Mathilde Nouailles, originally from the south of France, 17 years old and has two older brothers. Mathilde's interests are reading, cooking, and art - she paints and draws every week! She also is very well traveled - she has been virtually everywhere... Spain, Italy, England, Portugal, the United States, Canada, Reunion, Hong Kong, Macao...all around the world.
Mathilde has spent her year at Logan High School. She played Tennis in the fall and Soccer this spring for Logan. She will participate on a Rotary trip to the West Coast in June.
Her presentation will highlight her year in La Crosse, her time at Logan High School and her thoughts about returning home to France.
Last Week: Amy Smith, Environmental Concerns - Ground Water
Continuing an effort begun by the La Crosse Tribune, our club will honor recipients from local high schools with the "Extra Effort Award". They received a financial award donated through the generosity of many club members. This is an ongoing project of our Youth Committee and the leadership of Tom Berkedal.
Catered by Chicken Salad on a croissant, with kettle chips.
Guests are ALWAYS welcome! RSVP in advance to Niki Pohnl if know you are bringing guests but last minute invites are also welcome!
Welcome New Members!
This month we officially welcome the following members to our club:
Jane Klekamp (sponsor Steve O'Malley). Jane and her husband, Keith Belzer, lives in La Crosse and has worked at La Crosse County as a social worker, a program manager, Associate County Administrator, and now County Administrator. She is an advocate for fair voting and has been a member of the League of Women Voters for decades.
Ezana Azene (sponsor Annette Mikat). Ezana lives in La Crosse works as a Vascular and Intervention Radiologist at Gundersen Health. Ezana serves on the Bellin-Gundersen board of trustees, where he brings his expertise in healthcare to the organization's leadership. Ezena and his wife, Nicole, have three children.
Michael Quam (sponsor Jeanne Meyer). Michael lives in La Crosse and works at the Salvation Army as their Development Director. Michael has Bachelor of Science/Finance from UW-L, Master of Business Administration and Master of Arts in Servant Leadership from Viterbo. Michael and his wife, Rebecca, have three children.
Hope Hembd (sponsor Tom Monson). Hope is a La Crosse native, a two-time graduate from Viterbo, and happy to be working in her home town. She is employed by Franciscan Spirituality Center as their Director of Community Engagement. Hope says service comes easy to her because of her strong belief and exampling of servant leadership.
New Member Applications
The following community members have been proposed to become members of our club and were unanomously approved by our Membership Committee and Board of Directors:
Laurie Cooper Stoll, Executive Director of YWCA and proposed by Pat Ruda. Laurie is very well versed in diversity and equity issues. She was instrumental in developing Social Justice week on the UWL campus.
Quinn Devlin, Executive Director of Marine Credit Union Foundation, and proposed by Peter Grabow.
Allison Kurth Krzych, Executive Director of the Pump House, and sponsored by Thomas Behrenbeck. Allison has experience in event planning, digital marketing, and social media.
Erik Vose, Executive Director of the La Crosse Community Theater, and sponsored by Mark Solyst.
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 Administratorif you object to these applications by May 23, 2023.
Click the link below if you have a new member to propose!
Tickets are on sale for our Wine Raffle fundraiser and will be available through the month of May at weekly meetings or through our office.
There are two ways to participate in this effort to raise funds for our club: 1)purchase a ticket to WIN for $20 or 2)donate a bottle of wine for the raffle. YOU CAN EVEN DO BOTH...once, twice, or multiple time!
For questions or to drop off your wine, see Andy Bakkum, Thomas Beherbeck, or Niki Pohnl. You can drop off at Thomas's home, Andy's office, or the Rotary office.
River Clean Up Volunteers Needed: Saturday, June 3rd
Our Rotary has volunteer to work as a specific group to help clean up in the La Crosse marsh. This will include an area from the Mississippi to potentially West Salem. How much ground we can cover will depend on the number of people that can volunteer. But it will include trails and road sides and could include the banks of the La Crosse River. If you can participate in this clean up please reach out to Bud Hammes or register at below.
Fellowship Opportunities with our Inbound India Guests
We are looking forward to our fellow Rotarians and guests coming to our area from India June 9-14 and would love for you to meet them!
There are several opportunities to do so! La Crosse Queen tour, Waterfront dinner, and other area Rotary meetings. Please consider joining us in welcoming them at one of these events. Follow the sign up link below for dates, times, and cost details.
Reach out to Niki Pohnl if you have any questions.
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