In 2007, Razia Jan founded Razia’s Ray of Hope Foundation on the belief that education is the key to positive, peaceful change for current and future generations. Razia brought girls’ education to a rural Afghan community for the very first time, and the resulting transformation has been nothing short of remarkable. The foundation improves the lives of Afghan girls through community-based education, in addition to the provision of necessities like food and warm winter clothing, understanding that we must empower girls and young women through both education and resources to work toward brighter futures in their own villages and beyond.
Razia Jan was a presenter at the District 6250 Conference held in LaCrosse in 2019. After that connection, our Rotary Club funded a bus for transporting the girls to/from school. Since the fall of the Afghan government in 2021, the school has been limited to educating girls K-6.
Andrea Alberto, Executive Director of Razia's Ray of Hope, will be our presenter. She will share with us some of the challenges and resulting changes that have occurred in the past 4 years.
Guests are ALWAYS welcome! RSVP in advance to Niki Pohnl if know you are bringing guests but last minute invites are also welcome!
Quarter 3 Invoices
All Quarter 3 invoices were emailed last week. Please let Niki Pohnl know if you did not receive one. The emails come from Quickbooks titled "Rotary Club of La Crosse"
Iverson Freking Ecumenical Recognition Award
Congratulations to President Mark Jolivette, one of the latest community members honored with the Iverson Freking Ecumenical Recognition Award. If you would like to sit at one of the Rotary tables being organized for the event on January 22nd, please reach out to Niki Pohnl by January 10th. Tickets are $30 each. All are welcome!
District 6250 Vibrant Workshop - January 11th
It's not too late to sign up for the District's Vibrant Club Workshop on Saturday, January 11, 2025. It's FREE but need to REGISTER SOON!
This Vibrant Club Workshop is sure to inform and provide the energy your club needs to be even more successful than ever! Does your club need new members and keep your existing members? How do others view your club? Does everyone know who you are and what you are about? Is your club benefiting from funds available to you through the foundation and how important is our foundation to provide these opportunities? Come and learn practical measures to improve your image which in turn will improve and retain members who will believe in supporting our Foundation.
We will start promptly at 9am. This event is scheduled to conclude at 11:30am.
Our next STAR Meeting will be Tuesday, January 14th from 12-1pm. Location: Parenting Place, Green Bay Street, La Crosse. Hosted by Jodi Widuch, Todd Restel, and Jeanne Meyer
STAR - Specialized Training for Action in Rotary....you will meet other new Rotarians from the area. We will provide programs on the Avenue of Service, The Rotary Foundation, and the Rotary Works Foundation, along with other aspects of Rotary. This is a great time to ask questions you may have about our club or Rotary in general. Hope you will be able to join us.
TriCon brings together members from three Rotary International Districts: 6220, 6250, and 6270. These districts serve clubs in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, a portion of Minnesota, and most of Wisconsin.
At TriCon, participants learn, are inspired, and grow through interactive workshops, plenary speakers, and networking opportunities. All this truly makes TriCon an outstanding Rotary conference experience.
NOTE: Our club's connection with this event:
The District Governor belongs to our club!
Our club is a sponsor of the event.
Rick Kyte is one of the keynote speakers.
Don't miss out on this lively, educational, and fun-filled Rotarian experience.
To start off the New Year, Foundation Minute is reviewing the 2023-24 Grant
Summary and the same period’s Global Grants by Areas of Focus:
485 District Grants ($30m)
106 Disaster Response Grants ($4m)
1,287 Global Grants ($72m)
1 Program of Scale Grant ($2m)
Global Grants by Areas of Focus:
Basic Education & Literacy $104m
Community Economic Development $154m
Disease Prevention & Treatment $620m
Maternal & Child Health $102
Peacebuilding & Conflict Prevention $57m
Water, Sanitation, Hygiene $191
Environment $59m
“The mission of The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International is to enable
Rotarians to advance world understanding, goodwill and peace through the
improvement of health, the support of education and the alleviation of poverty.”
Rotary Foundation Mission.
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