The West Bend Noon Rotary is excited to announce the upcoming 22nd Annual Seafood Fest is slated for  June 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd at beautiful Regner Park. Seafood Fest is one of the Summer's favorite attractions. With the new renovations at Regner Park, the event has become even more popular. While there is a wonderful selection of seafood available, there are other options for those who may not be seafood fans. There is plenty to do for the entire family. For music fans, the entertainment this year will be worth the wait! There are 3 days of fantastic musical entertainment. To get the overall lineup, please click on the "MORE" link below.

Frank W. Bucklin, West Bend Noon Rotary First President 1925-1926

The West Bend Rotary Club was organized Thursday, April 30th, 1925. The Hartford Rotary Club sponsored the West Bend Rotary Club and Seventeen Hartford Rotarians assisted in the organization.

The West Bend Pilot at the time reported that the club would begin with a charter of 20 members and was created to be active in the betterment of business, city and state and will follow a good constructive program.

Rules at the time stated only one member representative was allowed from each business, profession or manufacturing plant in the West Bend area.

The club met once a week every Wednesday at noon. The Officers who were elected are as follows:

President - Frank W. Bucklin

Vice President - Bernard C. Ziegler

Secretary - Henry O. Regner

Treasurer - Louis Kuelthau

Directors - Arthur Klumb, Robert Rolfs & Charles Walter 

On February 23rd, 1905,  the first four Rotarians pictured above -- Gustavus Loehr, Silvester Schiele, Hiram Shorey, and Paul P. Harris, gathered in Chicago for what would become known as the first Rotary club meeting. The Rotary name is derived from the early practice of rotating meetings among members' offices.

Since Rotary International became the world's first service club organization, they have come along way with more than 1.2 million members in 33,000 clubs in more than 200 countries and geographical areas worldwide. Since the first donation of $26.50 in 1917, the Rotary Foundation has received contributions totaling more than $1 billion.

Rotary continues to flourish today with its primary motto being "Service above Self". The stated purpose of the organization is to bring together business and professional leaders to provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world.

Sofia B., Exchange Student from Italy, speaks to the West Bend Noon Rotary Club on February 6, 2012. She gave a great presentation offering insight into her home country including her background and upbringing. She also shared with the club her experiences in the United States. Her presentation enlightened the club and generated many questions!

Stuart K., Senior from West Bend West High School, gives a presentation to the West Bend Noon Rotary Club on Monday, February 6, 2012.

Jonelle R., Senior from West Bend West High School, gives a presentation to the West Bend Noon Rotary Club on Monday, February 6, 2012.

Olivia K., Senior from West Bend West High School, gives a presentation to the West Bend Noon Rotary Club on Monday, January 30, 2012.

Zachary B., Senior from West Bend West High School, gives a presentation to the West Bend Noon Rotary Club on Monday, January 30, 2012.

Megan C., Senior from West Bend West High School, gives a presentation to the West Bend Noon Rotary Club on Monday, January 23, 2012.

Michael S., Senior from West Bend West High School, gives a presentation to the West Bend Noon Rotary Club on Monday, January 23, 2012.

 The Rotary Rose Parade Float Committee’s 34th consecutive entry in the Tournament of Roses Parade proudly celebrates the work of Rotarians worldwide. The theme of the 2012 parade is “Just Imagine” and the theme of our float is “Inching Toward the End of Polio.”

The final numbers from the 25 day run of the 2011 Enchantment in the Park are as follows:

44,170 Food Items Donated
3,912 Santa Visits
9,840 Cars

Thanks to all those who came and visited. Also, thanks to all those who helped out as volunteers. We really appreciate all your help and couldn't have done it without all the extra help. We hope to see you all back next November when we return for Christmas 2012!   

Russell Zimmerman, Senior from West Bend East High School, gives a presentation to the West Bend Noon Rotary Club on Monday, January 16, 2012.

Russell is the son of Brian & Susan Zimmerman. 

Elida Wiebe, Senior from West Bend East High School, gives a presentation to the West Bend Noon Rotary Club on Monday, January 16, 2012.

Elida is the daughter of Darin & Joy Wiebe. 

Kathryn Vetter, Senior from West Bend East High School, gives a presentation to the West Bend Noon Rotary Club on Monday, January 9, 2012.

Kathryn is the daughter of James and Diane Vetter.

Kathryn is involved in the following activities - NHS, ACE, Key Club, Varsity Dance Team and the Graduation Committee.

Kathryn plans to pursue a career in Elementary Education (1st through 4th grade). She is planning on attending either Marquette University or St. Norbert's College. 

Nickolas Spies, Senior from West Bend East High School, gives a presentation to the West Bend Noon Rotary Club on Monday, January 9, 2012.

Nickolas is the son of Cathy Spies. 

On October 17th, the West Bend Noon Rotary Club was visited by District Governor Nancy Rhoades and Assistant District Governor Brian Monroe. They met with the Board of Directors and Club Officers and inquired how things were going and complimented the club on how well things have gone the last year. They also asked questions to learn more about our club. After lunch, they met with the whole club and shared with us what's new in Rotary and what we can expect in Rotary in the future. It was a nice opportunity to meet with officials from the District and learn more about the big picture of Rotary International!

Rotary Assistant District Governor Brian Monroe speaking to the West Bend Noon Rotary on October 17th, 2011. 

 Rotary District Governor Nancy Rhoades speaking to the West Bend Noon Rotary on October 17th, 2011. 

State Representative and Fellow West Bend Noon Rotarian Pat Strachota, spoke to the club on Monday, October 4th. The topic was the 2011-13 Wisconsin State Budget. Pat explained the key elements of the $66 Billion - 2 year budget. The presentation was very informative and helped explain the complexities of how the state budget works and how the taxpayers money is appropriated.

For more information on Pat Strachota's presentation, check out her power point presentation at the link below.

http://www.clubrunner.ca/portal//Accounts/6134/Documents/19/84603bd8-cee1-4f46-906c-0653a239a029.ppt 

 Pat Strachota speaking on the Assembly floor during session. 

The World Affairs Seminar is a District 6270 Rotary initiative that draws over 400 students form all over the world for a week long intensive study of a topic which has global impact.  It is held yearly in June at Carroll University.

This picture (above) is of our local students who received a West Bend Noon  Rotary Scholarship to attend the 34th World Affairs Seminar this year. The topic  of the  2011 seminar was Sustainable Development.   The pictured students  spoke at our West Bend Noon Rotary meeting today (9/26/11) about what they learned at the seminar and how it had impacted their lives. Pictured left to right are:  Janelle Henrich, Steve Machery, and Nickol Schuster.

Nikol Schuster is our club sponsored outbound student who will spend her exchange year in Argentina. Steve Machery was the past president of Interact for two years.

The 2012 World Affairs Seminar has just been announced.  It will be held June 16-22, 2012.  This year's topic is Global Communication 2.0 Technology's Impact on International Understanding.

Students who have completed their sophomore, junior, or senior year (grades 10, 11, 12) prior to the Seminar are encouraged to apply. Participants are typically selected and sponsored by their schools, local service clubs and community groups, or may apply individually. Exchange students in U.S. or Canadian high schools are especially encouraged to apply.

The West Bend Noon Rotary is sponsoring two foreign exchange students through the Rotary Youth Exchange program scholarships. In the picture above, Sofia Borboni, left, from Italy, is the incoming exchange student. Nikol Schuster, middle, is the outbound exchange student to Argetina. Joining them is Samantha Wanta, right, Interact Club President, whose mother, Laurie Wanta, is also the club advisor.

To check out the West Bend News article on September 20, 2011, click on the link below.

http://www.clubrunner.ca/portal//Accounts/6134/Documents/19/7e6d0cd2-66c4-4d0b-a870-3f32368d0afe.pdf

Alexandra Marks is a returning student at UWWC majoring in English. Alexandra was awarded a $2,000 scholarship by the West Bend Noon Rotary Club.

Amanda Schussman is a freshman at UWWC who would like to major in veterinary medicine. Amanda was awarded a $1,500 scholarship by the West Bend Noon Rotary Club.

Members of the West Bend West High Schools' International service club Interact took part in a "Hike For Haiti" around West Bend to promote awareness for an internationally recognized dance troupe from Haiti that was performing at the West Bend High Schools auditorium Thursday, September 22nd. West Bend Noon Rotarian Karen Rice, an Interact advisor, joined students on the hike. Rice bubled with pride over the possible future Rotarians. "Interact has raised thousands of dollars through their fundraisers," she said. 

The Interact Club is in its third year and is sponsored by West Bend Rotary clubs - the adult international service organization.  

For more information on the Hike For Haiti and the International service club Interact, click on the link below to view the article in the West Bend News on Wednesday, September 21st.

http://www.clubrunner.ca/portal//Accounts/6134/Documents/19/6d958686-f1b9-410f-ac0f-2109589ce1b8.pdf

 Page 2 of the article is found atthe link below.

http://www.clubrunner.ca/portal//Accounts/6134/Documents/19/3160abc8-e41b-4c3f-aaad-6751ea7ba2cc.pdf