1. Another successful summer of meetings at the park concluded with a great Family Night.  Thanks in great part to a fantastic meal courtesy of Head Chef Sandy Custer with supporting crew of Tim Carr, Karle Naggs, Rachel Muchin-Young, George Witte, and additional support from Russ Brown and Dave O'Connor. 

 

2. Meetings to resume at Ozaukee Country Club on Tuesday August 28.  If it's your first meeting, park in the parking lot a follow a fellow Rotarian in, they're probably going the right way.  Otherwise you can go in the left doors and go right down the hallway or if you go in the front doors turn left and go down the hallway until you see our noble greeter awaiting their opportunity to welcome you.  

 

3.  eBrags: None (feel free to submit eBrags to sazinger@willmslaw.com)  

 

4. News Flash:  Technologically challenged bulletin editor forced to resend bulletin after posting photograph of foreign exchange students to story on Vertz Marketing story. 

 

MEQUON, WI, August 27 - Vertz Marketing and Concordia University Wisconsin are excited to announce the creation of the Vertz Marketing Rotary Small Business Innovation Center at Concordia University Wisconsin.

Starting in the fall semester, there will be openings for up to 10 Mequon-Thiensville businesses to become a part of this innovative marketing and business mentoring program.

The Vertz Marketing Rotary Small Business Innovation Center at Concordia University partners with select Mequon-Thiensville businesses to provide marketing and business development service to foster economic development in the region.

The Batterman School of Business at Concordia University Wisconsin, Vertz Marketing and Rotary International have combined their forces to share their business expertise with the Mequon-Thiensville Business Community. These entities will provide FREE digital marketing and business development planning to ten qualified area businesses each semester.

 

“We are proud to be a part in creating the Vertz Marketing Rotary Small Business Innovation Center at Concordia University and help give back to our local community,” said Tim Vertz, founder and CEO of Vertz Marketing.

 

Young, growing businesses in the Mequon-Thiensville community are encouraged to apply for the fall 2018 program. Each business will be assigned up to three Concordia University student interns for the semester under the direction of Concordia University and Vertz Marketing.

 

“We had a lot of success in the spring 2018 semester testing this concept with Thiensville area businesses and we’re very excited to expand this into Mequon and our new partnership with Vertz Marketing to serve the community,” said Dr. Daniel Sem, Dean of the Batterman School of Business at Concordia University Wisconsin.

 

Organizations including the Mequon-Thiensville Chamber of Commerce, Thiensville Business Association, Thiensville-Mequon Rotary and Ozaukee Economic Development are signed on as business association sponsors to help recruit businesses to take part in the Vertz Marketing Rotary Small Business Innovation Center program.

 

“This is a great service for up and coming businesses in the Mequon-Thiensville community. With all of the economic growth in Mequon-Thiensville and many new businesses coming to the area, the Vertz Marketing Rotary Small Business Innovation Center is a great community service. We appreciate the commitment of Vertz Marketing and Concordia University Wisconsin in our community,” said Tina Schwantes, Executive Director of the Mequon-Thiensville Chamber of Commerce.

 

Businesses can apply now for fall, 2018 programs at
https://vertzmarketing.com/concordia

For more information about the Vertz Marketing Rotary Small Business Innovation Center,
please contact:
Tim Vertz | timv@vertzmarketing.com | 414-379-1677
Dr. Daniel Sem | daniel.sem@cuw.edu | 262-243-2778
 

 

Rotary sponsored exchange student Elisabeth Burschel joined the other Homestead exchange students for an AFS sponsored gathering this week. 

 

Rotarian and State Representative Jim Ott for spoke to the Club at Tuesday's meeting.  Representative Ott gave a few of the highlights from the last years legislative session, including the Foxconn deal, the education bill, closing the loophole for ignition interlock requirements for drunk drivers, and the passing of a structured settlement law. 

 

Representative Ott serves as the Representative for the 23rd Assembly District and where he is the Chair for the Committee on Judiciary, co-Chair on the Law Revision Committee, and also sits on the Committee for Review of Administrative Rules, Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules, Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, and Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs. Sporting an I Voted sticker, Jim Ott was unopposed in the August Primary and learned later Tuesday evening that he would be facing off in the General Election against Democrat Liz Sumner in November.

 

Speaking of November, Ott provided a very interesting history on the November elections, and how the partisan election came to take place on the Tuesday following the first Monday of November.     

Rotary welcomes Elisabeth Bu, Rotary sponsored foreign exchange studied from Germany.  We look forward to getting to know Elisabeth over the course of the next year.  Thank you to Bob Blazich from the AM club (and so much more) for bringing Elisabeth to the meeting.

Thiensville Village President Van Mobley and Administrator Dianne Robertson, both fellow Rotarians provide an update on the things that are happening in Thiensville.  A need for volunteer firefighters, an expiring TIF, and a visit from a member of President Trump's cabinet. The quote of the week from the off the cuff Village President is "send us money and we will spend it wisely." Thanks Van and Dianne for a very informative discussion about what's happening in Thiensville. 

Rotary loves welcoming new members with the character necessary to be a Rotarian.  Kathleen Schneider is a physician working in hospice and palliative care and also serves the City of Mequon as the Alderperson for the 7th District.  We welcome Kathleen and look forward to getting to know her better. Featured with Rotarian Dan Gannon and President Tim Vertz.