If you have a project that could use the hands of many/beyond your team - please create a Google doc to share with all - send to Tessa Boury and a link will be placed in our Bulletin; if it's short notice - send to Ruth Petermann for quick distribution to all members!
Team Standings:
To be shared at Rotary this week!
In Our Community
St. Croix County Home-Delivered Meal Programs
The St. Croix County Home-Delivered Meal Programs needs Hudson Volunteers! Meals are packaged at the Hudson Senior Center and delivered 11:00am - 12:00pm, Monday through Thursdays. We are in need of regular drivers and individuals who can substitute once a month. If interested, please contact the Outreach Coordinator at 715-381-4364
United Way St. Croix Valley
United Way St. Croix Valley has expanded their Pop Up Pantry work in response to the increasing need for food because of the pandemic.
They need volunteers that can come on Tuesdays, from 9:00am – 11:00am and pack food boxes for the weekly pop up pantries. Sign up here to help!
Hudson Backpack Program
The Hudson Backpack Program is extending their program. To help support their efforts you can:
Host a Packing Event
Collect Food
Sponsor a Distribution
Volunteer for an Event (Individuals or TEAMS (!!) can sign up to support our local families in need today.) Learn more and volunteer here!
Hudson Hospital Foundation
Virtual Autumn Gala
We are preparing for our Virtual Autumn Gala on November 6 at 6:00 pm supporting infant and maternal health at Hudson Hospital & Clinic. Our virtual gala will include a four-course meal and wine pairing plus a silent auction with (in my wholly biased opinion) loads of great items. Learn more and register here.
Promise Kept Therapeutic Riding Center
Promise Kept Therapeutic Riding Center in picturesque Baldwin WI is spearheaded by Cheri Morton, our fellow Rotarian. Promise Kept offers hippotherapy for children every Saturday from 12:30-1:00pm and volunteering is easy. You can be a side walker, or lead a gentle horse. You do not need a lot of experience and entire families are welcome to come and volunteer. 6-10 volunteers are needed weekly. If you are interested in volunteering, contact Cheri Morton at cheri.morton1@hotmail.com. www.promisekepttherapy.org
Camp St. Croix Gardens
Please sign up to help in the St. Croix Camp Garden. Ahem, a perfect service project! Volunteers need garden gloves, their favorite tools (only if you'd like to bring them), a water bottle, comfortable shoes and clothes, and a mask. Learn more and sign up here.
Call for Submissions
Many of us are involved with other organizations benefiting our community. Please feel free to send information about your connection to these organizations that your fellow Rotarians might find helpful. Information to include in the In our Community section can be sent to tessa.m.boury@hudsonhospital.org
GET INVOLVED
Strike Out Polio
Our STRIKE OUT POLIO campaign has started off strong in the first week of October, and you can help us keep up the momentum! October 24th is World Polio Day, where the Rotary world leads a celebration of our progress towards eradicating polio. And, slightly less important (especially with the way the Twins played) but still important to us…it’s the baseball playoffs!
Polio eradication is Rotary’s most significant priority, and we aren’t going to stop until we get the job done. We’ve made great strides too…in 1988, there were over 350,000 cases of polio in 125 endemic countries (where the spread of the wild polio virus had never been stopped). As of September 30th, there have been 102 cases this year in two endemic countries…Pakistan and Afghanistan!
It’s easy to give to PolioPlus: You can give a check (made payable to The Rotary Foundation with “PolioPlus” in the memo line) to your Club President or Foundation Chair, or you can make a payment online at www.myrotary.org/give.
One note: you do need a My Rotary account to give through Rotary Direct, so CLICK HERE for easy set-up instructions.
Note donors who give $100 or over $365 will be recognized and rewarded.
Get Involved, Continued
Halloween Candy
We will again be providing candy to area children as part of our annual Halloween celebration in conjunction with the Noon Club. However, to ensure a safe event for volunteers and participants, we will be inviting community members to drive thru the high school parking lot on Saturday, Oct. 31, (Halloween) from 1-3 p.m. where Rotarians from the Noon Club and Daybreak Club will hand out bags of candy.
Each year we collect donations from members to buy the candy and this year these donations can be billed to your account or paid online via PayPal.
If you would like to donate, use this form to add your name and whether you'd like to pay online or be billed.
Sunshine Committee
Joyce Hall is seeking members for the sunshine committee.She's also seeking donations of stamps! Joyce can be reached athalljbwi@comcast.net
Grace Place
Talk with Linda Robertson about The Grace Place Committee and let her know if you can help! Linda can be reached at lindainhudson@icloud.com
If you have Rotary-based volunteer needs, you can highlight them in this Get Involved section. Please email Brian Elwood, Linda Robertson, or Tessa Boury and we'll make sure they're included here.
brian.t.elwood@xcelenergy.com
lindainhudson@icloud.com
tessa.m.boury@hudsonhospital.org
New Meeting
location!
Remember our new meeting location! We will meet the RCU Discovery Center at Camp St. Croix located at 345 Riverview Dr, Hudson, WI 54016.
Zoom is also available!
Rotary Events
Please see Service Above Self section!
MEETING INFO
Speakers
Please send Julie Heifner information on potential speakers. Ideally, each of us can submit the name of one or two potential speakers each year. Julie can be reached at Julie@lakesarearealty.com
Sign Up To Help
Please contact Joyce Hall if you can be a greeter. You can sign up here. Joyce can be reached at halljbwi@comcast.net
Please contact Annette Cook if you can share an invocation. You can sign up here. Annette can be reached at
annette.p.cook@gmail.com
growing the rotary foundation
Did you know we have a Hudson Daybreak Rotary Endowment? We'll have a presentation about the endowment next week. For now, did you know all donations up to $10,000 are currently matched?
Please join us preserving the future of Hudson Daybreak Rotary's work.
October 20, 2020
