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Our program this week will be Rotary Lights. Pat Stephens will update us on Rotary Lights 2016 and distribute checks to the following organizations: Aquinas Catholic Schools, Boys and Girls Club, La Crosse Citizen Advocacy, Girls Scouts of Badgerland, Health Science Academy, La Crosse Astronomical Society, La Crosse Suicide Prevention, Riverfront, UWL Student Council on Exceptional Children, Great Rivers United Way, Myrick Park Community and Zoo, UWL Beta Gamma Sigma and UWL Cheese Club. Please welcome representatives from these organization to our club.
Our next STAR Meeting will be Thursday, March 9th. We will meet at the Radisson Hotel in the Iowa Room at 7:00 a.m. Please RSVP if you will be attending to Lyn at rotarylax@charter.net
ALL NEW members become a member of this committee for one year. This breakfast is hosted (no cost to the new members). The breakfast and presentation will last no longer than one hour and the meeting will count as a make-up. The STAR Committee, in addition to meeting other new members and some of the present membership will learn more about various aspects of the Club.
DISTRICT CONFERENCE 6250 ADVERTISING & SPONSORSHIP
The 2017 Rotary Conference for District 6250 will bring together members of 63 Rotary Clubs and communities to celebrate Rotary service and fellowship. It’s also an opportunity for Rotarians and their colleagues to shine as conference sponsors and advertisers.
Program advertisers, support Rotary and at the same time, showcase your business in the conference program. Conference programs will be given to all 400+ Rotarian business leaders and professionals expected to attend.
Conference sponsors, underwrite an event or activity and support Rotary Clubs throughout District 6250. As a sponsor, you will be listed in the District conference program and your business will be recognized for the sponsorship with an easel poster and from the podium at your event or activity.
Every Rotarian is Responsible for Membership Growth
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.
Colin Fleming
State Bank Financial
Classification: Banking Business Lending
Proposed by Tim Ehler
Herb Salisbury
Neighborhood Smiles
Classification: Dentistry
Former Rotarian - Florida
Proposed by Dean Dickinson
Congrats to Kathryn Sexauer winner of the $50 Marble Raffle.
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.
Happy Birthday
David Stoeffler - March 8
Mary Kay Wolf - March 10
Richard Kyte - March 11
Stoli Nikolai - March 11
Kurt Schroeder - March 11
Happy Wedding Anniversary
NONE
Happy Rotary Anniversary
Kyle Visker - March 9 - 11 years
Roger Christians - March 12 - 8 years
Steve Lindemen - March 12 - 8 years
David Stoeffler - March 14 - 21 years
Sheila Wieser - March 14 - 21 years
Matt Boshcka - March 15 - 5 years
Youth Exchange Committee: Our club's next exchange student will be Rebeca from Brazil. She should arrive around the middle of August. Please review the letters from her and her mother to get to know her better. Click here to view letters.
We are currently looking for one host family. We have two families, one that will host when she arrives and the other will be her third host family. Each family would host for 3 to 4 months. To hear about the benefits of hosting, please talk to Lisa Herr or Robin Moses, both of whom recently have hosted.
To host:
-- you can live in La Crosse, Onalaska, La Crescent or anywhere in the Coulee Region.
-- you may have no children at home, or younger children, or children around Rebeca's age of 16.
-- thus, all 170 members of our club are eligible to host.
-- if you cannot host for some reason, please suggest someone who can.
District Governor Dean McHugh invites you to the 6250 District Conference in La Crosse on May 12-14, 2017
Rotary International President John Germ has encouraged us this year to be "Rotary Serving Humanity". As I visited the 63 clubs in District 6250, I have seen evidence in every club where we are living up to this, both locally and internationally. Even more powerful, we are working together with our friends as we make meaningful differences in the lives of others.
I encourage you to celebrate Rotary friendship and Rotary progress with your fellow Rotarians in La Crosse. At District Conference 2017 we will learn about some of the outstanding projects happening as a result of the efforts of our District's clubs and assistance from The Rotary Foundation. We will have opportunity to learn more about specific Rotary roles and programs at District Assembly and at workshops. We will hear from several young people whose lives have been changed forever by Rotary Youth programs. We will hear inspiring messages about service and philanthropy from Rotarian and non Rotarian keynote speakers. Probably most important of all, we will meet and talk with Rotarians from all around our District, taking home new ideas to improve our clubs.
Join me in La Crosse to renew old friendships and make new ones in Rotary. May Rotary friends and Rotary ways continue to help us serve.
GET WELL wishes go out to Lindy Saline. Lindy is recovering from a fall at Benedictine Manor for a few weeks - 2908 East Avenue South - Room 306. Get Well wishes can be sent to 351 Mason Street , #336, Onalaska, WI 54650 or to Benedictine Manor.
We also send get well wishes to Earlamae Dahlby. Earlamae had knee surgery on Tuesday and is at home recuperating W5772 CTH K, Stoddard WI 54658.
CONDOLENCES...We send our condolences to Mary Ann Gschwind.
Mary Ann's brother James Gschwind passed away on Tuesday, February 28th. Click here to view obituary. Mary Ann's address is 4415 Fireclay Court #17, La Crosse WI 54601.
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.
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.
Grant Restel, son of Rotarians Todd and Eva Marie Restel is one of our outbound exchange students...he is in Osaka, Japan. You can follow Grant's year on his Facebook.
Ashlyn Neader, one of our outbound exchange students has arrived in Austria! She will have a blog on her adventures...... click here to view. Updated post...... 'A Day in my Life'
Caledonia Rotary Cabin Fever Event: The event will take place on March 24th from 5:30 to about 7:30 p.m. at the Ma Cal Grove Country Club just south of Caledonia on State Hwy 44/76. Tickets are $12 in advance & checks should be made payable to “Caledonia Rotary”. Please RSVP with a check and the names of those attending to…Tom Murphy, PO Box 66, Caledonia, MN 55921. Your tickets will be held at the door for you. Hors d’oeuvres and great Rotarian fellowship are included in the ticket price and there will be a cash bar. RSVP’s and payment must be received by March 17th.
Rotary Works Foundation Golf Outing: Please join us Wednesday May 24, 2017 at Cedar Creek Lane, Onalaska. 4-person teams, $85 per person includes: 18 holes, cart & dinner; $30 Dinner only. Schedule of Events: 12:30 pm Shot Gun Start, 5:00 pm Cocktails, 6:00 pm Dinner. Register online here. Questions: Contact Bob Allen at 708-785-1727 or email Rotary Works.
Kwik Trip Scrip cards are available for sale after and before our meetings. 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%. Please support our fundraiser.
The board approved donating $1,000 of our scrip profits to River Watch. We will present a check to River Watch at one of our upcoming meetings. By you supporting our Kwik Trip fundraiser our club can support local projects within our community.
We usually have around $800 worth of scrip cards on hand...if you plan to purchase a larger quantity it is best you email Lyn so she can place an order for you (takes a couple days to process).
If you would like to volunteer to do Rotarians in the News, be a 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 Todd Restel.
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DISTRICT CONFERENCE 6250 ADVERTISING & SPONSORSHIP
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