The Coulee Report (Dec 11, 2017)

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CLUB INFO

Posted on Dec 11, 2017

Next Meeting

December 14, 2017

Radisson Center
11:30 Networking/Buffet
Meeting Noon

MENU
Honey Butter Chicken
Salad
Whipped Potatoes
Vegetables

THIS WEEK AT ROTARY

This week at Rotary we are having a Rotary Rally Day....you will go away knowing more about your club, learn about tools that will make it easier for you to contact your fellow Rotarians, how to recommend a project to our board and how to advertise your business or upcoming event. We will have additional raffle items and also the 100% attendance raffle for October.

Please bring your phones, laptops, ipads, tablets and learn how to upload and use ClubRunner.

We will be highlighting the following:

Table Top Ads: Starting in January members will be able to advertise their business or upcoming events by buying a weekly ad that will be displayed at all tables that week and on our website/newsletter by a link to the flyer. These ads will cost $10 per week. Vendi will be giving a presentation on how you can purchase these ads and upload your information. We will have a "sample" on the table.

ClubRunner App: Do you have the ClubRunner App on your phone? If not, we will show you how you can upload to your phone. This app has a number of features you will love. You will have access to member's contact information, view your attendance and see upcoming events. If you would like to upload the app prior to our meeting....click here.

ClubRunner: ClubRunner is the program we use for our website and membership information. You will learn how to retrieve your password, how to email members from our club and how to update your contact information.

Rotary Works: Majel Hein, President of Rotary Works will highlight the Rotary Works Foundation. The Rotary Works Foundation is made up of the nine Rotary Clubs in the area.

Rotary Projects: President Jodi Widuch will discuss the new form that our members can use to recommend a Rotary Project to our board.

LAST WEEK AT ROTARY

We would like to thank Petra Roter for sharing her life story with our membership.

Click here to view her PowerPoint presentation.

If you would like to give your classification talk, please contact our Program Chair Tami Woods.

NOMINATION COMMITTEE

Posted on Dec 12, 2017

THE NOMINATION COMMITTEE presented to membership the 2018-19 Club Board and Rotary Works Foundation Board (representatives from our club). We will vote at our annual meeting on Thursday, January 25th. Click here to view.

FRUIT BASKET FUNDRAISER

FRUIT BASKET FUNDRAISER 2017

If you haven't picked up your baskets, please pick them up

at 27 Market Street, Monday December 11th for 9-2

Thank you for your support of our Rotary Fruit Basket Fundraiser....1860 baskets were assembled on Saturday.

Family and friends of our Rotarians came out to help.

Proceeds from the sale of these Fruit Baskets help to fund Rotary Club of La Crosse service projects in our community and around the world.

Thank you for your support.

WELCOME NEW MEMBER

Posted on Dec 11, 2017

WELCOME NEW MEMBER

Jamie O'Neill

Executive Director - GROW
Proposed by Roz Schnick

Remember to meet and greet new members
who can be identified by their temporary red badge.

ROTARY CHRISTMAS PROGRAM

It is that time of the year .....Dean Dickinson is planning our Christmas Program for Thursday, December 21st

Please contact Dean if you have children, grandchildren, friends etc that would be willing to entertain us on Thursday, December 21st. They would need to be there between 12 and 1 that day. Contact Dean for more information.

Dean has an awesome program planned....Please Register Today to attend!!

We ask that you register yourself and guests. if you plan to attend our Christmas Program......please click here and register today.

KWIK TRIP SCRIP CARDS

Kwik Trip Scrip cards are available for sale after and before our meetings. Kwik Trip recently made changes to this fundraiser. We will get 5% off the face value of each card...if the card is used IN STORE for purchases we will receive another 10%- total 15% back (some exclusions apply)....if used only for gas we will only get the initial 5%. Please support our fundraiser.

By you supporting our Kwik Trip fundraiser our club can support local projects within our community. The last project we supported was River Watch for $1,000.

If you plan to purchase a larger quantity for Christmas gifts....please let Lyn know what you would like so that we can order accordingly.

ROTARY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY WORK DAY

Area Rotary Club members can volunteer for another Rotary Habitat for Humanity at the 6th and Mississippi Habitat Home. We expect to be painting indoors. Participants can choose between the morning or afternoon: 8 am – 11:30 am or 11:30 am – 3 pm...click here to volunteer.

CELEBRATIONS

Happy Birthday
Joseph Nduka - Dec 15
Jeff Odom - Dec 16
Dave Gresham (honorary) - Dec 17
Bruce Swanwick - Dec 20
Al Louis - Dec 21
Lynn Bruns - Dec 23
Eva Marie Restel - Dec 24
Cheryl Hancock - Dec 27
Bill Nelson - Dec 31

Happy Anniversary
Jim (Lorraine) Lewis - Dec 18
Joseph (Ngozi) Nduka - Dec 18
Don (Susan) Zimmerman - Dec 18
Richard (Pamela) Strauss - Dec 19
Jim (Jan) Gallager (honorary) - Dec 23
Dick (Rita) Wolfe (honorary) - Dec 26
Tim and Marj Gillespi - Dec 29
Scott (Sue) Horne - Dec 29
Wendy (John) Franke - Dec 31
Dave (Kathy) Gresham (honorary) - Dec 31

Happy Rotary Anniversary
Matt Durtsche - Dec 15 - 1 year
Linda Zoerb - Dec 21 - 22 years
Ann Haase (honorary) - Dec 29 - 6 years
Ben Wedro - Dec 31 - 25 years

SALVATION ARMY BELL RINGING

Help make a lasting contribution to the La Crosse area by volunteering to ring bells and raise funds for the Salvation Army. Greet holiday shoppers and help spread Christmas cheer while accepting donations in the Famous Red Kettle.The money raised stays in our community, supporting the Salvation Army Food Pantry, Meal Program, Emergency Shelter, Families in Need, Sending Kids to Camp, and so much more.

Our club will be ringing bells on Saturday, December 16th. Volunteer today!

We have one more shift to fill at Walgreens Bridgeview from 6-8 pm.

ATTENDANCE

ROTARY ATTENDANCE
Dec 7th - 53%

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.

100% Attendance Winners
July - Miranda TerBeest
August - Sue Durtsche
September - Tim Durtsche

MEMBERSHIP

MEMBERSHIP
Active Membership
183
Welcome Jamie O'Neill

Honorary Members
25

Corporate Membership is a program to allow multiple employees of a business Rotary participation under one primary membership. Each corporate membership is limited to a three-year term. After the three-year corporate membership term, the individuals are required to become individual members. View Corporate Membership Policy.

Family Membership is a program to allow a second individual Rotary participation under one primary membership. View Family Membership Policy.

Honorary Membership is offered to members who have distinguished themselves by meritorious service in the furtherance of Rotary ideals. View Honorary Membership Policy.

Excused Membership is offered to members if the aggregate of the member’s years of age and years of membership in one or more clubs is 85 years or more, the member has been a member of one or more clubs for at least 20 years, and the member has notified the club's secretary in writing of the member’s desire to be excused from attendance and the board has approved. Excused Members will pay the quarterly dues of $70 and only for meals when they attend a meeting.

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.

RAFFLES

December 14th

Raffle $10 Kwik Trip Gift Card

Marble Raffle $10

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.

Dec 7th: Raffle $59: Fines $100; Scooters $10; Scrip $790

PROGRAM CHAIRS

Program Chair for July 2017 - June 2018

Tami Woods

Monthly Program Chairs

December - Dean Dickinson
January - Jamie Capuzzi

February - Jeff Odom

March - Wendy Franke

April - Mark Solyst

May - Peter Grabow

June - Sean Henneman

Click here to view Program Site Page

If you would like to volunteer for Rotarians in the News, be a greeter, a hospitality greeter, raffle ticket seller, scrip seller or announce guests, you can email the Monthly Program Chairs that are listed above....just click on their name. If you would like to give your classification talk please contact Program Committee Chair Tami Woods.

CONTACT INFO

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

Bruce Swanwick, Secretary
bruceswanwickjersey@gmail.com

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
608-886-9793

Kathy Knoblock, Administrator
rotaryworksfoundation@gmail.com

Interested in being a sponsor?

Download the website sponsorship guide

Dec 14, 2017

Rotary Rally Day

Dec 21, 2017

Dean Dickinson MC

Christmas Program

Dec 28, 2017

NO MEETING

Merry Christmas

Jan 04, 2018

Miranda TerBeest

Classification Talk

Jan 11, 2018

Mayor Tim Kabat

State of La Crosse

Jan 18, 2018

Elizabeth Hazlett

USO

Jan 25, 2018

Annual Meeting

View entire list

Salvation Army Bell Ringing

Dec 16, 2017
12:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Rotary Works Board Meeting

Viterbo University

Dec 21, 2017
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM

Christmas Program Meeting

Radisson Center

Dec 21, 2017
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

Rotary Board

Radisson Hotel

Jan 08, 2018
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM

Sergeant-at-Arms

Amborn, David

Secretary

Swanwick, Bruce

Registration Assistant

Dahlby, Earlamae

Program Chair

Dickinson, Dean

Piano

Haase, Ann

Greeter

Carey, Diana

Hospitality Greeter

Restel, Eva Marie

Introduce Guests and Visitors

Louis, Al

Introduce Program

Dickinson, Dean

Rotarians in the News

Kyte, Richard

Raffle Ticket Seller

Shilts, Carey

Scrip Seller

Parrish, Andy

President

Jodi Widuch

President Elect

Todd Restel

President Elect Nominee

Tami Woods

Past President

Patt Boge

Treasurer

Rob Palmberg

Secretary

Bruce Swanwick

Program Chair

Tami Woods

Membership

Greg Curti

Public Relations/Social Media

Jamie Capuzzi

Youth Exchange Counselor

Maria Norberg

Youth Exchange Officer

Jack Haase

The Rotary Foundation

Dean Dickinson

Youth Protection Officer

Scott Horne

Youth Exchange Counseler

Eva Marie Restel

Rotary Works Foundation Liaison

Majel Hein

Sergeant-at-Arms

David Amborn

Board Member

Carol Abrahamzon

Board Member

Sarah Arendt-Beyer

Board Member

Andy Bakkum

Board Member

Matt Boshcka

Board Member

Greg Curti

Board Member

Sue Durtsche

Board Member

Jim Lewis

Board Member

Steve Lindeman

Board Member

Nick Passe

Club Administrator

Lyn Sheffer