Bulletins
JANUARY 31, 2012
Magnus Randar won today’s raffle and will donate the proceeds to his wife’s Inner Wheel myoelectric limb project. Greg O’Connell introduced our newest club member, Eric Christianson, M.D., Vice President of Medical Affairs at Elmbrook Hospital. Welcome, Eric! Happy Dollars: Greg Huber contributed for being able to attend the meeting today. John Scott contributed because he just returned from a week in Jamaica.
Today’s speaker was Waukesha County Executive Dan Vrakas, whose topic was the “State of the County.” Dan is a 21-year member of Hartland-Lake Country Rotary Club. He talked about Waukesha County’s triple A bond rating, the increasing population of the county, and the fact that Waukesha County was rated the ninth best county in the country to raise a family. There are 400,000 people in Waukesha County, 8% of the state’s population. The county budget is $270 million. Due to the mild winter weather, the county has saved money on salt and plowing, and over $16,000 in green fees have been raised since December. Dan talked about the success of the alcohol treatment court, the airport, parks, and recycling. He creates a monthly newsletter, and urged everyone to visit the county’s website – www.waukeshacounty.gov
GUESTS: Betty Randar, guest of Magnus Randar
Dave Gehringer, guest of AlecKarter
DISTRICT 6270 ROTARY GROUP STUDY EXCHANGE
Our outbound Group Study Exchange team will be travelling to District 9820, Victoria, Australia, March 4, 2012 and will return April 7, 2012. The area of Victoria encompasses the far southeastern corner of the country. The major city there is Melbourne. We have a great group of young professionals on the team. They are:
Alexis Billings, Customer Service Manager, US Bank, Milwaukee
Colleen Hahn, Claims Supervisor, Society Insurance, Fond du Lac
Jenny Knuth, Graphic Designer, BrownBoots Interactive, Campbellsport
Stacy Osten, Financial Analyst, Roundy’s Supermarkets, Inc, Milwaukee
And team leader, Catherine Zimmerman, PDG, Fond du Lac