VIEWING YOUR NEWSLETTER...You will notice at the top of the newsletter a statement... "Having trouble viewing this email? Please click here." This format will allow you to see any embedded videos and animated ads within the newsletter. Rotary Smiles Video is embedded in the newsletter this week..in order to view you will need to open the newsletter in that format.
Our President, Bill Pritchard and President-elect Roger Christians are back from the RI Conference that was held in Brazil. Bill will give us the highlights of the conference and what we can expect for the 2015-16 Rotary year. Roger is playing hooky and will be cheering the Brewers on at the La Crosse Area Day at Miller Park!
We will also have one of our Short Term Exchange Students, Brianna Ties with us. She will be bringing the exchange student from Italy that has been staying with her family. You will hear about their experiences so far....Brianna will then be heading over to Italy for four weeks. A great experience for the girls sponsored by our club. Please welcome them both to our club.
Jerry Williams, interim president of the Rochester Area Chamber of Commerce, spoke about the impact of Destination Medical Center on surrounding communities. Destination Medical Center (DMC) is an innovative economic development initiative to secure Minnesota's status as a global medical destination now and in the future. Today's competitive health care environment is driving a small number of select medical institutions to emerge as leaders in delivering the highest quality medical care and attracting patients and visitors from throughout the world. Mayo Clinic's continued success in Minnesota depends on Rochester's ability to sustain quality access, development, service and public infrastructure necessary to remain competitive with other destination medical centers in the U.S. and abroad. Visit their website for more information.
Roz Schnick gave her classification talk a few weeks ago....here is her PowerPoint Presentation....it was also video taped...a number of members asked to have it in the newsletter for viewing.....you can view by clicking below.
We are looking for nominations for "Rotarian of the Year" from our club....please submit you nominations to rotarylax@charter.net by July 6th....click here to find all nomination forms. The board will review the nominations at the July 13th board meeting and make a selection. They will be recognized at the Avenues of Service Dinner on Tuesday, August 18th.
PLEDGE DRIVE...Please fill out your pledge forms and return by June 30th.
ROTARY SMILES
This is a good time to reflect on the great Rotary Foundation sponsored programs we support and on how each of us can contribute to make sure these programs continue. Our Rotary Foundation sponsors a broad range of Educational and Humanitarian programs that save and change lives here and abroad: Group Study Exchange - GSE (the Brazil team that was here last week were such a delight!). Ambassadorial Scholars, Polio Eradication, District Matching Grants and Health/Hunger & Humanity (3H) Grants, Youth Exchange, to name a few. These programs are the lifeblood of Rotary, creating world peace and understanding through the lives touched by the programs. Ask any past Vocational team leader or any Rotarian who has visited/worked on an international project about the difference made by these programs...there are many wonderful stories of saved and changed lives around the world. YOUR contributions to The Rotary Foundation fund these Rotary programs. Our local Rotary Works Foundation supports community and world-wide project. They will be supporting our upcoming project in Uganda, our Fellowship Committee's project with New Horizons, scholarships to local High School Graduates, Ethics High School Retreat and other worthwhile projects through out the community.
We encourage you to learn more about The Rotary Foundation and make a contribution to continue saving and changing lives. These programs work and are a great investment for a better and safer world. You will be given the opportunity to donate to The Rotary International Foundation, Rotary Works Foundation and Rotary International Polio Plus. If for some reason you can not make a pledge at this time...that is OK...we just ask that you still fill out the pledge card, sign and return to Lyn by June 30th. Save us a phone call and return your pledge form today.
AVENUES OF SERVICE BANQUET...Our 26th annual Avenues of Service Banquet will be on Tuesday, August 18, 2015 at the Four Seasons Community Center, Caledonia, MN. Save the date for an evening of Rotary fellowship. We will gather with area Rotarians to recognize the hard work of individuals and clubs. Each club will recognize one member of their club for Rotarian of the Year....we are now taking nominations for our 2014-15 Rotarian of the Year, the Lifetime Achievement Award, Avenues of Service Awards and the Rising Star Award. Visit our Avenues of Service page on our web site for more information on these awards and for nomination forms.
Please submit your La Crosse Downtown Rotarian of the Year Nominations by July 6th.
GIFT BASKETS.....We are also looking for items to put in two gift baskets that we will raffle off at the banquet. All proceeds will benefit the Rotary Works Foundation. If you have something you would like to donate, please drop it off at the registration table.
Please join us in welcoming our next District 6250 Governor, Mary Van Hout, at a reception at her home on Sunday , June 28, from 2:00 – 5:00 pm. This casual event will be family friendly, and weather permitting, will be outdoors. Mary’s house, at 6812 Maywood Avenue in Middleton, is adjacent to a city park that the kids will enjoy. Beer, wine, soda and light munchies will be provided. Click Here for a flyer with more information. Contributions to Polio Plus are appreciated at this welcoming party. Even if you can’t make it to the party, contributions to Polio Plus are always welcome!
Happy Birthday
Cheryl Dutton - June 27th
Trish Grathen - June 27th
Craig Ubbelohde - June 28th
Thad Anderson - June 30th
Steve O'Malley - June 30th
Joe Zoellner - June 30th
Pete Eversole (honorary) - July 1
Happy Wedding Anniversary
Mary Kay (Matthew) Wolf - June 25th
Peter (Krin) Krause - June 27th
Happy Rotary Anniversary
Becky Schumacher - June 28th - 14 years
Bob Riutzel - June 29th - 26 years
MEMBERSHIP 2014-15
Active Membership
June 30, 2014 - 164
June 1 - 164 June 23 - 167
Steve Carlyon Resigned June 11th
New Members Candice Tlustosch & Michael Meeusen June 25th
Honorary Members 23
Honorary Membership is offered to members who have distinguished themselves by meritorious service in the furtherance of Rotary ideals. Honorary membership is the highest distinction that a club may bestow and should be conferred only in exceptional cases. Honorary members cannot propose new members to the club or hold office and are exempt from attendance requirements and club dues. Honorary members will continue to receive The Rotarian Magazine compliments of the club.
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.
Rotary Club of La Crescent, Minnesota 3rd Annual Apple Blossom Bicycle Tour - June 28, 2015 "Pedaling Against Polio"For more information visit their web site.
Holmen Rotary and La Crosse Valley View Rotary "Rock-N-Ribs Fundraiser
Saturday, June 27, 2015 at the Omni Center, Onalaska.
They will have a BBQ Pulled Pork Competition and Backyard BBQ Pork Ribs Competition.
Moon Tunes of La Crosse is a Valley Rotary Project bringing free concerts to Riverside Park most Thursdays in the summer from 6:00 – 8:00 pm....click here for schedule.
If you would like to volunteer to give your Classification Talk, do Rotarians in the News be a greeter or raffle ticket seller, or announce guests, you can email the Monthly Program Chairs that are listed above....just click on their name.
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