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This week at Rotary we will have one of our favorite programs, a classification talk. This is one of the fun opportunities to get to know our members better. In Rotary members' classifications refer to their occupations, professional expertise and training. Rotary Clubs aim to include members from a number of classifications because bringing together professionals from different fields and industries increases a club's capacity to serve its community as well as giving its members an opportunity to learn more about others in the community. During the classification talks, members get to learn about the type of work they do, family life and background stories that brought them to join the fellowship and service in our club.
This week Rotarian Angela Czerwinski will share her life journey with us
Angela is a AVP/Mortgage Loan Officer at Citizens State Bank.
Last week at Rotary our presenter was our very own Rotarian Jamie Capuzzi. The program was on the "Deaf Culture in America." Jamie has a hearing loss herself and and so her passion for the Deaf in America. She attended and was a camp counselor at a camp for Deaf and Hard of Hearing in Brainerd, MN. Some comments on her program were..."The opening song was incredible. Sign language is an art."...."Awesome opening and I learned so much. Thanks for sharing Jamie!" View her PowerPoint.
We had our District Governor Dean McHugh as our guest...he made a special presentation to Roz Schnick for her support to the Rotary International Foundation. Congrats to Roz.
Dean Dickinson our RI Council on Legislation Representative for District 6250 proposed to our club board an enactment that would revise the language of the document referred to as the "Object of Rotary." He asked that our club sponsor this enactment for consideration at the 2019 Council on Legislation. Our Board at their April Board meeting approved bringing the enactment to the membership. Click here to view the information.It was moved by Tim Durtsche and seconded by Bob Bendiksen to approve bringing the enactment to District 6250 for approval to present at the 2019 Council on Legislation. Motion carried.
Every Rotarian is Responsible for Membership Growth
Mike Seichter Vice President
Market-Johnson
Proposed by Kurt Schroeder
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.
Youth Exchange Committee: Our club's next exchange student will be Rebeca from Brazil. She should arrive around the middle of August. Please review the letters from her and her mother to get to know her better. Click here to view letters.
We are currently looking for one host family. We have two families, one that will host when she arrives and the other will be her third host family. Each family would host for 3 to 4 months. To hear about the benefits of hosting, please talk to Lisa Herr or Robin Moses, both of whom recently have hosted.
To host:
-- you can live in La Crosse, Onalaska, La Crescent or anywhere in the Coulee Region.
-- you may have no children at home, or younger children, or children around Rebeca's age of 16.
-- thus, all 170 members of our club are eligible to host.
-- if you cannot host for some reason, please suggest someone who can.
The Interactors at Central raised $408.93 at the bake sale to go towards polio. By the time that goes through the RI Foundation and the Gates Foundation that should equal $1600. Thank you to all the Rotarians that donated bake goods!
GET WELL wishes go out to Lindy Saline. Lindy is recovering from another fall at home. Lindy is now at Bethany St. Joseph Care Center...room 609 - 2501 Shelby Road. Lindy's home address is Eagle Crest South Thursday...622 Bennora Lee Court apt #254, La Crosse WI 54601.
We will have Anita's cards available each week...self-service some weeks. Anita will still take special orders. Place your order by emailing Anita at anitafroegel@centurytel.net
Aquinas, Logan and Central graduation cards will be available along with Birthday, Wedding, Sympathy, Get Well, Anniversary, Congratulations, Note Cards and other cards, All cards are unique and hand-made. Thank you cards are only $1.00, as are the note cards, which are blank inside. The regular cards are $2.00 and $3.00 each. Some cards are three for $5.00 and some three for $10. Anita donates all sales to the Rotary Works Foundation!
Anita sent $175 to Rotary Works Foundation for the first quarter of the year...thank you to Anita for creating the beautiful cards and to all who purchase them.
We are looking for nominations for "Rotarian of the Year" from our club....please submit you nominations to rotarylax@charter.net by May 1st...click here to find all nomination forms. The board will review the nominations at the May board meeting and make a selection. The Rotarian of the Year will be recognized at our Spring Social and the Avenues of Service Dinner on Tuesday, August 15th. Lifetime Achievement, Rising Star and Avenues of Service forms are also located on our web site with the link above...deadline for those nominations will be July but can be submitted now.
Congrats to Jim Lewis winner of the $50 marble raffle.
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.
April 20th: Raffle $41; Fines $104; Scooters $5; Scrip $190
Happy Birthday Tom Brock - April 30 Andy Bakkum - May 1 Gloria Doyle - May 3
Happy Wedding Anniversary Marv (Candy) Ramsay - May 1
Happy Rotary Anniversary Jerry Ostreng (honorary) - April 28 - 51 years Sarah Arendt-Beyer - May 1 - 3 years Annette Mikat - May 1 - 20 years Marv Ramsay - May 1 - 20 years
District Governor Dean McHugh invites you to the 6250 District Conference in La Crosse on May 12-14, 2017
Rotary International President John Germ has encouraged us this year to be "Rotary Serving Humanity". As I visited the 63 clubs in District 6250, I have seen evidence in every club where we are living up to this, both locally and internationally. Even more powerful, we are working together with our friends as we make meaningful differences in the lives of others.
I encourage you to celebrate Rotary friendship and Rotary progress with your fellow Rotarians in La Crosse. At District Conference 2017 we will learn about some of the outstanding projects happening as a result of the efforts of our District's clubs and assistance from The Rotary Foundation. We will have opportunity to learn more about specific Rotary roles and programs at District Assembly and at workshops. We will hear from several young people whose lives have been changed forever by Rotary Youth programs. We will hear inspiring messages about service and philanthropy from Rotarian and non Rotarian keynote speakers. Probably most important of all, we will meet and talk with Rotarians from all around our District, taking home new ideas to improve our clubs.
Join me in La Crosse to renew old friendships and make new ones in Rotary. May Rotary friends and Rotary ways continue to help us serve.
ROTARY DISTRICT CONFERENCE.....Help us welcome 63 Rotary Clubs to the Rotary District Conference to be held in La Crosse....May 12-14, 2017 at the La Crosse Center. This is a great opportunity for fellowship and showing visiting Rotarians that the La Crosse area is a welcoming and fun place to visit. We hope you will VOLUNTEER a few hours that weekend. Click here to volunteer.
ROTARY ATTENDANCE April 6th - 60% April 13th - 57% April 20th - 62%
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 Raffle
July - Sue Durtsche August - John Wettstein September - Mary Ann Gschwind October - Tim Durtsche November - Candice Tlustosch December - Bruce Swanwick January - Todd Ondell February - Kurt Schroeder
Jackson Jantzen - Resigned April 20th David Kilpatrick - Resigned April 20th
Honorary Members April 20th - 25
HONORARY MEMBERSHIP - Dave Riley
Honorary Membership is offered to members who have distinguished themselves by meritorious service in the furtherance of Rotary ideals. Honorary membership is the highest distinction that a club may bestow and should be conferred only in exceptional cases. Honorary members cannot propose new members to the club or hold office and are exempt from attendance requirements and club dues. Honorary members will continue to receive The Rotarian Magazine compliments of the club.
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 $70 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.
Grant Restel, son of Rotarians Todd and Eva Marie Restel is one of our outbound exchange students...he is in Osaka, Japan. You can follow Grant's year on his Facebook.
Ashlyn Neader, one of our outbound exchange students has arrived in Austria! She will have a blog on her adventures...... click here to view. Updated post...... 'A Day in my Life'
Rotary Works Foundation Golf Outing: Please join us Wednesday May 24, 2017 at Cedar Creek Lane, Onalaska. 4-person teams, $85 per person includes: 18 holes, cart & dinner; $30 Dinner only. Schedule of Events: 12:30 pm Shot Gun Start, 5:00 pm Cocktails, 6:00 pm Dinner. Register online here. Questions: Contact Bob Allen at 708-785-1727 or email Rotary Works.
Rotary East Lobsterfest: Please support Rotary East and their Lobsterfest on Friday, June 16, 2017 from 4-9 at Colgan Air, 2709 Fanta Feed Road. Music by Three Bears 'Til Dubuque and Tom Conrad. Ticket $45. Advance sales only.Web Site Info. Proceeds will benefit Chad Erickson Memorial Park Adaptive Pathway.
If you would like to volunteer to do Rotarians in the News, be a greeter, raffle ticket seller, scrip seller or announce guests, you can email the Monthly Program Chairs that are listed above....just click on their name. If you would like to give your classification talk please contact Program Committee Chair Todd Restel.
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