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5th Thursday Lunch Meeting November 30th
November has five Thursdays and that means WE have an extra meeting this month. While the deadline for lunch reservations has passed, all are still welcome for some fellowship and to get an update on what's going on with YOUR club!

December Activities
There's plenty of ways to connect in December.  STRIVE 2B:) is at the Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass, STRIVE 11/12 will have some fun at the YMCA and we have two lunch meetings, including our annual holiday lunch on December 21st.

December 7th Lunch meeting - our program will feature an orthopedic surgeon speaking on common winter injuries. Be sure to catch this one before you head out to shovel, ski or skate! RSVP Here.

December 21st Holiday Lunch - Join us for this Rotary holiday tradition. We'll listen to music by the Neenah High School Jazz Quintet and enjoy plenty of good cheer.  Family and guests are most welcome and Honorary members we'd love to see you as well.  Due to the popular nature of this lunch PLEASE RSVP so that we can ensure enough seating and food!!!!

Rotary Fellowships
Did you know that Rotary has over 100 international Rotary Fellowships that are active in over 150 countries! Rotary Fellowships are international groups of Rotarians, Rotarian spouses, and Rotaractors who share a common passion. Being part of a fellowship is a fun way to make friends in other Clubs and around the world, explore a hobby or profession, find new opportunities for service, and enhance your Rotary experience. They are a great way to network with fellow Rotarians!

The Rotary Club of Neenah is committed to the Rotary ideal of "service above self."  Our club is a cross-section of Neenah residents, business and professional people who are not only good friends but are united in a common commitment to serve others for the benefit of the community.  

Rotary International is the world's first service club organization, with more than 1.4 million members in 46,000 clubs worldwide. Rotary club members are volunteers who work locally, regionally, and internationally to combat hunger, improve health and sanitation, provide education and job training, promote peace, and eradicate polio under the motto Service Above Self.  

The Rotary Club of Neenah has been active in our community through community service projects and scholarships  since 1925.  We hope you join us as a guest at one of our weekly meetings or enjoy one of our public community events.

Consider becoming a member!  Our new member application is entirely digital, and it's quick to fill out.  You will be contacted by the chair of our membership committee shortly after your application has been submitted.  To learn more about what membership entails click here, or else jump right into the application here.

(Neenah, Wis.) – For more than 20 years, the Neenah Rotary Club has recognized students, community leaders and club members who have demonstrated service to others and our community.  The Club recently presented its community and club service awards during its annual Changing of the Guard dinner at the Best Western Premier Bridgewood Resort Hotel.  

Lucas Unruh, a recent graduate of St. Mary’s Central High School and Lauren VanderMause and Ethan Weinaug, both recent graduates of Neenah High School were presented with the Service Above Self Youth Award.  This award is presented annually to graduating high school seniors who have clearly demonstrated Service Above Self in their lives.  Individuals are nominated by their respective schools and then selected after a paper review and oral interview by Neenah Rotarians.  Youth award winners receive a $1,500 scholarship to be used for their future education.

Jan Williams was honored with the Service Above Self Adult award.  This award is presented to a Neenah-area adult, who is not a member of the Club, and who best represents the idea of community action.  Nominees are chosen on the basis of their outstanding community service and other activities which help the community and those who live in it. Williams has provided countless hours of leadership and commitment to the Neenah High School Basketball Booster Club and Future Neenah’s 3-on-3 Streetball event.

The Jack R. Grist Club Service Award recognizes a Neenah Rotary Club member who epitomizes service and whose values reflect the ideals of Rotary International. Raymond Smith was presented with the award for his years of service and commitment. 

Founded in 1925, the Neenah Rotary Club is a service organization of about 100 business and professional men and women united in fellowship world-wide who conduct local and international humanitarian projects, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations and work towards understanding and peace.  The club meets weekly on Thursday at Noon at the Holiday Inn Neenah Riverwalk.  To learn more, visit www.neenahrotary.org. 

Four members of the Neenah Rotary Club were recently recognized with a Paul Harris Fellowship. Rotarians Mike Dillon, Bob Karrmann and Dale Youngquist each earned their first Paul Harris Fellowship.   Rotarian Bob Golz earned his second fellowship.

Paul Harris was born in Racine, Wisconsin and founded Rotary International in 1905 in Chicago.  Individuals who have contributed more than $1000 to Annual Program Fund, the Polio Plus Fund or the Humanitarian Grants Program of the Rotary Foundation are recognized as Paul Harris Fellows.

Additionally, individual Rotary clubs may from time to time honor individuals as Paul Harris Fellows. These honorees are individuals who meet high professional and personal standards set forth by Paul Harris. Paul Harris recognition is not limited to Rotarians.

Multiple-time Paul Harris Fellows are recognized as they continue to contribute. Additionally, Paul Harris Fellows receive recognition points which they may contribute towards the recognition of other members as Paul Harris Fellows.

Founded in 1925, the Neenah Rotary Club is a service organization of about 100 business and professional men and women united in fellowship world-wide who conduct local and international humanitarian projects, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations and work towards understanding and peace.  To learn more, visit www.neenahrotary.org.

The Neenah and Fox Cities Morning Rotary Clubs were awarded the  2011 Grand Marshall Award for the best overall water station in the small companies/non-profit category at the Community First Fox Cities Marathon. 

The theme of the Rotary water station was “Gilligan’s Island.”

The Neenah Rotary Club would like to congratulate three members who recenlty received a Paul Harris Fellowship:

• Ron Roberts (This is Ron's 5th Paul Harris Fellowship)

• Sandy Drexler

• Pete Weyenberg 

Congratulations!

NEENAH, WI (July 7, 2011) – The Neenah Rotary Club presented its annual service awards on June 30 during the Club’s annual “Changing of the Guard” Banquet at the Best Western Bridgewood Resort Hotel and Conference Center.

Honor recipients of the Jack W. Casper Service Above Self Youth Award and a $1,500 scholarship were Meghan Hickey, a senior at Neenah High School, and Heidi Loper, a senior at St. Mary Central High School.

What a wonderful season for us to Reach Out to Embrace Humanity. We are blessed that Neenah Rotary has touched many lives in our community and around the world.

Recently I had the honor to represent Neenah Rotary at Fox Valley Technology College and presented six scholarships to some very worthy students. Not only did the recipients express their gratitude that afternoon, but their thank you letters confirmed their appreciation.

An uplifting surprise came when I received a personal phone call from the father of one of the recipients sharing how much this scholarship meant to his son and their family. This student’s mother had passed away a few years ago and the father is working to carry out the mother’s wish for their son to receive an education. Our scholarship is making that wish come true.

Christmas miracle, yes, it is for this student and for all the students that Rotarians help to make their dreams come true. We give a life time gift. I ask that you look into your hearts this coming year and continue to give of your time, talents and financial gifts so others in our community will enjoy a blessed holiday.

I hope you all enjoyed the blessings of the holidays with your family and friends and wish you much happiness in the new year.