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Gregg Dickinson introduced the day’s speaker, Shar Hermanson.  Shar is the President and CEO of Forward Janesville.  Founded in 1991, Forward Janesville has five full-time staff, 20 board members, 50 ambassadors, 560 members and represents 21,000 employees.

The day’s speaker was Jimsi Kuborn, Janesville Economic Development Director.

Gregg Dickinson introduced the day’s speaker, Mark Holzman, School District of Janesville Superintendent.  Janesville is the 9th largest school district in Wisconsin.

Today’s speaker was Ethan Lee, introduced by Jim. Ethan is chair of the Public Works department for Janesville city, an advocate for Janesville Urban Forestry Alliance (JUFA). He brought a raffle for a choice between: Serviceberry, Redbud, Big Cis Plum, Swamp White Oak, Tulip Tree (Tulip Poplar), Jade Prince Dawn…

  Lt Col Koob from Wisconsin Air National Guard 115th Fighter wing talks about his role in homeland defense, and tells stories about his career.  Members clearly enjoyed his talk and had many questions. 

Tree Sale May 3, 4, 5 Rotary Gardens Horticultural Center We had a successful tree sale earning over $2,000 for our service projects for the kids of the community. Thank you to all the members who volunteered to work at the sale each day.

  Golden K Tree sale returns for 2024 for just one weekend, May 3-5. We offer 2-3 year old saplings. This is an excellent and inexpensive way to put some trees on your property. You can put in a wind-break, create some shade, reforest cleared land, and fight global warming. …

  Congratulations to the Winners!! Thank you to all the players who entered the contest. Our contest depends on You! Thank you to all the hard workers that made the 2024 contest possible.  Thank you to the generous sponsors that will fund our charity work in 2024. Best of luck…

  Parker/Craig Closet Donation  December 6, 2023                   Jerry Langdok and Bruce Jorenby present a check for $2,500 each to                   Parker Advisor Deri Eastman and Craig Advisor Heather Last at Rotary                   Gardens on December 6.   The…

Jolly Jingle Parade Janesville, Wisconsin December 2, 2023                                        John Janes and Ray Szczpaniak preparing                                            the truck for the Jolly Jingle Parade         Celebrating our Trunk on Ice…