On Tuesday July 9th we had the pleasure of hearing from Greenfield Mayor Michael Neitzke.
WHITNALL PARK ROTARY CLUB
Serving Greendale, Greenfield, Hales Corners, and Muskego, WI
Since 1975
Home of District 6270 Governor 2013-2014
Welcome to our Club!
Service Above Self
1st & 2nd Tuesdays at Whitnall High School at 7:00am. 3rd Tuesdays at Bosch Tavern at 5:30pm
Whitnall School District Community Room
Whitnall School District Community Room
5000 S. 116th Street
Greenfield, WI 53227
United States of America
Greenfield, WI 53227
United States of America
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China Lights -- Sept 19
Boerner Botanical GardensSep 19, 2019
5:00 PM – 10:00 PM -
Fall Roadside cleanup Cold Spring to 84th
Sep 25, 2019
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM -
China Lights -- Sept 26
Boerner Botanical GardensSep 26, 2019
5:00 PM – 10:00 PM -
Friday Fish Fry at Schwabenhoff
Sep 27, 2019
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Fall Roadside cleanup 0n Friday
Forest Home 84th to 92nd StreetsSep 27, 2019
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM -
China Lights -- Oct 3
Boerner Botanical GardensOct 03, 2019
5:00 PM – 10:00 PM -
China Lights -- Oct 10
Boerner Botanical GardensOct 10, 2019
5:00 PM – 10:00 PM -
China Lights -- Oct 17
Boerner Botanical GardensOct 17, 2019
5:00 PM – 10:00 PM -
China Lights -- Oct 24
Boerner Botanical GardensOct 24, 2019
5:00 PM – 10:00 PM -
Hunger Task Force Stockbox Build
Hunger Task ForceNov 09, 2019
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
On Tuesday, June 4, the Whitnall Park Rotary Club will recognize and celebrate students at its annual Student Scholarship Banquet. The club is providing 7 scholarships this year to high school students at Greendale, Greenfield, Martin Luther, Muskego (2), and Whitnall (2). It is a two-year scholarship with $2,000 being award to each recipient in the first year. Congratulations!
In response to the WPRC Board of Directors' recommended changes to the weekly meeting time and venue, the entire WPRC membership approved the proposed changes by a vote of 24-2. Currently, the membership of WPRC stands at 27. Thus, 96% of the WPRC membership participated in the decision.
Starting in January 2019, our weekly meeting format will move to the following approach:
Breakfast meeting to be held on the first Tuesday and second Tuesday of the month with a start time of 7:00 a.m. and end time of 8:00 a.m.
After Hours social to be held the third Tuesday of the month with a start time of 5:30 p.m.
Board of Directors will meet on the fourth Tuesday of the month with a start time of 7:00 a.m.
If there is a fifth Tuesday of the month, some sort of hands-on project will occur .
Final details on meeting location(s), any changes in costs, etc., will be released in the next few weeks.
Whitnall Park Rotary Club hosted its annual Christmas Art & Crafts Fair on December 1, 2018, at Whitnall High School. The event was a huge success with 1,958 guests offering a $3 entrance donation at the doors. More than 160 crafters displayed and sold their items to this huge crowd. WPRC members, their family members, and other recruits did an awesome job of team work and expended great effort to ensure success. Thanks to all, and congratulations, on a job excellently done! WPRC member Kent Bieganski (retired Chief of Police, Hales Corners) has provided some 60 photos from this great event. See the slide show by clicking here.
On Tuesday, November 27, representatives of SKYGEN International Foundation, presented a program to WPRC entitled, “Providing Vision to Change Futures” (Tanzania, Africa). Reps included Lisa Sweeney, Executive Director; Emanuel Kitoi, Project Coordinator; & Brett Bennett, Director of Vision.
SKYGEN International Foundation, Inc. brings the power of SKYGEN USA’s innovations in technology and digital capabilities to bear on a global issue, which is an overall lack of access to healthcare. Their vision is to find cost effective ways to improve healthcare in underserved parts of the world by using emerging technologies. The Foundation works to deliver life-changing healthcare benefits to those without them due to cost and/or lack of access to care and technology. Their current initiative is to help provide prescription eyeglasses to the people of Tanzania. Worldwide, it’s estimated that there are approximately 2.5 billion people who need glasses, but in developing countries like Tanzania, there’s a critical shortage of eye doctors. With eyeglasses and the ability to see clearly, the lives of adults and children can be transformed.
Ciara McHugh, 2018-2020 Global Grant Scholar from Rotary District 6270, has begun her PhD. program at Queens University in Belfast, Northern Ireland. She describes her program in her own words: "Over the next few years, through the support of LINCS (Leverhulme Interdisiplinary Network for Cyber Security) and the Rotary Foundation's Global Grant Scholarship, I'll be exploring how police and communities interact around the world. I'm interested in looking at tensions between minority groups and police forces, and how we might rethink relationships between the two." Follow Ciara's progress and adventures via her blog: https://ciarajmchugh.weebly.com
Global and District grants for Rotary District 6270 have been very successful in the past because they have involved local Rotary Club members. Our District is embarking on some larger Global Grants for water and sanitation projects around the world. Clubs in District 6270 are joining together to leverage and maximize our efforts. Past District Governor Rick Debe brought WPRC members up to date on Tuesday, October 16, regarding current projects and present the new partnership opportunities available.
Specifically, he provided information about a new $100,000 TRF Global Grant initiative, the Chupoj Water Sanitation Project of Guatemala. The Milwaukee Rotary Club is the International Partner of this largest-every Global Grant in District 6270. The Vista Hermosa Club of Guatemala is the Host Partner, and Engineers without Borders USA is the Cooperating Organization. Needed are six local Rotary clubs in District 6270 to join this Global Grant initiative in providing $4,500-$5,000 each toward the effort.
The Whitnall Park Rotary Club, together with the WPRC Foundation, will give serious consideration to participating in this Global Grant. Participation in a water project is part of WPRC's strategic plan.
