 31 Board Meeting 7 AM Johnson Bank
April Social Activity Planners - Dean Springer and Bruce Smith
Mar. 31 Board Meeting 7 AM Johnson Bank (rescheduled due to our president's trip to Scotland for Rotary Curling Competition)
Apr. 2 - Meeting - Jim Stoll - Board Report out.
Apr. 9 - Meeting - Tentative Food Pantry visits for donations from our Valentines Raffle.
Apr. 12 - Happy Birthday Cathy B.!
Apr. 16 - Meeting - Ana T.S.
Apr. 23 - Meeting - Mike VG - Jake Myre who will speak to us about his self-designed RV and travels to national parks on April 23rd. He will likely bring the RV for viewing after the meeting!
Apr. 30 - Meeting - BJ Williams
May Social Activity Planners - Monika A. and Mark B.
May 2 - Happy Birthday Sheldon!
May 4 - Tentative Cameron Social Event
May 5 - Board Meeting 7 AM Johnson Bank
May 5 - Happy Birthday Jim S.!
May 7 - Meeting - Board Report Out
May 9 - Happy Birthday Bruce S. !
May 14 - Meeting - Cathy B.
May 15 - Happy Birthday Monika!
May 16 - Children's Safety Fair
May 18 - Happy Birthday Tyler!
May 21 - Meeting - Don D.
May 22 - Happy Birthday Ana T.S.!
May 26 - Happy Birthday Trudy!
May 28 - Meeting - Joe E.
Please be sure to let me know as soon as you have a program set up so it can be added to our schedule. If you do NOT have a program, please let us know that as well so we can either get a program or some other focus for those attending. If you need a Zoom link, please let Trudy/Joe E. know that as well. Thanks!
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
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The Annual Meeting of Rotary District #5960 will occur during the 2025-26 Conference of Clubs. This meeting is scheduled for Friday, April 17 from 4:00 to 5:00 PM at the DoubleTree St. Paul East. There are several things that need to be voted upon. Check the attachments to understand what these items are.
In addition to the items needing to be voted upon, you will hear several reports on District activities. These include the current status of this year's District budget, an update on the District Foundation, and the impact of our various Rotary Foundation Grants.
