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Thank you to Carol Abrahamzon for giving her classification talk and sharing her story with us. It is always heartwarming to hear about our member's stories. Click here to view her PowerPoint presentation.
We also had a special Paul Harris Presentation... Rotarian Tom Thompson honored his daughter Lynsee Thompson with a Paul Harris Fellow for her successes along her journey in life. Congratulations to our newest Paul Harris Fellow Lynsee!!!
This is one of the highest honors Rotary can bestow upon a person. Recipients are Rotarians and community professionals in recognition of their outstanding contributions, exemplifying the highest ideal in Rotary in placing 'Service Above Self." Paul Harris Fellow is a person who has contributed, or in whose name a contribution of $US1000 has been made, to the Annual Programs Fund and certain other programs of The Rotary Foundation. Recognition of a Paul Harris Fellow is an opportunity to show appreciation for a person, either Rotarian or non-Rotarian, who shares the values of the Foundation.
If you would like to become a Paul Harris Fellow and/or honor someone with a Paul Harris Fellow ...click here for info.
RALLY DAY AT ROTARY CLUB OF LA CROSSE........Thursday, September 22nd. We encourage ALL members to attend this meeting on September 22nd. We have a great program planned.... a "Discussion on Amish" by Kevin and Patsy Alderson.
Come and join us for our first Rally Day....more details coming!
We will need you to sign-up for that meeting so we know how many meals to prepare for....please decline if you will be out of town. Click here to register.
WE NEED VOLUNTEERS ON OUR ROTARY VISTA TRAIL for the Wisconsin Off Road Series. We are looking for 6-8 volunteers to staff the Rotary Water Station during this event at the top of Vista Trail on Sunday, August 7th. Please contact Kurt Schroeder if you can volunteer....kschroeder@hsrassociates.com or 608-769-0116.
In 2014 we had a "Wine into Water" event to support the Uganda project with Tomah Rotary Club..we raised $31,000. Rotarian Hal Keitel, who left us to soon, was instrumental in this World Service Project. One of the wells in Uganda is in his memory. Rotarians from Tomah were just in Uganda. where Hal was remembered. Hal's dedication and work continues to make a difference in this world.
Martha Opelt sent this email...On Tuesday the team delivered backpacks, toothbrushes, notebooks and soccer balls to 4 schools. All team members were touched by the gratitude of the children for simple gifts. The children will often rush to move their few school items from their tattered garbage bags to their new backpacks. Seeing streams of children walking along the road with their new purple backpacks is so heartwarming. Later in the day the team developed and laminated their Photos for Peace pics. Will did an amazing job. The photos are beautiful. We are excited to return them to the families. Wendy, Sarah and Nancee held a meeting with 100 high school girls to teach about a unique donation, the Diva Cup which is a menstruation tool that will allow the girls to continue in classes during their menstruation. The team ended the night with a Nile Beer and grasshoppers as appetizers. Everyone ends the day exhausted by their efforts but filled with gratitude for the people we are meeting. Thanks to all who have given to this relationship. We are loving the connections.
Jen visited Hal Keitel's well in Gnombe Nnombe. We brought eggs to the well since Hal was key in securing the Rotary Grant for water and growth of the chicken farm. Jen travelled with the leader of the RCC, Joseph. They boiled the eggs at his mother' s home as she lives in this village. They were boiled in a large kettle over an open flame. The villagers were so thankful for the new well. The children recognized Hal as an important member of their community. They led us to the old water source at the bottom of a near valley. Dirty water collection covered by logs. Jen was deeply touched by the sense of community and gratitude for Hal's efforts.
Wednesday... Jen visited Noah's well. It is located near the cutest primary school she has seen in Uganda. The kids were very excited to have clean water. The kids wrote a poem and performed a skit to show how much clean water means to them. Will share those when back in the US. They are precious. Jen shared Noah's story and expressed the love from Noah's family. It was a moving day.
Jen and Sister Salome visited Bbira the village that will receive a well funded by the kids at West Salem Middle school. The kids at the local primary school were waiting to greet them despite school ending one hour before their arrival. They were excited to see the Muzungu and learn details of their upcoming well. They gave a tour of the school which included Disney characters painted on the concrete fence. Then we took a long walk down to their current water site. It was a muddy pit overcrowded with kids trying to collect water for dinner, yet they were welcoming. All cannot wait to use the upcoming well. Jen brought the plaque that will be place the well and a West Salem T shirt for the headmaster. The drilling of this well is held up by the approval of phase 2 of the global grant. The driller will only drill once all wells are funded, so frustratingly we wait while kids drink dirty water. Yet on our drive back to St. Kizito we received the call we have been waiting for, the second phase is approved by Rotary International! Nile beers and grasshoppers to celebrate tonight!
Tomah continues to have a "Wine into Water" event each Fall to support this ongoing project. The event will be Friday, October 28, 2016 at the Cranberry Country Lodge in Tomah from 5:30-8:30. Click here for more information.
Funds raised from this event will support Tomah Rotary’s Project in Busulo, Uganda, including initiatives for clean water, self-sustaining chicken farm, and microbusinesses for men and women. Last year’s Wine Into Water event raised over $35,000 to support this mission. The funds have already been used in Uganda to provide ongoing clean water, education, and daily meals to over 17,000 children.
This Fall Our district will participate in a Friendship Exchange with Nepal. They are happy to have a group of 10-14 come for two weeks. They will not come to the USA (I believe it costs too much), but they are happy to host our group. Our trip will be September 27 to October 10. They would like for us to create an education project with them. They have a national education program occurring at the time we will travel there. If anyone is interested in participating, make contact with our district Friendship Exchange chairman, David Clemens. The best way to contact him is by email, drdave@dellsdental.net. Dr. David Clemens 245 W. Munroe Ave. Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965 608-254-2345
Our Rotary Youth Exchange Student for 2016-17 will be Simran, a 16 year-old girl from India. We are excited to sponsor Simran while she is here. She likes to read, watch movies, cycle and draw. Simran is vice president of her school's Interact Club. She wishes to be a psychiatrist. The Youth Exchange Committee is currently working to complete the application process for the three families who will host Simran in the Central High School district. She is scheduled to arrive at the La Crosse Airport, Monday, August 22nd at 3:14 pm.
We are teaming up with the Riverfest Commodores with a fundraiser. They are selling raffle tickets to benefit their Riverfest Commodore Foundation, Inc....each ticket is $10....every ticket we sell we will get $5.......1st Place is Four Club Seats to the Packers/Dallas game on October 16th...includes a 6 passenger limo service to and from the game.....2nd - 5th price click here to view.We hope you will not only buy a ticket but take a pack of tickets to sell to your friends, co-workers, etc. We will use the money through-out the year for our projects. A side note is that the Packers will honor Bret Favre for his Pro Football Hall of Fame induction and unveil his name in the ring of honor on the Lambeau Field facade during halftime at this game! Please help us make this fundraiser a success. Pick up your tickets this week at Rotary.
PICK UP A PACK AND SELL THEM TO YOUR FRIENDS AND CO-WORKERS!
Rotary Golf Outing is Wednesday, August 24th at Cedar Creek. 12:30 shotgun start. Cost is $80 for golf and dinner, $45 for Cedar Creek members. $20 for 3 feet of string (limit 3 feet per team). Please register by contacting Bob Allen at robert.s.allen@stifel.com
ROTARY AVENUES OF SERVICE DINNER....Avenues of Service Dinner is scheduled for Tuesday, August 16, 2016 at the Four Seasons Community Center, Caledonia. Save the date for an evening of Rotary fellowship. This is a fundraiser for our Rotary Works Foundation. Fellowship.....Awards....Basket Raffle.
Bruce Swanwick will be recognized as our club's Rotarian of the Year. The Rising Star award goes to Justin Garvey (After Hours Club)....Lifetime Achievement Award goes to Bill Pritchard (La Crosse Rotary soon to become an After Hours Member) and Brad Quarberg (Valley View Club). Register today and come celebrate our area club's accomplishments.
We will have a bus that transports area Rotarians to Caledonia for $10 per person (we will need 30 Rotarians to sign-up to make it happen). You will receive an email regarding how to register for the dinner and bus. You will also have the opportunity to register at our meetings OR ONLINE REGISTRATION...CLICK HERE TO REGISTER.
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100% ATTENDANCE FOR THE 2015-16 YEAR....Congratulations to the members who achieved 100% attendance for the 2015-16 Rotary year...click here to view. If you believe that you had 100% attendance and are not on the list....please contact Lyn at rotarylax@charter.net. We will have a drawing for gift cards at next week's meeting.
Anita will be selling greeting cards at our upcoming meetings.
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! Last quarter she donated $210 for the 2nd quarter card sales. Y-T-D sales are $450.00. Thank you to all who supports Anita's fundraiser for the Rotary Works Foundation.
Anita will need to take a LOA this Fall for a few weeks...would anyone be interested in selling her cards while she is recovering from surgery? Please either talk to Anita or Lyn if you have any questions or would consider helping out.
GET WELL wishes go out to: Dan Danou..... he is home recovering from a stroke he had last December....Please send your well wishes to Dan at N1723 Paris Angel Drive, La Crosse, WI 54601. If you would like to go visit Dan...please contact his wife Nancy at 788-8500.
Happy Birthday Lu Cagin - Aug 4
Catherine Kolkmeier - Aug 4
Cheryl Hanson - Aug 6
Scott Chorski - Aug 9
John Dingman (honorary) - Aug 9
Happy Wedding Anniversary Gary (Susan) Schettle _ Aug 4
Pat (Joanie) Smith (honorary) - Aug 6
Patt (Jerome) Boge - Aug 7
Dean (Dianne) Dickinson - Aug 7
Elmer (Lillian) Grassman - Aug 7
Gloria (Steve) Doyle - Aug 8
Debby (John) Johnson Towner - Aug 8
Happy Rotary Anniversary Mark Jolivette - Aug 8 - 25 years
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 Membershipis 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.
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 28th: Raffle$43 ; Fines $63 ; Scooters $11 ; Scrip $80
ROTARY ATTENDANCE July 7th - 61%
July 14th - 58%
July 21st - 61%
July 28th - 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.
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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Fellow for her successes along her journey in life. Congratulations to our newest Paul Harris Fellow Lynsee!!!
h continues to have a "Wine into Water" event each Fall to support this ongoing project. The event will be Friday, October 28, 2016 at the Cranberry Country Lodge in Tomah from 5:30-8:30. 
ad, watch movies, cycle and draw. Simran is vice president of her school's Interact Club. She wishes to be a psychiatrist. The Youth Exchange Committee is currently working to complete the application process for the three families who will host Simran in the Central High School district. She is scheduled to arrive at the La Crosse Airport, Monday, August 22nd at 3:14 pm.
date for an evening of Rotary fellowship. This is a fundraiser for our Rotary Works Foundation. Fellowship.....Awards....Basket Raffle.
