Hello fellow Rotarians,

The big news to be aware of is that our next two meetings (January 19th and February 2nd) have been rescheduled to brunch socials due to the Green Bay Packers’ extended season. I hope you can join us on these Sunday mornings for fellowship and brief club business. We’ll still be at The Post at the Park Hotel, but please note the time change to 10:30 am. February 16th will see us return to our regular meeting time and format.

Besides our brunch get-togethers, we’ll have the 7th annual Cascade Mountain Extravaganza on Saturday, February 15th. This is always a fun time! This is an excellent outing to bring your friends along. See the club calendar or the facebook invite for all the details, and make sure to RSVP to John Locke so he can let Cascade know how many people we’re bringing.

The other big news is that we have several new members to welcome to the club. Nela Kalpic is a new Rotarian, Jordan Hartzheim has transferred to us from the Twin Cities Eco Club, and Christina Wen has re-joined.  I’m looking forward to their official introductions at an upcoming meeting and making them feel right at home with the Rotary Club of Madison- After Hours.

See you on Sunday,
 
Erin Luken
2019-2020 President
 
Upcoming Events
 
Sunday, January 19th - Brunch Social/Mini Meeting
The Post at the Park Hotel, 22 S Carroll Street, Madison, 10:30 am
PLEASE NOTE: Due to the Packer's playoff game at 5:40 pm, we will be having a brunch fellowship instead of our usual meeting. There will be some brief club updates and check-ins, but this is otherwise a time for fellowship. See you at 10:30 am at The Post!
 
Saturday, January 25th - Service Event with Habitat for Humanity
HFH Work Site, 4612 Pawnee Pass, Fitchburg  8:15 am-3:30 pm
We will help Habitat for Humanity at a Fitchburg work site.  Tasks may include laying flooring and trim indoors or installing siding outdoors.  A Habitat site supervisor and regular volunteers will assist.
 
Sunday, February 2nd - Brunch Social/Mini Meeting
The Post at the Park Hotel, 22 S Carroll Street, Madison, 10:30 am
PLEASE NOTE: Due to the potential Packers Super Bowl game, we will be having a brunch fellowship instead of our usual meeting. There will be some brief club updates and check-ins, but this is otherwise a time for fellowship. See you at 10:30 am at The Post!
 
Saturday, February 8th- Lussier Food Pantry
Lussier Community Education Center, 55 S Gammon Rd, Madison, 11:45 am- 1:00 pm
Volunteer with us at the Lussier Community Education Center food pantry! Four volunteers are needed to work from 11:45am until 1:00pm.  Sign up for shifts here or email us at madisonrotaryah@gmail.com.
 
Saturday, February 15th- Cascade Mountain Extravaganza V7
Cascade Mountain, Portage, WI, 3:30 - 10:00 pm
The long awaited Cascade Mountain Extravaganza will happen once again in 2020 on February 15th!! See the Club Calendar or the Facebook invite for details. If you would like to join in on this Cascade Mountain extravaganza, please RSVP to John Locke so that he can add you to the RSVP list. We need to let Cascade know how many people we will have in advance, so try not to wait until the 11th hour!
 
Sunday, February 16th- Club Meeting: Safe Communities
The Post at the Park Hotel, 22 S Carroll Street, Madison, 6:30- 8:00 pm
Social at 6:30 pm in The Post bar, then meeting to follow at 7 pm downstairs.
Join us on February 16th as Cheryl Wittke, the Executive Director for Safe Communities, discusses their numerous programs designed to help prevent and address Dane County's top causes of injury-related death and hospitalization (including drug poisoning, suicide, falls, and traffic crashes). Safe Communities of Madison and Dane County is an award-winning nonprofit coalition of over 350 organizations working together to save lives, prevent injury and make our community safer.