1. Thank you to last weeks cooking crew, led by Jim Lysaught and his famous BBQ ribs, and supporting crew of Stan Smith, Rob Kos, Melissa Schneider, and Nick Moran.
2. Jim Lysaught and Rob Kos presented to the Club on another successful year of Gathering on the Green.
3. Rob Kos seems to have the Midas Touch, as his efforts with the Thiensville Business Association led to a very successful opening week Food Truck Tour at Village Park in Thiensville on Thursday.
4. Limited tickets remain for the Chinooks game on August 9th. Talk to Sandy Custer to request your tickets before they are sold out.
5. Rotary's exchange student Elisabeth Bu will be arriving in Wisconsin in a few weeks and I'm certain Rotarians are looking forward to meeting her. I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but the Rotary Boards of the Sunrise Club and the Afternoon Club voted to suspend the program which has sponsored foreign exchange students for many years. The biggest challenge has been finding host families. Although I'm certain hosting would be a significant challenge to many Rotarians, I would strongly encourage keeping an open discussion about revitalizing the program in the future. The opportunities and experiences that Rotary has been able to offer exchange students in the past will hopefully resume before too long.
6. Fall into Comedy is looking for silent auction donations, and possibly still additional sponsors. If anyone (or business) would like to donate an item or become a sponsor, they should contact Todd Davis, or Ellen MacFarlane. If Todd or Ellen are the incorrect person to contact, I hereby put them in charge of finding out who the correct person is, because people will likely be trying to talk to them about donating or sponsoring.
7. Although Tuesday's meeting is a business meeting, which historically results in lower attendance, don't forget that Van Mobley is the head chef. To put that statement into perspective, an evening of Van's cooking is a well sought after silent auction item at Fall into Comedy.
8. Finally, below please find the Article requested be re-published regarding how to make contributions to the Rotary Foundation. Just another way that Rotarians come together to make the world a better place. You are of course encouraged to ask Sam Azinger questions about making contributions to the Rotary Foundation, or how to use accumulated points you may have.