ROTARY CLUB OF APPLETON

Service Above Self GUSTO

May 6, 2008 Upcoming Programs May 13 Empire Room Youth Recognition Awards - Juniors Thought of the Day – Kor Xiong Evening: FVTC Reverse Raffle May 20 Empire Room Youth Recognition Awards – Seniors Thought of the Day – Cathy Mutschler Officers 2007-2008 President Jeff Schulz Vice President Shipra Seefeldt Past President Jeff Werner Secretary Curt Detjen Treasurer Tom Berkedal Directors Ron Altenburg Dawn Doberstein Gail Enke Peter Kelly Dan Nisler Gail Popp Matt Rehbein Dave Willems Sergeant-At-Arms Dave Aardappel RYE Student Alek Kozak - 738-9868 Rejoice Ngesi - 830-1119 Admin. Assistant Kathy Dreyer Phone/Fax 731-4427 kdreyer1@juno.com Rotarians of the Year Mark Harris/Gail Popp Downtown Gusto Kathy Dreyer, Editor Dist. 6220, Club 2656 P. O. Box 703 Appleton, WI 54912 www.appletonrotary.org Meets Tuesday Noon Radisson Paper Valley

WALKING Mark Fenton is a champion walker. From 1986 to 1990, Mark was a member of the United States national racewalking team. Mark is known for being an advocate for community, environmental and public policy initiatives to encourage more walking and bicycling as well as the health benefits. The U. S. Surgeon General recommends that every American adult has at least 30 minutes of physical activity per day. The 30 minutes can be broken up. About 25% of American adults actually get 30 minutes of physical activity per day through conscious exercise. There are about 365,000 annual premature deaths attributable to sedentary lifestyles and poor nutrition. There is an epidemic of physical inactivity. They are now estimating that we could be raising the first generation of kids in America in 100 years to have statistically shorter life expectancies than their parents as a result of sedentary lifestyles. In the public health community, there is a new campaign to build communities where people are physically active again as part of their daily lives. When we were younger, most of us walked to school. Today it is hard to be a “free range” kid. Mark’s mom kicked him out of the house on Saturday morning and he disappeared with his friends until dinner. His mom did not worry for a second. How we build our communities has much to do with whether or not we have “free range” kids. Developers can build sidewalks and subdivisions and schools can be built back in neighborhoods. The cost of busing each child to school and the additional costs of children getting type 2 diabetes would then be reduced/eliminated. There are four elements to find more active places: neighborhoods that have playgrounds, schools, corner store, churches; a network of facilities that connect them such as sidewalks, pathways and trails; details of site design (how buildings are laid out); and it has to be safe. You can be a voice of change or change agents for active lifestyles. We owe it to the next generation to get involved and build communities so that children can live active lifestyles. (P. S. I did eat that brownie after Mark left but I also did walk that evening.)

MEETING NOTICES · The Program Committee will meet on Tuesday, May 13 at 11:00 a.m. · The Rotary Non-Profit Advisors will meet on Tuesday, May 27 at 11:00 a.m. MAY BIRTHDAYS Be sure to wish the following Rotarians Happy Birthday this month: Andy Rossmeissl (5/02), Rue Johnson (5/03), Tom Berkedal (5/07), Nancy Heykes (5/07), Kevin Kosgard (5/08), Jim Miller (5/13), Tom Scheetz (5/13), Jennifer Stephany (5/16), Walt Rugland (5/18), Chick Fenlon (5/20), Don Herrling (5/21), Joe Pankratz (5/22), Ralph Shiner (5/25), Tom Boldt (5/26), Dennis Episcopo (5/27), Tom Schmidt (5/28), Kathy Dreyer (5/29), Duane Weber (5/29), Rick Stark (5/31) and Tom Zwicker (5/31). ANNOUNCEMENTS · District 6220 is looking for a Group Study Exchange team leader to travel to District 9010 Algeria, Morocco, Mauritania, Tunisia in 2009. Applications are available until May 9. If you are interested, please contact Jay Drzewiecki at 734-2555. · The Rotary Club in Panaji, Goa India sends their greetings and thanks for the support our club has given to the Learning Center. Ram Shet presented testimonials from two of the students. · The Family of Rotary Committee is coordinating and encouraging members of our downtown club to attend Appleton West Rotary's annual golf outing. It will be held Tuesday, May 20 at Butte Des Morts Country Club. Singles, twosomes, foursomes are all welcome! For details, please e-mail Joe Pankratz at joe@avenuejewelers.com. This would count as a meeting make-up and help build better friendships and camaraderie! GUESTS, VISITORS AND MAKE-UPS Guests today were Mark Fenton, Alek Kozak, Frank Rippl, Greg Vandenberg with Alan Blake, Dorothy Johnson with Rue Johnson, Wonda Rogcraft with Shipra Seefeldt and Lynn Hagee with Jennifer Stephany. Making up this week was Dennis Hultgren in Milwaukee, Linda Kennedy in Menasha, Neenah and e-Club, and Alyce Dumke, Joanne Kluessendorf and Theresa Lauer on e-Club.

MAY SAMP PACKING

Packing, Pizza and 20 Phenomenal People: The Family of Rotary Committee is looking for 20 good men or women for a night of SAMP packing: Tuesday, May 27 at 5:30-8:00 p.m. at the Goodwill Industries located at 1351 W. Spencer Street in Appleton. Pizza, refreshments and a night of goodwill and better friendships. The pizza party will run from 5:30-6:30 pm, with packing to begin at 6:30. SAMP may likely not occur in the hot summer months so this could by the last chance to help until the fall. Sign up at the Reverse Raffle or meetings beginning May 6.

Note: Childcare will NOT be provided this time (no takers in the past). Children under 18 cannot pack.

REVERSE RAFFLE NEEDS YOUR HELP!

The Reverse Raffle is only 1 week away and we still need to sell 39 tickets. Without sponsorships, silent auction items and members purchasing tickets, we will be unable to contribute as much money to the five initiatives (Etta Project, the 2007/2008 and the 2008/2009 Every Rotarian Every Year campaign, the Fox Cities Rotary Multicultural Center, SAMP and the Community Service Fund) as intended. This is our club’s only fundraiser. The last number drawn will win $3,000 unless the remaining 5 ticket holders decide to split the proceeds. Please enter FVTC at entrance #10 on the west side of the building.

· If you have not yet purchased your ticket or if you would like to purchase another, please call Kathy Dreyer at 731-4427 or e-mail her at kdreyer1@juno.com. Tickets cost $100 and admits 2 adults.

· We are looking for more corporate/individual sponsors. Please contact JoEllen Wollangk (734-4352) or Tonya Dedering (735-5695) if you can help.

· Silent auction items - Please put on your thinking caps and come up with fun, creative and desirable items to tempt your fellow Rotarians and make this year’s event a success.  Need some ideas?  Contact Nancy Johnshoy 224-1401 or any Reverse Raffle Committee member (the folks making the weekly announcements).  Items should be delivered to Nancy Johnshoy at Nicolet National Bank, 900 West College Avenue – just west of the Thompson Community Center.  Brown bag wine sale - If you have an extra bottle of wine or would help by donating one, please contact Nancy Johnshoy.

NOTE: You can still win the raffle if you do not attend but please make sure that you have a proxy. When there are 5 tickets left, these ticketholders can choose to split the grand prize ($3,000) or continue on. It is the responsibility of the proxy to let the remaining ticketholders know if the original ticketholder wants to continue or split the funds. If a proxy is not designated, it automatically goes on.

RYE STUDENT UPDATE – HALEY DOMNICK

Right now I am more focusing on school and trying to get more involved. I have started to do more work in my classes with my classmates, along with a few tests here and there. I might not get the best scores on the tests but I’m really working hard to get there. And with the help of my friends in school it’s going well. The truth is I really like going to school here! I love being with my classmates and spending time with them in school.

Another thing I did recently was cook for my family and friends. I cooked them both Sloppy Joes! It has been a while since I ate Sloppy Joes and I loved it. Ha. And my family and friends liked it too, but for them it’s too sweet with the mix of brown sugar and meat. So it was something different for them. I also plan on making banana bread for them soon because they don’t have many foods here that include bananas.

Also the weekend past I went to the countryside that my family here owns. It wasn’t much. Cows, horses, grass, and a pond type thing. But it was fun to be out of the city and in the middle of nowhere. Very calm and quiet. So we went and spent the day there, and drank mate and hung out as a family.

I think my Spanish is going very well! I am happy to be able to understand jokes and talk like an Argentino! And everyone says I could pass for an Argentinian! So that must be good! And when I have to speak in English I sometimes don’t know how to say some words or it comes out all mixed. It’s kind of crazy!

Ahhh and as it’s getting warmer for you all up there... its getting quite cold here! So I had to buy a few new sweaters and stuff! Right now it’s going OK, it’s in the middle of warm and cold so it’s comfortable, but this week to come it’s going to get really cold my host mom said! So that’s going to be sad. Well I don’t know what more to say! And I only have like a month and three weeks left. Not looking forward to saying goodbye!

SEVEN DAY NOTICE

The following individuals have been proposed for membership in Rotary. They have passed all committees and unless an objection in writing is submitted to the secretary within 7 days, these members will be admitted to the Rotary Club of Appleton.

Steve Burkhardt of W7053 Rimrock Lane, Greenville, WI 54942 ihas been proposed into membership by Tim Higgins. He would enter under the classification of Groceries - Retail.

Karl Koenig of 317 E. Clearfield Lane, Appleton, WI 54913 has been proposed into membership by Dennis Episcopo. He would enter under the classification of Religion – Christian Missionary Alliance.