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Welcome to the
Marshfield Rotary Noon Club.
This web site
has been designed for use by our current members, by visiting
Rotarians/guests and prospective new members. We hope that you find it
useful in
learning more
about us.
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Upcoming Events |
1/12/2009 12:00 PM
Marshfield Noon Rotary Program for Jan. 12
“Feverishly Fighting Flu,” with Edward Belongia, M.D.
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| Rotary Member of the Week |
Jennifer Howen
Jennifer is a graduate of UW-Marshfield/Wood County, and a graduate of UW-Stevens Point. She is currently a representative for Rural Insurance, serving in her current capacity for the past fiveyears; she was an assistant agent there for six years. Before her insurance career, she was a respiratory therapist at Riverside and St. Joseph's Hospitals.
See previous Rotarians of the Week
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Marshfield Job Center
Ann La Chapelle works for the Wood County Dept. of Social Services as the W-2 Supervisor serving Adams, Portage, & Wood Counties. Her responsibilities include the Job Center in Marshfield with offices on the first floor of City Hall Plaza. In May of 2008, the state decided to reduce the number of Wisconsin job centers from over 50 to 15, threatening the centers in both Marshfield & Rapids with closure. After a meeting of city, county, and state officials, the Rapids center was saved. In July, a meeting was held at MACCI with Marshfield city officials and others to determine interest in keeping our job center open. (The Marshfield Center provided services to 443 unduplicated clients in the first half of 2008.) The Portage County Center closed in November. At this time, 22 centers remain open. An estimated $40,000 was required to keep the Marshfield site open the remainder of 2008 and through 2009. Although the center has remained open to date, more funding resources are needed to keep it open through ‘09 and appeals are being made to local businesses & employers.
The Job Center provides a variety of services to employers & job seekers. A resource room provides guided computer access to JobNet and other online resources, especially valuable to those who lack necessary skills to use computers elsewhere. The Center performs prescreening, assists with filling out applications, and administers job analysis tests. The Center would like to know what additional services employers would like to see offered. The City of Marshfield has committed $5200 to the Center for 2009. Various partner agencies are also providing support, but 5 to 6 thousand additional dollars are still needed. More information is available at www.wisconsinjobcenter.org.
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