Thiensville-Mequon Rotary Club
Chartered 1937

T-M Rotary Club History

Thiensville-Mequon Rotary Club Chartered in 1937 with 20 members: click here
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The first meeting of the Thiensville-Mequon (T-M) Rotary Club was held July 29, 1937, with the charter being officially presented on September 21, 1937. There were 20 original members. Edwin Wiese was the first president; Martin Blank was vice president; George Kroeger was secretary; and Oscar Bublitz was treasurer.

From the very beginning, the Thiensville-Mequon Rotary Club was alert to community needs, and began immediately to support and initiate worthwhile community programs and projects. One of the earliest projects was the sponsorship of the Boy Scout Program. Other early projects were the County Apple Show and Smokey, the Fire Clown (a school program). During the World War II years, the club was involved in the sale of war bonds, clothing drives and similar wartime activities. Over the years, the club has sponsored many activities in conjunction with the school district, the Village of Thiensville and the City of Mequon.

One of the more recent projects of the club has been the City of Mequon Rotary Park which was officially launched September 17, 1987 marking the fiftieth anniversary of the club's existence. The site encompasses approximately 95 acres and is located on Highland Road near the Milwaukee Area Technical College's north campus. The TM Rotary club donated the site to the City of Mequon in 1991 and has remained actively involved in its development as a recreational resource for residents across the Thiensville-Mequon community.

The entrance to City of Mequon Rotary Park
Original Plan for City of Mequon Rotary Park 1991	Current satellite view of City of Mequon Rotary Park

Other projects recently completed include the T-M Rotary gift of $25,000 to St. Mary's Hospital-Ozaukee; the district sponsorship of the Health Education Center in Milwaukee; the organization and coordination of the District 6270 Assembly and Conference held at the Grand Geneva Resort and Spa in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin with T-M Rotarian Karl V. Hertz as District Governor that year (1996-1997); the T-M Rotary gift to the Reuter Pavilion; and the T-M Rotary gift to support the ongoing efforts of the "Gathering on the Green" annual summer concert held in Rotary Park and the T-M Rotary gift of $4,000 to the Visioning Committee of the Village of Thiensville. T-M Rotary has entered into a joint development agreement with the Mequon-Thiensville Sunrise Rotary club, in developing a Rotary Riverwalk project to commemorate Rotary International's 100th anniversary in 2005. The Rotary Riverwalk will eventually extend from Thiensville Park on the north all the way to Mequon Road to the south.
 
 The T-M Rotary Annual "Black-Tie" fundraiser continues to be the primary means by which the club is able to financially support many community projects and program requests from local organizations. The Thiensville-Mequon community has always been very supportive of Rotary's fundraising activities and we appreciate that and thank all of our local supporters. It is you who have helped finance (and continue to finance) the many activities of the Thiensville-Mequon Rotary Club that ultimately benefit our community.

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