Rotary Club of Menomonie

Committee Assignments 2009-2010

DIRECTOR A – CLUB SERVICE – Bryan LaVoy
This avenue of service works to keep our club active, growing, and informed.

A1. FELLOWSHIP ACTIVITIES promote acquaintance, friendship, and participation among the members and their families in organized Rotary recreational and social activities. Organizes an annual club picnic  — the newest members

A2. SUNSHINE COMMITTEE provides information on Rotarians that may be ill or facing health problems and communicates the Club’s best wishes to them.  It keeps survivors of Rotarians informed and invited to club activities.

Dennis Beety

A3. CLUB BULLETIN AND MAGAZINE publishes the weekly bulletin, files a copy of each bulletin with the historian, and e-mails a copy to each member and to the District Governor.

Lisa Lyon – chair
Jane Roberts
Maltee McMahon
Chris Smith
Shelley Stewart
Tony Manzella

A4. FUND RAISING committee implements fund raising activities. Rose Sale, the major fund raiser is under direction of  Directors A and B.

Don Williams
Chuck Brenner

All club members are expected to sell 20 dozen roses or to donate  the  profit from 20 dozen.

Christmas Gala –Shelley Stewart
Grant writing—Jeff Heinzen

Wheelchair Classic is a golf outing competition between Rotary (our club and the Sunrise Rotary Club) and the Menomonie Lions to raise money for wheelchairs or  other needs at the Senior Center.

Brad O’Connell — chair
Joe Larkin
John Wesolek
Brad Waznik
Richard Rhiel
Bobbie Jo Miller

A5. HISTORIAN/ARCHIVIST collects and organizes records of the club’s activities and maintains a permanent file of the club’s bulletins.

Dennis Shaw – chair
Carroll Rund

A6. MEMBERSHIP/ATTENDANCE committee develops methods to attract new members, encourages regular meeting attendance and generates ideas to improve member retention.

Director A chair

Director D
Tim Eiden
Steve Arntzen
Carroll Rund
Shelley Stewart

Past presidents (Ruby Pin Committee)

Vice President will meet with new members to match them with a Mentor.

Mentors:
Larry Feiler
Maltee McMahon
Lori Ausman
Patrick Rebman
Mark Kinney

A7. MUSIC committee selects appropriate songs and leads group singing.

Carroll Rund

A8. PROGRAM CO ORDINATOR is the secretary – Sandy Ott

All members will be asked to provide a program; this is about one program every two years per member.

A9. ROTARY INFORMATION/INDUCTION/EDUCATION/INSTALLATION COMMITTEE

Vice President arranges and facilitates the New Member Orientation Current Board Members will present information about their avenue of service at the New Member Orientation

Chris Meyer & Dennis Beety – Installation
Past Presidents (Ruby Pin Committee)
Carroll Rund

A10. SERGEANT-AT-ARMS provides for the physical property arrangements for the weekly meeting, acts as hospitality person for guests, provides name tags for visiting Rotarians and guests and assures the maintenance of order in the Rotary storage area.

Robyn Morin
Bobbie Jo Miller
Sandy Ericksen

A11. PUBLIC RELATIONS committee  presents information to the public about the club, Rotary, its history, goals, and accomplishments throughout the Rotary year.

• Provides special emphasis during Rotary Awareness Month (January).

• Works with the media to secure proper publicity for the club’s activities.

• Informs RI and the District of newsworthy club projects.

• The committee has responsibility for the club’s display at the District Convention.

Clint Moses – club photographer
Linda McIntyre – writer
Sandy Ericksen –website
Dennis Shaw–archives

Secretary will email the monthly board minutes to the members.

DIRECTOR B –INTERNATIONAL SERVICE – Sue Beety
This avenue of service studies and recommends how we work effectively and positively with non-Rotarians, Rotarians, and Rotary Clubs in other countries.

B1. WORLD COMMUNITY SERVICE studies and recommends to the board how we might develop cooperative projects with Rotary Clubs in other countries.  It  also evaluates and recommends responses to WCS Projects designated or  recommended by District 6250.

Mark Kinney
Brice Medin
Bill Powell

Ambassadorial Scholarship

Roxann Vanderwyst
Chris Smith
Dennis Shaw

GSE:  John Wesolek – host chair

Diane Simon – recruitment chair

B2. INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ACTIVITIES stimulates activities of Rotarians with international students at UW-Stout and MHS.

Linda McIntyre, chair
Claudia Smith

B3. IN-BOUND INTERNATIONAL YOUTH EXCHANGE brings young people from other countries to live and study in the Menomonie area, locates host families for them, encourages these students to attend the weekly Rotary meetings, provides transportation to these meetings, and coordinates any of their special needs while they are in our area.

Mike Glapa  – chair /YEO

Paulette Sorensen – counselor
Lori Ausman
Mike Fekete
Tim Peterson
Lisa Montgomery
Lori Ausman, Dennis Beety—Youth Protection Chair

B3. OUT-BOUND INTERNATIONAL YOUTH EXCHANGE sends selected high school aged youth from the Menomonie area to study in a Rotary community abroad for up to one year.  Exchanges must be approved at the District Level.

Elizabeth Spader – chair
David Paulson
Robyn Morin

B4. ROTARY FOUNDATION spreads knowledge and promotes support for the Rotary Foundation and Paul Harris Fellowships.

Greg Lentz
Chris Smith
Ed Smith

B5. SHORT TERM INTERNATIONAL YOUTH EXCHANGE sends selected high school aged youth from the Menomonie area to a Rotary community abroad for a short-term exchange that lasts several weeks. This exchange need not include an academic program; it often takes place when schools are not in session.  Students are expected to house a host student when the exchange student visits Menomonie. Summer exchanges must have District approval.
Ellen Ochs

DIRECTOR C – COMMUNITY SERVICE – Bill Butsic
This avenue of service focuses on our local community and how Rotarians can improve this community.

C1. ENVIRONMENTAL committee identifies local environmental issues and develops projects to help solve them.

Wayne Barcus
John Dotseth
Bruce W Trimble
Bruce M. Trimble
Don Williams
Chuck Brenner
Larry Feiler – chair of highway clean up along US 12 and WI 29-the area immediately east of town.

C2. HEALTH SERVICES & SAFETY committee identifies the needs of our community and recommends plans for improvement.   The focus this year is to initiate a project to reduce child mortality either locally or internationally.

Dennis Beety
Joseph Heimler
Steve Lindberg
Clint Moses
Patrick Rebman
Richard Rhiel
Diane Simon
Hank Simpson
Relay for Life Activity – Ellen Ochs
Senior Citizens – Mike Ritland

C3. YOUTH ACTIVITIES committee supports Badger Boys and Girls State and the National Honor Society Banquet, and the Youth Volunteer Student Award, which is based on the Rotary Motto of ―Service Above Self.

Tom Johnson – chair of The Youth Volunteer Student Award
Dan Woll – Superintendent of Schools
Lori Ausman, Dennis Beety – Club Youth Protection Officer (CYPO)

C4. HOLIDAY FAMILY PROJECT committee provides items for families identified by social services during the Christmas season.

Lori Ausman co-chair
Lisa Montgomery  co-chair
Maltee McMahon – co- chair
Chris Meyer
Diane Simon

C5.  Rotarians at Work Day ____________chair

DIRECTOR D – VOCATIONAL SERVICE– Chris Smith
This avenue of service works to improve our understanding of the vocations of fellow Rotarians.

D1. LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Junior Achievement
RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards) Lori Ausman
Leadership Menomonie

D2. VOCATIONAL AWARENESS committee develops projects and programs that increase members’  knowledge and appreciation of various occupations.  It emphasizes the worthiness to society of all useful occupations, promotes use of the Four Way Test in business decisions, and encourages a high standard of ethical practices.
Vocational Talks   ___________
Business Tours______________

D3. LITERACY COMMITTEE

Barb Anderson chairperson
Gwen Bee
Earl Gunderson
John Rendon
Annette Taylor
Dan Woll
Nancy Moynihan
Gerry Leff  and Jeanne Leff – Elementary Literacy Program
Jane Roberts – magazines for senior citizens