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Club Number 2752 www.oshkoshrotary.org Chartered March 1, 1917
District Number 6270 Contact the Editor: elite-tv@tds.net List Serve: oshkoshrotary@lists.uwosh.edu
April 20, 2009:
Call to Order: Steve Schmudlach, President
Prayer & Pledge: Cathy Zimmerman
Today’s Program: The Magic Ear
Today’s Speaker: Jennifer Welhoefer
April 13, 2009:
Steve Schmudlach, President opened the meeting and welcomed all Rotarians and guests.
Alyson Zierdt led the club in the opening prayer & pledge.
VISITORS AND GUESTS: Introduced by David Hayford
Southwest Rotary- Bill Thimke, Doug Seefeld
Morning Rotary- None
Out of Town Visitors- None
Guests of Our Club- Mary Von Hout (guest speaker), Leo Edelstein (guest speaker)
Guests of Members- Richard Kern (guest of Sue Andrews), Mike Audit (guest of Steve Schmudlach)
David Hayford reported that Charlie Chaplin, an Academy Award-winning English comedic actor and filmmaker was born April 16,
1889. Chaplain became one of the most famous actors as well as a notable filmmaker, composer and musician in the early to mid
“Classical Hollywood” era of American cinema.
-“Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot.”
-“Man as an individual is a genius. But men in the mass form the headless monster, a great, brutish idiot that goes where
prodded.”
-“Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself.”
MARKET REPORT:
Tom Harenburg presented the club with the weekly market report. The major indices pared their losses but were unable to fully recover
all the way back to the neutral mark. Financial stocks had been up as much as 3.4% earlier, but had since surrendered much of their
gains. The Dow’s decline came amid weakness in Boeing and IBM. Boeing reported that it planned to reduce production plans, which
would reduce its expected earnings. Chevron was also weighing on the Dow, indicating that the sequential profits would decline
sharply. The Dow was down 79.49, the Nasdaq down 13.28, the S&P down 4.35, and the 10-Year Bond down 0.0680.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
April 20, 2009 Oshkosh Community Blood Drive, Algoma Blvd. United Methodist Church
Apr 24-26, 2009 District Rotary Conference at Elkhart Lake
April 29, 2009 Oshkosh Rotary Club Orientation Breakfast, Park Plaza
May 29-30, 2009 Oshkosh Rotary Club Flower Sale
FUTURE MEETINGS: PRAYER & PLEDGE/GREETER:
Apr 27 Non-Violent Peace Force Josh Anderson
May 4 The Grand Opera House Sue Andrews
May 11 Providing Reliable, Affordable, Sustainable Energy Paul Ansfield
Oshkosh Rotary Club, P.O. Box 785, Oshkosh, WI 54903-0785 www.oshkoshrotary.org
GOOD NEWS/HAPPY DOLLARS/ANNOUNCEMENTS:
(Contributions are made to Polio Plus and the Oshkosh Food Bank.)
Ada Thimke announced that the raffle was up to $115 with two weeks to go before the drawing. She also reported that the
materials for the rose sale will be available next week.
Jeff Gilderson-Duwe led the club in honoring the following Rotarians with April birthdays:
st st
Paul Narveson April 1 Tom Harenburg April 21
th st
Brenda Haines April 4 Art Rehbein April 21
th
Gary Yakes April 9
Melissa Kok reported that she would be working part-time for a congressman, but that she would not be able to remain in the
club.
David Hayford announced that club members bring lotions, soaps, shampoos/conditioners to weekly meetings at the request
of Bethel Home.
Alyson Zierdt announced that she would be walking in the upcoming Multiple Sclerosis walk, and that she would be accepting
additional contributions.
Tom Harenburg announced that his company was six weeks into a six week building project which would now be an eight
week project. He also reported that Larry Schultz would be joining the firm.
Glenn Steinbrecher recognized that he was honored to be sitting with Dennis Kavanaugh and Frank Tower and thanked them
for their years of service to Oshkosh.
Jeff Jahnke announced that McKnight & Carlson would be moving soon to 448 North Main Street. Jeff also announced that
his business would be consolidated into the Appleton location.
Steve Schmudlach reported that his daughter delivered triplets this past weekend…in the form of kidney stones.
Kathy Propp announced that there were two prospects from UW-Oshkosh for the Rotary Scholar program.
Kim Molitor reported that our club’s inbound exchange student would be coming to us from Belgium. Host families were still
needed.
Sue Panek and Liz Rice Janzen gave happy dollars for their respective organizations (United Way and Winnebago County
Literacy Council) receiving sizable bequests from a woman in the community.
Sherry Lynch announced that The Women’s Center at UW-Oshosh was collecting prom dresses for donation to needy area
girls who might not otherwise be able to attend prom for lack of a dress. If you have dresses to donate, please drop them off
at the Women’s Center, 15 Irving Street, Oshkosh. A tax donation slip would be given to you.
FUNDRAISING OPPORTUNITY: Casey Zaniewski provided information regarding the EAA housing program last week. Rotarians
were asked to consider providing housing and a light breakfast to EAA guests. Guests usually stay for several nights and charged $60
per night per person. For more information, contact Casey at zaniewski@uwosh.edu or David Jones at jonesd@uwosh.edu.
April 13, 2009 – MEETING REVIEW:
Speaker(s): Mary Von Hout, Leo Edelstein
Title: The Orphan Train Project
The guest speakers were introduced by Michael Cooney. The Orphan Train Project is made possible by the Madison West Town-
Middleton Rotary Foundation, Inc. The Orphan Train Project matches foreign orphanages to service clubs, churches, and other
organizations, in hopes that an ongoing relationship will be formed.
Mary Von Hout reported that the Orphan Train Project served more than 60 orphanages in 11 countries and linked to 60+ groups in
Bulgaria, Guatemala, Zimbabwe, Peru, Romania, China, Mexico, South Africa, Tanzania, Ukraine, and India. The Orphan Train Project
was not developed to be an adoption service, but a way to share with orphaned, abandoned, and institutionalized children around the
globe.
Mary and Leo talked about the Sagrada Familia orphanage in Lima, Peru. This orphanage has been in operation for over 18 years.
Over 600 children reside in the Sagrada Familia orphanage. Mary and Leo showed a slide of the dormitory which was donated by the
Oshkosh Rotary Club. The Orphan Train Project also provided the activities of carpentry, bakery, pottery, music, and sewing at the
orphanages. Per capita, the annual household income in Peru is $3,374. 80% of the Peruvians are Catholic. 28 million people live in
Peru with approximately 8,000 people living per square mile. The main exports of Peru are copper, gold, and zinc. Rotarian Carlos
Rioja served as their intermediary in Lima, Peru.
The Orphan Train Project is always in need of food, medications, furniture, clothing, computers, and library books. You can learn more
about the Orphan Train Project at www.rotaryorphantrain.org.
4-Way Test:
Mary Von Hout and Leo Edelstein led the club in the Four-WayTest.
Message from the editor: I regret that I do not have a background in short-hand, so I apologize for any errors when reporting
announcements, good news, happy dollars, etc. To improve my accuracy of reporting, please e-mail or provide me a hand-written copy
of the pertinent information that you would like me to print. Thank you for your consideration in this matter. -Teresa Van Aacken
Oshkosh Rotary Club, P.O. Box 785, Oshkosh, WI 54903-0785 www.oshkoshrotary.org
2008-2009 Leadership
Rotary International
Dong Kurn Lee, President
Learn more at www.rotary.org
Four Avenues of Service
District 6270 Officers
The term "Four Avenues of Service" refers to the four elements of the Object of Rotary: Tamara Koop, District Governor
Club Service, Vocational Service, Community Service and International Service. William Wresch, District Governor-Elect
Paul Decker, District Governor-Nominee
Although the Avenues of Service are not found in any formal part of the constitutional Oshkosh Rotary
documents of Rotary, many Rotarians use this concept to describe the primary areas of
Rotary activity. Club Officers
Steve Schmudlach, President
Club Service involves all of the necessary activities Rotarians perform to make their club Larry Schultz, President-Elect
function successfully. Things like taking attendance, keeping records and raising money Teresa Van Aacken, President-Elect Nominee
come under this Avenue of Service. Sherry Lynch, Secretary
James Stahl, Treasurer
David Hayford, Sergeant at Arms
Vocational Service describes the opportunity each Rotarian has to represent the dignity Deb Wirtz, Past President
and utility of one's vocation to the other members of the club, as well as the responsibility
of the club to undertake projects related to such areas as career planning, vocational Oshkosh Rotary Club
training, and the promotion of high ethical standards in the workplace.
Board of Directors
Directors serve three-year terms and meet the 2nd
Community Service pertains to those activities that Rotarians undertake to improve the
Wednesday of the month at 7:30 a.m.
quality of life in their community. It frequently involves assistance to youth, the aged, the Cathy Zimmerman (2009)
disabled, and others who look to Rotary as a source of hope for a better life. When we Will Deppiesse (2009)
are volunteer readers at Lincoln School, when the club pays to send grade school Liz Rice Janzen (2009)
students to the symphony, when we raise money for the Literacy Council we walk this Kim Massey (2010)
Avenue of Service. Steve Arndt (2010)
Casey Zaniewski (2010)
The Fourth Avenue of Service, International Service, describes the many programs and Paul Narveson (2011)
activities that Rotarians undertake to advance international understanding, goodwill, and Lisa O’Halloran (2011)
peace. International service projects are designed to meet humanitarian needs of people Bill Bracken (2011)
in many lands. Our most obvious international service is our connection with the
orphanage in La Molina, Peru. Half the money from our table goes toward the
Key Contacts
Teresa Van Aacken, Spokes editor
eradication of polio through RI's Polio Plus effort. So even here in Oshkosh we are
Lori Renning, Fundraising director
working internationally through the connection of Rotary. W. Robert Bruce, Pianist
When a Rotarian understands and travels down the Four Avenues of Service, the Object Four Areas of Service (Directors)
of Rotary takes on an even greater meaning. Club Service
Will Deppiesse, Paul Narveson, Liz Rice Janzen,
Larry Schultz
From the District newsletter October 2006
Community Service
David Hayford, Kim Massey
Vocational Service
Steve Arndt, Bill Bracken, Teresa Van Aacken
International Service
Cathy Zimmerman, Casey Zaniewski, Lisa O’Halloran
Oshkosh Rotary Club
Past District Governors
Cathy Zimmerman (2003-2004)
John Kerrigan (1999-2000)
A. John Wiley (1994-1995)
Charles F. Nolan (1972-1973)
Frederick L. Caudle (1965-1966)
George Nevitt (1952-1953)
Jasper Lockart (1933-1934)
To view all District 6270 club schedules, visit www.Rotary6270.com or visit Rotary 4-Way Test
www.RotaryeClubOne.org to make up a meeting at any time.
Monday
Monday
7:15 a.m.
Noon
Appleton Breakfast
Fond du Lac
Riverview Country Club
Holiday Inn
1 Is it the TRUTH?
Monday
Restaurant
5:30 p.m. Berlin Berlin Family 2 Is it FAIR to all concerned?
Tuesday
Wednesday
12:10 p.m.
Noon
Appleton
Oshkosh Southwest
Paper Valley Hotel
Robbins 3 Will it build GOOD WILL
Wednesday Noon Menasha Waverly Beach and better FRIENDSHIPS?
Thursday 7:00 a.m. Fond du Lac Morning Ramada Hotel
Thursday
Friday
Noon
6:50 a.m.
Neenah
Oshkosh Morning
Valley Inn
Park Plaza
4 Will it be BENEFICIAL
Friday Noon Appleton West Holiday Inn
to all concerned?
Oshkosh Rotary Club, P.O. Box 785, Oshkosh, WI 54903-0785 www.oshkoshrotary.org
