For those of you on vacation or otherwise unable to attend, here is a recap of our September club meeting, held on September 6th. New! The meeting was recorded, if you prefer to watch the link is here.
Teegan Davis, our Speaker and the Sun Prairie East Interact Club president started the meeting off with a recap of her International youth exchange in July. She had an exciting trip full of activities every day. Watch the team meeting link to see all her exciting adventures.After Teegan rushed off to school, we recited the four way test to remind us of our Rotary ethics of truth, fairness, goodwill, friendships and beneficial to all.
Officers were named, with a call out for volunteers for additional positions. We need a Membership Committee Chair and a Foundation Chair for this year and a President Elect, who will attend President Elect Training and be president for 2024-2025.
50/50 raffle: Congratulations to Allison, our winner!
Please remember that in order for our club to apply for district matching grants we need every member to donate $100 to the International Rotary Foundation. Donations to Polio Plus also count toward this. You can make a donation or set up ongoing donations through My Rotary https://my.rotary.org/en/donate. 
Congratulations us! We were awarded the 2023-24 Rotary Citation for meeting the majority of our goals that the club set and worked towards last year. Did you know that Rotary has been sponsoring a float in the Rose Bowl Parade since 1980? 2025 will be the 45th consecutive Rose Parade Entry. Find out more at www.RotaryFloat.org.
We are always looking for new members. Please invite people you think might be interested to join us for a monthly meeting.
4th Tuesday of the month is our Committee Meeting time. We encourage everyone to join a committee to enhance their Rotary experience, and are open to new ideas! Just let us know how you would like to serve our club. Our next meeting will be on Tuesday, September 24th at 5 pm via Zoom. If there is something that you are passionate about that would help Rotary to advance its mission, let a club officer know, and form a committee and set a meeting time if the fourth Tuesday doesn't work.
We are continuing to fundraise for the Ukrainian Hungarian Bilingual School in Budapest. Our district will match any donations 1:1. Donations can be made directly to the District 6250 foundation on line, https://rotary6250.org/page/district-6250-foundation or a check can be mailed to Rotary District 6250 Foundation c/o Brian Watson, 4030 E. Stone Ridge Dr, Milton, WI 53563. The International Grant application is in-process. The presidents of Hungary and Ukraine have made a joint announcement proclaiming the start of this school.Our executive board has approved $500 for the project proposal from the Rotary Club of Metro Kalibo, Philippines for updated equipment for the dental clinic. Meg Lunns, the 6250 District Administrator, is a member of this club. Tax deductible donations can be made through the district website foundation page https://rotary6250.org/page/district-6250-foundation Be sure to select Kalibo Philippines Dental Clinic from the dropdown when selecting the amount.
Operation Pollination: Our club has signed the pledge backed by Rotary District 6250 and we would like you to send any photos of what you are doing to promote pollinators in your yard or neighborhood to wac7158@gmail.com.The April District 6250 Friendship Exchange to the Philippines will be hosting Philippine Rotarians in September, one week in Madison and one week in La Crosse. Sharon will be a Madison host, in Cathy's place.
Rotary Magazine and dues. As of the current invoice for Rotary International, the magazine is no longer included in your RI dues. Either the digital or print copy subscriptions are now $18 per year, charged back to Changemakers. The executive board has voted to raise our quarterly dues to $75 starting on January 1st, 2025. If you are only receiving the online version and would like to get the magazine mailed to you, email data@rotary.org or call the circulation department at 866-976-8279.
Next meeting: Friday October 4, our speaker will be District 6250 Governor Todd Restel.