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Madison Area Service Club Appreciation Day

Madison Area Service Club Appreciation Day. Wednesday, October 10, 2012. Madison Area Service Club Council Mission. To provide an open forum for Greater Madison Area Service Club members to interact, encourage and celebrate volunteerism through various activities

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Madison Area Service Club Appreciation Day

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  1. Madison Area Service Club Appreciation Day Wednesday, October 10, 2012

  2. Madison Area Service Club Council Mission • To provide an open forum for Greater Madison Area Service Club members to interact, encourage and celebrate volunteerism through various activities • Honor someone from the community who has given their time, talent and treasures for the betterment of the community – Ruth Gordon Award & Community Youth Volunteer Award

  3. What happened to the Olympics? • Overall participation was down year after year • Lack of volunteers to host the event • Economic downturn and the inability to take a full day off work • You spoke, we listened! • After extensive surveying of clubs and members and more than a year of meetings, we made the decision to no longer continue the Olympics in it’s traditional format

  4. Objectives of the Madison Area Service Club Appreciation Day • Honor people in the community for their work through volunteering • Promote networking and socializing among clubs and non-service club members • Introduce the service club concept to non-members • Create a purposeful event from which all clubs can benefit • Celebrate volunteerism and have fun!!!

  5. Madison Area Service Clubs Appreciation DayWednesday, October 10, 2012 49th Annual Madison Area Service Clubs Fall Luncheon • Alliant Energy Center • Noon – 1:30pm • Keynote Speaker: Barry Alvarez, Director of Athletics, UW-Madison • Awards: • Community Youth Volunteer Award (formerly Olympian of the Year) • Ruth Gordon Award

  6. Madison Area Service Clubs Appreciation DayWednesday, October 10, 2012 • Billiards • Bowling • Darts • Golf – Pleasant View Golf Course, Middleton • Bocce – O.J. NoerTurfgrass Research Facility • Cribbage • Euchre • Texas Hold ‘Em • Volunteer Celebration 2:00pm – 5:00pm • Ten Pin Alley – 6285 Nesbitt Road, Fitchburg

  7. Event Details • 9-Hole Golf Tournament • Cost is $30 per player • Pleasant View Golf Course in Middleton • Low gross and low net will be recognized for both men and women • Tee off at 2:30pm • Bowling • $8 for 3 games and shoe rental • Begin at 2:30pm and off the lanes by 5:00pm • All other events = FREE! FOR ALL EVENTS: • Sign up individually to meet new people OR • Sign up as a team to play with old friends

  8. Madison Area Service Clubs Appreciation DayWednesday, October 10, 2012 • Volunteer Happy Hour • Ten Pin Alley • 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. • Meet & Greet • Current service club members and non-members celebrate and encourage volunteerism • Learn about others’ clubs and volunteer projects • Introduce non-members to service club concept

  9. Ruth Gordon Award • To honor a current or past individual member (living or deceased) of a service club who, over a period of time, has exemplified the concept of volunteer service for the betterment of the community, either individually or through their service club. • Why we remember and honor Ruth Gordon… • Ruth Gordon was an active member of Altrusa, an international organization specializing in community needs, as well as literacy, the environment and AIDS/HIV. Ms. Gordon was a lively, caring and concerned member of our community until winter December 1985 when a snowmobile accident cut her life short at age 64. • Nomination form at www.madisonserviceclubs.org

  10. Community Youth Volunteer Award • This award is presented to a person in the Greater Madison area who, over the years, has given freely of his/her time to support youth. • Criteria for consideration should include: • A person who lives in the Greater Madison Area • What has the person contributed and/or given back to the community • What activities involving youth has the person been associated with and what role did the person undertake with respect to these activities • What accomplishments were achieved • What time did the individual contribute • What was the impact of the Nominee’s activities on youth • Nomination form at www.madisonserviceclubs.org

  11. Questions, Comments, Concerns? • www.madisonserviceclubs.org • Nomination forms • Sign up forms • Treasurer submission form • Additional information • Contact your club’s representative OR • Chair: Jenny Meicher Santek • Jenny.santek@mssb.com or (608) 829-3260 • Secretary: Carol Wiskowski • cwiskowski@aol.com

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