On April 28th, the Elmbrook Rotary Club held one of its most important meetings of the year. We talked about what's going well as we prepare for our largest fundraiser, Spikes, what needs attention, and activities still pending.
With many Spikes event leaders out of town at a Rotary event in LaCrosse or elsewhere, one might be concerned with how our planning session would go. But fear not...
The Spikes Pit Crew was ready to drive our meeting forward.
Linda Wickstrom walked the group through our progress as a Club and forecasted what's up next for communicating to potential sponsors. She was passionate in motivating club members to help reach toward our $80,000 fundraising goal. She also succinctly described the size of a volleyball team: 6-11 players.
Karl Schulz gave an update on the progress for each of our club fundraising teams, and shared how important it is for each team to actively ask their employers, their favorite places to shop, and their friends to consider sponsoring a team, or even sponsoring the event. Don Down walked us through a proposed site plan of Mitchell Park, explaining that since this event will be significantly larger than last year's, with Non-Profit booths, bouncy house, face painting, beer service along with our ever-popular food service offerings, we need to plan accordingly to fit all of our attractions.
Chris Spresser oversaw the meeting, making sure we started and ended on time while giving each speaker the time they needed.
It is great to see so much leadership in so many areas of our club. From continuing to learn from and network with other Rotarians, to laying the groundwork for a successful fundraiser, each Rotarian is doing their part to keep our club energized and focused on the goal -- to financially support all the worthy causes we're committed to.
SPIKES: June 3rd - Mitchell Park - tell your friends, and folks that might want to sponsor a community service event!
