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Upcoming Events

November 26, Rotary Friendsgiving Happy Hour at Belknap Lounge, 5-7 (Replaces noon meeting)

December 12, Salvation Army Bell Ringing with social hour following at Keyport Lounge.

December 17, Rotary Holiday Social Hour - No noon meeting.

Adopt-a-Family

This year, the Rotary Club of Superior is supporting three families through the Salvation Army’s Adopt-a-Family program.

Browse the sign-up list and select an item to let us know what you plan to purchase. Don’t have time to shop? You can also donate funds using the Donate button to help ensure each family has a meaningful holiday season.

All items are due by December 17 and can be dropped off in Creede and Kelly’s office in the Old Post Office (Suite 303 on the 3rd Floor).

Adopt-a-Family Links

Sign-Up List

Donate (we'll shop for you!)

Stay Up-to-Date with the Salvation Army

The Rotary Foundation is Rotary's own charitable fund and is operated exclusively for charitable and educational purposes throughout the world. The Foundation was created in 1917 by Rotary International’s sixth president, Arch C. Klumph, as an endowment fund for Rotary “to do good in the world.” It has grown from an initial contribution of $26.50 to more than $1 billion. It is one of the largest and most prestigious international fellowship programs in the world. Since it was founded more than 100 years ago, the Foundation has spent more than $4 billion on life-changing, sustainable projects.

Through our Foundation, Rotary members have supported thousands of projects to provide clean water, fight disease, promote peace, provide basic education, and grow local economies. We’ve also been a leader in the fight to eradicate polio worldwide. The Rotary Foundation transforms gifts into projects that change lives both close to home and around the world. As the charitable arm of Rotary, The Rotary Foundation taps into a global network of Rotarians who invest their time, money, and expertise into Rotary's humanitarian priorities.

The Rotary Foundation is one of the largest foundations in the world. Annual contributions to the Foundation are invested and every annual giving dollar contributed to the Foundation is available for its programs three years later (actually, 50% of District 5870's contributions are subsequently returned to the District for District-level projects as well as Club-level and local projects).

Superior Rotary has 13 new Paul Harris Fellows. Foundation dollars raised was $12,000+ from our club alone. Remarkable. These dollars support The Rotary Foundation programs and many of the grants that we administrate at our club level. How cool is that!

Superior Rotary recently donated $6,000 to the Superior Public Library to support the Senior Planet Program. Senior Planet is the flagship program of the national nonprofit organization Older Adults Technology Services (OATS) from AARP. With the Rotary support, library staff were able to complete Senior Planet training, obtain licensing to provide classes, and purchase 10 Chromebooks. These Chromebooks will enable library staff to offer hands-on workshops where participants can build their digital literacy skills while exploring topics and tools that will make their lives better. The library’s Senior Planet license covers all of Douglas County. They look forward to bring classes outside the library to town halls, churches, senior centers, and retirement communities throughout the county.

Senior Planet’s motto is “Aging with Attitude.” Trainers are taught to be “aging optimists,” and to believe that every year you grow older could be the best year of your life. At a Senior Planet program, participants can learn how to use technology to plan a vacation, research their genealogy, save money on healthcare costs, contact their lawmakers, learn a new language, and more. Other courses are intended to help participants avoid online scams, recognize disinformation, use fact-checking websites, and be savvy when reviewing online news sources. Courses are designed to be interactive and hands-on as much as possible and trainers are encouraged to cultivate a positive atmosphere that will create a learning community where older adults can explore and develop new skills together.

Rotary Club of Superior provides grants through the Superior Rotary Charitable Giving Committee to qualifying organizations. The amount money granted to date has exceeded $240,000. The Committee accepts applications year round. Superior Rotary will focus on areas that encompass human, community, or environmental development and protection. Emphasis will be given to requests that affect a larger constituency, have broad support, and address a defined need in our community.

To apply for a charitable giving grant complete the application here

Grants in Fiscal Year 2025-2026

Faith United Church ~~ Siggy's Musical Garden ~~ Superior Public Library Foundation, Senior Planet ~~ UW-Superior Douglas County Leadership ~~ Superior School District-Cooper Elementary Starbase ~~

Grants in Fiscal Year 2024-2025:

Highlands Restoration & Wellness ~~ Superior Middle School Kids Vote ~~ Rolling Readers ~~ Superior Douglas Co Leadership ~~ Harbor House Crisis Shelter ~~ BSA Troop 221 ~~ St. Ann's ~~ Depot Foundation ~~ Embark ~~ CASDA ~~ School District of Superior, Superior Days ~~ UWS Pruitt Center for Mindfulness & Well-Bing ~~ Superior High School Mental Health & Resiliency Building ~~ Superior Middle School, Estuarium Day ~~ Superior Middle School Young Authors, Battle of the Books ~~ St. Louis RiverQuest ~~ Great Lakes Elementary, Bong trip ~~ Superior Public Museum, Peeps Show ~~ Mission Covenant Church – School breakfast lunch program ~~ Superior High School All night grad party ~~ True North Goodwill ~~ Superior High School Spartan Manufacturing open house ~~ Bryant Elementary School – Huskies game ~~ Lake Superior Youth Chorus ~~ Harbor House Crisis Shelter ~~ Superior High School Interact Club -- Heifer International ~~ Spartan Spin Student Conference Attendance ~~ Lake Nebagamon Association ~~ Eagle Scout Project--Matthew Youngberg ~~

We meet on the 3rd floor of the Historic Post Office at the Entrepreneur Center at 1401 Tower Ave., Superior. Meetings are Wednesdays at 12:00 noon. The third Wednesday of each month is dedicated to committee meetings and there is not a regular meeting.

Visitors are welcome to our meetings! Click on the link in the banner above to order lunch for the next meeting. Click here to join by zoom.

October Student Rotarians

Matt Dietsche is joined by our October Student Rotarians Leah Gavin and Olivia Wolbert. On the right is SHS counselor Dustin Anderson.

Mano a Mano Presentation

Karl Everett, Harbortown Rotary International committee member, spoke to Superior Rotary on October 22nd about his Mamo a Mano journey to build medical clinics and support education in impoverished communities in Bolivia. Karl presented Dr. Bob McClellen with a gift, thanking the Superior Club for our contribution to the Mano a Mano efforts. The clinics recently averaged over 64,000 patients per year.

Osaugie Trail Cleanup

Rotaract Club members joined members of Superior Rotary for the annual Fall Osaugie Trail Clean-up. This voluntary activity occurs in the Spring and Fall every year. We keep the stretch from Loon's Foot Landing to the Rotary Pavilion clear of trash. Thanks to all who helped out!

Committee Meetings

Nov 19, 2025

No Meeting today Have a Happy Thanksgiving

Nov 26, 2025

Rotary Friendsgiving Happy Hour at Belknap Lounge from 5-7

RYLA Students

Dec 03, 2025

Rotary Youth Leadership Awards

Dan Blank guest speaker

Dec 10, 2025

Holiday Social - No noon meeting

Dec 17, 2025

No Meeting

Dec 24, 2025

Happy Holidays

No Meeting today

Dec 31, 2025

Happy New Year

Committee Meetings

Jan 21, 2026

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William Zimmer-Wakeley

Born and raised in Ladysmith, Wisconsin, I started my journey in the Twin Ports while attending UW-Superior. During those four years there I fell in love with the community and knew that I wanted to spend more time here. After graduating in 2017 with my Bachelors in Chemistry and Biology, I moved to Bloomington, Minnesota to attend Northwestern Health Sciences University. That is where I met my now husband Zach, who has been a great supporter of all my endeavors. After graduating in 2020 with my Doctorate of Chiropractic, we moved back to Superior in 2021 to open Imperium Chiropractic - Superior. That’s when I joined the Superior and Douglas County Chamber Ambassador group, met other Rotarians, and was invited to join the Rotary Club of Superior. During the last four years I have had the pleasure to grow both personally and professionally through opportunities presented to me in Rotary. Between fundraisers, volunteering, and leadership, I could not ask for a better group of people to be involved with. It is my honor to serve as Rotary President for 2025-26.

President

William Zimmer-Wakeley

Past President

Secretary

Treasurer

President Elect

Community Service

Vocational Service

Club Service

International Service

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Rotary Foundation

PR/Website

Georgette Wondolkowski

PR/Social Media

David Coy

ROTARY CLUB OF SUPERIOR
Chartered in 1912

First Rotary Club in Wisconsin - The 40th established in the world

We meet In Person

Wednesdays at 12:00 p.m.

Historic Old Post Office

1401 Tower
3rd Floor Ballroom
Superior, WI 54880
United States of America

The 3rd Wednesday of each month is reserved for committee meetings only. No formal meeting is held those days.

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Jennifer Garland

Dr. Jenifer Garland currently serves as Assistant Teaching Professor of Management and Marketing at the University of Wisconsin–Superior, where she has taught a wide range of undergraduate and graduate business courses and held leadership roles in accreditation, assessment, and student mentorship.