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Founded 1986 Vitense Golfland 5501 Schroeder Road www.MadisonBreakfastRotary.org Meeting Time, 7:30 AM Mondays (No meeting 5th Monday of the Month)

Priscilla Thain, Editor We Focus on Youth and Literacy March 11, 2013 [email protected]

PROGRAM Linda Lane, Dir., Independent Living The Party at Sprecher’s on February 28 “Meals-On-Wheels”

UPCOMING PROGRAMS March 18: Prof. John Young, “Wisconsin’s Changing Climate and Impacts” March 25: Youth Exchange April 1: TBD

GREETERS Mar. 11: Hopi Gesteland Mar. 18: Doug Nordstrom Mar. 26: Bob Dombroski

ROTARY CALENDAR Mar. 14: Thursday. 5:30 pm Board Meeting, Wheeler Van Sickle, Suite 80, 25 W. Main St. Thalia selling raffle tickets at the Sprecher’s event. Apr. 4: 7:15 am International Committee, Panera May 31-June 1: District Conference, Monona Ter., Madison June 23-26: RI Convention, Lisbon Portugal

GUESTS: March 4: West Towne Middleton: Dick Meister; Special Guests: Franks Schafzley, guest of George Yelder; Thalia ATTENDANCE: Make up at www.rotaryeclubone.org

MEALS ON WHEELS DRIVERS-Thursdays We hope for two drivers each Thursday. Sign up to drive with Mike Kafka. If you need to change dates, please find a substitute and let Michelle Christenson know at [email protected]

Ride Schedule for Thalia Mar. 11: George Yelder Mar. 18: Eng Braun Howard Crook, Betsy Nordstrom, John Feller at Sprecher’s. Mar. 25: Dave Muehl Betsy Nordstrom announced that the club With a focus on youth and literacy, the Rotary has met its fundraising goal of $5500 after the beer Club of Madison-Breakfast actively serves our tasting party at Sprecher’s. Many thanks to Betsy community -- local, national, and the world -- Nordstrom for the the overall arrangements, Thom by working together and contributing our Weiss, who was in charge of the raffle gifts and talents, energy and fellowship to achieve the check in desk, John Feller, the sponsorships, George goals of Rotary. Yelder the volunteers, Doug Nordstrom, the tickets and web site, Thalia and the exchange students from other clubs who sold raffle tickets, and Helen Baldwin who sold 9 tickets and brought 7 guests. Above all, the club had fun.

Effective Approaches to Preventing and Controlling Mass Shootings Inbound: Thalia (Indomesia) Speaker Outbound: Celeste (Austria) Michael Rebounds: Sadie (Denmark), Chandler (Hungary); Leah Scott, (Chile), Kali Ann, (Mexico), Jeanette (Brazil), Leya (Germany) Helen H.S. Youth Exchange Officers Baldwin, Inbound Coordinator: Betsy Nordstrom and Outbound Coordinators: Thom & Brenda Weiss Bruce Youth Exchange Counselor: George Yelder Harville 2012-2013CLUB OFFICERS on March President: Judy Levine 4. President Elect: John Feller Secretary: Eng Braun Treasurer: Fe’ Semira Sergeant-at-arms: Thom Weiss Past President: Dave Muehl Youth Protection Officer: Rhea Myers Crime will occur when a motivated offender converges with a suitable target in the absence of a BOARD OF DIRECTORS guardian, Michael Scott told the club on March 4. Mr. 2nd Year of 2-year term: Bob Dombroski, Bruce Harville Scott is the Director of the Center for Problem-Oriented 1st year of 2-year terms: Doug Nordstrom, Rhea Myers Policing at the UW Law School. Police traditionally Service Project Chair:: Doug Nordstrom have concentrated on offenders. Now they are learning Fellowship: Priscilla Thain to protect vulnerable sectors and places. Targets need Fundraising: Betsy Nordstrom better protectors such as bar tenders and friends. Invocation/Thought for the Week: Priscilla Thain Vulnerable places need to be well managed and well International Service A J Earnst guarded. The police work with the city on bad Membership: George Yelder management of hotels having crime. Large open places Programs: Bruce Harville need safe refuges. There needs to be improved early The Rotary Foundation: Helen Baldwin Breakfast Rotary Foundation: President: Bruce Harville detection of dangerous people. Most shooters have Directors: Eng Braun, Mike Kafka, Rhea Myers, and given some clues. We also need broader mental health George Yelder care and we need to restrict access to firearms, The Program Committee and Its Monthly Assignments ammunition, and protection armament. Making open January OPEN July International Com. places safer would include building safe refuge rooms, February International Com. August George Yelder March OPEN for you September Stu Utley and restricting access to high risk places like schools. April Doug Nordstrom October Betsy Nordstrom, Priscilla Thain Our thanks to Michael Scott for his in depth analysis May Stu Utley November George Yelder of this current issue and for his work in the community. June Bruce Harville Chair December Bruce Harville AREA MAKE-UP OPPORTUNITIES City or Club Day Time Place WICKED at the Overture Center Rotary After Hours, 1st & 3rd Sunday. Eve.. Vintage Brewery Tickets to a performance of WICKED are being wwwmadcityrotary.com offered to Rotarians in conjunction with the Rotary District Madison South M 12:15 pm Sheraton Inn Lodi M 6:15 pm City Limits Conference at a special price before they go on sale to the Oregon T 6:45 am State Bank of Cross Plains general public. A private reception will be held for Rotarians Sun Prairie T 7 am Colonial Club, prior to the show. Blankenheim Rd Fitch Rona T 12 Noon Pancake Café, DATE: Friday, May 31, 2013 Nesbitt Rd. TICKETS: 500 are reserved Madison East T Noon Howard Johnson’s East COST: Regularly priced tickets are $48 to $153.50 Madison Horizons T 12:10 pm Radisson Inn West at a 10% discount. There are group seats in all price levels. Edgerton T 12 Noon Culvers, Richardson Springs Rd Madison Downtown W 12 Noon Inn on No refunds or exchanges. the Park Tickets are available online only at Deforest W 12 Noon Deforest Community Ctr. www.overturecenter.com. Click on Ticket Information, then Mount Horeb W 12:10 pm Grumpys Troll on Promotions, and enter PROMO CODE: ROTARY. Stoughton W 12 Noon Stoughton VFW Hall The DEADLINE FOR SIGNING UP FOR Madison West Th 12:15 pm West Side Club WICKED TICKETS IS MARCH 22. Waunakee Th 12:05 pm Rex’s MADISON BREAKFAST ROTARY Innkeeper P.O. Box 5524, Madison, WI 53705 West Towne Middleton F 12:15 pm West Side Club Rotary International President SAKUJI TANAKA, Japan, www.rotary.org District 6250 Governor Rob Stroud Assistant DG, Mary Van Hout, www.Rotary6250.org

H.S. Youth Exchange Students