Menasha Rotary Club Meeting March 30th, 2011

Today was a very special day at Menasha Rotary - three new members were inducted to our club. Namely, Tenisha Bertram, Veronica Fjellman and Aaron Galarowicz.

Menasha Rotary is so proud to share this terrific news - we are so looking forward to joining efforts with our newest members in community as well as global projects.

Our congratulations to our new members and the warmest of welcomes to Tenisha, Veronica and Aaron.

Menasha Rotary invited Kris Teofilo from Make-A-Wish to present a short program.

Sometimes the best way to talk with our audience is by either painting a picture or sharing a story. Kris shared stories with us and a short DVD. In December 2010 Make-A-Wish reached 4000 wishes granted. We were amazed by Bradley who wished he could be a firefighter - his wish was granted he became an honorary firefighter - along with the wish was a trip to the Empire State building and fantastic play on Broadway of the Lion King.

So many stories - Charlie of Darboy, WI - most of us have heard of Charlie with a skin disorder undergoing treatment. His wish was to go to Walt Disney World in Orlando Florida. Charlie's wish was granted in 2010.

Please have a look at www.wisconsin.wish.org  We at Menasha Rotary Club welled up as the intrinsic rewards are shared when we serve others especially children.

Menasha Rotary Club thanks Kris and Make-A-Wish Foundation of WI for sharing with us.

December 1,  2010,

Juliette Sterkens from Fox Valley Hearing Center, Inc presented a fantastic program including the advantages of T-Coil (Telecoil) technology. A short explaination is a T-Coil is a small coil built in to many hearing aids and cochlear implants. Once used to boost magnetic signals from telephone handsets - now the technology in a hearing loop-equipped venue to hear sound from a PA system broadcast to the hearing aid.

In places where a hearing loop is in operation and the T-coil setting is selected by the hearing aid user the signal fromthe microphone or public address system is received wirelessly in the T-coil by magnetic induction. Technology is similar to that of Wi-Fi for hearing aids, with sound relayed directly into the ear with the appropriate amplification and without the background noise.

To learn more about hearing loop technology- access the below website:  www.hearingloop.org

Also access the below website to find locations in Wisconsin that have hearing loops - also to find an installer near you:        www.loopwisconsin.com

We at Menasha Rotary club thank Juliette for her presentation and education as we know that many of us will be able to use this technology in the future as we are surrounded by sound and information on a daily basis that may affect our hearing.

• 2,247 volunteers completed 11,275 hours of bell ringing!
• Thanks to the support of volunteers and donors, we are within $50,000 of our $1.2 million Christmas season fundraising goal!
• Six corporate/ foundation donors hosted Red Kettle Match Days, providing a combined $220,000 in match funds, and the community came through to help us reach all 6 match challenges:

• Thrivent Financial for Lutherans’ match challenge of $125,000

Dcember 15, 2010

Menasha Rotary Club introduced Perry Brandenburg of "Inside Computers"

Perry has worked in the computer service industry for nearly 30 years. Today Perry enligtened the Menasha Rotary Club with an informative and entertaining discussion dealing with internet security. Perry states that "The best defense from dangers on the internet is understanding!"        Understanding what is your question - for the average computer user it is more important than ever to understand: Spyware, Malware, Social Media, Instant Messaging, Cyber Bullying and Viruses.

This is where family internet protection begins - the internet is a source of information - a powerful tool for teaching, learning, and sharing ideas - Perry states, " it's also a place where bad people prey on good people and children."

We at Menasha Rotary Club Thank Perry for his time - sharing of lunch - to teach us a few details of internet surfing that we sometimes we are unaware of the preditore factors.

Members of the Menasha Rotary Club in Menasha, Wisconsin, are the proud owners of a new, beautiful club website.  Says club President, Dan Rippl, "We've been looking for something like this for several years."  

The site, just the latest in a collection of club and association sites offered by Bread Street, LLC, of Neenah, Wisconsin, provides an excellent platform for members to rally around.  "It tracks our club events, member profiles, stores key documents, provides intra-club communication tools and provides reporting capabilities for the Club Secretary.  It also gives locals and potential members some up-to-date information about who we are and how we focus our energies," says President Elect Bruce Kallin.  "We're really happy to have this site."