Events

Be sure to visit the 2019 Rotary in Lights.  Running Dec 1 - Dec 31 from 5-9 each evening at the Waunakee Village Park it is sure to enchant all who drive or walk through the light display.  

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Please join us for the annual Christmas Party at the  "Lone Girl's"  banquet area "The Landing" . Cocktails will start at 5:30 and food will be presented at 6:30.

Farmers with YPF will discuss their annual report and the efforts of local farmers to reduce phosphorus run off.

This presentation, including plenty of audience participation, will explore the kinds of English spoken in our state, including pronunciation, words and word forms, and grammar. We’ll look at how key features of Wisconsin English have developed over time – and how remarkably recent they are – and how they are changing and becoming more distinct today.

Becky Scheigel, Partnership Specialist with the US Census Bureau, will give an update on the 2020 Census and discuss ways in which Rotary members & business owners can help promote census participation

Rob Kass is a pharmacist at Walgreens and Waunakee resident who will discuss the current opioid epidemic we are experiencing and what we as a community can do to help

Michael Wagner, Associate Professor at UW College of Letters & Science, School of Journalism and Mass Communication discusses research on fake news, fact-checking, selective exposure to like-minded media outlets and describes the implications for democracy.

Brewers open their season with a Cubs Series Thurs March 26th at 1:10 PM. We are going to jump on the bus with Lone Girl. (To save your seat log on to the Lone Girl Website. You can take the bus only or sign up for their tailgate and bus package. YOU HAVE TO ORDER YOUR OWN GAME TICKETS!   I just got an email from the Brewers and Wisconsin residents have first dibs on tickets starting today until midnight on Thurs..   Get your Rotary friends to sit together in groups of 2 or 4 or 1 if your Taylor or Dan.    Google - Wisconsin Resident Presale and order through their ticketing website.

 Waunakee Resident and retired DNR  State Natural Areas Ecologist Randy Hoffman will present to the group on his book “When Things Happen – A Guide to Natural Events in Wisconsin”

Rotary Member & Entomologist Dave Hogg will give a public presentation on his recent trip to the Monarch wintering Sanctuary in Mexico.

The Kindness Revolution is a national non-profit initiative with the mission to raise the awareness of kindness in our communities and schools. Local advocate Mike Adler will present to the group about this mission and how everyone can help.

Members of the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra will present about their Organization

Facilitator Chuck Murphree of the newly formed Black Student Union at Waunakee High School will present to the club about the groups mission and the impact it is making on the members and community

Train For Change is a professional development program for Honduran teachers which aims to build new skills, provide leadership opportunities, and improve the quality of education in Honduras, especially in rural areas. On May 28th, a team member will be sharing about the program's impact in the region over the past three years through the support of a Rotary Global Grant, how the program is adapting to COVID-19, as well as the program's vision for the future.

The Skygen International Foundation (headquartered in Menomonee Falls, WI) is a non-profit charity providing over 110,000 free vision tests and (over 26,000 pairs of) free eyeglasses to the poor and underserved population of Tanzania, Africa, since July, 2018.