Programs & Upcoming Community Events Amigos Rotarians Are Encouraged to Attend
3/10 - At MAC on Water - 6-7 pm -The We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution Program - Thomas Schneck  This program promotes civic competence and responsibility among the nation’s upper elementary and secondary students. The We the People print textbooks' and enhanced ebooks' interactive strategies, relevant content and the simulated congressional hearing make teaching and learning exciting for both students and teachers. The We the People curriculum is an innovative course of instruction on the history and principles of the United States constitutional democratic republic. The program enjoys active support from state bar associations and foundations,and other educational, professional, business, and community organizations across the nation. Since its inception in 1987, more than 30 million students and 75,000 educators have participated in the We the People program.Presenter Thomas Schneck is a lawyer and a volunteer mentor/coach with Wauwatosa West’s “We the People” class for the past 12 years. During that he has worked with a variety of students, other mentors and the teacher, Chad Mateske. Tom is a Wauwatosa resident for the past 32 years, and practices in a general legal capacity-handling family law, criminal defense and bankruptcy. He is a graduate of UW Milwaukee and Marquette Law School. In addition to his “We the People” activities, he was also involved in coaching youth sports for many years. His wife, Sheryl, is a laboratory medical scientist at Waukesha Memorial Hospital. They have three adult children. |
Prior meetings
02/25 - Club Social- "Getting to Know You" - Social and FUN ways to get to know each other and meet our new members
Venue: Lakefront Brewery
2/18 - At MAC on Water - Board Meeting
2/11 - At Victory Garden Initiative - Club Assembly - District Grant Project/Discussion at Victory Garden
2/04 - Primitivo Torres, Immigration Lawyer - Excellent program that helped to better understand the current immigration 'climate' in the United States and how we, as Rotarians, can get involved with local initiatives that might benefit immigrant communities in the Milwaukee area.
1/17 - At Cathedral Center - Volunteer at Club Community Outreach Project, Feeding homeless single women and women with their families at the Cathedral Ctr Shelter.
Tuesday, Jan 7 - Amigos Anniversary Celebration and Celebrating 2019 in the New Year
Tuesday, December 10 - Tanzanian Eyeglass Program - Brett Bennett - Skygen International Foundation -
Saturday, December 7 - Multi-Ethnic Amigos Rotary Club Holiday Gathering
Tuesday, December 3 - At Antigua - CEO Health Connections Inc - Ericka Sinclair
Tuesday, November 19 - Strategic Plan for Amigos Club - District Direction presented by Past District Governor and Strategic Plan Committee Chair Jeff Reed
Saturday, November 23 - Thanksgiving Baskets Service Project with Rotary Club of Mitchell Field
Tuesday, November 12 - at MAC on Water - Planning Grant Implementation with Victory Gardens and Cathedral Center Garden Project
Tuesday, November 5 - District Governor Steen Sanderhoff at Antigua
Tuesday, October 22 - Club Assembly - Planning
Tuesday, October 29 - Social and Dinner at Alem Ethiopian Restaurant - 307 E. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee
Saturday, September 21 - Bay View Bash Service
Saturday, Sept. 21 - Amigos Adopt-A-River Service Project
Tuesday, September 3 - at Antigua - Project Rise - Milwaukee County Health & Human Services Dept of Youth and Family Services -
Tuesday, August 27 - Habitat for Humanity - Andy Heuer, Development Director
Tuesday, August 6 - Guatemala Literacy Service Project Q&A - Erik Moesser, ElmBrook Rotary Club
at Antigua Latin Inspired Kitchen - West Allis
Come learn more about the service project that ElmBrook Rotary has been doing in Antigua, Guatemala. Ask questions and get answers to how you can help and / or personally participate....here or THERE (January 2020). Learn more about their past success and partnership by clicking on this link to their newsletter. Scroll down on the newsletter to see more about the project.
Tuesday, July 30 - Rotary Amigos Board Meeting
Tuesday, July 23 - Amigos - Complete a community meeting or service thru August 6th for it to count as your July 23 Rotary make-up
Tuesday, July 16 - New Member Intro - Erik Carranza
Tuesday, July 9 - CELEBRATED and Welcomed President 2019-20 Edwin Nyakoe Nyasani
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Tuesday, July 2 - 6-7 p.m. - Meeting was via CHIME Internet Teleconference
2019-20 President Edwin Nyakoe Nyasani took the helm as the new president and announced his chairs and board positions.
Tuesday, June 18 - Polio - Why We Need to Eradicate It - Peter Bosch (held at Antigua Latin Inspired Restaurant)
Peter Bosch, Principal Engineer and Founder of Highpoint Software is also a Rotarian. He has been engaged in the efforts to eradicate polio and has developed a visual mapping to demonstrate why we can't stop short of complete eradication of the polio virus. This was a very engaging and enlightening presentation and conversation for Rotarians, Visiting Rotarians, and guests.
Tuesday, June 11 - Beevangalist - Charlie Koenen
We enjoyed an amazing awareness building of the importance of bees and all that we will lose should we lose the bees. They are an incredible species that has survived through time but may not be able to survive mankind. Click here to learn more at this recent interview with Mike Strehlow.
Tuesday, May 21 and Tuesday, May 28 - District Grant Submissions
These meetings reviewed potential District Grant submissions (grant submitted and now awaiting review for hopeful acceptance)
The May 28 meeting was also the club's second time utilizing web based software to include those unable to physically attend the meeting, to do so. We have some bugs to work out including better acoustics, however, all in attendance agreed that it had worked. We look forward to further experimentation and use.
Things considered;
1. Is there a completed needs assessment?
2. What will the project be?
3. Who from our Club is and will be involved?
4. What resources are needed?
5. Anticipated impact and how will you know?
We heard from those wishing to submit a project for consideration and the club used the decision making criteria developed at a previous meeting to determine what would move forward.
Tuesday, May 14 - Not Without My Father: One Woman's 444-Mile Walk of the Natchez Trace - Author Andra Watkins
She also wrote the novel To Live Forever: An Afterlife Journey of Meriwether Lewis, the novel Hard to Die, the novel I Am Number 13, and the photography collection Natchez Trace: Tracks in Time, published by Word Hermit Press.
Tuesday, May 7 - Catching Up - CORE El Centro
Saturday, April 27 - 9 am - Noon (Noon - 2 pm After Party) - SERVICE DAY - Annual Milwaukee Riverkeepers Clean-Up Day - Amigos Rotarians partners for second year
Saturday, May 4 - 8:30-11:30 am - SERVICE DAY at Hunger Task Force Farm
This was a Rotary Partner Service Project with Rotary Clubs of Mitchell Field, New Berlin, West Allis, and Whitnall Park.
Tuesday, April 16 - Social - "Getting to Know You" -
Social and conversation was held at Milwaukee Athletic Club Interim - Appetizers will be available along with good company!
Tuesday, April 9 - How did Metro Milwaukee come to be the most segregated county in the U.S.? - Reggie Jackson
Christ Episcopal Church, Great Hall, 5655 N. Lake Dr., Whitefish Bay
Reggie Jackson is an award-winning journalist, a graduate of Concordia University and Head Griot (docent) of America's Black Holocaust Museum. He is the co-owner and Lead Trainer at Nurturing Diversity Partners. From 2008-2010 he taught Contemporary Social Problems and Introduction to Sociology as an adjunct professor at Concordia University. He is currently serving on the boards of the Zeidler Center for Public Discussion, RID Racism Milwaukee, and the Wisconsin Humanities Council.
Reggie serves on the City of Milwaukee’s Equal Rights Commission. He is the 2017 winner of the Frank P. Zeidler Public Service Award from the City of Milwaukee. He won the first ever MICAH Legacy Award in 2018. He is the Community Relations Writer for the Milwaukee Independent. Reggie has served as a race relations expert for CNN, Wisconsin Public Radio, National Public Radio, Reuters News Service, the BBC, and several statewide news channels.
Tuesday, March 26 - International Projects - Meeting held at MAC on Water
There was a robust presentation and dialogue about international projects, local projects, and how Amigos Rotary is and can be engaged, including potential funding primarily through a District Grant and club support. Additional discussion regarding World Affairs Seminar and potential service projects including Cathedral Center, Victory Garden, Hunger Task Force, and others.
Tuesday, April 2 - Grants and International Projects - Club indicators regarding actions desired related to grants and scholarships - Meeting at Core El Centro
Tuesday, March 19 - Rotary Amigos Community Connection - Off-site Meeting at African-American Monthly Roundtable
Tuesday, March 12 - My Lombardi Years and Adventures - Sandy Sullivan
Sandy Sullivan is an author, teacher, artist, businesswoman and motivational speaker who delivered an interesting life's journey and lessons learned, as well as, understanding how even those friendships from the past can come back when needed 30 plus years later. Her presentation was insightful and reflective.
Tuesday, March 5 - Core El Centro - Board Meeting of the Whole - All Rotarians -
Reviewed updates, Community Engagement Initiative from last Strategic Thinking Session, Forward Action for Health Summit, Changing of the Guard, Meeting on March 19 with African American Roundtable, May 5 Anniversary Celebration for Core El Centro and we had the opportunity to support Girl Scouts.
Tuesday, February 26 - Milwaukee Athletic Club - "The Best is Yet to Come" - $68 Million Renovation - Brad Schendel & Maikel Correa
"For more than a century, MA Members and their guests have enjoyed the special atmosphere and services offered by the Milwaukee Athletic Club (MAC). Collegial, exclusive and gracious, Members are a part of an elite and welcoming community.
With their $68 million dollar renovation underway, Members are enjoying a new interim Clubhouse located at 735 North Water. Scheduled to return to the 758 North Broadway location winter of 2020, Members and their guests will soon revel in a modern facility fully equipped to take business and social engagements to a new level.
Being a MAC Member allows you to enjoy life to its fullest while encouraging a healthy lifestyle."
Tuesday, February 19 - Victory Garden Initiative - Montana Morris
Victory Garden Initiative builds communities that grow their own food, creating a socially just, ecologically sustainable, nutritious food system for all.
Montana shared the following, "Urban agriculture benefits our communities through environmental, physical, mental, economic, and social means. VGI is first and foremost an educational organization that teaches people how to grow their own food, especially in the city. We also make growing food more accessible to people by installing gardens for them, providing garden mentors, and creating gardener communities. VGI does work throughout Milwaukee County and even Wisconsin, but we focus the majority of the money we raise on low-income neighborhoods and food deserts. We also operate an urban farm in the Harambee neighborhood of Milwaukee that we use for youth education and community engagement. VGI puts on a number of community events to raise awareness and engagement of urban agriculture throughout the year. Changing the health of our communities starts with changing the culture of them."
Tuesday, February 5 - Marta Carrion - New Member Intro and Classification Talk
Tuesday, January 15 - Chinese New Year
The 2019 Chinese New Year Day is on Tuesday, February 5, 2019 in China's time zone.This was an exceptional program and our members highly recommend trying to get to one of their presentations. We learned about the Yellow Emperor, the foods of New Year that include fish, dumpling, and rice cake, the art and connection of martial arts and dance, the 5000 years of written history and more. All while enjoying fresh Jasmine tea and almond cookies.
Rotary International President Barry Rassin
Amigos Rotarians Angela Rester and Paul Berger were able to attend the noon meeting at the Rotary Club of Milwaukee. RI President Barry Rassin, of the Rotary Club of East Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas, earned an MBA in health and hospital administration from the University of Florida and was the first fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives in the Bahamas. He recently retired after 37 years as president of Doctors Hospital Health System, where he continues to serve as a Director. He is a lifetime member of the American Hospital Association and has served on several boards, including the Quality Council of the Bahamas, Health Education Council, and Employer’s Confederation. In July 2018, The Bahamas Government recognized Barry as an Officer of The Order of Distinction. A Rotarian since 1980, Rassin has served Rotary as director and as vice chair of The Rotary Foundation Board of Trustees. He was an RI training leader and the aide to 2015-16 RI President K.R. Ravindran. Rassin received Rotary’s highest honor, the Service Above Self Award, as well as other humanitarian awards for his work leading Rotary’s relief efforts in Haiti after the 2010 earthquake there. He and his wife, Esther, are Major Donors and Benefactors of The Rotary Foundation.
Sunday, December 2 at Cedarburg Rivoli
Movie was followed by Community Discussion
Tuesday, November 27 - HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal - Jordan
HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal via video taken by Amigos President Angela Rester while she and Dorothy Krupa attended the Opening Event of the Rotary Zone 20B Institute where over 28 countries came together. His keynote presentation spoke to issues of the Middle East and how one must work toward peace. Following the presentation, attendees talked about key points made by Prince El Hassan bin Talal. All agreed that his speech was very meaningful and thought-provoking.
His Royal Highness Prince El Hassan bin Talal believes that whatever detracts from human well-being must be questioned regardless of its effects on political order or economic growth.
Prince El Hassan bin Talal was born in Amman, Jordan on 20th March 1947, to a branch of the Hashemite family directly descended from the Prophet Muhammad, in the forty-second generation of descendants. His Royal Highness is the youngest son of Their late Majesties King Talal and Queen Zein El Sharaf, and is the brother of His late Majesty King Hussein.
Tuesday, November 27 - Board Meeting at Milwaukee Athletic Club
Rotary Amigos Board of Director Meeting - Board approved a new member to the club transferring from another Rotary Club. Minutes of the full meeting will be provided to all members.
Saturday, November 17 - Service Project - Thanksgiving Boxes
Tuesday, November 13 - Club Assembly
Tuesday, October 30 - Antigua Restaurant Grand Opening
Tuesday, October 16 - The Global Water Center Tour and WaterPOD - It was attended by Amigos and Tosa Morning Rotarians
This is an excerpt from the Nov. 2017 Biz Times. We highly recommend other Rotary Clubs to invite them for a program and / or an off-site visit.
Stonehouse Water Technologies, located at the Global Water Center, plans for its final manufactured product, the WaterPOD 8, to be commercially available in early 2018. The purification system can be used for residential, commercial and agricultural properties.
“We’re hoping that, by as early as 2019, we will be selling thousands and thousands of units,” said Anne Wick, vice president of community relations. “This is going to be global, it’s not just going to be local.”
In addition to manufacturing, the funding will be directed toward research and development, as well as marketing efforts, Wick said. The company has seven employees in all, having recently added two new employees.
Wick credits Stonehouse’s residence in the Global Water Center and guidance from the Water Council in helping the company secure the investment.
“There are exciting and fascinating things happening here in Milwaukee when it comes to water,” Wick said. “And the Water Council has been instrumental. With the exposure that we get, you couldn’t get that anywhere else.”
Tuesday, October 9 - "On the Table" -
We had an excellent conversation with the primary actionable item being the intention of understanding our diverse community by meeting IN the community. In other words, return to the traditions of the original Rotary club that ROTATED the location of their meetings. We will intentionally find events or groups of people IN the community to meet with where they are to better understand them and their successes and challenges. Exciting things are on the horizon!
ROTARY AMIGOS "ON THE TABLE" - GMF COMMUNITY WIDE CONVERSATIONS ON THE 9TH
Rotary Amigos On the Table MKE community event invites ANY Rotarian from ANY club and all guests whether you know a Rotarian or not, is very welcome to join our conversation to have a facilitated discussion about improving the quality of life in our community. This will be one of many future conversations and forums that Amigos Rotary will host in this and coming years. Rotary Amigos is a unique club that goes beyond service and addressing community concerns. It is intentional about building diversity in it's membership to intentionally have more voices, perspectives, and experiences at the table. Our club currently has members representing 10 different countries. Please join us for this conversation.
In the District -
Thursday, October 11 -
What is One Rotary Summit?
It was a training, coordinated by our Rotary Zone 28-29 team, and facilitated by our own District 6270. It was focused on the relationship among Public Image, The Rotary Foundation / Humanitarian Service, and Membership. The objective was to solidify Rotary’s 2018-19 annual theme of Be the Inspiration and the new Rotary Public Image Campaign: People of Action. About ½ of the time devoted to idea sharing and action development in small groups. The goal was that people got to know other Rotarians from our District and share ideas that they can take back to their clubs to do the work of Rotary in an even better way to implement the theme and campaign.
Amigos Rotarian Marta Carrion attended this session held at Milwaukee Area Technical College- Mequon
Four other club members have previously attended one of the One Rotary Summit meetings that convened at MATC - Oak Creek