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Speed Rotary – Rockstar Networking

Posted on June 7, 2012 by joannamartinez | 2 comments

Submitted by Rotarian Linda Baldwin

Who knows networking? Rotarians. We displayed our prowess on May 30 with a fast round of Speed Rotary.

For the 2^nd time this year, Rotarians spent five minutes each with five different Rotarians learning a little bit more about their lives. Speed Rotary sped along, and those five-minute conversations seemed over in an instant.

Overheard and tweeted…
“Old dogs can learn new tricks…when they are taught them by younger dogs.”

“Having your legacy go on after you are gone involves bringing in new blood.”

“Take your wife to your favorite places in the world before it’s too late.” “LinkedIn has all these bells and whistles I could really use.”

“As a guest, I was totally impressed that Rotarians would take this time to get to know one another.”
“Different generations talked today – someone asked me how old I was!”

“People are job hunting….subtly.”
“Caught up with some old friends.”
“Made a return phone call in person.”
“Met a techie who doesn’t tweet.”

Try it – tweeting that is, go to twitter.com, find #speedrotary and comment about today. Then touch tweet.

Rotarians – what an interesting bunch.

Mary Gaffney-Ward & Dora Zuniga

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Posted in 2. Meetings, 4. Fellowship Groups, Social Media, Speed Rotary, Uncategorized

Tagged Fellowship, Networking, New Members, Rotary Club of Madison, Social Media, Speed Rotary

Inaugural Rotary Tri-Quest May 20

Posted on May 31, 2012 by joannamartinez | 1 comment

Volunteers began arriving at The Legend at Bergamont at 5:00 a.m. on Sunday, May 20^th, to begin the registration and course set-up for our Rotary Club of Madison’s Inaugural Tri-Quest Event. We had over 50 Rotary volunteers to help throughout the day, and the location and staff at Bergamont were superb.

By 7:00 am, many participants were on site—some were on the golf course and others getting ready for the 8:00 am 5K Run. The 31K Bicycle Race started by 9:15 a.m. and we also had an afternoon golf event.

Weather cooperated in general, although many of our participants would tell you that it was a little warmer than they preferred and the wind presented more of a challenge for parts of the course.

Registrations totaled 129 for our event, and this was a good level for our first time around. We will provide news on the total amount raised for our Madison Rotary Foundation Synergy Fund in the coming weeks but expect it to be at the $25,000 level.

Congratulations to the following winners:
Corporate/Relay Division
Mens’s               Group Health Cooperative
Women’s          Sun Prairie Rotary
Coed                  CUNA Mutual
Individual Division
Men’s                 Dave Nelson
Women’s          Karen Mittelstadt
Two-Person Team
Men’s                 John Ratkovich & Tim Schertz
Coed                   Paul & Debbie Zampelli
Four-Person Team
Men’s                  McGladrey
Individual Medalists
Run- 1^st place Men’s              David Schneekloth (Smith& Gesteland)
Run- 1^st place Women’s       Jennifer Norr (CUNA Mutual)
Bike- 1^st place Men’s             Jon Furlow (CUNA Mutual)
Bike- 1^st place Women’s      Glenda Hodge (M3 Insurance)
Golf-1^st place Men’s               Rob Peters (CUNA Mutual)
Golf 1^st place Women’s         Carrie Wall (Rotary Team #2)

Dave Nelson

From left: Tri-Quest Committee Chair Scott Haumersen, Steve Goldberg (CUNA Mutual) and Larry Zanoni (Group Health Cooperative)

For additional photos in a slideshow format visit:
Rotary Tri-Quest

Thanks to everyone—sponsors, participants, volunteers and those staffing the event—for helping us to make our 1^st annual Rotary Tri-Quest event a huge success.

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Posted in 4. Fellowship Groups, Social Media, Tri-Quest, Uncategorized

Tagged Fellowship, Madison Rotary Foundation, Rotary, Rotary Club of Madison, Rotary Tri-Quest

Rotary Bowling Season WrapUp

Posted on April 26, 2012 by joannamartinez | Leave a comment

Submitted by Tom Carroll, Bowling Fellowship Group Chair

From left: Katharyn May, Trey Sprinkman and Bruce Westervelt

April 18 concluded the 2011-12 season of the Civic Bowling League with a final awards banquet at the world famous Maple Tree Restaurant in McFarland, WI.

In attendance were Gerry Ring, Chuck Elliott, Tom Carroll, George Keehn, Jerry Thain, Doug Gerhart, Katharyn May, Mike Engelberger, Bruce Westervelt and Dick Goldberg.

Rotary I came in first in league standings for the year and also won the league Tournament which is the equivalent of the NCAA. In fact, some even call it “March Madness.” Rotary I regular team members were Doug Gerhart, George Keehn & Jerry Thain with help from non-member Fred Krantz.

Rotary II came in 8^th in the league (no need to ask how many teams are in the league) and 4^th in the tournament. Rotary II regular team members were Tom Carroll, Chuck Elliott, Rick Petershack & Gerry Ring.

Tom Carroll

Rotary III finished 7^th in league competition and 4^th in the “9 Pin Tap Tournament.” Rotary III regular team members were Mike Engelberger, Katharyn May & Trey Sprinkman.

All in all, it was a truly great season, fair to all concerned, built goodwill and better friendships, and was beneficial to all concerned.

The current bowling fellowship group members include: Nelson Cummings, Cathy Durham, Chuck Elliott, Mike Engelberger, Doug Gerhart, Dick Goldberg, Donna Hurd, George Keehn, Katharyn May, Tim Muldowney, Rick Petershack, Gerry Ring, Trey Sprinkman, Jerry Thain and Bruce Westervelt.

Thanks to all who participated! We appreciate the support, involvement, and fellowship of those listed above who served as subs and filled in whenever needed during the season.

Gerry Ring

We look forward to another fun time next season, and we would welcome new members to the group. Most of the people hadn’t bowled in 30 or 40 years before joining the group. This is a fun way to get out and meet fellow Rotarians and members of the other service clubs in town.

Rotary Ethics Symposium 2012

Posted on March 15, 2012 by joannamartinez | Leave a comment

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High School Juniors Examined Hot Button Ethical Issues on February 17 at Rotary’s 12^thAnnual Ethics Symposium

–Submitted by Sharyn Alden

When more than 200 students from 17 area high schools gathered at the Monona Terrace, they were part of history in the making. They were participating in Rotary’s 12th annual, nothing-quite-like ethical decision making symposium that provided interesting and compelling topics that tackled the big question, “What would you do in this situation?”

As a volunteer at past Symposiums (PR Chair of this year’s event), I had not yet had the privilege of sitting in one of the roundtable discussions expertly guided by area leaders who had expertise in specific topics at hand.

Here are the 12 topics which students could select from. They had time during the morning’s event to attend three of the following sessions:

Ethics in Advertising led by Jim Armstrong, Advertising Executive, Good for Business
Ethics in Business led by Denis Collins, Professor of Business at Edgewood College
Ethics in Bullying/Cliques led by John Bonsett-Veal, Rotarian &
Optometrist, John Bonsett Veal, O.D.
Ethics in Dating/Friendships led by Amy Bellmore & Ting-Lan
MaDissertator, UW-Madison School of Education
Ethics in Environment led by Paul Riehemann, Rotarian & Director,
Integrated Property Assessment System for WI Department of Revenue
Ethics in Health Care led by Bill Reay, Chief Pharmacy Officer & Senior
Director for Physicians Plus Insurance Corporation
Ethics in Social and Internet Use led by Bryan Chan, Rotarian & President of Supranet Communications
Ethics in News Media led by Colin Benedict, News Director for WISC-TV
Ethics in Politics and Political Campaigns led by Andrea Kaminski,
Executive Director for WI League of Women Voters
Ethics in Racial Justice led by Norman Davis, Contract Compliance
Officer for City of Madison
Ethics in Sports led by Scott Campbell, Rotarian & Dean, School of
Graduate & Professional Studies for Edgewood College

I decided to sit in on Ethics in Advertising guided by discussion group leader, Jim Armstrong, founder of Good for Business.

The hypothetical case study involved a domestic violence shelter which was hosting an annual fundraiser event to raise desperately needed funds for its shelter. The dilemma presented was this: a sponsor with deep pockets came forward, a liquor distributor who wanted to promote a new brew while also promoting the shelter’s fundraiser. But the high school students attending this session also learned that some studies have found alcohol is linked to domestic abuse between 80-90 percent of the time and that women are more likely (about 95 percent) to be victims.

The primary ethical question that needed to be answered was this: Should the domestic violence shelter accept the liquor company’s sponsorship? The students broke into small groups to discuss the situation and apply the Five Approaches to ethical decision making discussed earlier that morning during the opening welcome presentation.

My small group of five students quickly drew the conclusion that it would be hypocritical to take the sponsorship and might in fact deter other sponsors from contributing to the event once they learned of the alcohol distributor’s sponsorship.

The full group discussion followed and involved about 20 students who came to nearly the same decision with the vast majority in agreement with my group.

Interestingly, Armstrong had kept track of how all three groups (ours was the last group of the morning) had previously voted. The first group that sat in on Ethics in Advertising that day had a completely different consensus than our group. Their majority voted to take the sponsorship while the second group of the morning resulted in a more mixed vote.

What did I learn from this? This one group discussion on one topic might be a good example of how we all look at decision making. Clearly, there is no one way of examining a topic and coming to the same conclusion.

The votes of the numerous teens who attended these three Ethics in Advertising sessions proved just that.

And that alone, is a compelling reason why the Rotary Club of Madison’s annual Ethics Symposium is an excellent resource for helping future leaders better prepare for ethical decision making.

Our thanks to Sharyn Alden for working with local media to cover our event: Wisconsin State Journal Article dated March 12, 2012

WISCTV Neil Heinen Editorial

Rotary Tri-Quest FAQ

Posted on March 12, 2012 by joannamartinez | Leave a comment

Planning continues for our club’s Tri-Quest event scheduled for Sunday, May 20, at Bergamont in Oregon. To help explain the day’s events, here are responses to some frequently asked questions:

Can I just have my foursome play golf? There is no option to just play golf unless you are part of a relay (corporate) team. In that case you are one person on a three person relay team, and you can play golf, while your teammates do either the run or the bike.

Can I register my team all at once? Yes– Go to Rotary Tri-Quest and click on ‘Register Now’ and you will be able to register all of your team at once. We will need certain information about each team member including, birthdates, e-mail addresses, emergency contact persons, etc. At some point, we will need each of them to sign waivers. If your team is part of a corporate sponsorship, you should have received a coupon code.

What happens between events? Unlike traditional Tri-events, there is no advantage to transition times. After the run, you will have about 45 minutes to change your clothes, tune up your bike and refresh before the bike event. After the bike event, you will have about an hour to take a shower, eat lunch, practice golf. Bergamont is a wonderful facility and will be able to meet any needs.

How tough are the run and bike courses? There is some elevation throughout the bike event with some rolling hills. The run and bike will finish with an uphill. You can check out the course at the following links:

Bike: http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/68424594

Run: http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/71948018

Can I use a cart when playing golf? Unfortunately there is no cart option for golf. We do allow pull carts, and a cart will be available for you to get to your hole for a shotgun start.

Are golf handicaps used? There is no handicapping system being used for the golf.

What is the format for the golf event? For the relay event as well as for the individual one-person event, the one golfer plays stroke play with no handicap. For the two-person event it is divided into three events: 6 holes of scramble, 6 holes of best ball and 6 holes of alternate shot. For the four-person event it is a scramble.

What if I just want to make a contribution to the event? Checks made payable to the Madison Rotary Foundation, a 501(C) 3, are fully deductible. If you are participating in the event, there would be some limitations according to the benefit received. All other checks should be made payable to the Rotary Club of Madison.

Who does this benefit? The Rotary Club of Madison through its foundation, the Madison Rotary Foundation, has established the Synergy Fund. This fund will provide 4 year college scholarships to disadvantaged youth in Dane County. We hope to raise $50,000 for this fund.

I want to be on a team, but don’t have team members. We have started a list of individuals who want to be on a relay team to help them find team members. Simply email your name, sex, age, & event to info@rotarytri-quest.org.

Will there be age brackets? Because of the limited size of the event, we do not anticipate needing age categories unless one category is large enough to warrant it. There are male, female and co-ed divisions.

I can’t participate, but want to help out. There are many ways to help out, and we are currently looking for volunteers. Just e-mail us at info@rotarytri-quest.org, and we will certainly find a way to include you.

For more information visit: http://tri-quest.rotarymadison.org/