A Rotary Friendship Exchange (RFE) is an international exchange program for Rotary members and friends that allows participants to take turns hosting one another in their homes and clubs.
Niki Pohnl (Rotary Club Administrator) and her son, Caden, attended an RFE to India in February. We will learn more about their RFE experience, the relationships they built, the Rotary projects they visited, and what happens AFTER an exchange.
Last Week: Amy Smith, Environmental Concerns - Ground Water
Amy has been working in sustainability since 2014, and recently became the Sustainability Director for Habitat for Humanity La Crosse. Her work allows her to manage local and regional conservation projects and groups who share similar goals of creating healthier waterways.
Amy's presentation focused on two specific projects she and Habitat are working on, ReNew the Block and La Crosse Area Waters
Guests are ALWAYS welcome! RSVP in advance to Niki Pohnl if know you are bringing guests but last minute invites are also welcome!
Congratulations to Chuck Hanson (District 6250)
and Jeff Reed (District 6270)! Both received Service Above Self awards at the TriCon event last weekend. (Chuck was nominated by Bill Pritchard.)
FUN FACT: Only 150 Rotarians a year receive this award, out of roughly 2.2 million that might receive it! And only one person in a district may receive this award per year - never more than one per district. There are 535 districts, so just under 30% of all districts have a recipient in any given year.
TriCON! What an energizing event! If you had some great "take aways" to share with the board, send them to Niki Pohnl by Monday, May 8th!
Hospitalizations and Condolences
We offer our heartfelt condolences to the family of Ilene Kernozek. Ilene's father, Lewis "Lew" Samuel Reingold passed away last week.
Newsletter Deadline
We would be happy to advertise your fellowship opportunities, committee meetings, or other Rotary-related information in the newsletter. Keep in mind the deadline is SATURDAY MORNINGS AT NOON for the following week.
Scuba Fellowship
The Scuba Fellowship is made up of downtown club members who have an interest in scuba diving. We will meet at 1:05pm on May 4th. Each member should plan to share one of their top 10 dives. We will discuss what else we might do in the future and when is the best time to meet. Whether you are already in the fellowship or just have an interest in scuba diving, please plan to attend. Contact Jack Haase for more information.
The WINE RAFFLE is back!
Tickets go on sale THIS Thursday for our Wine Raffle fundraiser and will be available through the month of May at weekly meetings our through our office.
There are two ways to participate in this effort to raise funds for our club: 1)purchase a ticket to WIN for $20 or 2)donate a bottle of wine for the raffle. YOU CAN EVEN DO BOTH...once, twice, or multiple time!
Our next STAR Meeting will be Thursday, May 11th from 7-8am. Location: Rotary Office in the Capella Performing Arts Center at 721 King Street (enter through the doors on 8th Street (DOOR D) and follow the signs). Hosted by Jodi Widuch and Todd Restel.
Please RSVP through the link below.
STAR - Specialized Training for Action in Rotary....you will meet other new Rotarians from the area. We will provide programs on the Avenue of Service, The Rotary Foundation, and the Rotary Works Foundation, along with other aspects of Rotary. This is a great time to ask questions you may have about our club or Rotary in general. Hope you will be able to join Jodi and Todd on Thursday!
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