Park at the Radisson, the parking ramp, or street parking where available
Allow for time to go through buffet line!
May 28 - Radisson Ballroom
This Week: Rotary Youth Exchange, Pedro
Pedro will share his reflections upon life in La Crosse as a Rotary International Friendship Exchange Student.
The Rotary Club of La Crosse is sponsoring Inbound Youth Exchange Student Pedro for the 2025-2026 school year!
Pedro is a student at Logan High School in the School District of La Crosse.
Julia Behrenbeck coordinates our Youth Exchange student's schedule with their host families, as well as the background check process required for Rotarians to spend time alone with Pedro.
Committee Members: Erin Kujak, Duane and Karen Abata, and Michael Wagner
New Week: Laura Simon: Keep Growing Hope
Laura Simon approaches life from humanitarian lenses. She is an ordinary person trying to do extra “ordinary” things in her circumstances. By sharing her experiences with generational poverty and complex trauma, she hopes to advocate for awareness, connect resources, and call for action. She coaches others navigating through divorce, domestic abuse, and other challenging life circumstances. She teaches skills to reframe challenges into opportunities and to practice resiliency. Her main goal is to Grow Hope to help others transform from surviving to thriving.
Meal for This Week
Lunch this week: Tuscan Rose Chicken Breast, Garlic Parmesan Roasted Potatoes, Vegetables
Coffee, ice tea, and water available at a beverage station.
Guests are ALWAYS welcome! RSVP in advance to Niki Pohnlby the end of day Monday for the meal on Thursday.
Book Drive - WE DID IT!
Thank you all for your generous contribution of funds towards our book drive. We met our goal and will be able to provide books to the Rotary Mobile Clinic as planned. (Sponsored by the Humanitarian Committee)
New Member Proposal
The following community member has been proposed to become a member of our club:
Tony Piazza, General Manager, Designing Jewelers/River City Gold and Silver Exchange, proposed by Bill Hoel.
According to club procedure, applicant names are to be published in our weekly email bulletin for two weeks. If there are no objections from the current membership, these applications will be approved. Please contact the Club Administrator if you object to these applications by May 21st.
FOUNDATION MINUTE FOR MAY 18, 2026 It’s Week 3 of Rotary International’s Youth Service Month.
It’s been another busy week for Rotary clubs all over the world. With the steady support of TRF, members have been responding to the plight of fellow human beings by doing good and making lives better for all concerned. During the month of May, many younger members of the Rotary, our organization’s next generation of leaders, increase their involvement in their communities. They exhibit leadership in their roles in their high schools, colleges, as Youth Exchange Scholars and entrepreneurs in their communities. TRF encourages youth focused clubs through matching funds which are added to proceeds from the fund-raising efforts by members of Rotaract and the Interact clubs all over the globe.
Quick Facts: Rotaract
A Rotaract club is a student organization that began originally as a Rotary International Youth Program
The first Rotaract Club was officially chartered on March 13, 1968 at the U of NC in Charlotte
Motto: Self Development-Fellowship through Service
About 200,000 members in 189 countries
Almost 11,000 Clubs
Effective July 1, 2022, Rotaract clubs can be either partners or hosts of a Global Grant if they have previously partnered with a Rotary Club on a Global Grant.
