The first meeting of the Thiensville-Mequon Rotary Club was held July 29, 1937, with the charter being officially presented on September 21, 1937. There were 20 original members.
From the very beginning the Thiensville-Mequon Rotary Club was alert to community needs and began immediately to support and initiate worthwhile community projects and programs. One of the earliest projects was sponsorship of the Boy Scout Program; and this support still continues in 1993, fifty-six years later. Other early projects were the County Apple Show and Smokey the Fire clown (a school program). During the World War II years, the club was involved with the sale of war bonds, clothing drives, and similar wartime activities. Many more projects have been initiated since those early years; and these are listed elsewhere in this program book. The most recent major project is the City of Mequon Rotary Park, a project officially launched on September 19, 1987, at the fiftieth anniversary ceremonies of the club. Thiensville-Mequon Rotary is working closely with the city of Mequon and initially presented a check for $50,0000.00 toward start up construction, with $30,000.00 in reserve for fundraising activities. Progress has continued in construction and fundraising. Ultimately, over $2,000,000.00 will need to be raised. The Thiensville-Mequon community has always been very supportive of Rotary's fundraising activities which finance numerous worthwhile community projects and programs; and we appreciate that and thank all of our local supporters. It is you who have helped finance the many activities of the Thiensville-Mequon Rotary Club.
Membership in T-M Rotary represents a cross section of the business and Professional individuals in the community. Not only are they good friends, but they are united in a common commitment to serve others for the benefit of the community. This commitment to service has been a dynamic force which has made a solid impact upon our activities and community involvement. The T-M Rotary Club is very proud to be an integral part of the community.
History written in 1993 provided by Shelley Weston