Dane County Service Clubs Speakers Bank

JANICE REDFORD Janice Redford, (608) 423-4438 or email redford@bminet.com.

"Nobel Peace Center, Oslo Norway"

A Mini-lecture of 30-min. with a question-answer session about the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo, Norway, that was opened in 2005.

Updated 1/08

TIMOTHY A. REILLEY, 12 Quail Ridge Dr., Madison, 53717. Phone: (608) 831-8032. Fax: (608) 831-8032. E-Mail: timrei7@charter.net

"The Art and Science of Fund-Raising." Raising money from the letter to personal solicitation, how to prepare a campaign.

Expertise: Over 30 years in fund-raising, in charge of fund-raising for the University of Wisconsin.

Needs: Overhead (if available.)

Madison Downtown Rotary member.

Updated 4/09

DR. WILLIAM (BILL) ROCK, Dean Medical Center. Phone: (608) 241-4611. Fax: (608) 242-6538. E-Mail: wrock@facstaff.wisc.edu

"Physician-assisted suicide"

"Bioethics" or "Ethics"

"Hospice and/or Dying"

Almost any topic in medicine.

Expertise: Lifetime prominent Madison physician.

Needs: Powerpoint, overhead projector or 35 mm slide projector, depending on the topic.

Madison Downtown Rotary member.

Updated 4/09

(THE) ROCK RIVER BASIN representatives will talk about drinking water quality, groundwater quality, surface water quality/phosphorus, stormwater management, (including rain gardens and rain barrels), rural residential development, wetlands, citizen stream and wetland monitoring, and other similar issues in the 10 county Rock River Basin which includes Dane County. The Rock River Coalition's mission is to educate and provide opportunities for people of diverse interests to work together to protect and improve the environmental, economic, cultural and recreational resources in the Rock River Basin.

Contacts: Suzanne Wade, Monona, Rock River Basin office in Jefferson, (920) 674-8972 or SuzanneW@co.jefferson.wi.us

Updated 01/08

ELLIE SCHATZ, Phone: (608) 274-1085 (H). E-Mail: ellie.schatz@tds.net

" How to Help Bright Children Become Adult Leaders." "Mentoring: How and Why." "Education: Investing in Our Children for the Future." Expertise: Founder and President Emerita of Wisconsin Center for Academically Talented Youth (WCATY), Nonprofit management 15 years; State Consultant for Gifted Education, teacher/educator 40 years.

Needs: Screen, overhead, to be determined.

Madison Downtown Rotary member.

Updated 4/09

RUTH ANN SCHOER, Development Director, The Salvation Army of Dane County. Phone (608) 345-0191. Email: rschoer@aol.com. MAJOR PAUL MOORE, Dane County Coordinator, phone (608) 250-2220. Email: paul_moore@usc.salvationarmy.org

The Salvation Army has served Dane County for 115 years. We currently have 3 locations plus Service Extensions in outlying communities. At our East Washington location: gatekeeper for homeless, provide shelter for homeless families, single women and warming shelter during the winter months (mats on hallway floor). Services include: food, counseling, clothing, medical, transportation, activities for children, parenting classes etc. Our Family Stabilization program provides counseling to families after they leave shelter. Holly House: housing for homeless single women in transition. Darbo location: neighborhood center, food pantry, after school programs such as mentoring, tutoring, computer lab, kids caf©, recreation, and during the summer – day camp, fishing on Fridays, trips etc. Other programs: Emergency Services Canteen which assists in times of disaster, hydration at local parades, food to volunteers doing community projects, assistance to emergency personnel. Service Extension located in communities throughout Dane county is operated by local leaders to keep people from becoming homeless. Volunteer services – we use thousand of volunteers each year to assist us with our programs.

Ruth Ann, Major Moore or other appropriate staff/volunteers can present on a variety of topics. From "Bet you didn't know" to volunteers experiences and people who we have helped. We can also provide speakers who will give testimonials on how they have been helped by the Salvation Army.

Ruth Ann Schoer is a member of the Downtown Rotary. Updated 4/09

Rusty Shoemaker-Allen, Phone: (608) 235-3041 Email: rustysallen@yahoo.com or rustysa@nabancard.com Rusty has served in various leadership functions during his successful experiences in the Children's Mental Health field and then sales. He has also been involved in a variety of service clubs and networking groups. Rusty is a member of Toastmasters International.

Topics:

1. Celebrating Success-Ways to acknowledge and encourage members of your organization.

2. Getting the most out of your group and personal potential: Rusty began presenting this information over 15 years ago.

3. Getting Healthy: Quickly, Simply, Successfully-A story of transformation where an individual loses 110 lbs and keeps them off. How to's of success are shared.

4. Taking Care of You So You Can Serve Others: Physical, Mental and Emotional Aspects are covered.

5. Making the Most of Your Credit/Debit Card Use-Consumer perspective.

6. Maximizing Profit From Your Credit/Debit Card Sales: Designed for business owners or anyone that works for a business that accepts credit cards as a form of payment.-(Topics 5 and 6 can also be done in combination.

7. Playing to the Strengths of Today's Youths: A great presentation for anyone who works with, volunteers with or parent's youths.

All presentations are interactive and can be presented in 15-60 minutes depending on your groups needs.

Updated 07/09

(Contact John Kanvik @ 608-245-1868 or email: jkanvik@att.net for questions, suggestions, additions.)