Stephanie Friemoth, Rotary Club of New Berlin, New Berlin RotaryReviewing club activities
 
Club Secretary Stephanie Friemoth reviewed several items during our meeting on Feb. 24. Due to a remodeling project at New Berlin Hills, we held our meeting at Holiday Inn Express in New Berlin.
 
We raised approximately $4,000 during our murder mystery dinner, which was "fantastic," Friemoth says. She asked for feedback from the club on ideas to make next year's event even better. The board has allocated $1,800 to send two high school students to Rotary's World Affairs Seminar and $1,000 for the New Berlin Police Department's Midnight Volleyball program. Both programs occur in summer.
 
Friemoth listed a number of volunteering opportunities for Rotarians to consider. These include:
 
- Annual USPS food drive on May 14
 
- Malone Park rebuild May 16-22 (see below)
 
- Midnight Volleyball games in summer: grill hamburgers during two or three games
 
- Clear buckthorn from Weatherstone Park early in November
 
By consensus, we decided to no longer sell watermelon slices during the city's 4th of July event at Malone Park. It is too difficult to get volunteers on July 4. A hearty thank you to Rotarian Dale Worden for spearheading that operation for three years.
 
Club president Shawn Schnabl mentioned two ideas he's considering. One is a social event for club members and spouses. The other, a pancake breakfast, would be a fundraiser. He will keep the club posted on those.
 
Erica Moranski, Rotary Club of New Berlin, New Berlin RotaryRotarian Erica Moranski spoke for a few moments on the new playground going in at Malone Park. The design is set and moneys allocated. The big push now, Moranski says, is for volunteers. Construction will run around the clock May 16-22. No skills are necessary, though they need a skilled person to act as Site Captain for each shift. They prefer that person be available all seven days.
 
Moranski is also a member of New Berlin Junior Woman's Club, which is donating $175,000 to this project.
 
This will be an "amazing playground that will bring a lot of joy to kids, with and without disabilities," Moranski says. Among the new attractions will be a wheelchair accessible merry-go-round. Moranski handed out brochures and other materials to be distributed locally.
 
To learn more and to volunteer, visit the Playground At Malone website.