Milwaukee North Sunrise Rotary Meeting –January 30, 2020 - Minutes
Attendees:  Dr. Willie Hart,  George Matthews,  Monica Phillip, Buzz Althoen,   Cynthia Roberson, Greg Williams,  Diane Beckley, Angie Stinson,  Darren Toliver,  Sharon Adams,  Bob Holzrichter, Tom Krist, Lynda Conyers
The meeting was called to order by President Willie, who led us in the Pledge and the Four Way Test.  Invocation was given by Cynthia Roberson.
Treasurer Bob Holzrichter in place of Sgt. At Arms collected $25
President Willie welcomed our guest speaker Ariana Hones.  Sharon gave a brief introductory bio on our speaker.
Good News/Bad News:
Tom reported that his wife, Penny, underwent back surgery and is improving day by day.  When they met with the neuro-surgeons, they found out that they were the the number one and two surgeons doing this type of surgery.
Sharon thanked Cynthia for getting us introduced to Isaiah Thompson and his books.  She delivered his books to the Brown Street School and they were readily accepted and are being used in the classrooms and housed in their library.  She also reported that this school holds an annual Winter Festival and summer Carnival that we may be interested in participating in this year.  She will get the actual dates for the club’s information.
Bob reported that he and Barb downsized to one car and thereby have purchased a new car which was almost demolished last night when he ran over a dead deer in the road.  Thankfully there is no damage.
Buzz brought in the February issue of the Milwaukee Magazine which featured Sharon Adams and her husband with a wonderful article on them with a very nice picture..
President Willie gave a little inspirational on how when we get older we start to loss our family members and friends as they pass away.  It is sad, but we should feel blessed to have had them in our lives and that we are living in times like these.  We should give thanks for our blessings.  Tom interjected in a lighter sense, that the only way to get to heaven is by dying, and we all want to get to heaven.
Diane reported that he son is now stationed in San Antonio, TX, and is doing fine.
CLUB BUSINESS:
Bob asked Lynda about getting an article in the Milwaukee Times reporting on the success of our Christmas with Dignity Program.  He indicated that the District is asking for publicity that we received on the event.  This helps in getting another grant from the District for this ongoing project.  Lynda asked that someone send her photos to include with the article.
President Willie and President-Elect Greg will attend the Grant Writing Training in West Bend on February 22, 2020.
We were reminded that it is diaper collection at February 6th meeting.  Please bring diapers or a donation of $10 to buy diapers for Blanket of Love.
President Willie announced that there will be a Board Meeting following the February 6th meeting.
Speaker:  Ariana Hone with Wisconsin Conversation Voters was our speaker.  She informed the group that their team’s goals were to connect the way our environment looks like with environmentally aware individuals including elected politicians.  They not only look at the lead in the city water, but also soil, building materials, deposits from manufacturing plants, farm animal feces, and the food we eat.   They have formed a Task Force to talk about all of this issues which are causing impurities in our environment.  She reported that she and many others will be in Madison today to lobby on bills that are being presented regarding our water crisis and school and day care lead issues.  The question came up about what do we do when our leaders do not take global warming seriously.  She responed that it falls on the individual communities to advocate and take action.  We need to reflect upward the value of community actions.  Education is also another very important avenue as well as holding elected politicians accountable.  Everyone has different concerns and questions, and we need to come up with solutions, and we do this through education.
Ariana also addressed the clean water pitcher and filter program.  She felt this is probably one of the best ways to insure lead free water for drinking, but again people need to be educated on how to use them and how often a filter needs to be changed to stay effective.  She also mentioned that water conditions vary in different communities, so testing is important.
Ariana announced that they were moving into their new offices today located on West Fond du Lac Avenue.  They have two people in the office and 12 people total in the organization.  They are funded by grants and individual donations.  They service the State of Wisconsin as a whole.
Sharon thanked Ariana for her work and her move to the new location, and also good luck in the lobbying in Madison today.
President Willie thanked Ariana for her presentation and presented her with a small gift from the club.
Raffle:  Angie’s number was called and she pulled out a blue marble so the count is 4 blue and 1 white at the next meeting.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:35 AM
Respectfully submitted,
Monica Phillip, Secretary

UPCOMING PROGRAMS:
February 6 - Tom Krist Classification Talk
February 13 – Toni White, Director – Employ Milwaukee
February 20 – Brett Bennett – Skygen International Foundation – provides eye exams and glasses in Tanzania, Africa
February 27 – Open
March 5 - Open

LIST OF EVENTS FOR 2019-2020 YEAR:
1.	VETS COLLECTION OF WARM CLOTHING – OCTOBER (FLIERS AND COLLECTION DATES) (DONE)
2.	POLIO PLUS “END POLIO IN THE WORLD” DAY – OCTOBER 24, 2019 (DONE)
3.	COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
4.	CHRISTMAS WITH DIGNITY – DECEMBER, (DATES) START WORKING ON IN SEPTEMBER, 2019 (DONE)
5.	OUTBOUND YOUTH EXCHANGE – (NEED TIME LINE INFORMATION)
6.	4TH GRADE ESSAY CONTEST – APRIL, 2020 – JUNE, 2020 –CANOE TRIP AND CLUB PRESENTATION
7.	WORLD AFFAIRS SEMINAR – JUNE, 2020 (NEED TO FIND A STUDENT)
8.	VETS COLLECTION OF KITCHEN ITEMS – JULY 18, 2020 (FLIERS AND COLLECTION DATES)

CHRISTMAS PARY – DECEMBER, 2019 (DONE)
ANNIVERSARY/CHANGING OF GUARD DINNER – JUNE, 2020