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F/K/A District 6270 Changing of the Guard
 

Registration for this event is now closed. To be added to the waitlist if there are cancellations, please contact
Dana Kohlmeyer at dana.kohlmeyer@rotary6270.org. Thank you for your interest in joinng the celebration!


 
When: Wednesday, June 3, 2026

Social Hour 5:15 PM - 6:00 PM (Cash Bar)
  
Buffet Dinner with dessert beginning at 6:00 PM

Program to follow with event ending by 8:15 PM

Where: Chandelier Ballroom, 150 Jefferson Street, Hartford, WI 53027

 
Price per person is $47
 
Keynote Speaker: Ben Merens

 
Ben Merens is a public speaker with a passion for listening. His voice is well-known to Wisconsinites as a former 21-year talk radio veteran. Today, Ben is an Outreach Specialist with the state Consumer Protection Bureau. Ben speaks 250 times a year educating consumers about safety in the digital age. Ben’s listening message is heard through his audio books, “People Are Dying To Be Heard” and “Uni-Tasking: 25 Tips For Better Listening.”
 
As a public speaker and consultant, Ben has helped people in business, education and health care find ways to be present for their lives by listening in the moment. Ben is trained as a journalist and media professional. He has taught a variety of communications classes at colleges and universities in New York, Chicago and throughout Wisconsin. For fun, Ben is an improvisational, acoustic guitar troubadour.

 
Click the Register button on the top right to order your tickets.
Advance reservations and payment are required by May 19, 2026 – no walk-ins.
 
 
 
Where
Chandelier Ballroom
150 Jefferson Avenue
Hartford, WI
United States of America
Organizers

DK

Dana Kohlmeyer
dana.kohlmeyer@rotary6270.org

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Nancy Rhodes
nancyrhodes1@outlook.com