Garrett Mitman was awarded the Thiensville-Mequon Rotary Club's annual scholarship recipient. Garrett is a 2017 graduate of Homestead High School and was able to graduate early, after the 2nd trimester of his senior year, so that he could continue to pursue his passion of basketball and give back to a community in need on the small island of Turks & Caicos in the Caribbean. Garrett is the president and founder of a non-profit organization, Island Hoops Project, where he has raised $91,000 to renovate a basketball court for the Turks & Caicos community of Providenciales. You can learn more about Garrett’s project at islandhoopsproject.org.
Garrett has played basketball for the Homestead Highlanders for the past 4 years and was named Team Captain his senior year.He has also served as the Summer Camp Commissioner for Homestead’s Hoop Camp for grades 5-9 and has served as a referee for Slammers Basketball, a program for pre-K to grade 5.
Garrett will be attending Colgate University in upstate New York this fall. He plans to study pre-med and will be playing basketball for the Colgate Raiders.
Garrett, we thank you for your “Service Above Self!”
Nick Robinson, Vice President of Business Banking with PNC Bank, delivered his thumbnail sketch on August 15. Nick joined the TM Rotary club back in April. Nick has been in the banking industry for 12 years. He became a Bank Manager at the age of 18 with Tri City National Bank, spent 5 years in branch management roles with PyraMax Bank and has been at PNC Bank since 2012. Nick currently serves as a resource and banking relationship manager to the small business community in the North Shore of Milwaukee, offering business banking, treasury management and lending services.
Nick volunteers with Make a Difference Wisconsin to teach financial literacy to high school juniors and seniors. He is actively involved with the WI Veteran Chamber of Commerce, recently appointed to the leadership board and as chair of the membership committee.
Nick grew up in South Milwaukee, WI. He currently resides in Franklin, WI with his wife of 7 years, Jody, and their 5 year old son, Logan. During his free time, Nick enjoys watching Packers football and following politics.
Pam Koch and Todd Davis tend to the Rotary Grill (newly named "Frank") for the final cookout of the season. The grill is new to the TM Rotary this season and has served the group very well during our summer cookouts in Rotary Park.
Are you an engaged, active member of your Rotary Club? Do you participate regularly in service projects and enjoy your club’s social events? Is your Rotary Network involving you in your community?
Why are you a Rotarian? The Why matters - Find your Why. What’s in it for you? People join Rotary for networking, service, our global reach, friendship, or working for peace. Why are you a Rotarian?
Attracting members (finding people interested in joining us) and engaging members (getting them involved) are important. But to get there, we have to “ask” prospects to join. We have to help them be comfortable. We have to help them become so passionate about Rotary, that they want to invite others to have the Rotary experience.
There are lots of Membership tools we can use as Rotarians and as Club Leaders. The RI brochure, Introducing New Members to Rotary, can help when you make the ask. Maybe you and your club need to discuss your why. Does your Rotary Club Membership Committee need to do a “Rotary Club Health Check”? Maybe you or your Membership Committee would like to engage in the Membership Best Practices Discussion Group on the RI website to share Membership ideas with others.
We are inviting district Rotarians to participate in planning and organizing this year’s District Conference – TriCon 2018 Wisconsin. Not only can you register for the conference today, you can be involved in making it happen – you don’t have to be a member of the “host club.” If you are interested, send me an e-mail message jreed6270@gmail.com ; let me know how you want to help.
My visits to clubs in our district – the “official” governor visits -- have yielded many active, engaged Rotarians. Thanks to those I have visited for your hospitality and enthusiasm. I look forward to seeing others soon.
Reminder - Applications are being accepted for District Governor for the 2020-21 Rotary year starting July 1, 2017.
A qualified candidate is passionate about Rotary - open to new ideas - interested in learning - organized - willing to practice Service Above Self - has a good sense of humor - and loves to have fun ! The leadership training they will receive during the two years prior to assuming office will be valuable not only in their Rotary life, but in their business and professional life as well.
Please think about all the wonderful past presidents in your club, ask them if they are ready for their next Rotary adventure, and encourage them to apply for the position of District Governor. Applications are being accepted until October 15, 2017. Information and the application forms are on the district website.
If you have any questions please contact PDG Karen White at lakewinds@msn.com or PDG Julie Craig (as of 07-01-17) at Julie@gjmllp.com.
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