TM Rotary News May 2nd (May 02, 2023)

At the bottom of this email is listed your club responsibilities.

Those include if you are performing something at a meeting AND

any committees you are am member of.

Daniel Buttery, Tuesday May 2

Our speaker on Tuesday, May 2 is Daniel Buttery, President and CEO of the War Memorial Center.

Daniel W. Buttery is a Wisconsin native, growing up in Rio, WI.  He graduated from the University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point in 1994 with honors.

Dan first enlisted and then later commissioned as a US Army Engineer Officer in 1998, honored as OCS Class 39 President. He went on to become Company Commander of C-Company 724 Engineer Battalion in 2001.  Dan’s deployments included German (Overseas Deployment for Training) 1998, Chontales, Nicaragua (Peace Keeping for Southern Commanded, USSOUTHCOM) 2001 - 2002, Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) 2003 – 2004 and the Republic of Korea Joint Operations 2006.

Dan’s combat engineer company successfully conducted 300 missions in Iraq from May 2003 – April 2004, covering all corners of the country.  As a company commander, Dan was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for missions conducted in Iraq.  Injuries sustained in country eventually ended his military service.

From 2015-17, Dan served as the Assistant Deputy Secretary for the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs in Madison, WI, where he was responsible for advancing pro-Veteran legislation in the State of Wisconsin.

Dan understands the sacrifices that members of the United States Armed Forces and their families give on a daily basis to maintain our freedom.  For that, he works to serve these individuals and the charitable organizations that best serve our Veterans.  Dan was the founder and now past President of the Board of Directors for Fisher House Wisconsin, Inc., a 100 percent volunteer appointment.

Dan is the President / CEO of the War Memorial Center in Milwaukee, a position he took on in January, 2020.

Free Brewers Tickets for Veterans

Please share with your Veteran friends:

Field of Flags Ceremony

Please join us for the Field of Flags Ceremony, Monday May 29, 6:00 pm at Veteran's Park, Milwaukee.

The plan is for the Club help setting up the flags May 25 from 1130-1

Please contact James Counsellor at JimJenny@gmail.com to express your interest.

(Car pooling is planned)

Flags at Forest Home - Volunteer Opportunity

important request from Flory 050123

Well, after holding our last mission in January of 2020, it looks like a mission will be possible for January of 2024.

More will be forthcoming on this from Brittany. 🎉

I'm writing to talk about funding.

Holding a mission means we need to budget around $15,000- $20,000 for the 5 day clinic, medicines, supplies, etc.

We also need to raise $40,000 or more for Continuing Care-surgeries and medical care after we leave, which is actually ongoing now with patients who have come to Flory for help since we haven't been there for three years.

Believe it or not, we have raised this kind of money in the past, and with help from all of you and your contacts we can do it again.

It means you need to think back and remember what it felt like to serve on this mission and try to regain the enthusiasm you felt after your first trip. 😍

Think of all the lives we have touched, people who are now out of pain, able to work again, care for their families, and help their neighbors. This is important, life-changing work, for the Guatemalans and for each of us!

SUGGESTIONS-This has worked really well for me.

1) You can write a short email to your friends, saying that you are going to go on this medical mission again-- or saying that you aren;t able to go but are still supporting the cause.

2) Tell your friends you are going to share photo stories with them as a way for them to learn about life in another culture.

3)Tell them a bit about what the mission is like and any things that stand out in your mind.

4) Finally, say that if they are able to support the mission financially that would be wonderful, but it's totally up to them.

5) Attach photo stories pages. ( I have all of them, just ask me if you need some.

Please remember, you are not asking for yourself; you're asking for people who really, really need our help. Please be brave and take the time to send out some emails with photo stories.

*There are 2 files in te download section related to this request:

GMRP 2024 fund raise

GMRP better history