Vitense Golfland

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

We Focus on Youth and Literacy August 19, 2013 Priscilla Thain, Editor [email protected]

PROGRAM Paul Harris Awards Michelle Nichols, Chief Academic Officer, to Brenda & Thom Weiss Boys & Girls Club of Dane Cty. “The AVID/TOPS Program”

UPCOMING PROGRAMS Aug. 26: Committee Reports Sept. 2: LABOR DAY – NO MEETING

GREETERS Aug. 19: Carol Dombroski Aug. 26: Hopi Gesteland Sept. 9: Bob Dombroski Sept. 16: Doug Nordstrom Betsy Nordstrom presents a Paul Harris Fellow award to Brenda and Thom Weiss. ROTARY CALENDAR Sept. 5: Thursday: 7:15 am International Committee, Panera On August 13, the club gathered at Sept. 12: Thursday: 5:30 pm Board Meeting, Wheeler Van Sickle, Suite 80, 25 W. Main St. Sprecher’s to honor outstanding Rotary members and friends and to welcome the new inbound student and new host families. Brenda and Thom Weiss were honored for their hosting of exchange GUESTS: Aug. 5: VISITORS: Madison South: Nancy students, for running several paint-a-thons, and for Hansis; SPECIAL GUESTS: speakers Isadore Knox, Wayne Strong. Thom’s fundraising and Sergeant-at-arms work. Brenda is a teacher at the Middleton-Cross Plains ATTENDANCE: Make up at www.rotaryeclubone.org School District; Thom is an administrator at UW Hospital and Clinics.

MEALS ON WHEELS DRIVERS-Thursdays If you need to change dates, please find a substitute and let Michelle Christenson know at [email protected] Aug. 22: Bruce Harville Aug. 29: Mike Kafka Sept. 5: John Feller

With a focus on youth and literacy, the Rotary Club of Madison-Breakfast actively serves our community -- local, national, and the world -- by working together and contributing our talents, Carol and Bob Dombroski presented a Paul Harris award to energy and fellowship to achieve the goals of Chris Botteron of Future Foam for his company’s many Rotary. contributions to the Rotary Books for the World. Future Foam Inc. Recognized for P.O. Box 5524, Madison, WI 53705 Rotary International President Contributions to Books for the World RON BURTON, USA, www.rotary.org Future Foam Inc. has been a long-term sponsor District 6250 Governor Dean Ryerson of Books for the World making significant contributions Assistant DG, Mary Van Hout, www.Rotary6250.or to that program including access to company trucks to H.S. Youth Exchange Students pick up large book donations in our area, access to Inbound: restroom facilities for volunteers during book processing Outbound: Celeste (Austria) days, allowing Future Foam employees to sort and pack Rebounds: Sadie (Denmark), Chandler (Hungary); Leah books during regular work hours, and sponsoring the (Chile), Kali Ann, (Mexico), Jeanette (Brazil), Leya (Germany) shipment of one semi-truck load of books from H.S. Youth Exchange Officers Inbound Coordinator: Betsy Nordstrom Middleton to Houston. The person responsible for Outbound Coordinators: Thom & Brenda Weiss making all of this happen is Chris Botteron, Facilities Youth Exchange Counselor: George Yelder Manager for Future Foam in Middleton. 2012-2013CLUB OFFICERS To recognize his many personal contributions to President: John Feller Books for the World, Carol and Bob Dombroski President Elect: Bob Dombroski sponsored a Paul Harris Fellowship for Chris which was th Secretary: Eng Braun presented at the August 13 club social held at Treasurer: Fe’ Semira Sprecher’s. In addition to being a friend to Books for Sergeant-at-arms: Thom Weiss the World, he is a true model of “Service Above Self.” Past President: Judy Levine Youth Protection Officer: Rhea Myers The Southside Raiders Football Club BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2nd Year of 2-year term: Doug Nordstrom, Rhea Myeers 1st year of 2-year terms: Howard Crook, Heather Dyer Service Project Chair: Doug Nordstrom Fellowship: Priscilla Thain Fundraising: Betsy Nordstrom Invocation/Thought for the Week: Priscilla Thain International Service A J Ernst Membership: George Yelder Programs: Bruce Harville The Rotary Foundation: Helen Baldwin Breakfast Rotary Foundation: President: Bruce Harville Directors: Eng Braun, Mike Kafka, Rhea Myers, and George Yelder The Program Committee and Its Monthly Assignments January OPEN July International Com. George Yelder with August speakers Wayne Strong and February International Com. August George Yelder Isadore Knox representing The Southside Raiders. March OPEN for you September Stu Utley April Doug Nordstrom October Betsy Nordstrom, Priscilla Thain May Stu Utley November George Yelder Isadore Knox and retired police lieutenant June Bruce Harville Chair December Bruce Harville Wayne Strong co-direct the Southside Raiders, a AREA MAKE-UP OPPORTUNITIES volunteer organization for 4th to 8th graders that focuses City or Club Day Time Place Rotary After Hours, 1st & 3rd Sunday. Eve.. Vintage Brewery on sports and academics. The Raiders, whose home wwwmadcityrotary.com field is Penn Park, are part of the Dane County Football Madison South M 12:15 pm Sheraton Inn League. They have five teams and two cheerleader Lodi M 6:15 pm City Limits Oregon T 6:45 am State Bank of Cross Plains squads. The Raiders take the focus off winning and Sun Prairie T 7 am Colonial Club, instead focus on the fundamentals of the game and doing Blankenheim Rd well in school. In the fall, they are a community focal Fitch Rona T 12 Noon Pancake Café, Nesbitt Rd. point of the South Side. The cost for each football Madison East T Noon Howard Johnson’s East player is $200, but they charge $50 and get families Madison Horizons T 12:10 pm Radisson Inn West Edgerton T 12 Noon Culvers, Richardson Springs Rd involved in fundraising. “Football translates to being Madison Downtown W 12 Noon Inn on respectful and responsible in home and school," Isadore the Park Knox said. They also encourage the players to be Deforest W 12 Noon Deforest Community Ctr. Mount Horeb W 12:10 pm Grumpys Troll members of the Boys and Girls Club. Stoughton W 12 Noon Our thanks to Isadore Knox and Wayne Strong Stoughton VFW Hall for their wonderful work with the community. George Madison West Th 12:15 pm West Side Club Waunakee Th 12:05 pm Rex’s Yelder arranged this program. Innkeeper MADISON BREAKFAST ROTARY West Towne Middleton F 12:15 pm 575 Zor Shrine Place