Rotary Club of Waupaca

06/19/2026

There's a reason the term "Lifeblood" has meaning. Give if you can, you never know who you're gonna help.

06/14/2026

At Wednesday's meeting, Chuck Reynolds received a Paul Harris pin, recognizing his support for The Rotary Foundation.

Learn more about The Rotary Foundation here: https://www.rotary.org/en/about-rotary/rotary-foundation

06/12/2026

A big thanks to our generous Ambassadors. Without them, we could not do the good we do in our community and around the world! Please show your appreciation to all of our ambassadors.

06/12/2026

On Wednesday, we were joined by two Short-Term Rotary Youth Exchange students from Finland and their Waupaca host families. The exchange students will be here for about a month, and then the host students will travel to Finland to stay with their families.

Youth exchange is a terrific way to build cultural understanding which is foundational to world peace. If you see the exchange students out and about, give them a warm Waupaca welcome!

Pictured left to right: Club member Kim Grant Johnson, Saimi, Juuli, Kendall, Julia, and Club President Wes Klages.

06/05/2026

Want to learn about the Chain Skiers? Come to our meeting on Wed, 6/10 at 7:30 a.m., where John Sturm, President of the organization will talk about the organization, how its programs to introduce kids throughout the community to waterskiiing, and opportunities to watch the skiers in action this summer.

We meet at St. Mary Magdalene Church in their fellowship hall at the far end of the parking lot. No reservations needed - just show up by 7:30.

06/03/2026

A wonderful day for the club at Riverside Park. Breakfast by the Environmental Committee, music by the Troubadours, presentation by our member Glen Bullick and an informational hike.

06/02/2026

Andrea Jenson was recently honored with a Paul Harris +6, a reflection of her ongoing and generous support of The Rotary Foundation, one of the top charitable foundations in the world.

Fun fact, The Rotary Foundation supports work in Rotary International's seven areas of focus:
Promoting Peace
Fighting Disease
Providing Clean Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene
Improving Maternal and Child Health
Supporting Education
Growing Local Economies
Protecting the Environment

Learn more about Rotary's areas of focus here: https://www.rotary.org/en/our-causes

05/31/2026

Our club is investing in the future by providing scholarships totaling $16,000 to Waupaca High School graduating seniors as follows:

- Two $5000 Rotary Ambassador scholarships were presented to Taylor Kling (majoring in business) and Thomas Thiel (majoring in aerospace engineering). These scholarships are possible through the generosity of our Rotary Ambassadors - 11 members and businesses who contribute $2500, or $5000 to our fund-raisers and programs.

- The Rotary Tim and Joy Neuville Service Above Self $4000 scholarship was presented to Chloe Nelson (majoring in sonography) who had given nearly 700 hours of community service during her high school years.

- Two Rotary $1000 technical College scholarships were presented to Colton Drmolka (aviation) and Caden Plum (electrician)

School District of Waupaca

05/29/2026

UDDERLY TERRIFIC use of a Rotary Education Grant!

About 150 Waupaca High School students take agriculture classes.
The department received a Rotary education grant for a bovine milking udder simulator that allowed student hands-on opportunities to learn proper udder care, milk diseases, infection treatment and prevention, plus a variety of other milking activities.

In addition, the high School agriculture students provide 4th graders a hands-on milking opportunity using the simulator at their annual "Day on the Farm" held at Whitetail Dairy - an event that provides the students a true Wisconsin Dairy Farm experience.

Another great example of teachers thinking about how to make learning more experiential, relevant, and fun. We're proud to be part of education innovation in our schools.

School District of Waupaca

05/25/2026

For the past three years, our club has made a donation to the Guatemala Literacy Project (GLP). The video below (a movie trailer) gives you a sense of the transformative power of this wonderful program which received nearly $500,000 of support from Rotary clubs and Rotary International matching grants last year.

Since the program began in 1997, GLP has served 312,000 students by: 1) training teachers in reading instruction and providing them with quality children's literature; 2) providing textbooks in a range of subjects; 3) technology training focused on skills for employment; and 4) scholarship programs.

If you'd like to be part of an organization that is changing lives in our community and around the world, check us out at www.rotarywaupaca.org, and click on the "Join Us" tab if you'd like to come to a meeting and consider membership.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qo_unefcsC0&t=89s

From multi award-winning filmmaker Zara Janjua, in collaboration with Rotary International, comes The Gift of Reading—a documentary that highlights the impor...