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If you weren’t at the meeting last week, I have two items to pass along that are important initiatives.
One, in an effort to gain some new members, the cost of 100 meals has been prepaid. These meals are to be used to bring a guest with you. While there will be no policing set up for this program, I do have a few asks. If you use this money, please be sure that the guest is a true potential member that might join our club. Also, if you have a company that reimburses your meals, please let this benefit be used by those who pay out of pocket to bring guests. With this being our 100th anniversary, we should have plenty of exciting reasons for a guest to want to join our club. We just need to invite them.
Two, Eva Marie and I want to treat each member of our club to either a lunch or dinner during the 2018-19 Rotary year. You are welcome to bring your spouse or significant other. If you have a family with kids and want to bring them, then we will set something up at our home that will be child friendly.
As a follow up to my earlier messages to the Club, for my year as President, I plan to include two video links in each week’s Club Runner newsletter. The first link will be a video on Rotary International (“RI”). Likely topics will be videos of the RI president, members of the RI Board of Directors and other relevant Rotary related people and events. My goal in having this link is for our club to develop a more broad understanding of RI beyond our local club’s boundaries.
The second link will be a video of something interesting that can be watched within a short period of time.
The other video that I have selected is a TED talk. If you haven’t heard of TED talks before, their motto is “Ideas worth spreading”. They have put together over 2,800 talks designed “to stir your curiosity”. Beyond hoping to peak your curiosity, I have a few reasons for selecting a video for you to watch each week.
One of the reasons is that if you happen to be sitting with a table of Rotarians that you don’t know, but you have all watched the video, then the table will have a common experience with which someone can utilize to start a conversation. Second, these videos can be interesting, educational, funny, and/or address many topics and issues that are relevant to our lives.
As a final note, if you have recommendations for future links in our newsletter, please email those to me. I love discovering new areas of interest from other people that I respect.
Beca our exchange student is heading home Tuesday, July 17th. She will be at the airport at 10 am to tomorrow, so please join us to say good-bye. Beca has been a delight to host this year and we will miss her at our weekly meetings.
Chris Hardie, Chief Executive Officer from 7 Rivers Alliance will be our guest speaker.
By 2026 the 7 Rivers Region will be more than 15,000 workers short of what we need to keep pace with the projected job openings. There are not enough people in our region to keep pace with the retirements and the outmigration our region experiences. To solve this, the 7 Rivers Alliance has developed the WISE (Workforce Innovation for a Strong Economy) Plan, a 10-year comprehensive workforce development plan. 7 Rivers Alliance CEO Chris Hardie will present highlights of the plan and talk about solutions. www.7riversalliance.org
Our Humanitarian Committee is asking for donations to help bring a little comfort to human trafficking survivors by donating personal care and other items at our July 19th meeting. Donations will be provided to New Horizons and Breaking Free for distribution. Click here for a list of requested items.
Our program on June 28th was on Human Trafficking - Investigator Crystal Sedevie from the Holmen Police Department was our speaker. Here is her PowerPoint Presentation.
Our first meeting of the Rotary year was a festive Cameroon theme....from decorations to the food! Thank you to all who turned in their pledge cards...IT IS NOT TOO LATE TO DO SO if you forgot! Just bring them to our meeting next week or mail them to Rotary Club of La Crosse, PO Box 1914, La Crosse, WI 54602-1914.
Our 2018-19 President Todd Restel just returned from the Rotary International Convention in Toronto. He said one thing he learned there was "how great of a club we have, we do it so well." During his year he would like to expand our knowledge of Rotary, not only our local clubs, but get to know our District, Zones and Rotary International. There are opportunities to serve at all levels. This year our District Governor is one of our very own Rotarians - Bill Hoel. Please read Todd's President Message for the two new initiatives for the 2018-19 Rotary year. Kelly Krieg Sigman read us a book - "The Crayon Box That Talked." We had a trivia music question and Kelly Krieg-Sigman won. Mary Ann Gschwind did Rotarians in the News and collected $165!
We welcomed three new members: Ed Neuman, Andrew Bakken and a former member and past president of our club (1996-67) Tom Berkedal.
President Todd Restel and Sean Henneman, Executive Director of the Gateway Area Council presented Dean Dickinson with a International Fellowship of Scouting Rotarian Award. This award is given to individuals that have had a significant impact on scouting. Here is Dean's own words as he was giving his family history to his children.
Centennial Project Fundraiser - Growing Hearts Across the World.
Message from the Fundraising Committee: Lee Rasch, Kerstin Boudreau, Kenna Christians, Sue Durtsche, Mary Ann Gschwind, Chuck Hanson, Kathryn Sexauer, Mike Swenson, Jodi Widuch, Todd Restel, Katie Berkedal and Catherine Kolkmeier.
As you know, we are celebrating 100 years of Rotary service to our region with the Growing Hearts Across the World campaign. The campaign will culminate with the completion of the Cameroon Garden in Riverside Park in the summer of 2019. The Garden will honor the rich cultural traditions of Cameroon and provide a wonderful gathering place overlooking the area where the the “Three Rivers” meet. Most importantly, it will serve as a model for community and international service for the upcoming generations of Rotarians.
To date, we have received excellent support from Rotarians. But we have not yet heard from all of you. The next phase of the Growing Hearts Across the World campaign will be to the Seven Rivers Region community. It is very important to be able to state to the community at large that Rotarians are fully committed to Growing Hearts Across the World. Indeed, there is no better message than to state...every Rotarian in our Club contributed. We have asked members to consider a $100 contribution pledge for up to two years. However, your contribution at any level will count. Please turn in your pledge cards and contributions to Earlamae Dahlby at the July 19th meeting. If you are not able to attend, please send your pledge card and contribution to Lyn Sheffer at P.O. Box 1914, La Crosse, WI 54602-1914.
One hundred years of service by Rotary has had a profound impact on the lives of many in our region and throughout the world. Come join us in celebrating this service...and help set the stage for generations of Rotarians in the years to come.
We have dedicated a page on our web site for our Centennial year to keep members updated on our project. Click here to view.
If you would like more information, please contact Lee Rasch.
COME FOR SUPPER....The Humanitarian Committee will be helping again with the "Come for Supper Meal Program" at Our Savior's Lutheran Church - 612 Division Street on Tuesday, July 31st from 4:30-6:00 p.m. Click here to volunteer.
You are invited to the Open House Elmer Grassman's 92nd Birthday. Please click on the link below to attend or decline. You can also book family and friends.
Event:
Open House Elmer Grassman Birthday
Date:
Jul 17, 2018 4:30 PM - Jul 17, 2018 6:00 PM
Fee:
Location:
Bethany St. Joseph Care Center 2501 Shelby Road La Crosse, WI United States 54601
The Rotary International Convention is scheduled for June 1-5, 2019 inHamburg, Germany.Travel Leaders is exploring five day pre and post-convention tours of the north of German and of the south to include Munich and Bavaria.
A program will be presented by Mary Mickelson and the staff expert on Germany in September.
Registration and convention housing materials are available from Lyn or at Rotary.org.
If you are considering attending it is recommended that you get registered and book your accommodations while in Hamburg. The tour elements will be inclusive of travel and hotels while on those tours. Club members who attended the Toronto convention, the Restels, Hoels, Dickinsons, Tami Woods and Roz Schnick would be more than happy to answer any questions you might have.
INA PINKNEY—AUTHOR, SPEAKER, RESTAURTEUR, FILM PRODUCER, AND MUCH MORE
INA PINKNEY WHO SURVIVED POLIO AS AN UNFANT, NOW SUFFERS THE EFFECTS OF POST-POLIO SYNDROME, HAS HAD AN EXTRAORDINARY LIFE AND CAREER EMBODYING THE HUMAN SPIRIT IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY.
INA WAS A KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT THE ROTARY TRICON IN THE WISCONSIN DELLS, MAY 5, 2018. SHE SPOKE ABOUT HER LIFE AS A POLIO SURVIVOR WHO NOT ONLY SURVIVED BUT THRIVED. HER MESSAGE IS AWE-INSPIRING!
Rotary Friendship Exchange...The Rotary Friendship Exchange program gives Rotarians and their families the opportunity to host and visit Rotarians around the world. In addition to experiencing other cultures and making lasting friendships, an exchange provides a strong foundation for carrying out other international activities and service projects. The primary goal of a Friendship Exchange is to build greater international understanding and goodwill among Rotarians and their families. In addition, exchange participants can learn how their vocations are practiced in other parts of the world, observe new customs and cultures, and promote an appreciation of cultural diversity worldwide.
The Avenues of Service Dinner will be Tuesday, August 14, 2018 at WTC - Lunda Center. The social and basket raffle will begin at 5:30 and the dinner and program at 6:30. Cost will be $2o for Downtown Rotarians and $35 for guests. FLYER
We will recognize the hard work of our area clubs and honor the area's outstanding Rotarians. Our club will recognize our Rotarians of the Year - Steve Lindeman and Steve O'Malley.
Please register at our upcoming meetings or online....PLEASE NOTE your meal choice. Lemon Herb Chicken, Burgundy Petite Tender of Beef or Aspargus Gnocchi. If you do not indicate meal choice we will select chicken for you.
Happy Birthday Jamie Capuzzi - July 15 Debby Johnson-Towner - July 16 Elmer Grassman - July 17 James Gallagher (honorary) July 18 Tita Yutuc - July 18 John Morrissey - July 19 Audrey Lucier - July 20 Don Zimmeran - July 21
Happy Wedding Anniversary Brad (Kelly) Reinhart - July 15 Candice (Ty) Tlustosch - July 20
Happy Rotary Anniversary Peter Eversole (honorary) - July 16 - 48 years John Wettstein _ July 16 - 54 years Bruce Norgaard - July 18 - 27 years Kathy Van Kirk-Przywojski - June 18 - 5 years Greg Reichert - July 20 - 1 year
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 January - David Amborn February - Lyn Sheffer March- Petra Roter April - Lee Rasch May - Earlamae Dahlby
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 $76 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.
July12th: Raffle $44: Fines $165: Scooters $10: Scrip $140
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 Andy Bakkum.
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Chris Hardie, Chief Executive Officer from 7 Rivers Alliance will be our guest speaker.
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