WHITNALL PARK ROTARY CLUB

Serving Greendale, Greenfield, Hales Corners, and Muskego, WI since 1975

Serving and enriching our community through leadership and learning

Service Above Self

Home of District 6270 Governor 2013-2014

Welcome to our Club!

Serving and Enriching Our Community through Leadership and Learning

We meet In Person

Wednesdays at 7:00 AM

Whitnall School District Community Room

5000 S. 116th Street
Greenfield, WI 53228
United States of America

1st & 2nd Wednesdays at Whitnall School District Community Room at 7:00am. 3rd Wednesday at Diamond Jim's Steakhouse (11811 Janesville Road, Hales Corners) at 5:30pm. Board meeting 4th Wednesday at 7 am at Whitnall School District Community Room.

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Second Wednesday Food Pantry fund raiser
Oct 14, 2020
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
Second Wednesday Food Pantry fundraiser
Nov 11, 2020
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
Christmas Craft Fair CANCELLED COVID-19
Whitnall High School

Dec 05, 2020
8:30 AM – 3:30 PM
Second Wednesday Food Pantry fund raiser
Dec 09, 2020
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM

Christmas Craft Fair cancelled

Whitnall Park Rotary Club has decided to cancel the Rotary Craft Fair that was planned for December 5 due to the continued concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic. As there continues to be concerns over gatherings of over 100 people and whether our event can provide adequate social distancing for our crafters and attendees. Also, as a portion of our crafters and our customers are in the high-risk demographic, we feel it is the responsible action to take.

At this time, we have also decided that due to this continued uncertainty, we are going to cancel the Spring Rotary Craft Fair that was planned for April 3, 2021.

The next scheduled Rotary Craft Fair will take place on December 4, 2021. Application for the next show will be available in March on our website, www.whitnallparkrotary.org

Global Scholarship available

District 6270 is pleased to announce that a Global Grant Scholarship in the amount of $30,000 is being offered for matriculation in the Fall 2021 or Spring 2022. The program of studies must be a graduate level program overseas, not in the United States, and must align closely with one of RI’s current six Areas of Focus. The 7th Area of Focus, “Supporting the Environment,” will not come on-line until July 1, 2021

Application deadline is January 15, 2021; interviews, February 6; announcement of grant recipient, February 15. Application form and applicable reference documents are accessible on the District 6270 web site (www.rotary6270.org).

Rotarians, their spouses, children and grandchildren are NOT eligible

Congratulations to the WPR Paul Harris Award Winners for 2019-‘20

Lisa Olson, and Tom and Judy Weiss received a Paul Harris award from Whitnall Park Rotary at the recent Changing of the Guard event.

Changing of the Guard Event

On June 30 your Whitnall Park Rotary Club celebrated its annual Changing of the Guard.

Paul Harris Award winners

Three members of Whitnall Park Rotary Club received the Paul Harris Award for their service to the club.

Lisa Olson, outgoing Director of Youth Service, who initiated the Students of the Month program,

Judy Weiss, Sunshine chairperson and Craft Fair coordinating committee,

Tom Weiss, Director of Vocational Service, who created the scholarships for technical/ trade school students.

Shields & Masks for Milwaukee County Emergency Operations

Whitnall Park Rotary Club spent $1000 to purchase 100 face shields and 500 face masks for the Milwaukee County Emergency Operations Center. The items were delivered to Rotarian Mason Pooler, West Allis Fire Chief and head of the Milwaukee County Emergency Operations Center.

Community Forum on Human Trafficking at Whitnall H.S., Feb. 25th

Public is invited to human trafficking community forum at Whitnall High School on February 25th. Whitnall Park Rotary Club is sponsoring the event, featuring a personal story and panel of experts.

We Welcome Our New Members

We inducted two new members into our club: Alex Yanez and Carolina Yanez.

Skygen International Foundation Brings Glasses to Tanzania

Brett Bennett, the Director of Vision Care for the Skygen International Foundation, spoke to our Club today about bringing vision tests and glasses to the children and people of Tanzania. Skygen has provided 110,000 eye exams and over provided over 25,000 pairs of glasses to the people of Tanzania in 2018. Each patient receives an exam of the same quality as you would receive at your local eye doctor. While this may seem like elementary care we are speaking about people who don’t have addresses, mail capabilities, phones and only 4 eye doctors per 2,000,000 people. Those statistics may help put this care in perspective.

WPRC Recognized for Contribution on World Polio Day

The Assistant District Governor gave the club an award for our contribution on World Polio Day.

Abigail Bornemeier from the American Diabetes Association Spoke to Our Club

Our speaker for the day was Abigail Bornemeier from the American Diabetes Association. We learned about the growing numbers of people impacted by diabetes and risk factors.

WPRC Members Packed Boxes for The Hunger Task Force StockBox

Members of the Whitnall Park Rotary Club took part in a great cause: The Hunger Task Force StockBox build. 16 club members participated and packed 15 pallets of boxes.

Colleen Hansen from Community Projects for Seniors Spoke to Our Club

Colleen Hansen from Community Projects for Senior spoke to the Club today. Community Projects for Seniors, started in 1986, has over 400 volunteers and provides 4000 meals for Thanksgiving Christmas and Easter for seniors in Southeastern WI. They also provide care packages and parties for seniors throughout the year.

Julie Rome Spoke About The Moving Wall Commemorating the Vietnam War Memorial

Julie Rome - The President of Dan Jansen Family Fest spoke to the Club about The Moving Wall commemorating the Vietnam War Memorial. She informed us of the work that went into getting The Moving Wall to Greenfield. She also told us stories of the veterans who came to share in The Wall. The stories she told and the tributes she shared were a beautiful testament to the men and women who died in the war as well as the survival and pains of those who survived and came home.

Jim Michlig of Muskego-Norway School District is Making Connections for Students

Posted on Nov 03, 2019

Jim Michlig spoke at our October 1st meeting. He shared how their district is making meaningful connections for students with colleges, careers and the community.

Rotary District Governor Visit

Posted on Sep 22, 2019

Rotary International District Governor Steen Sanderhoff spoke to the Whitnall Park Rotary Club on Tuesday 9/3/19

Greenfield Mayor Michael Neitzke Speaks to Our Club.

Posted on Jul 09, 2019

On Tuesday July 9th we had the pleasure of hearing from Greenfield Mayor Michael Neitzke.

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WPRC Approves BoD Proposed Changes

Posted on Dec 03, 2018

In response to the WPRC Board of Directors' recommended changes to the weekly meeting time and venue, the entire WPRC membership approved the proposed changes by a vote of 24-2. Currently, the membership of WPRC stands at 27. Thus, 96% of the WPRC membership participated in the decision.

Starting in January 2019, our weekly meeting format will move to the following approach:

Breakfast meeting to be held on the first Tuesday and second Tuesday of the month with a start time of 7:00 a.m. and end time of 8:00 a.m.
After Hours social to be held the third Tuesday of the month with a start time of 5:30 p.m.
Board of Directors will meet on the fourth Tuesday of the month with a start time of 7:00 a.m.
If there is a fifth Tuesday of the month, some sort of hands-on project will occur .

Final details on meeting location(s), any changes in costs, etc., will be released in the next few weeks.

2018 WPRC Christmas Art & Craft Fair

Posted on Dec 01, 2018

Whitnall Park Rotary Club hosted its annual Christmas Art & Crafts Fair on December 1, 2018, at Whitnall High School. The event was a huge success with 1,958 guests offering a $3 entrance donation at the doors. More than 160 crafters displayed and sold their items to this huge crowd. WPRC members, their family members, and other recruits did an awesome job of team work and expended great effort to ensure success. Thanks to all, and congratulations, on a job excellently done! WPRC member Kent Bieganski (retired Chief of Police, Hales Corners) has provided some 60 photos from this great event. See the slide show by clicking here.

District 6270 Global Grant Scholar

Posted on Oct 17, 2018

Ciara McHugh, 2018-2020 Global Grant Scholar from Rotary District 6270, has begun her PhD. program at Queens University in Belfast, Northern Ireland. She describes her program in her own words: "Over the next few years, through the support of LINCS (Leverhulme Interdisiplinary Network for Cyber Security) and the Rotary Foundation's Global Grant Scholarship, I'll be exploring how police and communities interact around the world. I'm interested in looking at tensions between minority groups and police forces, and how we might rethink relationships between the two." Follow Ciara's progress and adventures via her blog: https://ciarajmchugh.weebly.com