Area Rotary Club Happy Hour - June 9

There will be an area Rotary Club Happy Hour on Thursday, June 9 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Select in Appleton. Members from Neenah, Menasha, Kaukauna and Appleton will be attending.

Family of Rotary - Building for Kids Event

“What big eyes you have” said Red Riding Hood to the wolf. “The better to see you my dear at Once Upon a Time…Exploring the World of Fairy Tales.” It’s a new exhibit opening at the Building for Kids Children’s Museum on June 18^th. And you and your favorite child will have the whole museum to yourselves with other Rotarians on Monday, June 20th from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Explore the museum and try the hands-on exhibits. Spin thread into gold and make “fairy dust” in the DaVinci Studio of Art and Science. And satisfy your hunger with yummy food prepared by the Family of Rotary Committee. If you don’t have any kids to bring with you, come anyway to check out the museum and enjoy the company and conversation of other Rotarians. There will be a sign up sheet starting next week at the meeting so we’re sure to have enough food for everyone. It’s an event not to be missed! (And there is no charge.)

Rotary Ambassador Goodwill Collection

On Tuesday May 24^th we will have a drive for goods for Goodwill. So start to clean those closets for things you no longer wear or need. It will be a “Team” competition as to which team will donate the most items for a great cause. Make-ups will be given to the winning team members. Goodwill is very supportive of SAMP and this is a small way to pay them back for all that they do for Rotary. Please count all of your items and turn in a slip of paper with your name, number of goods and which Team you are on. A truck from Goodwill will be present to pick up all of the items. The truck will be located on the east side of the Paper Valley Hotel (across from the parking ramp on Superior Street)—you can drive up and unload. There will also be people there to help.

Paul Harris Fellowships

The Rotary Club of Appleton honoed Lane Earns and Terri Trantow for their commitment to The Rotary Foundation. Rotary International's work is vast, it's mission worldwide. When you contribute to TRF, you are supporting projects like: PolioPlus, Ambassadorial Scholarships, Group Study Exchanges, Matching Grants and Hunger and Humanity Grants. Together with our club’s matching program they have made contributions totaling $1,000. In recognition of this gift, they received Paul Harris Fellowships

Rotary At Work for the Housing Partnership

Bright Future Awards

The Youth Services and Educations Awards Committee presented Bright Future Awards. The Bright Future Award recognizes students from the Appleton schools who have risen above challenging circumstances in their lives to move towards a future filled with hope and promise. Each school selects students for this award.

Appleton Central - Dylan Harris, Benjamin Lieske and Elizabeth (Izzi) Wichmann

Appleton East - Jasmin Jacobs, Cindy Moua and Eduardo Patino Vera

Appleton North - William Fuller and Dylan McCauley

Appleton West – Ashley Binner and Noah Fuss - Landes

2011 Scholarship Recipients

Aleanna Eggers (Appleton North High School) and Carissa Krug (Fox Valley Lutheran High School) are the Rotary Club of Appleton's 2011 scholarship winners. Aleanna will be attending U. W. Madison to pursue a medical career and Carissa will be attending U. W. LaCrosse to major in political science and international affairs. These students were awarded $5,000 scholarships - $1,666/year for the first three years of college. Congratulations!