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Have Fun at Casino Royale at the Indian Crossing Casino!
Winter blues got you down? Find some excitement at Casino Royale! The fun begins at 7pm on February 21st at the Indian Crossing Casino in Waupaca! Spin the roulette wheel. Enter the 50/50 raffle. Roll the dice for Craps. Try your hand at blackjack and poker… Take your chances and you could win great prizes!
Hijinx will be performing a mix of classic hits and today’s pop so you can party down, and cocktails and tapas are available for purchase.
Tickets are $20 per person and you will receive free chips to play. Don’t miss out!
To purchase tickets, click the QR code on the image (right), stop by the Waupaca Chamber offices or Office Outfitters, ask a Rotary Member, or simply get them at the door.
Please help us thank our sponsors listed on the bottom of the flyer (right) for their support of Casino Royale, and for all the good things the Rotary Club of Waupaca is able to do in our community and around the world.
The Rotary Club of Waupaca
Serving others, promoting integrity, and advancing understanding, goodwill, and peace in the Waupaca area and around the world.
Over 90 members strong, we are committed to acting locally and globally to address the biggest challenges of our time. Together, we work to:
- Support education
- Protect the environment
- Grow local economies
- Promote Peace
- Support mothers & children
- Provide Clean water, sanitation & hygiene
- Fight disease
In addition to hands-on projects focused on the environment, housing, hunger and other needs, we raise funds through community events to support a range of programs and service projects that improve lives locally and around the world.
Ready to attend a meeting?
Thanks to Our Ambassadors
Learn more about Rotary Club of Waupaca Ambassadors here.
Platinum Sponsors
Gold Sponsors
The Good Things We’re Doing!
AED Project Moving Forward!
The Rotary Club of Waupaca AED project is moving forward after receiving a grant from our Rotary Club for $10,000 to fully fund the project for 10 years. The Rotary Club of Waupaca in association with the Gold Cross Heartstart Foundation, the Waupaca Area Chamber of Commerce, the Waupaca Area Community Foundation, Rotary District 6220 and the University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh School of Nursing is funding and/or placing 10 AED’s in highly traffic-ed locations around the Waupaca Community. The AED’s will be installed by Memorial Day; locations include:
- Clearwater Harbor
- Wheelhouse
- The Woods Restaurant
- Rustic Woods Campground
- H.H. Hinder Brewery
- City of Waupaca, City Hall (the City will move their current AED to an outdoor climate controlled box)
- Empty Barrel Distillery (outside location)
- Simpson’s
- Schuellers Great Exspechtations Restaurant
- Piggly Wiggly
- Pump n Munch – Tentative on owner approval
If you are interested in assisting in installing AED cabinets, please contact Bill Zimmermann at [email protected].
Thank you to our Club and everyone involved to make this life-saving project a reality!
Bill Zimmermann, Jeff Anderson, Diane Baker, Terri Schultz
AED Project Team
Rotary Youth Exchange (RYE) Rummage Sale
Rotary Youth Exchange (RYE) Rummage Sale - May 8 -10
All proceeds go to our RYE Scholarship Fund - to help Waupaca students fund their year abroad.
218 E Lake St
Please think about us when you are doing your spring cleaning - we love, kitchen items, dish sets, garden gems, tools, books, toys, clothing, craft supplies, small furniture, etc... (Sorry, no TVs or beds)
We can take your donation from Saturday, May 3rd thru Monday, May 5th. If you need to make special arrangements -call Sandy
And thanks for supporting RYE!!!
Gert Krueger stops by!
Two very cool Rotary Youth Exchange moments at one of our March meetings.
First, during our "happy/sad" announcements, member Mike Phelan shared that he received a call last night from a former Rotary Youth Exchange Student. The news? She's pregnant with her first child!
Second, Gert Krueger, an exchange student from South Africa who lived in Waupaca 8 years ago found himself in Texas attending a professional conference and decided to fly up to visit his "home away from home" while in the US. Gert identified many members who helped him feel welcome, create lifelong memories, and who had a profound impact on his life.
Hosting Rotary Youth Exchange students is awesome!
Polio Plus Society - Barb Conradt
Club President Barb Contradt was presented with her Polio Plus Society pin. As a member of the Polio Plus Society, Barb has pledged to give $100 per year to Rotary International's fight against Polio until the World Health Organization declares that the disease has been eradicated.
Volunteer Opportunity – Iola Car Show Courtesy Driver
For the past three years, the Rotary Club of Waupaca has fulfilled a crucial (and very fun) volunteer function for The Iola Car Show - driving courtesy golf carts. And since the car show provides stipends for its volunteers, it's helped us raise about $2,500 each year to support the good things we're doing for our community and around the world.
The volunteer sign-up sheet is now ready. All you need to do to secure a volunteer spot is:
1. Click this link: https://www.waupacarotary.org/volunteer-sign-up/?sheet_id=15
2. Review the times available
3. Sign up, and put the date and time on your calendar
Driving courtesy carts is really fun. You get to meet people from all over the country (and sometimes other countries) who flock to our area for the one-of-a-kind experience of the Iola Car Show. We are more than drivers, we are ambassadors for Rotary and for our beautiful community.
Click the link, and sign up today!
Ukraine Relief
The board approved funding of $1,000 requested by our International Committee for Ukraine relief. Thousands of families have been displaced, communities disrupted, and lives altered by the ongoing crisis. Rotary Clubs worldwide are rallying to support Ukrainian relief projects to deliver essential aid, rebuild critical infrastructure, and support education and mental health initiatives for displaced families and children.
If you'd like to make a donation for the Ukraine efforts, donations can be made out to Rotary District 6220 and sent to the District Treasurer:
Memo line: Ukraine Efforts/Relief Fund
Mail: District 6220 Treasurer
c/o Scott Knaffla
17 E. Nicolet Blvd,
Marquette, MI 49855
The Community Blood Center
Polio Plus Society - Eric Hendrickson
This past month, we recognized Eric Hendrickson for becoming part of the Polio Plus Society. The Polio Plus Society consists of Rotarians who commit to donating at least $100 a year to the Rotary's Plio Plus fund, and to make that donation until polio is eradicated from our planet.
Thank you Eric for your generous support of such a worthy cause.
Paul Harris Recognition: Bill Bode
Last week, our very own Bill Bode received his Paul Harris +2 recognition, proudly presented by Dennis Everson. Congratulations, Bill, on this well-deserved honor! Your commitment and contributions to the community continue to inspire us all.
New Members Inducted
February, we had the honor of swearing in two new members into our Rotary Family!
BIG welcome to:
Beth Nash from Indian Crossing Casino
Kathy LeClair from the Waupaca Area Chamber
We are so happy to have you!
Casino Royale 2025 was filled with Winners!
Save $300 on TriCon Attendance
When members attend TriCon, they return to our club with information, connections, ideas, and enthusiasm to make our club stronger. To encourage members to attend, we are offering stipends to help cover registration, hotel, and meal costs.
- $300 to attend the full conference – Friday, 4/25 AND Saturday 4/26
- $150 to attend the one-day session – Friday, 4/25 OR Saturday 4/26
ACT SOON
Those attending TriCon for the first time will receive preference, and there are a limited number of stipends available.
Email Chuck Reynolds at [email protected] to express your interest in a stipend to attend TriCon.
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