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This week at Rotary we will welcome Peter J. Blum, Deputy Director of Admissions, Recruitment and Community Relations - Challenge Academy.
The Wisconsin Challenge Academy is an alternative education program designed to reclaim the lives of at-risk youth and produce graduates with the values, skills, education and self-discipline necessary to succeed as adults.
Last week our presenter wasLacie Ketelhut, Program Coordinator, Center for Effective Discipline. Program and Medical Director, Dr. Denyse Olson-Dorff: "No Hit Zone."
Lacie talked about "A No Hit Zone" environment that supports a culture of safety and health where: no adult shall hit another adult; no child shall hit an adult; no adult shall hit a child and a no child shall hit another child. Gundersen National Child Protection Training Center has created resources for those interested in becoming a No Hit Zone. These resources include implementation tools, staff training resources for community engagement and program materials.
Every Rotarian is Responsible for Membership Growth
If no written objection to the proposal stating reasons is received by the Board of Directors from any member of the club within seven days following publication of the name of the prospective member, the prospective member shall be considered to be elected to membership.
Jeff Richardson Corps Officer Salvation Army Classification: Salvation Army Proposed by Ryan Geister
Todd Restel, Chair of our 100th Anniversary Planning Committee is looking for your input.
Fellow Rotarians of the Rotary Club of La Crosse:
Click here for the PDF explaining where our club’s process stands today on identifying a Signature Project for our Club’s 100th anniversary. The first part of the memo describes what we have done to identify potential Signature Projects to date. My take away from the many committee, sub-committee and Board meetings is that there was broad consensus on the critical requirements that any project that we select must have.
While a specific project has not been agreed upon, the following items are critical to obtaining Club support:
The project must allow for active club participation by our members
The project must be highly visible, significant and have a long useful life. If the project is not a capital asset or improvement, then the project must have a long term sustainability plan.
Rotary recognition needs to be prominent and clearly identified
Rotary needs to be able to provide direction and influence to the project
Fundraising for this project is expected
Completion date needs to closely coincide with our club’s 100th anniversary date which is June 1, 2019.
To date, the attached PDF contains potential projects that have been sent to me, most of which have been discussed in various amounts of details. As of today, only one of these (in my opinion) meets the six requirements listed above.
Here is what I need from you keeping in mind that I want to bring this to our Club’s Board of Directors meeting on Monday, April 10th. If you have other projects in mind, please send that information to me and be sure to include how it matches up with the requirements above. If you submitted one of the listed projects in the PDF and feel that the project does meet the six critical requirements, then send me your write up. I will compile all of the additional projects and then bring the results to the Centennial Committee and the Club’s Board. I am also looking for opinions, suggestions and commentary on the projects listed in the PDF. At the end of this process, the project(s) will be presented to the entire Club.
If you have comments that you don’t want to make in writing or just want to talk, please call me. My cell phone is the easiest way to reach me.
Thank you in advance. Lastly, if you want to be directly involved in the process by joining the Centennial Committee or any of the sub-committees, please let me know. ALL are welcome.
Here we are in one of the Delhi slums at a free clinic. Children were waiting to get their drops. Whereas we get one dose, they get as many as 25 over a five year period. Why? Because if they have any intestinal issues, the dose can't replicate in their stomach in time for the body to trigger the immune system. After each dose, and we did 210 vaccinations today, the child gets his/her pinkie finger painted purple. We had a couple of kids come back to get the drops again just be cause they were so intrigued to see the western foreigners. Mothers thanked us. All the children were gorgeous. All smiling and anxious to practice their English.
Kids Coulee Work Day Saturday, April 16th ....it is SPRING!....time to spruce up Kids Coulee in Myrick Park. We will plan to start at 10:00 and end with a lunch around 1:00.....please volunteer online so we know how many to plan for. Bring your family!!
Anita will no longer be selling cards every week at Rotary...watch the bulletin for days she will be selling. Anita will take special orders. Place your order by emailing Anita at anitafroegel@centurytel.net
CARDS WILL BE AVAILABLE NEXT WEEK...April 6th
Easter, Aquinas, Logan and Central graduation cards will be available along with Birthday, Wedding, Sympathy, Get Well, Anniversary, Congratulations, Note Cards and other cards, 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!
We are looking for nominations for "Rotarian of the Year" from our club....please submit you nominations to rotarylax@charter.net by May 1st...click here to find all nomination forms. The board will review the nominations at the May board meeting and make a selection. The Rotarian of the Year will be recognized at our Spring Social and the Avenues of Service Dinner on Tuesday, August 15th. Lifetime Achievement, Rising Star and Avenues of Service forms are also located on our web site with the link above...deadline for those nominations will be July but can be submitted now.
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.
March 30th: Raffle $42; Fines $52: Scooters $6; Scrip $140
District Governor Dean McHugh invites you to the 6250 District Conference in La Crosse on May 12-14, 2017
Rotary International President John Germ has encouraged us this year to be "Rotary Serving Humanity". As I visited the 63 clubs in District 6250, I have seen evidence in every club where we are living up to this, both locally and internationally. Even more powerful, we are working together with our friends as we make meaningful differences in the lives of others.
I encourage you to celebrate Rotary friendship and Rotary progress with your fellow Rotarians in La Crosse. At District Conference 2017 we will learn about some of the outstanding projects happening as a result of the efforts of our District's clubs and assistance from The Rotary Foundation. We will have opportunity to learn more about specific Rotary roles and programs at District Assembly and at workshops. We will hear from several young people whose lives have been changed forever by Rotary Youth programs. We will hear inspiring messages about service and philanthropy from Rotarian and non Rotarian keynote speakers. Probably most important of all, we will meet and talk with Rotarians from all around our District, taking home new ideas to improve our clubs.
Join me in La Crosse to renew old friendships and make new ones in Rotary. May Rotary friends and Rotary ways continue to help us serve.
ROTARY DISTRICT CONFERENCE.....Help us welcome 63 Rotary Clubs to the Rotary District Conference to be held in La Crosse....May 12-14, 2017 at the La Crosse Center. This is a great opportunity for fellowship and showing visiting Rotarians that the La Crosse area is a welcoming and fun place to visit. We hope you will VOLUNTEER a few hours that weekend. Click here to volunteer.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY...(will count as a make-up).
Red Cross is partnering with the La Crosse Fire Department to install free smoke alarms in residential homes on Saturday April 22nd. Our goal is to install 100 alarms, and we are asking for 25 volunteers. We are asking volunteers to arrive at 8:30am at the LCFD (726 5th Ave S. La Crosse, WI) and plan on the event going until about 4pm, unless we finish early. Food and drinks will be provided. If anyone cannot attend the event but would still like to help, we will be doing some pre-canvassing starting April 1st, and we could use volunteers for that as well. The link to sign up to volunteer is: register here.
ROTARY ATTENDANCE March 16th - 65% March 23rd - 65% March 30th - 47%
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 Raffle
July - Sue Durtsche August - John Wettstein September - Mary Ann Gschwind October - Tim Durtsche November - Candice Tlustosch December - Bruce Swanwick January - Todd Ondell February - Kurt Schroeder
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.
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.
Grant Restel, son of Rotarians Todd and Eva Marie Restel is one of our outbound exchange students...he is in Osaka, Japan. You can follow Grant's year on his Facebook.
Ashlyn Neader, one of our outbound exchange students has arrived in Austria! She will have a blog on her adventures...... click here to view. Updated post...... 'A Day in my Life'
HILLTOPPER ROTARY 2ND ANNUAL SPRING GALA: The Court Above Main, April 21, 2017; 6-9 pm, Field to Fork Gourmet Dinner, $65 per person...Click here for more information.
Rotary Works Foundation Golf Outing: Please join us Wednesday May 24, 2017 at Cedar Creek Lane, Onalaska. 4-person teams, $85 per person includes: 18 holes, cart & dinner; $30 Dinner only. Schedule of Events: 12:30 pm Shot Gun Start, 5:00 pm Cocktails, 6:00 pm Dinner. Register online here. Questions: Contact Bob Allen at 708-785-1727 or email Rotary Works.
If you would like to volunteer to do Rotarians in the News, be a 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 Todd Restel.
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This week at Rotary we will welcome Peter J. Blum, Deputy Director of Admissions, Recruitment and Community Relations - Challenge Academy.
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