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This Thursday, October 19th, Dean Dickinson will be giving his classification talk.
Members always enjoy hearing about their fellow Rotarians..
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 our program chair, Tami Woods, if you would like to give your classification talk.
We will also welcome our Students of the Month:
Central: April - Alexandria Bruley and Joshua Edwards
Sept - Charlotte Linebarger and Ezekiel (Zeke) Smith
Every Rotarian is Responsible for Membership Growth
Heidi Svee Executive Director Women's Fund of Greater La Crosse
Proposed by Roz Schnick
John Morrissey Orthopedic Surgeon Mayo Clinic Health System Proposed by Chuck Hanson
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.
Rotarian Dave Trapp had a heart incident last weekend. He is recovering at Gundersen Lutheran and should be home in a few days. Dave's home address is 1249 Fraser Way, Onalaska, WI 54650.
Rotarian Elmer and Lil Grassman are residents of Bethany St. Joseph Care Center....2501 Shelby Road...Room 712. Yes he would love visitors or send your well wishes to the address above.
Rotarian Lindy Saline is back in his home and doing well. He resides at Eagle Crest South, 622 Bennora Lee Court #254. If you would like to visit him I would call him first at 791.2820...well wishes can be sent to the address above.
Rotarian Dick Wolfe one of our honorary members is a resident of Valley View Nursing Home in Houston, MN (he is in late stage of Alzheimers)...cards can be sent to 10 E. Cedar Street, Houston, MN 55943.
Carolyn Bostrack was our speaker last week. Sheshared her personal story of overcoming adversity, forging meaning, and building identity. She's a published author and program manager of La Crosse's Gundersen Health System Cancer Center.
Bostrack details in the book, along with the aforementioned hardships, also having to raise her sister at 9 years old due to her mother's mental health issues.
She writes of six principles to follow for 5 minutes each day when faced with stressful situations. They include breathing, identifying a goal, examining barriers, reflection, courage and finally taking action
Bostrack credits the moment she turned her life around as standing in line at the Salvation Army with her infant daughter.
Our Youth Exchange Student for the 2017-18 year is Rebeca from Parana, Brazil.
We hope you will consider opening up your hearts and home to make Rebeca feel welcome. She will be staying at three host families while she is here however, we would love to have other Rotary families help make Rebeca feel at home in La Crosse. Are you going to have a family gathering or attend a special event....ask Rebeca to join your family. Your family will gain a new global perspective, many memories and quite possibly a new family member for life.
At little insight on Rebeca...she is a member of a Interact Club...she enjoys being part of something that serves humanity. She enjoys watching movies, reading books, taking pictures, meeting new places and going out with her family, usually at a park to play volley. She intends to do an undergraduate course in cinema and work in film directing. She chose this path when she was in 9th grade while doing theater in school.
*****Just a reminder that if you will be one-on-one with Rebeca, you will need a background check. This is done through the Rotary District site and our club will cover the cost. Click here to process your background check.
World Polio Day 24 October One Day, One Focus, Ending Polio
Get ready for Rotary's 5th annual World Polio Day event, co-hosted with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. They will stream live from Gates Foundation headquarters in Seattle, Washington to bring together more than 50,000 viewers around the world. Join them as global health experts and celebrities share their progress on the road to polio eradication.
Our club will be having a Rotary Fellowship on Tuesday, Oct 24th at Grounded Specialty Coffee, 308 Main Street, La Crosse for World Polio Day.....join area Rotarians on World Polio Day....starts at 4:00...Gates Foundation streamed live at 4:30....enjoy a meal with your fellow Rotarians for $10.
WORLD POLIO DAY IN WISCONSIN
Hosted by Rotary District 6250
Wisconsin State Capital
2 E Main Street Madison Wisconsin
October 24, 2017
4-6
Meet at the Wisconsin State Capitol - State Street Steps for World Polio Day. Followed by a social at the Great Dane Pub. District 6250 Clubs encouraged to make this your weekly meeting. Together we can End Polio Now!
iFeed is a one-day event where over 50,000 dried meals are packed and boxed, ready for shipment to a country where children are hungry. It's also a one-day all-Coulee Region food drive to fill area food pantries. iFeed is a joint service project of the area Interact Clubs and the La Crosse Area Rotary Clubs as an extension of Rotary Lights Food collections.
This event will be November 4th at Logan High School. Our club will sponsor two teams that will package the dried meals on November 4th. We have our teams!! Thank you to those that volunteered.
Rotary Food Drive....we will have a food drive to support iFeed....bring you non perishable items to Rotary on October 12th, 19th and 26th. Thank you for your support. Monetary donations can be made out to iFeed.
Benefits of sponsoring an ad on the Rotary Club of La Crosse Web Site:
Enhance your business' public relations and image.
Advertise an upcoming event.
Opportunity to sponsor and support the Rotary Club of La Crosse and your community.
Sharing with fellow Rotarians in our club and other local clubs who would like to know what you do.
Why advertise on the Rotary Club of La Crosse's web site?
The majority of visitors to our website are members and friends of our club. This makes our site's web sponsorship an ideal opportunity for small and large businesses to promote their products, services or an upcoming event in our community. Moreover 100% of the advertising revenue goes back to our club; this in turn supports the local community.
Click on the logos under Website Sponsors...located on right side of our home page...or the left side on our newsletter to view information on each sponsor...PeopleFirst HR Solutions, The Parenting Place, Roz Schnick (Women's Fund and Sustain Institute) Outback, Rotary Works, Brain Game, Rotary Lights and Girls Scouts.
Our newest Sponsors are:
Sustainability Institute
7 Rivers Region Outdoor Recreation Alliance
The Parenting Place...they are promoting an upcoming fundraiser
Roz Schnick invites you to the Women's Fall Luncheon
You benefit from a resilient economy no matter whether you are in government, business, retired, or a resident of any age in the La Crosse area (i.e., the 7 Rivers Region); thus, I encourage you to attend the upcoming Community Resiliency Symposium devoted to the achieving and maintaining a strong, resilient economy on Thursday, November 9th, from 8 am to 12:30 pm at the Lunda Center, Western Technical College.
A resilient economy can withstand disruptive shocks to our environment and infrastructure such as those associated with globalization, flooding and climate change that can cause negative shifts in our economy. To help meet these and other potential challenges, this half-day symposium will provide you with the opportunity to hear from three presenters who will address ways to achieve and maintain economic resiliency. These presentations will be followed by guided table discussions and a Q&A panel. Afterwards, you will enjoy lunch followed by your chance for input on your ideas through interactive polling and word mapping activities.
This event builds upon last year’s symposium on regional resiliency but it will also dig deeper into the economic component and how economic resilience can address both environmental stewardship and social equity.
Join us for presentations by:
Dennis Winters, Department of Workforce Development: Dennis will explore regional interconnectedness as it relates to economic resilience by focusing on the overarching ramifications of Foxconn in Wisconsin.
Andrew Dane, SEH, Inc.: Andrew will use case studies from projects in Wisconsin, including the 7 Rivers Region, to demonstrate how community members can work together to build economic resilience on neighborhood and community scales.
Joel Rogers, COWS: Taking the High Road in the Driftless Region: Joel will emphasize the difference between “high” and “low” road approaches to economic policy at the state level, including the recent Foxconn legislation, and what this means for economic resilience in the 7 Rivers Region.
Please register by November 2nd online at: www.communityresiliency.eventbrite.comor by mailing a check to: Sustainability Institute ITC 207-C, Western Technical College, 400 Seventh Street North, La Crosse, WI 54601 (click her for registration form for registering).
Please let me know if you plan on signing up so I can welcome you at this event! This symposium will be worth your time!
Roz Schnick, Member of the Sustainability Institute Board of Directors
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 3RD CARGILL ROOM AT THE WATERFRONT 5:30 - 10:00pm (OR LATER!)
Dinner Tickets $50 per person *Dinner ticket doubles as a raffle ticket*
Raffle Tickets - $20 per ticket
The raffle is "bucket" style, meaning after purchasing your raffle ticket you can put it towards whichever raffle item you'd like. If you are unable to attend the ORA Gala, indicate which item you would like your ticket to go towards by checking the appropriate box.
Really want to win the mountain bike? You can put all your tickets in one bucket or spread them around anyway you'd like. ORA is bringing top-of-the-line raffle items. Below are links to examples* of the prizes you could win!
*Winner will receive items up to the level of the items advertised below, but as shapes and sizes vary per individual, so will the selections!
The Parenting Place invites you to fill out their survey and attend the La Crosse Family Feud.....
Mark your calendars for La Crosse Family Feud on October 25 at the Weber Center! Eight teams, sponsored by Gundersen Health System, Mayo Clinic Health System, Citizen’s First Bank, Johnson and Block, Wisconsin Insurance, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, Root Note Trivia, and Midwest Family Broadcasting will compete for the winning title of La Crosse Family Feud champion. Tickets are only $10 and includes pizza and dessert. It’s sure to be a fantastically fun night with proceeds supporting the free parent education programs at The Parenting Place. Surveying for the game is being done locally and we would love Rotarian responses. Click on the And the survey Says link... to answer 5 quick questions then come to La Crosse Family Feud on October 25 to see what the survey says.
You can order tickets online by clicking on their Logo. Tickets are only $10.
Dear Fellow Downtown La Crosse Rotary Club Members:
I have been chosen by the Women’s Fund of Greater La Crosse to receive the Roberta Zurn Outstanding Women in Leadership Award at the Women’s Fund Fall Luncheon on Thursday, October 26, 2017 from 10:30 am to 1 pm at The Bluffs, Student Union, University of La Crosse. The Women’s Fund gives this award to women in the La Crosse area who they feel have encouraged the advancement of women and girls.
I am truly humbled by this recognition and want to share this honor with you because you have been a major influence on my life that has led to this honor!
If you plan on attending, please register by October 19th on their web site...click here.
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
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! She sent $75 into Rotary Works for the 3rd quarter...$450.00 Y-T-D.
We are starting to plan for the 2017 Fruit Basket Fundraiser and Rotary Lights!!
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.
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.
Area Rotary Club members can volunteer onSaturday Oct 28from 8:00 - 3:00. We can have up to a maximum of 10 volunteers... no special skills are required since Habitat will have a construction manager on site to give directions. As the date approaches Habitat will let us know the type of work to be completed that day (e.g. painting, drywall, carpentry etc.
Happy Birthday Dean Dickinson - Oct 20 Michael Nickel - Oct 23
Happy Wedding Anniversary Matt (Mindy) Durtsche - Oct 21 Ben (Laurie) Lachecki - Oct 21 Mike (Cindy) Seichter - Oct 21 Steve (Sude) Tanke - Honorary - Oct 23
Happy Rotary Anniversary Judy Kirkpatrick - Honorary - Oct 21 - 24 years Tom Thompson - Oct 21 - 18 years Don Zimmerman - Oct 22 - 30 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
Congratulations to Dean Dickinson winner of the $40 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.
Oct: 12th: Raffle $64: Fines $131; Scooters $4; Scrip $230
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.
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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