12 Rotarians, and 6 extras participated in Saturday's Roadside Cleanup. The 12 Rotarians and extras include those pictured below and Ellen MacFarlane. Photo's courtesy of Ellen MacFarlane... Would someone get her a selfie stick so she can be in some of the pictures too?
George Witte was represented by Jess and her husband and their two sons at Saturday's roadside cleanup. It looks like the Rotarian way of life may be rubbing off onto her. Pictured with Sandy Custer, who is of course instrumental to this service project, as he is so many others.
Carter Azinger puts a piece of trash gracefully into an open garbage bag held by Sam Azinger while Tim Carr looks on (note, this photo was posed before leaving), while Tyler Azinger looks for trash in the Kwik Trip lawn.
John Rosing and Tim Vertz show off their skills with full bags in hand and a clean roadside behind them.
Stan Smith sported a Rotary hat to assure anyone driving by at less than 50 MPH could identify the source of the good deeds (nobody slowed down, must have been all the Thiensvillians trying to escape Mequon as quickly as possible).
Mequon Mayor John Wirth and Alderwoman Kathleen Schneider are happy to take a break from their role of sitting behind a desk to keep Mequon beautiful, and instead participate in the laborious side of keeping their city beautiful.
Jim Lysaught and Rob Kos enjoy the relaxing task of cleaning Green Bay Road where the speed limit is only 30 MPH. Rob Kos only identifiable as a result of being the only person brave enough to sport a Yankees hat in Wisconsin.
Karle Naggs may have kept his boots clean, but he sacrificed his van's carpeting by picking up and dropping off the muddy trash collectors.
Rotarians present at Tuesday's meeting gave generously to celebrate World Polio Day! $306 was raised by our Trick-or-Treater (Maureen's daughter, Jax). Peterson Apfelbach (pictured above), who warned us last week of the consequences of not giving, but still missed the meeting Tuesday, went from skin and bones to just bones. Peterson did, however, generously donate those bones (as well as a hat, tie, and name tag) to enlighten Rotarians on giving to Polio Plus to avoid the same fate as him.
1. We have started a new committee with the hopes of earning the coveted rotary citations! These are awards bestowed upon clubs who go above and beyond the call of duty to help serve and make an impact in the community! Maureen has taken charge with this plan and if you would like to know more talk with her at the next rotary meeting!
Rotary’s theme for this year is “Rotary Connects the World”. Here is a great opportunity to show the Noon and Sunrise Clubs collective support and make some special connections at the Ozaukee County NAACP Branch Freedom Fund Dinner at the Watermark at Shully’s on Friday 15 November.
The keynote speaker is Rotarian Thelma Sais. She has been recognized for her work in Milwaukee. Last year alone she was recognized by the Milwaukee Business Journal twice; first as recipient of the "Business Diversity Award" and again for "Lifetime Achievement Award". Brian Monroe has had the pleasure of hearing her speak and knows her through the Rotary Club of Milwaukee, and highly recommends the opportunity to hear her speak. The emcee will be our AG Rayna Andrews.
The tables will be comfortably set for eight guests and Brian is hopeful that Rotarians will be able to fill a few tables. For tickets and menu selections please click the Freedom Fund Eventbrite link. You’ll also be able to request seating with the Rotary tables.
Thanks for your consideration and hoping that you are able to join us.
This post is requested by Brian Monroe of the Sunrise Club.
Thank you Shelley Weston for Contributing your photos! If anyone else has photos they would like to share with the club please forward them to me and I will be happy to include them in the next newsletter!
You're telling me that because you didn't give to Polio Plus the ghost of Paul Harris transformed you into a heartless skeleton??
Well I better come prepared to our next meeting on October 29th! so I can dodge the same fate!
To celebrate International Polio Day (October 24th), We will be taking time to collect donations for Polio Plus during our next meeting! Please come prepared with some change, or suffer the consequences!
Angela is now in her tenth year as the assistant dean for public service at Marquette Law School. Prior to Marquette she worked in private practice as an elder and disability law attorney. Angela came to the practice of law as a social worker- she worked for ten years with a domestic violence intervention agency in Portland, Oregon. During that time, she completed her law degree at Lewis & Clark Law School.
While in criminal law if you can not afford an attorney, one will be appointed to you this is not the case for many civil law matters. As such there are many low income individuals and families that are often not receiving the proper legal service or protection they may need. Legal Action of Wisconsin is an available service for these group to go to; however, they are only able to serve roughly half of the 25,000 eligible clients they evaluate each year. Marquette's Law School seeks to answer that call through its spirit of volunteerism and service. Every year they have a team of roughly 550 lawyers and students that are able to serve an additional 5,000 people with their legal needs with emphasis on housing, health, domestic violence, seniors, and veterans and military families. They do this from four brick and mortar locations and a mobile unit staged around the Milwaukee area.
For questions or availability to volunteer please reach out to
Thanks to the generosity of our friends at the soon to open Foxtown Brewing in Mequon, the Mequon Thiensville Historical Society has been offered the opportunity to host a Soft Opening fundraiser. The Foxtown Brewing building was constructed in 1857 as the Zimmermann & Opitz Brewery and has been carefully returned to its original purpose after many years of industrial use, warehousing, and vacancy.
The details of the event are:
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30
5 - 9 PM
FOXTOWN BREWING
6411 WEST MEQUON ROAD
MEQUON, WISCONSIN
A donation of $75 per person includes any two items from the Foxtown Brewing menu (appetizers, salads, boards, handhelds. and entrees) plus complimentary beer, coffee and coke products.
Seating is limited. Tickets will be available starting at 9 AM on Monday, October 21st, at the Port Washington State Bank locations in Mequon and Thiensville. Please plan to pay by check made out to MTHS.
I hope you will attend this wonderful event. It will be a great opportunity to see the spectacular Foxtown building, enjoy a great meal along with specialty beers, and support your MT Historical Society.
The Rollin' with Rotary Walk Team participated with over 450 walkers in the two mile Walk to End Alzheimer's on Saturday, October 5. Pictured above were the most people who could be gathered at one time for a photo op, specifically, Bruce Rowe, Herb Hillman, Maureen O'Leary Guth (with 2 sisters, Alison O'Leary and Kristin O'Leary), Marilyn Jacobs, Ellen MacFarlane, Sam Azinger (with Tyler and Carter). Not pictured includes Alice and Steve Sedgwick, Maureen's husband and daughters, Jeremy, Jacqueline, and Madelyn (featured in third photo), Sam's wife and daughter, Jessica and Reagan, and Cindy Shaffer. Others who may have been there but were not verified by photographic evidence or non-photographic memory include Bob Blazich, Andy Moss, Cara Seppi-Bern, and Doug Hansen. All walkers collectively lost 35 lbs. by the end of the walk.
The Rotary Walk Team consisted of 20 registered walkers, and raised $1,030. Listed donors included Ellen MacFarlane, Bob Blazich, Brian Monroe, Bruce Rowe, Cara Seppi-Bern, Carol Wessels, Dan Gannon, Dave Kliber (in honor of Edward and Floramae Kliber), Herb Hillman, Jenne Hohn, Karl Hertz, Kathleen Schneider, Maureen O'Leary Guth, Sam Azinger and Sandy and Jean Custer. If anyone is missed, I sincerely apologize. Truthfully I suspect someone isn't listed that I'd like to give a shout out to, but am more worried that I'd shout out to them and they'd have to correct me by stating that they didn't make a contribution.
Funds raised are used to support finding a cure for Alzheimer's disease. Once there is a cure, I presume there will no longer be a need to raise funds, so theoretically you could call this event the Walk to End the Walk to End Alzheimer's.
Save the date for November 19th from 5:30-7:30 in which a celebration dinner and awards ceremony will be held at the River Room in Grafton. I suspect our team is due an award or two, such as for the Largest Team, and possibly the Rookie Team that raised the most funds. If you're interested in attending, RSVP at wteaozcelebration.eventbrite.com.
Last week we were visited by Patrick Marchese the Chairman for the City of Mequon's Park & Open Spaces Board. During his time with us he shared he deep gratitude for the high level of involvement and impact rotary has had on the Mequon-Thiensville Park systems and his hope that such a partnership will continue for many years to come. The mission of the Park Board and Parks Department is to acquire, improve, and maintain the City’s park and open space for the purpose of providing active and passive recreational activities, land and water preservation and restoration, and environmental education for its residents. The various programs included are scheduling events, collection of fees, and the coordination of stewardship groups and athletic organizations. While most members of the community think the area only has a handful of park, The area actually supports 25 different parks each with its own unique arrangement of amenities and services for visitors. These parks are a key component to continuing to sustain our high quality of life!
Thanks to all those who have signed up to walk with the Rollin' with Rotary Walk Team for the October 5, 2019 Walk to End Alzheimer's, and to those who have made donations to the team. Everyone is strongly encouraged to join the team to go for a walk through Port Washington at 10 am on Saturday, October 5 or to make a donation. To do either of these things click the following link: https://act.alz.org/site/TR/Walk2019/WI-Wisconsin?team_id=577872&pg=team&fr_id=12304.
As of September 19, there are 3 Rotarians who have signed up to walk (and 5 kids, some spouses and siblings), and we'd love to have a stronger Rotary presence. All that being said, we have received donations from Sandy Custer, Maureen O'Leary, Karl Hertz, Jenne Hohn, Herb Hillman, Dan Gannon, Brian Monroe, Sam Azinger, as well as a Facebook fundraiser and an anonymous donor (It's Ellen, sorry Ellen). Thank you to all who are participating. Sam or Ellen will accept cash or check donations at either of the next two meetings before the walk, if clicking the link above is too much work. We'd also love to have you participate!
Patrick started his career in law enforcement with the Milwaukee Police Department as a Police Officer in 1995. He came to the City of Mequon in 1999, where he has held the positions of Patrol Officer, Patrol Sergeant and Administrative Sergeant. Patrick holds a certification from Northwestern University, School of Police Staff and Command and received his bachelor’s degree in Criminology and Law Studies from Marquette University.
During his time with us he shared the many ways the police department is continuing to serve the Mequon community. He mentioned the two most common issues they deal with are property damage and fraud/scams.
If you are looking for more activity on Saturday October 5th look no further than the Jonathan Clark House!
Friends of Jonathan Clark House Heritage Days – A Pumpkin Patch Festival Saturday, October 5, 2019 12:00 – 3:00 At the historic 1848 Jonathan Clark House On the corner of Bonniwell and Cedarburg Roads in Mequon .
Help the Clark family harvest pumpkins from their pumpkin patch .
Try out the chores and yard games of our early settlers .
Decorate a mini pumpkin and a pumpkin cookie .
Step back in time as you tour the historic house .
Come in an early settler costume or try on one of ours.
This is a free event and donations are welcome. For more information: www.jonathanclarkhouse.com 262-618-2051 jchmuseum@gmail.com
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