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 Next Meeting
September 3rd
Radisson Center
Parking
Radisson Hotel Parking Lot
Buffet 11:30
Meeting at Noon
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Our program this Thursday will be Joe Poehling...."Gerhards - Celebrating 75 Years and 5 Generations"
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 Our guest speaker last week was our outbound youth exchange student....Hannah Nelson. Hannah is the daughter of Rotarian Bill (Christin) Nelson from our club. Hannah spent her exchange in Japan last year. Hannah gave an awesome and enthusiastic presentation to our members. Her trip was.....amazing...absolutely incredible! She now has another "family" as she described her year in Japan....not only with the families she stayed with but with other youth exchange students from around the world. She thanked our members for sponsoring her on this exchange of a lifetime.
Photo below...President Roger Christians and Hannah Nelson.
Past President Bill Pritchard presented the 2014-15 Rotarian of the Year plaque to Matt Boshcka. Matt was chosen for his "Service Above Self" as a RYLA Counselor, Mobile Meals volunteer, St Lucia volunteer, Rotary Works Foundation Fundraisers, Interact Counselor, etc. Congratulations to Matt!
Matt was also honored with a Paul Harris Fellow from Kathryn Sexauer. in Kathryn's absence, President Roger Christians presented Matt with the Paul Harris Fellow.
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 The Paul Harris Fellow Award is one of the highest honors Rotary can bestow upon a person. Recipients are Rotarians and community professionals in recognition of their outstanding contributions, exemplifying the highest ideal in Rotary in placing 'Service Above Self." Paul Harris Fellow is a person who has contributed, or in whose name a contribution of $US1000 has been made, to the Annual Programs Fund and certain other programs of The Rotary Foundation. Recognition of a Paul Harris Fellow is an opportunity to show appreciation for a person, either Rotarian or non-Rotarian, who shares the values of the Foundation.
Congratulations to Matt Boshcka our newest Paul Harris Fellow....Matt was honored with the Paul Harris by Kathryn Sexauer for exemplifying the highest ideal in Rotary in placing "Service Above Self."
How can you become a Paul Harris Fellow...click here for info.
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WELCOME NEW MEMBERS
Debra Lash
Owner of Wedding Tree
Proposer: Steve O'Malley
Ruthann Schultz
Executive Director of YWCA
Proposer: Roz Schnick
Remember to meet and greet new members
who can be identified by their temporary red badge.
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The dates they need someone in September are the 4th, 9th, 16th, and 18th.....leave Onalaska around 10:30 and return 5:30.
Lucas was injured in a diving accident and is on his way to recovery but he needs our help! It is amazing to see him standing in the photo below....his hard work and determination is incredible....please email them if you can help.
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Posted by Anna Christopherson
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Rotary Youth Committee is looking for volunteers to donate their time and expertise in educating our youth. The Junior Career Conference is scheduled for October 6, 2015 for the surrounding area high schools. There will be two sessions, morning and afternoon, and we are looking for two Rotarians for each. Below is the excerpt that will be used in the 2015 Junior Career Expo booklet describing our booth. Please check your schedules and availability. More information will follow.
Downtown Rotary: Networking and community involvement will have important roles in your educational and career development. Rotary unites them, promoting service above self. Rotarians are community members, leaders of organizations, anyone who seeks camaraderie in creating lasting change at home and throughout the world. Come and speak with business representatives that are part of Downtown Rotary in La Crosse and hear the impact networking and community involvement has had on their careers.
Thank you.
Anna Christopherson
on behalf of Rotary Youth Committee
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SAD NEWS FOR OUR ROTARY FAMILY....Rotary Club of La Crosse lost a special member of our Rotary Family on Sunday, August 30th...Phil Quillin - honorary member passed away.
Phil was a member of our club for 52 years and served as President in 1981-82 h e received the Lifetime Achievement Award this year at our Avenues of Service Dinner.
Link to Tribune article.
Link to obituary.
Please remember his wife Barb and family at this difficult time.
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 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. Hal is taking visitors, even for 15 minutes...however call first. He has twice weekly therapy in Rochester, so if you are able to drive him Wednesday morning or Thursday afternoon...give him a call.
Sharon Imes had her heart surgery rescheduled for Monday, August 31st. Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers.
We wish Sharon and Hal a speedy recovery and we hope they will back at Rotary soon.
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 Thank you once again to our members who have made pledges/contributions to The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International and Rotary Works . Our pledge drive was a success! Members are now receiving receipts directly from The Rotary International Foundation, and we want to clarify that this is a receipt for your donation. The bottom portion, at first glance, can appear to be a billing. Please retain this receipt for your tax records for 2015. Thanks again to all who have participated, and contact the Rotary office with any questions.
Pledge Drive for 2015-16:
Rotary Works: $20,700
Rotary International: $17,700
Polio Plus: $8,825
Final Results for 2014-15..total $71,897!!:
Rotary Works: $24,640
Rotary International: $20,103
Polio Plus: $27,154
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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 29th from 4:30-6:00 p.m. Click here to volunteer. We need three more volunteers.
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Rotary Youth Exchange A Step Toward World Unders 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.
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.
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The story behind the diaper drive.....
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.
A special thanks to Craig Ubbelohde and his contacts Scott Deden from Kreisers and John Nieds from First Quality Healthcare Group for their break on the pricing; and John, for the donation of the 5 cases of diapers and the wipes, which were a very nice extra touch. They and their companies’ participation and generosity turned a “one-pallet goal”, into a “three-pallet reality”. We thank them for helping us to leverage the generosity for this project.
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.
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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.
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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 backup Rotarians to pick her up from Onalaska High School and bring her to our Rotary Meetings on Thursdays when the scheduled drivers have a conflict . Please contact Maria Norberg if you can volunteer.
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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!
Anita will take special orders. Place your order by emailing Anita at anitafroegel@centurytel.net
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CELEBRATIONS
Happy Birthday
Steve Tanke (honorary) - Sept 5
Nick Passe - Sept 6
Lee Rasch - Sept 6
Pat Smith (honorary) - Sept 6
Happy Wedding Anniversary
Sharon (Roger) Imes - Sept 4
Hal (Julie) Keitel - Sept 5
Jacqui (Mark) Kartman - Sept 9
Happy Rotary Anniversary
Joyce Wichelt - Sept 5 - 13 years
Chuck Hanson - Sept 6 - 36 years
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RAFFLES
September 3rd
Raffle $10 Kwik Trip Gift Card
Marble Raffle $60
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 27th: Raffle: $70; Fines $82; Scooters $8; Scrip $110
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MEMBERSHIP 2015-16
Active Membership
June 30, 2015 - 167
Aug 20, 2015 - 165
Aug 31, 2015 - 167
Welcome Debra Lash & Ruthann Schultz
Honorary Members
Aug 20, 2015: 23
Aug 31, 2015: 22
Phil Quillin passed away Aug. 30th
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.
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ROTARY ATTENDANCE
August 6th- 55%
August 13th - 60%
August 27th - 64%
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.
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ROTARY WEEKLY...a roundup of Rotary news...Why Did You Join Rotary + other stories..click here. Updated Aug 31, 2015 Promoting Education in Mexico + other stories...click here for Rotary Weekly Updated Aug 31 2015.
ROTARY SERVICE.....Be A Gift to the World - Avenues of Service...click here. Updated Aug 31 2015
MEMBERSHIP MINUTES...click here. Updated Aug 17, 2015
ROTARY POLIO PLUS.... news....click here. Updated July 23, 2015.
ROTARY GLOBAL HISTORY FELLOWSHIP...news...click here. Updated Aug 11, 2015 Click here for web site.
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Thank you to all who have volunteered to be our program chairs in the upcoming months.
Program Chair for 2015-16
Patt Boge
Monthly Program Chairs
September - Eva Marie Restel
New Generations
Vocational Service
Rotary Foundation Month & World Interact Week
Family of Rotary
Click here to view Program Site Page
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.
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Rotary Club of La Crosse, P.O. Box 1914, La Crosse, WI 54602-1914
608-526-4491 (Phone and Fax)
Lyn Sheffer, Administrator
rotarylax@charter.net
Jodi Widuch, Secretary
jodiwiduch@theparentingplace.net
Earlamae Dahlby
Attendance and Make-up Coordinator
earlamae@centurytel.net
The La Crosse Brain Game, P.O. Box 384, La Crosse, WI 54602-0384
608-304-2971
Jeanne Meyer, Administrator
info@rotarybraingame.org
Rotary Works Foundation, P.O. Box 1571, La Crosse, WI 54602-1571
608-796-1201
Kelli Mundinger, Administrator
kelli.mundinger@gmail.com
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