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Our program on Thursday, August 27th will be Hannah Nelson, one of our Youth Exchange Students who did her exchange in Japan. We will hear about her life changing experiences.
Our guest speaker on Aug 13th was Mike Brown, President of the Coulee Chapter of KAMO. KAMO (Kids and Mentors Outdoors) is a unique mentoring organization that provides FREE to children year round activities. Kids get the opportunity to team with mentors over a period of several years so that their appreciation for nature can be more fully developed. KAMO KIDS can learn life-long outdoor skills and become future stewards of our resources. Parents are always welcome to participate in KAMO activities. KAMO is always on the lookout for new mentors-give it a try! All donations and volunteers are welcome. For more information, visit them on Facebook or www.kamokids.org.
Rotary Golf Outing is Wednesday, August 26th at Cedar Creek. 12:30 shotgun start. Cost is $75 for golf and dinner, $45 for Cedar Creek members. $20 for 3 feet of string (limit 3 feet per team). Please register by contacting Bob Allen at robert.s.allen@stifel.com
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 2016-17 school year, simply have them complete and return the application. Click here for application and more information. An informational meeting will be September 14, 2015, 6:30 pm at the Children's Museum, 207 5th Avenue, La Crosse. Preliminary application due, September 14, 2015. Local interviews will be September 21, 2015 and final application due October 12, 2015. District interviews will be held on November 1, 2015 in Baraboo.
Rotarian Jodi Widuch, Executive Director of The Parenting Place was on local media stating that access to diapers is a great need for parents in our community. So The Parenting Place is having a diaper drive.
Peter Krause announced that we would help with this cause....our club took monetary donations to buy a pallet of diapers for The Parenting Place. In three weeks we collected $2,330 to cover the cost! The good news is that with the help of Rotarian Craig Ubbelohde and his connections the $2,330 will buy THREE pallets of diapers. Thanks to all who made this possible by making a donation.
Jod Widuch, Executive Director or The Parenting Place...said absolutely amazing! You have created a tangible and immediate way to relieve parental stress and improve the wellbeing of young children in our community.
The La Crosse-Dubna Friendship Association invites you to Celebrate Their 25 Years as Sister Cities. It will be on Thursday September 3, 2015 from 4-7 pm. Appetizers and Wine at the International Garden, Riverside Park, La Crosse.
Our Rotary Youth Exchange Student for 2015-16 will be Anniina, a 16 year-old girl from Finland. We are excited to sponsor Anniina while she is here. She arrived on Thursday, August 13th. Click here to view photos of her welcome at the airport.
Her first host family will be Robin and Richard Moses. Anniina is traveling this week with he Moses family to Alaska!
We hope you will consider opening up your hearts and home to make Anniina 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 Anniina feel at home in La Crosse. Are you going to have a family gathering or attend a special event....ask Anniina to join your family.
Things she would like to do while she is here...Loves Nature - Hixon Forest Hike to Grandad Bluff; Riverside International Friendship Gardens; Visiting the Shrine an Visiting St. Rose Convent. Let Bill know if you would like to give her a tour of any of the above.....it will be a great way to learn more about Anniina.
We are also looking for Rotarians to pick her up from Onalaska High School and bring her to our Rotary Meetings on Thursdays. If we could get four members to step up and do on a rotating basis each month. Pleases contact Maria Norbergif you can volunteer.
A Milestone in Africa...One Year Without a Case of Polio....It has been one full year since polio was detected anywhere in Africa, a significant milestone in global health that has left health experts around the world quietly celebrating....click here for more information.
Over 170 Rotarians enjoyed fellowship at Four Seasons Community Center in Caledonia. We celebrated our accomplishments from 2014-15 and recognized Rotarians of the Year, Rising Star Award and Lifetime Achievement Awards. Click here to view program. Fifty of our Rotarians took a bus over and thanks to Bruce Swanwick and Roger Christians they had a fun and enjoyable time. Click here to view photos. Thanks to our photographer Jim Spencer. Click here to view short video.
Rising Star Award & Rotarian of the Year....Congratulations Matt Boshcka!
Cards will be for sale before and after our Rotary Meeting.
Birthday, Wedding, Sympathy, Get Well, Anniversary, Congratulations, Note Cards and other cards will be available. 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!
GET WELL wishes go out to Hal Keitel. Hal is home but still making trips to Rochester. He still can't walk so he won't be able to join us for awhile...He hopes to get back on his feet soon.
Sharon Imes had surgery on Monday at Gundersen Healthcare. She had a heart valve replacement.
We wish Sharon and Hal a speedy recovery and we hope they will back at Rotary soon.
Happy Birthday
Mary Ann Gschwind - Aug 28
Judy Kirkpatrick - Aug 28
Tim Kabat - Aug 30
Rebecca Flege - Aug 31
Gary Schettle - Aug 31
Happy Wedding Anniversary Art (Shelley) Fahey
Steve (Cindy) Shultz
Roger & Kenna Christians
Trish (Bob) Grathen
Chuck & Cheryl Hanson
Lynn (Elizabeth) Bruns
Tim & Sue Durtsche
Happy Rotary Anniversary
Sue Durtsche - Aug 28 - 1 year
Bob Bendiksen - Aug 29 - 30 years
Kelly Cottrell - Aug 29 - 2 years
Tom Brock - Sep 2 - 11 years
Bud Hammes - Sep 2 - 16 years
Mark Solyst - Sep 2 - 12 years
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.
Aug 6th: Raffle: $68; Fines $78; Scooters: $9
Aug 13th: Raffle: $56; Fines: $104; Scooters: $8
MEMBERSHIP 2015-16
Active Membership
June 30, 2015 - 167 Aug 20, 2015 - 165
Welcome Sandra Cleary - Aug 13th
Honorary Members 23
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.
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.
ROTARY ATTENDANCE
August 6th- 55% August 13th - 60%
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.
Moon Tunes of La Crosse is a Valley Rotary Project bringing free concerts to Riverside Park most Thursdays in the summer from 6:00 – 8:00 pm....click here for schedule.
If you would like to volunteer to give your Classification Talk, do Rotarians in the News be a greeter or raffle ticket seller, or announce guests, you can email the Monthly Program Chairs that are listed above....just click on their name.
Rotary Golf Outing is Wednesday, August 26th at Cedar Creek. 12:30 shotgun start. Cost is $75 for golf and dinner, $45 for Cedar Creek members. $20 for 3 feet of string (limit 3 feet per team). 
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.
GET WELL wishes go out to Hal Keitel. Hal is home but still making trips to Rochester. He still can't walk so he won't be able to join us for awhile...He hopes to get back on his feet soon..jpg)
