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Know that the only competition is yourself. Earn, save and invest before you spend. Avoid negative people. If you don’t go after it you won’t get it. See failure as a stepping stone, not an end. Your habits decide your future.
The Nomination Committee presented to membership on Thursday, December 12th the 2020-21 Club Board and Rotary Works Foundation Board representatives. The nominations will be presented and voted on at our annual meeting on January 16th.Link to Nominations.
Our annual meeting is our GAME SHOW meeting....if you are interested in volunteering for an opportunity to be a contestant on Rotary Price is Right on January 16th or donate a prize, please contact Sarah at sarendt@digisage.com
Last week at Rotary ….Rotarian Beth Franklin gave her classification talk. Beth is the Community Concierge at La Crosse Area Chamber of Commerce. Members always enjoy hearing about their fellow Rotarians. We thank Beth for sharing her story.
Through the Chamber's First Friend program, Beth works to strengthen the business community by helping area companies and organizations attract and retain the best talent. She works with individuals and families relocating to Greater La Crosse, matching their wants and needs with our community's assets, allowing them to feel like they can always call our community their home. She provides a personalized experience for each individual/family, helping them integrate into the community. She also provides accompanying partner career services.
Classification Talk: Some have described the classification talk as a talking business card. But it is so much more than that! You can share vital and interesting information about your family, your interest and your business. The talk is not meant to embarrass you, but to let us get to know you as you want us to. You are not expected to present yourself as a professional speaker. Most of us are not. Contact Sarah Arendt-Beyer Program Chair for the year if you would like to give your classification talk.
La Crosse Regional Airport Airport Director Proposed by Alex Lueck
Cindy Taerud
APTIV Marketing Director Proposed by Andy Parrish
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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.
As you know our Youth Exchange Student for the 2019-20 year is Inga from Germany. Inga has recently moved to her new host family the Jon Trapp family. We thank the Marcie Wycoff-Horn family for being Inga's first host family.
We hope you will remember her this Christmas with a card, a small gift AND/OR consider opening up your hearts and home to make Inga feel welcome.
She is staying with three host families while she is here however, we would love to have other Rotary families help make Inga feel at home in La Crosse. Are you going to have a family gathering or attend a special event...ask Inga to join your family. Your family will gain a new global perspective, many memories and quite possibly a new family member for life.
Inga likes to read books and draw. She plays tennis and volleyball. She loves baking, gardening and writing. She likes music and plays the piano and ukulele. One of her favorite hobbies is photography. Her lifelong dream is to travel to every country in the world.
Just a reminder that if you will be one-on-one with Inga, 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.
Kathy Van Kirk-Przywojski family. Kathy lost her father, Dr. Henry Allen “Hank” Van Kirk, 87 on December 11th. View obit. Kathy's address is 4614 Cliffside Drive, La Crosse WI 54601.
Happy Birthday Joseph Nduka - Dec 15 Jeff Odom - Dec 16 Dave Gresham - Dec 17 Bruce Swanwick - Dec 20 Al Louis - Dec 21 Lynn Bruns - Dec 23 Eva Marie Restel - Dec 24 Cheryl Hancock - Dec 27
Happy Wedding Anniversary Jim (Lorraine) Lewis - Dec 18 Joseph (Ngozi) Nduka - Dec 18 Don (Susan) Zimmerman - Dec 18 Richard (Pamela) Strauss - Dec 19 James (Jan) Gallagher - Dec 23 Paul (Nancy) Mueller - Dec 27
Rotary Anniversary Matt Durtsche - Dec 15 - 3 years Linda Zoerb - Dec 21 - 24 years
November is Foundation Month. This is the time to renew your pledges to the Rotary Foundations for 2020 & 2021. You recently received a letter and personal pledge form either at a Rotary Meeting or by mail. We are asking you return your pledge form by December 31st. If you do not return the form we will assume that you will be pledging the same as 2019. YOUR PLEDGE IS AN INVESTMENT IN THE WORLD.
Those that pledge $100 or more to the Rotary International Polio Fund during this enrollment period will be given matching points, thanks to a number of generous Rotarians in our club. This means if you pledge $100 to PP you will be given 100 points, $200 you will be given 200 points.
If you have any questions, contact rotarylax@charter.net.
This year you are given the opportunity to make your Rotary Foundation INTERNATIONAL pledge through Rotary Direct. You can enroll online at www.rotary.org/give. If you give to both the Annual Fund-Share (funds come back to our District for grants) and Polio Plus you may need to fill out the form twice. If you decide to give online - please NOTE that on your pledge form so that I don't bill you on your invoice in January.
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.
ROTARY ATTENDANCE December 5th - 52% December 12th -56%
Rotary Attendance policy is to attend or makeup at least 50% of the club meetings 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. Make ups can be made up anytime during the year.
100% Attendance Winners July - Jim Salmo August - Dan Howes September - Kenna Christians October - Kenna Christians
Associate Membershipis a program to recruit younger members, millennials, to membership. Associate Membership is available to anyone who is proposed for membership who is 35 years of age or less. Associate membership will end when that member reaches the age of 38. They would pay for dues and $100 for meals per quarter no matter how many meetings they attend that quarter.
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 Membershipis 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.Unlike other membership categories that can be requested by the member, Honorary Membership is bestowed upon a member by election from the Board of Directors. 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 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.
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 Duty Roster Coordinator that are listed above....just click on their name. If you would like to give your classification talk please contact Program Committee Chair Sarah Arendt-Beyer.
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Last week at Rotary ….Rotarian Beth Franklin gave her classification talk. Beth is the Community Concierge at La Crosse Area Chamber of Commerce. Members always enjoy hearing about their fellow Rotarians. We thank Beth for sharing her story.
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