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Who knew? I did and I hope you did too, but just in case you have been missing it, our very own District Governor Bill Hoel writes a message every month to our District 6250. As I attempt to bring discussions and topics to the club on a weekly basis, my overall goal is to help you learn more about Rotary and hopefully discover something new. Therefore, my message this week is quite simple. Please read the Monthly Newsletter of Rotary District 6250. Here is the link. http://www.rotary6250.org/currentnewsletter. You will learn something new. If you are not receiving this newsletter directly, I can certainly help to get you signed up to receive this directly into your email.
In order to reinforce the greatness of our District 6250 newsletter, here is a blast from the past. This video link was produced by Dave Warren, our District Governor from 2014-15. He produced a video each month. Don’t skip the middle two minutes, which are pure entertainment and prove Rotarians are fun. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=28&v=HoxJklCGiIE
Have you wondered why we celebrate Oktoberfest? Here is a video that runs just under three minutes which provides a history on the very first celebration of Oktoberfest in 1810 held in Munich, Germany. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCaycXGkqeA
As a reminder, one of the reasons that I am including these video links is that if you happen to be sitting with a table of Rotarians that you don’t know, but you have all watched the video, then the table will have a common experience with which someone can utilize to start a conversation. Second, these videos can be interesting, educational, funny, and/or address many topics and issues that are relevant to our lives.
This week at Rotary we will have Dannette Jacob from Travel Leaders and Rotarian Dean Dickinson give a program on the upcoming Rotary International Convention in Hamburg, Germany - June 2019. Travel opportunities prior to and after the convention will be highlighted. PowerPoint Presentation.
The Fellowship Committee will be having fellowships on the 3rd Tuesday of each month.
Rotarian Tom Behrenbeck and his wife Julia will be hosting our September fellowship on Tuesday, September 18th at their home, 864 Shore Acres Road, La Crescent from 4:30-7:00. Appetizers and drinks will be available. Monetary donations will be taken for the Centennial Project - checks should be written out to Rotary Works Foundation - Growing Hearts Across the World.
We ask that you register for this social either online or at our upcoming meetings. Register link.
Attention All Enthusiastic Rotarians...One Rotary Summitwill be coming to La Crosse on Thursday, October 11th. Why attend? A much-used description of Rotary these days is “Join Leaders, Exchange Ideas, Take Action”. Well, this is a chance to help lead your club in some fashion, by joining leaders, hearing ideas from other clubs, and taking them back to your own club. In the process, you may well help another Rotary club by explaining how your club does something that they find interesting. In short, this is not a chance to sit on your rear and listen to speaker after speaker. It’s a chance to talk with others in a structured session, and then rotate to two more similar sessions with different people. At the end of the session, we will have about a half hour to “shop” as you review many ideas from other tables you might not have heard, but you can read them off posters, and if necessary get a quick explanation, and take them back to your club. Register today!
October 11, 2018 - LaCrosse Time 5:00 - 8:00 pm La Crosse Public Library, lower level auditorium 800 Main Street, La Crosse WI Parking in lot on south side of library Rotary Contact for Event: Assistant DG Patt Boge
Last week at Rotary our presenter was Karl Green, Community Natural Resource and Economic Development Agent - La Crosse County - UW Extenson. The program was Challenging Trends in Housing Data - view PowerPoint presentation.
Here is the link for an evaluative survey from Karl Green our presenter last week.
Some members have completed their process and have volunteered at the lounge.
Here is the link for those that have completed the process and would like to volunteer ....volunteer today
If you started the process and have not completed it yet,
please do so by October 1, 2018
Would you like to represent our Rotary Club of La Crosse by volunteering at the USO La Crosse Regional Airport lounge? In order to volunteer you will need to complete the online training and background check.
Information below is how to start the process of becoming a volunteer.
Please also email rotarylax@charter.net so we can include you in the Rotary Contact List in ClubRunner and that the USO knows you are from our Rotary group.
Rotary International General Secretary John Hewko will be the presenter at the Rotary Club of Madison's luncheon meeting on Wednesday, October 3, 2018 at the Park Hotel in Madison.
If you would like to attend please register online - cost for the lunch is $20. Informational Flyer. Please note the deadline to make a reservation is September 30th. Register here.
As general secretary, Hewko leads a diverse staff of 800 at Rotary International’s World Headquarters in Evanston, Illinois, USA, and seven international offices.
HOW TO GET HELP: If you have flood/rain damage or know somebody who does, please have them contact one of these area Rotary clubs immediately. We want to be as efficient and quick as we can be in getting financial help to where it is supposed to go. Thanks. Also report your damage to 211 because if damage isn't reported the government won't know and the help funding will be less for the budget for the area.
HOW TO GET HELP: Proceeds from the Fight the Flood effort will be distributed through the Rotary Works Foundation, and flooding victims can apply for funding through their local Rotary Clubs. Here is the contact information for clubs in the western Wisconsin counties hit hard by flooding:
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, September 25th from 4:30-6:00 p.m. Click here to volunteer.
As our club continues to grow, it becomes more difficult to know your fellow Rotarians. Beyond the fellowship that we enjoy each Thursday and beyond committees on which you may serve, there may be activities or interests that you share with other members, but you simply haven't discovered that mutual bond.
We have put together a survey to identify some of these common activities or interests. Please complete the survey and return to Lyn by September 27th. You will be contacted shortly afterwards with the results of the survey. For more information and to fill out the survey click on the Survey Link.
ATTENDANCE FOR THE 2017-18 YEAR....Congratulations to the members who achieved 100% attendance for the 2017-18 Rotary year...click here to view. If you believe you should have 100% attendance and are not on the list, please email Lyn at rotarylax@charter.net. We will draw four names on Thursday, September 27th for $25 gift cards.
Message from Rotarian Dean McHugh, Past District Governor 2016-17.....
Now that we are a few months into the new Rotary year, I’d like to ask you and your club members’ assistance in identifying potential candidates for our District’s 2021 – 2022 Governor.
I am chairing our District’s Nominating Committee this year. I have linked for reference a copy of the qualifications to be considered as a candidate for the position of District Governor Nominee, a job description and also a club nomination resolution. At this point we are asking just for potential candidates. The forms can be submitted a bit later in the process once we confirm the suggested individuals are qualified and interested in the interview process.
I would encourage you to thoughtfully consider Rotarians from all areas within our District who have the qualifications and desire to serve in this position.
Please contact Todd Restel if you are interested or would like to nominate someone to be our District Governor 2021-22.
Thank you to all who contributed to our India Project We received the following email and thank you video on September 19, 2018
We have completed and handed over the facility to the beneficiary families in a simple function attended by local officials. We have also provided training for the people on how to maintain hygiene and toilet maintenance. Satheeshkumar.P
We are happy to inform you and members of your club and district the formal opening of our project GG1759519 at Pattamadai village on 17/06/18.
The district governor of our rotary district 3212 will be the chief guest. As informed to you we have started construction early in order to complete the project before this term ends. We have completed construction of 10 toilets and for the balance 26, construction is progressing. We plan to complete the whole project by end of July 18. We would love to have you amidst us when we open the facility in part to the beneficiaries. I’ll update you when the project complete in full shape.
A formal invitation is attached. Please inform all concerned in your club and district. Our special thanks to all Rotarians of lacrosse Valley view and downtown clubs and district officials of 6250.
Rotary Youth Exchange A Step Toward WorldUnderstanding. The La Crosse area Rotary Clubs are looking for students who are interested in a unique experience of attending high school while living in another Rotary International country. Rotary International has a program which annually involves over 10,000 high school students living nearly a year in another country. Candidates must be sophomores to seniors in high school at the time of application and 16-18 1/2 years old when they leave for their assigned country. Applicants must rank in the upper half of their class.
How to apply. If you know of someone that is interested in this program for the 2019-20 school year, simply have them complete and return the application. Click here for application and more information. An informational meeting will be September 19, 2018, 6:30 pm at the Children's Museum, 207 5th Avenue, La Crosse. Preliminary application due, September 19, 2018. Local interviews will be October 1, 2018 and final application due October 24, 2018. District interviews will be held on November 4, 2018 in Baraboo.
Jamie Bakkum Gamez MD will give a presentation on Henrietta Lacks. (Jamie is the sister of Rotarian Andy Bakkum.)
We are giving you a heads up so that you can either read the book or view the film prior to her presentation.
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Now an HBO® Film starring Oprah Winfrey and Rose Byrne
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor black tobacco farmer whose cells—taken without her knowledge in 1951—became one of the most important tools in medicine, vital for developing the polio vaccine, cloning, gene mapping, and more. Henrietta's cells have been bought and sold by the billions, yet she remains virtually unknown, and her family can't afford health insurance. This phenomenal New York Times bestseller tells a riveting story of the collision between ethics, race, and medicine; of scientific discovery and faith healing; and of a daughter consumed with questions about the mother she never knew.
The Rotary International Convention is scheduled for June 1-5, 2019 inHamburg, Germany.
Registration and convention housing materials are available at Rotary.org.
If you are considering attending it is recommended that you get registered and book your accommodations while in Hamburg. The tour elements will be inclusive of travel and hotels while on those tours. Club members who attended the Toronto convention, the Restels, Hoels, Dickinsons, Tami Woods and Roz Schnick would be more than happy to answer any questions you might have.
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.
Associate Membershipis a program to recruit younger members, millennials, to membership. Associate Membership is available to anyone who is proposed for membership who is 35 years of age or less. Associate membership will end when that member reaches the age of 38. They would pay for dues and $100 for meals per quarter no matter how many meetings they attend that quarter.
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 Membershipis 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 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.
Sept 20th: Raffle $54: Fines $134: Scooters $14: Scrip $210:
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 Duty Roster Coordinator that are listed above....just click on their name. If you would like to give your classification talk please contact Program Committee Chair Andy Bakkum.
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tanding. The La Crosse area Rotary Clubs are looking for students who are interested in a unique experience of attending high school while living in another Rotary International country. Rotary International has a program which annually involves over 10,000 high school students living nearly a year in another country. Candidates must be sophomores to seniors in high school at the time of application and 16-18 1/2 years old when they leave for their assigned country. Applicants must rank in the upper half of their class.
Jamie Bakkum Gamez MD will give a presentation on Henrietta Lacks. (Jamie is the sister of Rotarian Andy Bakkum.)
