2023-2024 Speakers
July 2nd, 2024
NEW PRESIDENT
The Menomonie Sunrise Rotary Club passed the gavel last week! A HUGE thank you to now Past President Brian Seguin for his hard work and dedication to our club during the 2023-2024 Rotary year. Brian passed the gavel to President Court Sand for the 2024-2025 year. Congrats!!
June 20th 2024
Mark Hasselquist
Thank you to our newest member, Mark Hasselquist for giving his classification speech today!
June 19th, 2024
Deanna Schultz: UW Stout
The Menomonie Sunrise Rotary Club welcomed Deanna Schultz last week as the weekly presenter. Deanna is from from UW Stout and discussed the need for teachers, specifically Marketing and Business Education teachers who prepare students in career pathways. Thanks Deanna!
May 30th, 2024
Deb Creaser-Kipp: Red House of Hope
Thank you to Deb Creaser-Kipp from Red House of Hope for coming and speaking to us on May 30th. Red House of Hope provides mentorship, guidance, and resources to those who need hope. Thanks Deb!
June 6th 2024
Sara Norman: Landmark Conservancy
The Menomonie Sunrise Rotary Club welcomed Sara Norman this morning. Sara is from the Community Engagement Manager for Landmark Conservancy. Thanks Sara!
May 23rd, 2024
Emma Brunstrom: German Dog Training
On May 23rd, the Menomonie Sunrise Rotary Club welcomed member Dana Brunstrom and his daughter Emma. They present on training dogs in the German training system. Thanks Dana and Emma!
May 16th, 2024
Brent Schuler and Mark Lewis
The Menomonie Sunrise Rotary Club welcomed members Brent Schuler and Mark Lewis as the speakers on May 16th. Brent and Mark presented on the GPS systems that they use to hunt and navigate jeep trails. Thanks guys!
May 9th 2024
Jerry Clark: UW Extension
The Menomonie Sunrise Rotary Club welcomed Jerry Clark last week as the presenter. Thanks Jerry!
April 4th
Menomonie Area Soccer
The Menomonie Sunrise Rotary Club welcomed the Menomonie Area Soccer group to our meeting today. They were awarded a Grant from the Menomonie Rotary Clubs. The money will go towards a Kick Wall at the soccer field located by the Middle School. Thank you for joining us this morning and congrats!
March 28th 2024
Lucas Chase: Mabel Tainter
The Menomonie Sunrise Rotary Club welcomed Lucas Chase, Executive Director at the Mabel Tainter this morning. The Mabel Tainter was a recipient of a Menomonie Rotary Clubs Grant. The Mabel Tainter hosts 4th Graders from the Menomonie Schools each year for a performance and this grant money will go towards that.
Thanks Lucas!
March 21st, 2024
Dunn County Historical Society
The Menomonie Sunrise Rotary Club welcomed Melissa and Kyle from the Dunn County Historical Society this morning. They informed us of all the activities that are available at the Historical Society. They are also a recipient of a grant from the Rotary Clubs of Menomonie. Thanks Melissa and Kyle!
March 14th, 2024
Rachel Wells-GIS Specialist
The Menomonie Sunrise Rotary Club welcomed Rachel Wells this morning.
Rachel Wells has been the Land Information Officer for Dunn County since 2022 and was the GIS Specialist for Dunn County since 2016. Thanks Rachel!
March 7th, 2024
Knapp Food Pantry
The Menomonie Sunrise Rotary Club welcomedthe Knapp Food Pantry to the club this morning. They are one of the recipients of a Grant. Our club awarded them $1000 to use for the pantry.
February 29th, 2024
Menomonie Public Library
The Menomonie Sunrise Rotary Club welcomed the Menomonie Public Library this morning. They are a receipant of the Rotary Clubs of Menomonie Grants. The library will be using the money towards audio books for children. Congrats!
February 22nd, 2024
Stepping Stones
The Menomonie Sunrise Rotary Club welcomed Dana Neil from Stepping Stones this morning. Stepping Stones is one of the receipants of the Rotary Clubs of Menomonie Grants. Dana told us about the program that the money will go towards, which is the SAMS backpacks-a program that send food home with children for the weekend. Congrats!
February 15th, 2024
EMHS Powerlifting Team
The Menomonie Sunrise Rotary Club welcomed the EMHS Powerlifting Team Coaches this morning. They shared all about the teams journey this season and how it has grown over the years.
February 1st, 2024
Alexi Brooks
The Menomonie Sunrise Rotary Club welcomed Alexi Brooks this morning. Alexi did a program on artificial intelligence. Thanks Alexi!
January 18th, 2024
Dr Joe Zydowsky
The Menomonie Sunrise Rotary Club welcomed Dr Joe Zydowsky this week. Dr Zydowsky is the SDMA District Administrator and a fellow Rotarian. Dr Zydowsky presented on the February 20th Referendum but also gave an update on the district. The Menomonie School District has 3290 students in 7 schools. 43% of these students are economically disadvantaged, 17.3% receive special education services and 4.5% are English language learners. Thank you Dr Zydowsky for speaking to our club!
January 4th, 2024
Summit Academy
The Menomonie Sunrise Rotary Club welcomed Summit Academy as the speaker this morning. Lisa Traxler and Jennie Cimino (whose dad is a fellow Rotarian) spoke about the school opening in 2024. Summit Academy will be renting space from Cedarbrook church and is hoping to serve 150 students by 2029. They were just excepted as a Wisconsin Choice School which means children of qualifying families can attend for free. Thank you, Lisa and Jennie.
December 28th, 2023
Luisa Gerasimo-United Way
The Menomonie Sunrise Rotary Club welcomed Luisa Gerasimo from the United Way of Dunn County as speaker this morning. Thanks Luisa!
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Diane Frederick-Club Member
The Menomonie Sunrise Rotary Club welcomed new Club Member Diane Frederick as the speaker this morning. Thank you Diane!
November 16th, 2023
Brent Schuler-Rome and Florence Trip
Thank you to Menomonie Sunrise Rotary club member, Brent Schuler for presenting at yesterdays meeting. Brent shared his trip to Rome and Florence that he took this August. Thank you, Brent!
November 9th, 2023
MAbel Tainter Tour
A HUGE Thank You to Lucas Chase, Executive Director of the Mabel Tainter for hosting the Menomonie Sunrise Rotary Club this morning. Lucas gave us a fabulous tour along with the history of the buiding. Thanks Lucas!
October 9th, 2023
Phil Norvold-MaxBilt Offroad
A HUGE Thank you to Phil Norvold from Max-Bilt Off Road and Mfg for speaking to the Menomonie Sunrise Rotary club last week. Phil talked about the Epic Willys Adventure, a crazy road trip in old Willys jeeps with no gps or interstate travel. Check out their video here: https://www.epicwillysadventure.com/
Phil is pictured with club member Mark Lewis.
Thanks Phil! #menomoniesunriserotary #maxbilt #EpicWillysAdventure
September 28th, 2023
Ellsworth Cheese
On September 28th, our club visited the new Menomonie location of Ellsworth Cheese Co. Eli Newton, Assistant Director of Operations was our tour guide. He provided an explanation of the cheese-making process, the equipment they use for this and the plan to increase their output in the near future. After the tour, we shopped in their outstanding retail store for wines, cheeses and other products available. Thanks, Eli for an excellent tour!
September 21st, 2023
Kaitlyn Ingle-Dunn County Health Dept
The Menomonie Sunrise Rotary Club welcomed Kaitlin Ingle and KT Gallager as the speakers this morning. Kaitlin and KT work for the Dunn County Health Department and gave an overview of the services the department provides. Kaitlin is pictured with President Brian Seguin.
The Dunn County Health Department has an anonymous survey that is open until September 24th for adults in Dunn, Eau Claire, and Chippewa Counties. This survey is being conducted to better understand the Community Conditions that impact the health in these areas.
August 24th, 2023
Aaron Libner
Aaron Libner, Board President of Fierce Freedom and Past President of the Eau Claire Rotary Club joined the Menomonie Sunrise Rotary Club this morning. Aaron talked about domestic sex trafficking. In the last year, over 100 traffic victims have been identified in our area. And every county in Wisconsin has reported sex trafficking. Thank you Aaron for joining us today.
Padraig Gallager-Stepping Stones
Dan L
Captain Jordan Machesky
Chase Cummings
Brent Schuler
Brian Seguin-President
Steve Machesky-Past President
Court Sand-President Elect
Margaret Breisch-Secretary