Continuing an effort begun by the La Crosse Tribune, our club will honor recipients from local high schools with the "Extra Effort Award". Eight high school seniors (Charlee Gauger, Aaron Pataska, Amelia Adams, Wyatt Peterson, Felipe Schmidt-Miranda, Katelyn Cadogan, Grace Vue, Alex Kubash) received a financial award donated through the generosity of many club members. This is an ongoing project of our Youth Committee and the leadership of Tom Berkedal.
Thank you to those who donated: Thomas and Julia Behrenbeck, Tom Brock, Scott Chorski, Tim and Sue Durtsche, Peter Grabow, Mary Ann Gschwind, Rick Kyte, Al Louis, Neil Meier and Clara Gelett, Steve O'Malley, Sheila Riley, Joe Rusky, Mary Stanek, Mark Solyst, Richard Strauss, Tom Thompson, Craig Ubbelohde, John Wettstein, and Joyce Wichelt.
Lunch this week: Turkey croissants with avocado, havarti, tomato, lettuce; pickle, & chips
Coffee, ice tea, coffee, and milk available.
Guests are ALWAYS welcome! RSVP in advance to Niki Pohnl if know you are bringing guests but last minute invites are also welcome!
STAR Meeting - Tuesday, May 21st
Our next STAR Meeting will be Tuesday, May 21st from 12-1pm. Location: The Parenting Place, 1500 Green Bay Street, La Crosse. Hosted by Jodi Widuch and Todd Restel.
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 us.
Save the date! The Avenues of Service Event will be held on Wednesday, August 21st. This is a yearly Rotary event, celebrating ALL area Rotary clubs and all the good we do in our community and world. Registration will begin soon!
The AoS Committee is now accepting nominations for the following recognitions:
Rising Star
Club Volunteer of the Year
Lifetime Achievement
Club Service
Vocational Service
International Service
Community Service
New Generations
All forms can be found on our website and needs to be submitted by June 1st.
Pick up a pack of tickets to sell at this week's Rotary meeting
OR contact the Rotary Office for tickets.
Rotarians in the News - May 16th-22nd
Did you see a "Rotarian in the News"? Were you in the news? CLICK HERE to send us that information. Pictures and/or screenshots are always welcome!
2024-2025 Duty Roster Coordinators
Richard Strauss, our upcoming Program Coordinator is looking for volunteer Duty Roster Coordinators for the upcoming Rotary year. Here is the description of responsibilities:
This commitment is for a month and includes filling all of the volunteer positions for that month. The DRC is given a link to the online sign up to follow as members choose position and to update as they, themselves, solicit for volunteers. The sign up MUST
be filled before Monday morning of each week before publication of the club newsletter. You will be notified by the Club Administrator of any cancelations.
Thank you for considering! Reach out to Richard with wish month you are available to volunteer and monitor the sign up.
Rotary Friendship Exchange
District 3850 (Negros Occidental and Mindinao) makes shirts for members each year around the Rotary theme. These shirts are "Create Hope in the World".
Pictured are Sharon and Mark Jolivette and our District Administrator, Megs Lun.
Mark and Sharon are attended a Rotary Friendship Exchange before they head to Singapore for the RI Convention. Mark says, "Rotary goes around the world in wonderful ways."
Service Opportunities
"Service Above Self" - check out the list of opportunities we had to serve together since July 2023! It is incredible how many organization we were able to partner with and help make their events and programs a success. Who could we add in the coming months? If you have ideas, send them our way! Mark Solyst or Niki Pohnl
Let's Celebrate!
Active Rotarians
185
Honorary Rotarians
11
Rotary Attendance
124 between in person, guests, Zoom
Welcome to Week THREE of RI’s Month of Youth Activities.
As part of TRF’s mission of providing quality education in its effort at advancing world understanding, three undergraduates from Yale University were the recipients of the 2024 Rotary Global Grant Scholarship for graduate studies at prestigious British universities. Foundation Minute this week celebrates the lucky young scholars: Anjali Mangla, Joshua Nguyen and Vijay Pathak.
Anjali Mangla, a double major in Neuroscience and Global Affairs, received a Rotary Global Grant Scholarship that will allow her to pursue a master’s degree in Global Health Policy at London School of Tropical Hygiene and Medicine and London School of Economics. Mangla is interested in global health policymaking, particularly in investigating sustainable financing mechanisms for global health care policy and community-based initiatives. She hopes to pioneer sustainable global health financing policies with a focus on mitigating noncommunicable diseases in the future.
Joshua Nguyen, who graduated from Yale in 2023 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, was awarded the Rotary Global Grant Scholarship to pursue an M.Sc. degree in Digital Health at the University of Oxford. His interest in health care equity will guide his studies at Oxford, where he plans to delve into leveraging digital health innovations to serve marginalized populations. He aspires to a career dedicated to improving health equity, with a focus on supporting uninsured and low-income communities.
Vijay Pathak, a senior from Luxembourg and France who will graduate with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Ethics, Politics, and Economics, has been awarded the Rotary Global Grant to pursue studies in European Politics and international conflict prevention in the United Kingdom. His academic interests lie at the intersections of statecraft, international law, and the foreign and security policies of the EU and United States.
“We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future.”
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