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This Thursday, November 16th, Jerry Arndt will be giving his classification talk. Members always enjoy hearing about their fellow Rotarians.
The Board would like to have Program Chairs schedule one classification talk per month. If you would like to give your classification talk, please contact one of the upcoming chairs (listed below in the newsletter) to see if they have a Thursday open in their month.
Classification Talk: Some have described the classification talk as a talking business card. But it is so much more than that! You can share vital and interesting information about your family, your interest and your business. The talk is not meant to embarrass you, but to let us get to know you as you want us to. You are not expected to present yourself as a professional speaker. Most of us are not. Contact Tami Woods, Program Chair for the year if you would like to give your classification talk.
Thank you to our presenters Dean Dickinson, Mary Mickelson and Kelly Krieg-Sigman for their thoughts on why it is important to support the Rotary Foundation International (Annual Fund and Polio Plus) and our local Rotary Works Foundation.
Last week at Rotary was our enrollment for your pledge to the Rotary Foundations for 2018 & 2019. Those members in attendance received their letter and personal pledge form with their pledges noted from 2017. If you were not at the meeting you will be receiving your letter/pledge form in the mail. We are asking you return your pledge form by Thursday, November 30th. If you do not return the form we will assume that you will be pledging the same as 2017.
This year you are given the opportunity to make your Rotary Foundation INTERNATIONAL pledge through Rotary Direct. You can enroll online at www.rotary.org/give. If you give to both the Annual Fund-Share (funds come back to our District for grants) and Polio Plus you may need to fill out the form twice. If you decide to give online - please NOTE that on your pledge form so that I don't bill you on your invoice in January.
Promote Rotary and help support our Foundation with the Rotary International credit card. Just by using your card, you’ll be helping The Rotary Foundation do good in the world.
A portion of each purchase you make with the card will benefit The Rotary Foundation, at no additional cost to you. The Rotary Foundation has received more than $8.6 million from the program since it launched in 2000, including $3.6 million to support polio eradication.
Earn 1% cash back on every purchase, 2% cash back at grocery stores and wholesale clubs, and 3% cash back on gas for the first $2,500 in combined grocery/wholesale club/gas purchases each quarter. Bank of America donates $100 to Rotary with every activated account.
LAST WEEK AT ROTARY
Rotary Foundation Month
Rotary Foundation Pledge Renewal
Through the generosity of people like you, Rotary's work has made a difference in the lives of millions around the world. Your gift to The Rotary Foundation allows us to improve communities by promoting peace, preventing disease, bolstering economic development, and providing clean water and sanitation. Charity Navigator rates The Rotary Foundation with a 4 STARS...91% of funds go directly to programs.
Your gift to the Rotary Works Foundation supports local and worldwide projects around the world. Check out the Rotary Works Foundation web site for past recipients. Rotary Works supported our Rotary Habitat Day and Airport Veteran's Lounge projects this year.
The committee has recommended that we be a partner with the Tirunveli Rotary Club of South India to participate in a Global Grant to provide toilets for an neighborhood in Padmadai village Tamilnadu, India.. The Tirunveli Club has asked us to provide $5000. Our Club Board approved the project.
A fundraiser last week raised nearly $4800 of the goal. If people who could not make the fundraiser still want to support the project, they can send checks made out to Rotary Works, India Toilet project, to Sondra LeGrand 2105 S 30th Lacrosse WI 54601.
The next step will be to get a District match. Tirunveli is doing the same in India and then they will apply to Rotary International for the Global Grant.
Thanks to Roger and Sondra LeGrand for hosting the fundraiser and to ALL who attended and donated....I heard a good time was had by all.
Help make a lasting contribution to the La Crosse area by volunteering to ring bells and raise funds for the Salvation Army. Greet holiday shoppers and help spread Christmas cheer while accepting donations in the Famous Red Kettle.The money raised stays in our community, supporting the Salvation Army Food Pantry, Meal Program, Emergency Shelter, Families in Need, Sending Kids to Camp, and so much more.
Our club will be ringing bells on Saturday, December 16th. Volunteer today!
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, November 28th, 2017 from 4:30-6:00 p.m. Click here to volunteer.
Rotary Lights: Rotary Lights is an annual gift to the Coulee Region as a cooperative effort among the area's Rotary Clubs, numerous other non-profit groups and volunteer organizations, sponsors, and last but not least - the amazing individuals that make up their Steering Committee and Board. This year Rotary Lights in Riverside Park will be from November 24th through December 31st. Would you or your business like to be a sponsor of Rotary Lights? The Sponsorship levels range from $100 to $5,000...Sponsorship Levels and Benefits. You can send your check to Rotary Lights: PO Box 2151, La Crosse WI 54602-2151.
It is time to VOLUNTEER to help out at Rotary Lights. Our club will again be there for opening night..Friday, November 24th..we have two shifts...4:30-7:30 and 7:30-10:20. We need a minimum of 25 for the first shift and 20 for the second shift. Click here to volunteer.
Fruit Baskets: Our annual Fruit Basket Fundraiser is only weeks away. We will be taking orders for fruit baskets starting in October......for delivery on Saturday, December 9th and Monday, December 11th. Think Holiday Gift giving ....they make great employee gifts....see if your employer would be interested in supporting our fruit basket sale. We will be making a slight change to the baskets this year....NO grapefruit. We will increase the oranges and get another variety of apples.
We will assemble baskets at the Rotary Light House, 27 Market Street, La Crosse on Saturday, December 9th. We will need a crew for set-up, basket assembly and basket delivery on Saturday. On Monday, December 11th we will need members to deliver baskets.
“Best of all possible worlds” says co-chair David Amborn, “members lend a hand with assembly or delivery and then take their personal baskets home with them. It’s beneficial to all concerned.”
It is that time of the year .....Dean Dickinson is planning our Christmas Program for Thursday, December 21st
Please contactDean if you have children, grandchildren, friends etc that would be willing to entertain us on Thursday, December 21st. They would need to be there between 12 and 1 that day. Contact Dean for more information.
Dean has an awesome program planned....Please Register Today to attend!!
Katie Shephardson received the Rotary Global Award. Read on Katie's blog about the Rotary Global Award and how Katie with the help of Rotarian Bruce Swanwick applied and was awarded the Rotary Global Grant. Katie will be pursing a Masters degree at the University of London SOAS which specializes in the geographic regions of Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. You can follow Katie's adventure on her blog.
Happy Birthday Art Fahey - Nov 17 Carl Miller (honorary) - Nov 17 Brian Langenhorst - Nov 19 A.J. Frels - Nov 22 Ward Brown - Nov 25
Happy Anniversary
Meredyth (John) Lillejord - Nov 21 Annette (Richard) Mikat - Nov 21 Sean (Maudra) Henneman - Nov 23 Tim (Reggi) Johnson - Nov 26
Happy Rotary Anniversary
Peter Grabow - Nov 18 - 24 years Andy Bakkum - Nov 20 - 3 years Ryan Geister - Nov 20 - 3 years Majel Hein - Nov 20 - 3 years Lynn Bruns - Nov 21 - 4 years Steve Shultz - Nov 21 - 21 years
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
MEMBERSHIP Active Membership 182 New Members Grant Golson John Morrissey Andy Parrish
Honorary Members 25
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 $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.
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.
Nov 9th: Raffle $66: Fines $200; Scooters $6; Scrip $195
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 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 Tami Woods.
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Rotary Lights: Rotary Lights is an annual gift to the Coulee Region as a cooperative effort among the area's Rotary Clubs, numerous other non-profit groups and volunteer organizations, sponsors, and last but not least - the amazing individuals that make up their Steering Committee and Board. This year Rotary Lights in Riverside Park will be from November 24th through December 31st. Would you or your business like to be a sponsor of Rotary Lights? The Sponsorship levels range from $100 to $5,000....png)
great employee gifts....see if your employer would be interested in supporting our fruit basket sale. We will be making a slight change to the baskets this year....NO grapefruit. We will increase the oranges and get another variety of apples.
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