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2023 Scholarship Winners! Congratulations to our Rotary Scholarship Recipients! Olivia Peterson $1000 Elizabeth Martens $2000 Justin Rietmann $7000 Olivia Peterson accepts her award ($1,000 Scholarship) at Portage High School Elizabeth Martens accepts her award ($2,000 Scholarship) at Portage High School Justin Rietmann accepts his award ($7,000 Scholarship) at Portage High School Thank you to the scholarship committee for their hard work on determining who would receive these scholarship and to Rotarian Rich for attending the program and handing out the certificates.	2023 Scholarship Winners!		2023-05-11 05:00:00Z	0
Paul Harris Fellow x4, Ron Dorn! On Wednesday, March 22, 2023, President Polly Koepp had the pleasure of presenting longtime member Ron Dorn with a pin for Paul Harris plus 4! Rotary started in 1905 with the vision of Mr. Paul Harris. Continuing the legacy of our founder, the Paul Harris Fellow program recognizes individuals who contribute $1,000 to the Rotary Foundation of Rotary International. Thank you, Ron, for your continued support of Rotary, both at the local level and international! Shown above is President Polly (left) and Rotarian Ron (right).	Paul Harris Fellow x4, Ron Dorn!		2023-03-23 05:00:00Z	0
Raffle Winners 2022 Congratulations to the winners of the 2022 Annual Scholarship Raffle that were drawn at the Taste of Portage on August 27, 2022!!! Debbie Wheeler $1000 Sarena Krueger $500 Cailin Hall $250 Club Update: We sold a total of $5,605 in raffle tickets for the 2022 raffle. At the Taste of Portage, we sold $746 in ducks and bottled water. We were able to net $4,413 to put towards the $10,000 we give away in higher education scholarships. Thank You everyone!!	Raffle Winners 2022		2022-08-27 05:00:00Z	0
We Welcome Our New President Polly Annual Rotary Gavel Exchange Our annual gavel exchange took place on Monday, July 11, 2022 at NorthShore Restaurant on Swan Lake. Several Rotarians and their family members attended this special ceremony. Thank you to Robin for the eventful year and we look forward to a year under Polly's leadership.	We Welcome Our New President Polly		2022-07-11 05:00:00Z	0
Thank You For Visiting Our Website Thanks for visiting our site! As of July 01, 2022 our President for the 2022-2023 year is Madam President Polly Koepp Now we meet on Wednesdays at noon! Historically we were meeting at Dino's Restaurant in Portage at 12noon - 1:00pm. Currently, Dino's is under construction so we are meeting at Pizza Ranch in Portage. You are welcome to come to a meeting and check out our club. If you are interested in becoming a member, please fill out the application form. On the bottom right hand side of this website, there is an "Application for Membership!" you may print at home, fill out, and bring to the meeting, or a current member can obtain this form for you, too. If you are interested coming to our club as a speaker and presenting to our members, please click on "Polly Koepp" on the top right hand side and send her a message. She will contact you soon and provide you with more information. If you are looking for our mailing address to inform our club of your upcoming event, or to send a donation, please write the check out to: Portage Rotary Club and send it to the following address: Portage Rotary Club PO BOX 818 Portage WI 53901 Thank you for taking a moment to visit our website!	Thank You For Visiting Our Website		2022-06-30 05:00:00Z	0