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Thiensville-Mequon Rotary
Service Above Self
Tuesdays at 12:00 PM
River Club
12400 N Ville Du Parc
Mequon, WI 53092
United States of America
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Stories
What Is Rotary - Week 13, Stan Lind
My Rotary Experience: 
 
I was surprised to learn that after the death of Jack Wiese I became the longest active member of the Thiensville-Mequon Rotary Club. Having spent many years since 1973, I noticed there were some major changes in the Rotary club, primarily  for the better. 
 
Many years ago, prior to becoming a Rotarian there used to be a Rotary corn roast held at Thiensville park which was attended by most of the residents of Mequon and Thiensville. Mequon was a city of about 10,000 at that time and it was a great event. 
 
After joining Rotary I felt that the dedication of many Rotarians was very important to the development of the community and myself. With this in mind at our 50th reunion in 1987 two of my Rotarian mentors, Loyal Wells and Doctor Elbe had a dinner celebrating the 50th anniversary along with Sandy Custer. I am attaching a picture taken at the 50th anniversary of the local Rotary club. My two mentors included in the photo have since passed away as has have their wives and Sandy and his wife have been active Rotarians for a long period of time. 
 
This was my best recollection of Rotary in the earlier years and it has changed substantially.
Spring Roadside Clean-up
Clean Up Vintage GIF by US National Archives
Spring Roadside Clean-up is Saturday, April 23 at 8:30 am.
Please meet in the Kwik Trip parking lot at 10360 N Cedarburg Rd, Mequon, WI 53092.
Celebrate Trails is being held the same day at the Mequon Public Market. For more information on volunteering for the Celebrate Trails event, please contact Jenne Hohn at jennehohndc@gmail.com.
Ukraine Medical Supplies Donation Information
What Do The Colors And Symbols Of The Flag Of Ukraine Mean ...
 
We are assisting in the collection of emergency medical supplies which will be shipped directly to Ukraine from Rotary International District 6450. We will have bins set out in the community at PWSB, the Frank L. Weyenberg Library, and Fantasy Flowers. The following items are needed:
 
·         Bandages
·         Gauze
·         Neosporin or other topical creams
·         Warm socks - both adult and children's sizes
·         Female hygiene menstrual kits
·         Slings
·         Emergency kits
·         Combat action tourniquets
·         Israeli gauze compression bandages
·         14 gauze, at least 2 inch long 
·         Angiocatheter needles
·         Quickclot gauze
·         Chlorine tablets for clean water
·         Trauma clotting kits
 
Monetary donations can be made via the following links:
 
- The Disaster Response Fund through The Rotary Foundation (Priority will be given to Ukraine and nearby countries receiving refugees), https://my.rotary.org/en/donate
 
 
- District 6450 Collection for Medical Supply Funds (Please put "Ukraine Medical Supplies" in the comment or memo section), https://rotary6450.clubexpress.com/content.aspx?page_id=305&club_id=931079&item_id=9520
Shully and family
 
Scott Shully and hsi prodigal children talk about how the Covid-19 pandemic challenged their business and their Motto: Adapt, Adjust, Move Forward,.
 
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Karl tells another story
Karl telling us all about the 40 years of Guatemala. 
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9 and 2
What has a 9 and a 2?
Ellen and Tim, that's who! (Paul Harris' that is)
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Bracket Challenge - It All Comes Down to This
With 3 games to go, it is finally possible to envision the potential results of what has been a truly Mad March in our TM Rotary March Madness Bracket Challenge.  Lets start with the good news, over $1,100 has been raised for the Rotary Foundation, and it's been a lot of fun. Now for the bad news, most of your brackets are completely out of contention (in fact, most were pretty much done after the first round). There are a few ways things could shake out, depending on the results of the final three games.
 
Duke and North Carolina will face off, and Villanova and Kansas will face off.  The winner of those two games will face each other in the National Championship.  
 
Our current front runner is Will (Megan's son, I think).  Will has Kansas as his pick, and if Kansas wins through, he will end with 1,210 points.  In that scenario, Maureen will be right behind him with 1,200.  However, Ellen has Kansas in the final against Duke, which means if Duke beats North Carolina and then Kansas beats Duke in the National Championship, Ellen will end with 1,330 points which will put her in first, bumping Will and Maureen to second and third.  However, if Kansas wins the Championship against North Carolina, she will only have 1,170 which should be good for third behind Will and Maureen.  Stan Lind also has Kansas, but it appears if Kansas does win, he is destined for 4th. Jeff and Stan Smith also have Kansas as their selection, however, it doesn't appear picking the winner will suffice to bring them back from their current ranks, 26th and 37th respectively. 
 
Duke is always a popular selection (in states where Duke didn't beat their home team last time the Badgers went to the National Championship).  Regardless, there's still a few Duke picks, and a Duke win would shake things up. Karl has Duke beating Kansas, which would put him at 1,300 points and a shoe in for first place (even if Villanova beats Kansas).  If Villanova beats Kansas and Duke wins it all, Stan Smith's currently ranked 44th bracket would boost up to 910 points, which would be good for second place.  However, if Kansas beats Villanova, and Duke wins it all, Ellen would come in second with 1,050 points, putting Stan in third.  
 
You might be wondering what would happen if Villanova takes home the Championship.  The apparent winner would be Stan Smith with 1,070 points. Nancy would have 1,040, which may be good enough for second, followed by her boo (that's a Millennial term meaning Russ in this instance) who would bump up from 30th place to third place with 980 points. 
 
Nobody thought North Carolina would make it this far... literally. None of the contending brackets have North Carolina in the Championship.  This means the winner would be determined based on who won the Kansas vs. Villanova game.  If it was Kansas, first place would be Will with 890 points, second place would be Maureen with 880 points, and third place would be Sam with 860 points.  If it was Villanova, first place would be Maureen's currently ranked 11th bracket with 760 points, Stan with 750 points would be in second place, and third place would be Karl with 740 points.    
 
Just a quick disclaimer.  These results are based on a review of 55 brackets, and it can be difficult to be certain the results outlined are correct (especially with the North Carolina vs. Villanova scenario, that one was a doozy). I certainly could have missed somethings, and if that's the case, I apologize in advance to whoever thought they won, but later found out there was an error. 
April Fool
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Upcoming Speakers
May 17, 2022 12:00 PM
Big Brothers Big Sisters
May 24, 2022 12:00 PM
Business Meeting
May 31, 2022 12:00 PM
No Meeting (day after Memorial Day)
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Meeting Responsibilities
If you cannot fulfill your responsibility, please make arrangements for someone else to take your place.
 
Thanks
 
Prayer/Inspiration
 
May 10th
Counsellor, James
 
May 17th
Custer, Sandy
 
May 24th
Davis, Todd
 
Greeter
 
May 10th
Rosing, John
 
May 17th
Schneider, Kathleen
 
May 24th
Shneyder, Melissa
 
Pledge
 
May10th
Smith, Stanford
 
May 17th
Vertz, Tim
 
May 24th
Weston, Shelley
 
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