Attendance: Sarah Straka, Russ Christian, Paul Christiansen, Steve Salerno, Dana Fager, Bob and Faye Johnson, Tammy Wedig, Heidi Kopras, Keith White, Brent Yachlaur, Judy Stienhauer, Susan Smith, Tracy Diehm, Doug Kahl, Peggy Zalucha, Steve Helwig, Shawn Bollig via Zoom, Elizabeth Grabe.

Student Rotarians Kaitlyn Farr and Aminata Ndiaye.

Guest: Caden Lee

Aminata missed last week’s meeting for band show. She likes music and is student rep for the school board for the education and student wellness committee.

Kaitlyn: It’s her first soccer season game since she was much younger at Madison East 7-0 game tomorrow there is a match in Beaver Dam

 

Karla's Update  She had a great Sunda going to pick up bees with her host mother who has a honey business. Experienced her first meal at Olive garden. This weekend she is leading a discussion on ethics with at Tricon with other exchange students. Part of her Tricon experience will be participating in a a Polio fundraiser Sunday. The QR code below is a way to get to the donation page. If you pay using her QR code send Karla a screen shot.

 

Peggy has 3. One is for driving up to Tricon with Hanna from Lancaster, an outbound exchange student who is going to Budapest, her freind Sharon Bradish (President-elect from Sun Prairie club) and Karla. Second happy buck is that we have new name tags. Third is her cat lived through the storm last night.

 

Faye: her daughter is coming to visit from Colorado through the weekend.

 

Bob: when it rains here it really rains.

 

Steve Salerno is excited that next week 20 students will be visiting, various music students.

He has another happy buck. The senior leadership team will be having a meeting about the class of 1959 alumni endowment that has provided funding for grant recipients.

 

Judy: she went to the band show with her grand daughter who was so impressed that she wants to go to school Mount Horeb.

 

Russ: happy that Sarah is going to help with the damp basement in his building.

 

Liz: Happy for the support from Susan Smith who helped draft the press release announcing her candidacy for State Assembly. New district maps now include Mount Horeb.

 

Keith White:

Happy tax season is over, today is Theo’s 3rd birthday, Harrison’s birthday was March 20th.

Reminder: Optimist Golf Outing. See agenda for more info.

 

Budget: please submit feedback by the end of this week.

 

Rotary Club Madison  June 12th is hosting lunch featuring Gordon R. McInally, Rotary International President.  weekend after frolic at the Marriott West. 5/28 is deadline to register. Buffet lunch starts 11:30 tickets are $25.

 

Bob has his list of contacts of potential members that was sent out for us to contact

 

Break out session into committees.