FellowshipNorth Fond du Lac Oriole Athletic Complex By Aaron Sadoff
“There is Always Room To Make Things Better”, was wise advice from his dad and Supt. Aaron lives that credo in his work and in family life. While evaluating the roll that the school district would play in community life Sadoff and his team of citizens, teachers and board members determined that the outdoor athletic facilities were unsafe out dated and limiting to the athletic program at Horace Mann. A plan was developed and funding arranged through a federal no interest loan in the amount of $900,000.00 and additional funding to the tune of $850,000.00 from donations from the booster club, local businesses and individuals along with other sources which gave the school district the necessary funding for a complete makeover of the complex. The center piece is the Humphery Football Field but that is only the beginning. New additions include a track, score board, soccer, softball and baseball fields, bleachers and entry gate. Remodeling of the concession stand and restrooms was also completed by volunteers with an eye on a rebuild of these facilities in the future.
The theme of this and I suspect future endeavors is; Invest in Kids, Invest in Community and Showcase North Fond du Lac as a progressive caring community. The first event at the new Oriole Athletic Complex will be a football game this Friday evening with pregame festivities starting around five o’clock. The community is invited.
Future Programs
August 30, Annual Steak Fry @ The Yacht Club 5:30 (ish) No noon meeting. Spouses, Morning Rotarians and other guests invited. The Yacht Club is located at the far east end of Lakeside Park and accessable from Harborview Drive at Mohawk Av.
September 6; Labor Day no noon meeting. Make up with the Morning Club
September 13; The State of the County By County Executive Al Buechel
September 20; Candidate for Governor Mayor Tom Barrett
Guests of Rotarians: Katie Munk of Dave Anderson
Birthday: Marty Ryan September 1, an 11 year Rotarian
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August 23, 2010 -- Volume 52, Number 34
P.O. Box 182, Fond du Lac, WI 54935-0182Take Note:
* Welcome Senator Randy Hopper our newest member. Randy’s sponsor is Dave Anderson
*New Rotarians Proposed: Alex Kowalski classification mortgage services, proposed by Louie Andrew, Mary Gerlach, sponsor Marty Ryan and Dr. John Short, University President sponsor Al Buechel. The Board/classification and Membership committees have approved the applications and recommend acceptance of the memberships. Club members may comment on the proposed individual’s applications before August 19 for Alex Kowalski and September 2 for John Short and Mary Gerlach in writing to the Club Secretary.
* New Beginnings will be holding a golf outing at Whispering Springs on September 10, details available from Beth Rogers Doll.
* Club Directory Update is being done so if you are a new member or have changes to the information we furnish on the website please contact Clark at fdlrotary@charter.net. Karyn Merkel will be at Monday meetings to take photos. If you would rather furnish your own photo, (head shot) please send it electronically to the email address above.
*New Fox Cities Rotary Club will hold its charter night on September 21, 2010 at Best Western Bridgewood Resort Hotel and Conference Center, Neenah with cocktails at 6:00 pm and dinner at 7:00 pm. The focus of this club is clean water. The normal meeting day is Tuesday, time 7:00 am. Website; www.fcmrc.org for more information.
*Board Awards Grants: The Club and Charities Boards recently awarded grants to the local institutions of higher learning for scholarships, The Symphonic Band for the Kids from Wisconsin Concert, Youth Leadership Fond du Lac, Glory Flights, Rienzi Cemetery are researching the possibility of a grant to improvements at the Fond du Lac Girls Softball Field.
* President Jeff read a note from Catherine Richardson expressing her appreciation to the club for the opportunity to attend the World Affairs Seminar and to tell our club about the experience.
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PO Box 182, Fond du Lac, WI 54936-0182