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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 Rotarians Jack and Ann Haase will share their life journey with us. Jack has been a member of our club since Oct. 14, 1976 and has had 100% attendance since he joined...that is a lot of meetings and make-ups! He served as president from 1990-91. Ann is our weekly piano player and past Administrator of our club. On Dec. 29, 2011 she became an honorary member of our club because of her dedication to Rotary.
The Humanitarian Committee will meet at 11:15.
Greeting Cards and Kwik Trip Scrip cards will be available before and after our meeting. Thank you to those that continue to support these weekly fundraisers.
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, March 28th from 4:30-6:00 p.m. Click here to volunteer.
Kids Coulee Work Day Saturday, April 16th ....it is SPRING!....time to spruce up Kids Coulee in Myrick Park. We will plan to start at 10:00 and end with a lunch around 1:00.....please volunteer online so we know how many to plan for. Bring your family!!
DISTRICT CONFERENCE 6250 ADVERTISING & SPONSORSHIP
The 2017 Rotary Conference for District 6250 will bring together members of 63 Rotary Clubs and communities to celebrate Rotary service and fellowship. It’s also an opportunity for Rotarians and their colleagues to shine as conference sponsors and advertisers.
Program advertisers, support Rotary and at the same time, showcase your business in the conference program. Conference programs will be given to all 400+ Rotarian business leaders and professionals expected to attend.
Conference sponsors, underwrite an event or activity and support Rotary Clubs throughout District 6250. As a sponsor, you will be listed in the District conference program and your business will be recognized for the sponsorship with an easel poster and from the podium at your event or activity.
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.
March 16th: Raffle $43; Fines $133: Scooters $10; Scrip $140
Happy Birthday Chuck Hanson - March 25 Brent Smith - March 25 Mike Hartigan - March 26 Richard Strauss - March 26
Happy Wedding Anniversary NONE
Happy Rotary Anniversary Mary Stanek - March 23 - 17 years Trish Grathen - March 24 - 23 years Mike Nickel - March 24 - 12 years Bob Daley - March 25 - 46 years Tim Durtsche - March 25 - 35 years Ingrid McCallson - March 25 - 24 years John Honadel March 27 - 9 years Patt Boge - March 28 - 26 years Todd Ondell - March 28 - 26 years Mary Mickelson - March 29 - 16 years
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.
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.
GET WELL wishes go out to Lindy Saline. Lindy is recovering from a fall at Benedictine Manor for a few weeks - 2908 East Avenue South - Room 306. Get Well wishes can be sent to 351 Mason Street , #336, Onalaska, WI 54650. Lindy is hoping to get back home this week.
ROTARY ATTENDANCE Feb 23rd - 47% March 2nd - 54% March 9th - 56% March 16th - 65%
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
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'
Caledonia Rotary Cabin Fever Event: The event will take place on March 24th from 5:30 to about 7:30 p.m. at the Ma Cal Grove Country Club just south of Caledonia on State Hwy 44/76. Tickets are $12 in advance & checks should be made payable to “Caledonia Rotary”. Please RSVP with a check and the names of those attending to…Tom Murphy, PO Box 66, Caledonia, MN 55921. Your tickets will be held at the door for you. Hors d’oeuvres and great Rotarian fellowship are included in the ticket price and there will be a cash bar. RSVP’s and payment must be received by March 17th.
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.
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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had 100% attendance since he joined...that is a lot of meetings and make-ups! He served as president from 1990-91. Ann is our weekly piano player and past Administrator of our club. On Dec. 29, 2011 she became an honorary member of our club because of her dedication to Rotary.
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DISTRICT CONFERENCE 6250 ADVERTISING & SPONSORSHIP
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