Greetings,
 
The people have spoken – the third and fourth quarter donations that we raise through our happy & sad dollar updates at each meeting will be going to… the Kanifing, Gambia Library Project!  If you didn’t have the chance to attend our last meeting, Kaba & Jerreh, who are working on the project, shared their impactful plan to build a library in the underserved district of Kanifing. I am excited about the future partnerships that we can build with Madison’s sister city Kanifing, and I hope you consider joining us at an upcoming meeting to take part as well.
 
We have an abundance of exciting events coming up that I’ve outlined below.  Thank you to everyone who has been involved in the planning! If you haven’t yet had the opportunity to get involved, consider this your invitation.  We’d love to have more Rotarians and guests alike involved in our projects.
 
See you this weekend,
 
Chelsea Sheedy
2018-2019 President
 
Upcoming Events
 
Saturday, March 2nd  – Volunteer Event: Lussier Community Food Pantry
Lussier Community Education Center, 55 S Gammon Rd, Madison, 11:45 – 1:00pm
Volunteer with us at the Lussier Community Education Center food pantry! Sign up for shifts here or email us at madisonrotaryah@gmail.com if you would like to help out.
 
Sunday, March 3rd– Club Meeting:  Dane Arts Mural Arts
Brocach Irish Pub, 7 W. Main St, Madison, 6:30pm-8:00pm
Dane Arts Mural Arts (DAMA) is a public art program that trains local artists to become community artists who use mural-making to beautify neighborhoods and make a difference in the lives of youth.  Join us as Emida Roller describes the work they do to empower artists and neighborhoods and the over 25 murals that they have created in our community so far!
 
Sunday, March 17th – Club Meeting:  Guatemala Vocational Training Program
The Rigby, 119 E Main St, Madison, 6:30pm-8:00pm
Nancy Comello will be sharing an upcoming Madison West Towne-Middleton grant project opportunity.  Their Rotary Global Grant will sponsor a Vocational Training Team of health professionals who will travel to Guatemala for one or two 2-week training trips in 2019 to train birth attendants/indigenous midwives in management of postpartum hemorrhage and newborn resuscitation in underserved areas of Guatemala! They are seeking additional partners, including any health professionals that we know or Rotarians in our club who may be interested in joining or supporting this project.
 
Sunday, March 31st  – 5th Sunday Club Brunch
Location TBD, Madison, 10:00am-11:00am
Join us for the second installment of our 5th Sunday club brunch series.  We are interested in hearing your ideas for which restaurants you’d like to try so bring your thoughts to our meeting on Sunday and stay tuned after that for the final pick!
 
Sunday, April 7th – Club Meeting:  Fair Opportunity Project
Brocach Irish Pub, 7 W. Main St, Madison, 6:30pm-8:00pm
Carole Trone will be sharing the work that The Fair Opportunity Project does to empower students with access to affordable college! Their initiatives include creating some of the highest-quality college application and financial aid guides and resource tools available, which they send to every public high school in America--for free!
 
Additional Events to check out below:
  • Saturday, April 20th: Sustainable Suds Brewery Circuit 3.0
  • Saturday, April 20th: YP Week Event: Madison Mixtape
  • Saturday, May 4th: Social Event: Forward Madison FC Game