Attendance: J. Steinhauer, R Christian, J. Burns, S & F Walitsch, H. Kopras, M. Rooney, S. Neshlyaeva, P. Zalucha, Bob Johnson, S. Smith, S. Helwig, K White, P Christiansen, E Grabe
Bob Johnson as a guest. Bob is a retired “Fix-it guy” for medium size corporations. From Indiana, lived in Colorado and California and welcomes being back in the midwest.
Happy Bucks: Svetlana; Judy Steinhauer has happy bucks for reading a Rotary book “Walking the Bowl” a book about children living in abject poverty. She reports Joey is going to Brazil with another happy buck.
Peggy is going on Rotary exchange to Budapest.
Mark: adopting a greyhound after a long wait.
Susan: requesting club members share employment opportunities to help with Franke.
Announcements:
Thank you card from Emma Clark from UW Whitewater with focus on music performance. She earned a 4.0 grade average.
Online leadership course. Registration closes 2/6 it is an online course.
Youth Epic Symposium 2/3/23. 8 Interact students from Mount Horeb will be attending.
Sponsor a Ukrainian Family through Welcome US, a group helping refugee family's find support. Susan has more details. Vibrant Club workshop next weekend.
Susan reports that during Mt. Horeb United Methodist Board meeting yesterday the Leadership board decided on a partnership to help cover the Frolic Hamburger stand.
Madison downtown Rotary club has a grant proposal to send 20 generators for Ukraine in tandem with a company in Germany. Hopefully our grant committee can approve of the funding required to be an affiliate club.
Donations can be made through the club. Heidi will be collecting funds. Susan has a copy of the grant proposal for members to read.
Superbrunch
Ad sales 133/198 have been sold. Ad updates are due next Wednesday 1/25
Paul has started the brunch assignment sheet. Still have 64 to sell.
Chamber e-blast has been sent with some responses.
Please go to the shared spreadsheet and reach out to names on the list, especially the “orphans” at the bottom of the page.
Keith brought up having a will-call list for ticket holders. We have to-go boxes. Peggy will be working on the presentation. Still need help distributing menus to local business.
Heidi:
Next week Sandy Fischer will speak for a few minutes. She is a member of the board of directors with Upland Hills Health who are considering putting together a medical center here in town near Summit Credit Union.
Meeting adjourned 12:55
Special note to please make sure to pay for lunch prior to leaving.