Rotary Youth Exchange A Step Toward World Understanding. The La Crosse area Rotary Clubs are looking for students who are interested in a unique experience of attending high school while living in another Rotary International country.  Rotary International has a program which annually involves over 10,000 high school students living nearly a year in another country.  Candidates must be sophomores to seniors in high school at the time of application and 16-18 1/2 years old when they leave for their assigned country.  Applicants must rank in the upper half of their class.

How to apply.  If you know of someone that is interested in this program for the 2019-20 school year, simply have them complete and return the application.  Click here for application and more information. An informational meeting will be September 19, 2018, 6:30 pm at the Children's Museum, 207 5th Avenue, La Crosse.  Preliminary application due, September 19, 2018.  Local interviews will be October 1, 2018 and final application due October 24, 2018.  District interviews will be held on November 4, 2018 in Baraboo.

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 complete a pledge card and include with your payment.

Please turn in your pledge cards and contributions to Earlamae Dahlby or send your 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.

 Happy Birthday​
Peter Hughes - Aug 12
Ilene Kernozek - Aug 13
Barry Watkins - Aug 13
Bob Bendiksen - Aug 15
Dave Trapp - Aug 17
Mary Mickelson - Aug 21
Ray Kline (honorary)  - Aug 22

Happy Wedding  Anniversary
John (Deborah) Morrissey - Aug 13
Todd & Eva Marie Restel - Aug 13
Barry (Chris) Watkins - Aug 14
Carol (Bill) Abrahamzon - Aug 15
Andy (Ana) Bakken - Aug 15
Dave (Bonnie) Koudelka (honorary) - Aug 16
Sheila (Richard) Wieser - Aug 17
Peter (Susie) Hughes _ Aug 18
Mark (Cindy) Cassellius - Aug 21
Dave (Betty) Trapp - Aug 21
Tina (Dan) Klinger - Aug 25
 

Happy Rotary Anniversary
Jim Lewis - Aug 12 - 36 years
Jodi Widuch - Aug 14 - 15 years
Roger LeGrand - Aug 15 - 22 years
Randy Nelson - Aug 18 - 7 years
Mary Kay Wolf - Aug 19 - 8 years
Joe Gow - Aug 23 - 11 years
Craig Ubbelohde - Aug 23 - 6 years

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 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.