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Join us for Rotary JeoPARODY with our host Andy Trebek! We'll watch as two teams battle it out for the coveted title of Rotary JeoPARODY champions! You'll laugh, you'll cry, and you'll learn a little about Rotary and your fellow Rotarians!
We will also vote on our 2018-19 Board of Directors...Nominations.
Last week at Rotary we welcomed Elizabeth Hazlett from the USO. Her program was on the USO and how we can as a group or individual volunteer our time. View her PowerPoint Presentation.
Our club is collaborating with the USO to purchase items for the Veteran's Lounge at the La Crosse Regional Airport and volunteering our time at the lounge. (You will be hearing more about this volunteering opportunity in the coming weeks.)
Steve Lindeman who brought this project to our board last year, presented Elizabeth on behalf of our club a check for $13,200. Thanks to all that supported our Spring Social, Rotary Works Foundation and Rotary International Foundation. Our Spring Social brought in $2,500 for the project, Rotary Works matched our $2,500 and our District 6250 also matched $3,200. We then received $5,000 from the Brown Stuff Foundation. We exceeded our goal of $8,200 and will be able to purchase more needed items for the lounge. Your donations to the Foundations do make a difference in our community.
The USO Military Lounge at the La Crosse Regional Airport is a partnership between Rotary and the USO working together to provide items for the comfort of our military service members. There are about 50,000 troops annually who travel through and holdover at the La Crosse Airport. The La Crosse Rotary Club, Rotary Works Foundation, Brown Stuff Foundation and Rotary District 6250 funded $13,200 to purchase items for the lounge. The items include laptop computers, lockable storage, display cases, chest freezer, industrial coffee dispenser, heavy duty tents, charging stations, tablet computers, Xbox games, chairs and a sign. The sign will be posted inside the lounge:
A Veteran is someone who, at one point in life, wrote a blank check payable to The United States of America for an unknown amount, but up to and including his/her life.
The La Crosse Rotary Club will provide ongoing “volunteer” opportunities and military camaraderie at the lounge. Our volunteers will greet the troops in the lounge and provide La Crosse area information. This project will expand and improve the “layover” experience for our Military service men and women who need to relax and recharge between points of destination.
Every Rotarian is Responsible for Membership Growth
Patrick Paulino Environmental Manager Mathy Construction Proposed by Roz Schnick
If no written objection to the proposal stating reasons is received by the Board of Directors from any member of the club within seven days following publication of the name of the prospective member, the prospective member shall be considered to be elected to membership.
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Deadline to submit an ad will be Monday prior to our meeting.
Rotarian Dan Roemhild will be overseeing the ads before they go to print.
Your Rotary account will be charged $10 per ad post and will be on your quarterly invoices. You may place up to 9 ads at one time. First come, first served; limit of 9 ads per week!
Invoices were sent out this week (January-March)...check your inbox....if you did not receive, please let us know. Your immediate payment would be appreciated. If you have any questions, please email rotarylax@charter.net.
We are taking orders for Rotary Club of La Crosse Sweatshirts and Fleece jackets. See attached photos. The items are: Full-Zip Fleece; Full-Zip Hooded Sweatshirt; Pullover Hooded Sweatshirt and Crewneck Sweatshirt. All items are $30 each.
If you would like to order one, please contact Jamie Capuzzi at JamieCapuzzi@outback.com or 507.319.1141. Payment must be made to Jamie prior to submitting the order. Jamie will have samples and order forms at our upcoming meetings.
We are 99% sure that our next Inbound student will be a girl from Spain. We have already identified her first host family, who happen to live in the Central school district. The first family will have her from mid-August to early December, Her second family will have her from early December to around March 31st, after which her second family would have her until mid-July 2019.
We are looking for Rotarians who would like to host her as the second or third family. If hosting an exchange student interests you or if you have any questions, please talk to Maria Norberg, Eva Marie Restel or Jack Haase. Also, feel free to talk to Tami Woods on what it has meant to her family to host Beca.
As you know our Youth Exchange Student for the 2017-18 year is Rebeca from Parana, Brazil. Rebeca is presenting living with host parents,Tami and Brian Woods family.
She is staying at three host families while she is here however, we would love to have other Rotary families help make Rebeca feel at home in La Crosse. Are you going to have a family gathering or attend a special event....ask Rebeca to join your family. Your family will gain a new global perspective, many memories and quite possibly a new family member for life.
A little insight on Rebeca...she is a member of a Interact Club...she enjoys being part of something that serves humanity. She enjoys watching movies, reading books, taking pictures, meeting new places and going out with her family, usually at a park to play volley. She intends to do an undergraduate course in cinema and work in film directing. She chose this path when she was in 9th grade while doing theater in school.
*****Just a reminder that if you will be one-on-one with Rebeca, you will need a background check. This is done through the Rotary District site and our club will cover the cost. Click here to process your background check.
We will be having a fellowship to celebrate Elmer's Grassman's half birthday (91.5) on Tuesday, January 23rd at Bethany St. Joseph Care Center at 2501 Shelby Road from 5-7. Coffee, juice, wine, beer and snacks will be provided.
We are asking you to register if you plan to attend...register here.
Elmer Grassman has been a member of our club for 49 years....he has had prefect attendance for 47 years! Presently he is on LOA but hopes to be back with us at our meetings in the near future. Elmer and his wife Lil are both residents at Bethany St. Joseph Care Center.
Elmer misses his Rotarians!! So hope you can join us!
Kwik Trip Scrip cards are available for sale after and before our meetings. This week we have a large supply of $20 and $25 cards. Kwik Trip recently made changes to this fundraiser. We will get 5% off the face value of each card...if the card is used IN STORE for purchases we will receive another 10%- total 15% back (some exclusions apply)....if used only for gas we will only get the initial 5%. The funds are used for upcoming projects. Last project we donated $1,ooo to River Watch.
Happy Birthday Ben Lachecki - Jan 25 Linda Zoerb - Jan 26 Annette Mikat - Jan 27 Joe Skemp - Jan 27 Sarah Arendt-Beyer - Jan 28 Dan Roemhild - Jan 28 Sheila Wieser - Jan 28 Robin Moses - Jan 29
Happy Anniversary John (Diane) Dingman (honorary) - Jan 29
Happy Rotary Anniversary Jim Gallagher (honorary) - Jan 28 - 30 years Steve Tanke (honorary0 - Jan 28 - 36 years Todd Restel - Jan 29 - 9 years Roz Schnick - Jan 29 - 3 years
ROTARY ATTENDANCE Jan 4th - 60% Jan 11th - 52% Jan 18th - 60%
Rotary Attendance policy is to attend or makeup at least 50% of the club meetings during the first six months and the second six months. They can be done by: • Attending regular club meetings • Making up meetings at other Rotary Clubs ( which includes E-Clubs) • Engaging in club projects/events/fellowship/board meetings.
100% Attendance Winners July - Miranda TerBeest August - Sue Durtsche September - Tim Durtsche October - Jamie Capuzzi November - Wendell Snodgrass December - Al Louis
Corporate Membership is a program to allow multiple employees of a business Rotary participation under one primary membership. Each corporate membership is limited to a three-year term. After the three-year corporate membership term, the individuals are required to become individual members. View Corporate Membership Policy.
Family Membership is a program to allow a second individual Rotary participation under one primary membership. View Family Membership Policy.
Honorary Membership is offered to members who have distinguished themselves by meritorious service in the furtherance of Rotary ideals. View Honorary Membership Policy.
Excused Membership is offered to members if the aggregate of the member’s years of age and years of membership in one or more clubs is 85 years or more, the member has been a member of one or more clubs for at least 20 years, and the member has notified the club's secretary in writing of the member’s desire to be excused from attendance and the board has approved. Excused Members will pay the quarterly dues of $70 and only for meals when they attend a meeting.
Membership Proposals....we will no longer ask for three references when you propose a new member. This was a criteria that our club had set not RI. This will help us process new members into our club more efficiently. You can access the membership proposal form online, under the Club Information site page.
Please note: Raffle, Fines, Birthday, Anniversaries and Scooters are all donations that will go to the club If you are making a donation and would like it to go to the Rotary Works Foundation or Rotary International Foundation, we ask that you write a check to the Foundation of your choice.
Jan 18th: Raffle $63: Fines $104; Scooters $3; Scrip $30
If you would like to volunteer for Rotarians in the News, be a greeter, a hospitality greeter, raffle ticket seller, scrip seller or announce guests, you can email the Monthly Program Chairs that are listed above....just click on their name. If you would like to give your classification talk please contact Program Committee Chair Tami Woods.
USO to purchase items for the Veteran's Lounge at the La Crosse Regional Airport and volunteering our time at the lounge. (You will be hearing more about this volunteering opportunity in the coming weeks.)
Invoices were sent out this week (January-March)...check your inbox....if you did not receive, please let us know. Your immediate payment would be appreciated. If you have any questions, please email 
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