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This week at Rotary our presenter will be Rotarian Jamie Capuzzi.
The program will be "Deaf Culture in America."
We will also have our District Governor Dean McHugh as our guest...he will be making a special presentation to one of our Rotarians.
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. Please read so we can discuss and vote on this at our meeting this week.
Last week at Rotary Steve O'Malley and Kahya Fox presented a program about the Habitat for Humanity - 5th and Mississippi Project for 2017 that will be sponsored by the City of La Crosse, County of La Crosse, Beer by Bike Brigade and Rotary Works. Web Site Info.
Our Spring Social on June 29th will be a fundraiser for this project...so save the date for "Cruisin' for Humanity" on the La Crosse Queen from 5:30-8:30. More details coming!!
Every Rotarian is Responsible for Membership Growth
Petra Roter Executive Director
La Crosse Community Foundation
Transferring from Oshkosh Rotary Former Member of our La Crosse Rotary
Miranda TerBeest Major Gift Officer UWL Foundation
Transferring from Fond Du Lac Morning Rotary
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.
Last month Jodi Widuch and Todd Restel attended PETS (President-elect training seminar) in Illinois. Chuck Hanson serves as our District representative to the Midwest PETS Council and sent me the link so we all can hear the great speakers they had. Anyone interested can log on and chose any program they would like to see.
To access them, just go to the Midwest PETS website (https://midwestpets.org) and click on PAST PETS .... 2017 at the top of the page to view the videos. Simply click on the video to watch it. If you want to share the video via email, Facebook, etc., you may click the "Share" icon at the top right of each video.
GET WELL wishes go out to Lindy Saline. Lindy is recovering from another fall. 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.
Anita will no longer be selling cards every week at Rotary...watch the bulletin for days she will be selling. Anita will take special orders. Place your order by emailing Anita at anitafroegel@centurytel.net
CARDS WILL BE AVAILABLE NEXT WEEK...April 20th
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.
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 13th: Raffle $50; Fines $95: Scooters $10; Scrip $130
Happy Birthday Diana Gwilt - April 20 Peter Krause - April 20 Jean Bassett (honorary) - April 23 Val Schute - April 24 Angela Czerwinski - April 25 Mark Solyst - April 25 Tina Klinger - April 26 Terry Witzke (honorary) - April 26
Happy Wedding Anniversary Richard (Cindi) Kyte - April 20 Dave (Sandra) Johnston - April 23 Ruthann (Roger) Schultz - April 23 Jodi (Dan) Widuch - April 25
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.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY...(will count as a make-up).
Red Cross is partnering with the La Crosse Fire Department to install free smoke alarms in residential homes on Saturday April 22nd. Our goal is to install 100 alarms, and we are asking for 25 volunteers. We are asking volunteers to arrive at 8:30am at the LCFD (726 5th Ave S. La Crosse, WI) and plan on the event going until about 4pm, unless we finish early. Food and drinks will be provided. If anyone cannot attend the event but would still like to help, we will be doing some pre-canvassing starting April 1st, and we could use volunteers for that as well. The link to sign up to volunteer is: register here.
COMMUNITY DRUG FORUM: May 15, 2017 from 6-8:30 pm Stoney Creek Inn....view flyer.
ROTARY ATTENDANCE April 6th - 60% April 13th - 57%
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
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'
HILLTOPPER ROTARY 2ND ANNUAL SPRING GALA: The Court Above Main, April 21, 2017; 6-9 pm, Field to Fork Gourmet Dinner, $65 per person...Click here for more information.
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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Last week at Rotary Steve O'Malley and Kahya Fox presented a program about the Habitat for Humanity - 5th and Mississippi Project for 2017 that will be sponsored by the City of La Crosse, County of La Crosse, Beer by Bike Brigade and Rotary Works. 
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