This week Rotarian Robin Moses will be our speaker....Downtown Mainstreet Inc. and Upcoming Projects in Downtown La Crosse.
Downtown Mainstreet Inc. (DMI) was created in 1990 to oversee, coordinate and facilitate the revitalization of La Crosse's central business district. DMI is a private, non-profit organization founded by businesses and financial institutions to help restore the downtown district's role as the center of the Coulee Region. It originated because of a need for an organization to bring various groups together to complete the City Vision 2000 Downtown Master Plan, which outlines a vision and strategy for Downtown La Crosse. The City Vision 2000 Downtown Master Plan was completed in 1992 and was the impetus for much of the public and private investment that has taken place since.
The mission of Downtown Mainstreet Inc. is economic redevelopment and revitalization of downtown La Crosse. The organization works to enhance, revitalize, and redevelop La Crosse's original central business district through the elements of organization, design, promotion and economic restructuring.
John and Meredyth Lillejord spoke about their company Gage 78....Gage 78 shares common ownership with Gage Architectural Products, an internationally recognized leader in the design and manufacturing of specialty metal architectural products since 1988. Like other Gage products, Earth Metal is designed as a complete system. Thoughtful development delivers a well-engineered product with a focus on ease of installation. Click here to view PowerPoint presentation.
Gage 78 founders, John and Meredyth Lillejord established the La Crosse Community Foundation’s Jacob’s Ladder, in memory of their son Jacob Lillejord (1978-2008). Jacob’s Ladder is a designated fund that benefits Coulee Council on Addictions. Through this permanent fund, Jacob’s Ladder will support, in perpetuity, Coulee Council’s mission to assist people, and their loved ones, as they work on their own sobriety or addiction related needs.
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 two weeks we collected $2,000 to cover the cost! Thanks to all who made a donation.
QUARTERLY INVOICES - Quarterly Invoices will be sent out later this week by email....please review your invoice...it will show your new pledge for 2015-16. Starting July 1st there was an increase in the meal charge. Please note the quarterly charge for meals is now $169. Please contact rotarylax@charter.net if you have any questions. Your prompt payment will be appreciated.
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 will be arriving on Thursday, August 13th at 1:40 pm at the La Crosse airport. It would be nice to have a welcoming group go from our Rotary Meeting to the airport to greet her.
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.
AVENUES OF SERVICE BANQUET...Our 26th annual Avenues of Service Banquet will be on Tuesday, August 18, 2015 at the Four Seasons Community Center, Caledonia, MN. Save the date for an evening of Rotary fellowship. We will gather with area Rotarians to recognize the hard work of individuals and clubs. Each club will recognize one member of their club for Rotarian of the Year (Matt Boshcka from our club)...we will honor the Lifetime Achievement Award (Phil Quillin from our club and Dirk Gasterland from East) and the Rising Star Award (Matt Boshcka from our club).
Avenues of Service Awards are: Club Service: After Hours Club; Vocational: Caledonia Club; New Generations: All Clubs for their work with Interact; International: After Hours Club and Community Service: East and After Hours Club.
You can now register online for this event. We are hoping to rent a bus to take Rotarians over to Caledonia...if you would like to ride the bus, please note that. The cost of the bus will be $10 or less per person...depending on how many ride it.
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!
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.
July 23rd: Raffle:$51 Fines: $80; Scooters: $14; Scrip: $300
MEMBERSHIP 2015-16
Active Membership
June 30, 2015 - 167 July 27th - 167
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.
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.
k Rotarian Robin Moses will be our speaker....Downtown Mainstreet Inc. and Upcoming Projects in Downtown La Crosse.
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