Congratulations to Andy Nerbun and Van Mobley - recipients of the 2023 Intergovernmental Cooperation Award.
On Wednesday, November 15, the Southern Ozaukee Fire & EMS Department (SOFD) and many City and Village Officials attended Wisconsin Policy Forum’s 31st Annual Salute to Local Government that was held at the Italian Community Center in Milwaukee. SOFD was awarded the Intergovernmental Cooperation Award for the merging of the Mequon and Thiensville Fire Departments that took place on January 1, 2023. Watch the video detailing highlights of the merger here.
We honored our first Student of the Month, Clare Pepke, on November 6th. Clare is a senior at Homestead High School and is the daughter of Kathleen & Michael Pepke of Mequon. Clare was recognized for her community service and leadership within her school and our local community.
One of Clare’s most impactful projects was a silent auction that she independently organized for the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), an organization that she is passionate about and sees a real need among our youth especially since COVID. NAMI doesn’t have sufficient resources to help all of those in need, so she coordinated with local news networks, the local artist guild, and her art teachers to build support for the event. She raised approximately $1,500 selling artwork at her event.
In addition to being passionate about artwork and supporting NAMI, Clare is also very involved in Homestead’s National Honor Society, she is the Vice President of the National Art Honors Society and is the Vice President of the Psychology Club. She is also a recipient of the Scholastic Gold Key award for her artwork.
Clare, we are honored to recognize you as our Rotary Student of the Month. Thank you for your “service above self” and setting such a great example among your peers!
Thanks to Angelica for heading the Family Sharing Drive and dropping off the first round of checks! She delivered $2000 today and we are only half-way through the Drive! Remember, the Family Sharing Drive ends at our December 5 meeting.
Join us for an in-person volunteer opportunity on Monday, December 4. We will be decorating a holiday tree at the new Family Promise location in Pt. Washington. Please bring small donation gift cards to share. (Kwik Trip, Culver's, Piggly Wiggly, Meijer, Walmart, etc.) A little goes a long way.
The Veterans Affairs Committee volunteered at MKE Urban Stables on Saturday on behalf of the SE Wisconsin Veterans Suicide Prevention Task Force. Activities included a Grooming Station, Donkey Kissing Booth, and Veterans resource information.
Several Rotarians attended the Chris Herren Talks presentation at the Cedarburg PAC. The event was hosted by our friends at Mel's Charities and co-sponsored by Rotary District 6270, Mequon-Milwaukee Diversity Passport Club, Cedarburg-Grafton Rotary Club, and Port Washington-Saukville Rotary Club. Included in all of the great work Rotary does, our district has a Rotary Action Group for Addiction Prevention. Our District Governor, Don Griffing does great work- especially in regards to addiction and recovery.
Out-and-about at the Mequon Thiensville Community Foundation's Donor Reception
Thanks to more of you spreading the word to your friends and clubs, we have had enough funds come in to pay for all the clinic costs- supplies, medicines, etc and to cover our Continuing Care program through at least January, I would estimate. 😍 Good news indeed!
*Now we need to build the Continuing Care fund to cover all of the patients that will be referred for followup care at our January clinic.
This will require donations both now and throughout the upcoming year, if we are to fulfill the promises we make to the patients we will see.
Please continue to spread the word about our mission this fall and winter and upcoming year.
We have an amazing health care delivery system setup, with the people in Guatemala to run it. All that remains is for us to fund it. 🤩
Gratefully, Barb
More information about our GMRP Project can be found HERE.
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