This week at Rotary....Youth Exchange Program...Short Term Exchange Program.
Reminder you can park in the Radisson parking lot...we will give you a code to get out. The codes are now weekly instead of monthly. There is a farm show going on at the La Crosse Center so parking may be an issue.
Scrip Kwik Trip cards will be for sale along with Anita's greeting cards. Thanks to all who support these fundraisers.
Cards will be for sale before and after our Rotary Meetings.
Valentine, 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!
We would like to thank Anita Froegel and all Rotarians that have purchased greeting cards from her....she had a record year for sales....$840. In the eight years she has been keeping track of the card sales the total has reached $4,642.75. ALL proceeds benefit the Rotary Works Foundation.
ROTARY LIGHTS....Thanks to all who helped with Rotary Lights this year...it was a record year. Pat Stephens will be presenting to our club in March or April and you will hear the final results.
We received the following correspondences.....
Our new location has allowed us to enjoy the lights as well as to have an added appreciation for the time and talent of so many volunteers along with your Leadership, for the benefit of our entire community. Wow, are we Blessed! Hours and hours of set up and watching the take down talent, noting the single green lighted tree the first night, then a single blue tree the second night made one think "God is good!" A simple Thank- you is very small in light of what so many have contributed, but sincere appreciation is felt from the heart! God Bless! Jan & Duane Moore.
We moved to "River Place" on December 3rd. Our apartment looks towards the river between north end of Rotary Lights and Friendship Gardens. We thank you and all the Rotary Club members, volunteers and helpers for this awesome display. It was a great joy to sit on our balcony and see the lights (synced to music), horses clip-clopping, and children laughing. Great job! Dennis and Julie Montabon.
COME FOR SUPPER....The Humanitarian Committee will be helping again with the "Come for Supper Meal Program" at Our Savior's Lutheran Church - 612 Division Street on Tuesday, January 26th from 4:30-6:00 p.m. Click here to sign-up - Come for Supper.
Our next STAR Meeting will be this Thursday, January 14th. We will meet at the Radisson Hotel in the Wisconsin Room - 3(1st floor) at 7:00 a.m.
ALL NEW members become a member of this committee for one year. This breakfast is hosted (no cost to the new members). The breakfast and presentation will last no longer than one hour and the meeting will count as a make-up. The STAR Committee, in addition to meeting other new members and some of the present membership will learn more about various aspects of the Club.
Dan Danou had a stroke over Christmas...his wife Nancy sent this email......We got home from Rochester on New Year’s Eve. Dan has made nice progress but has a long journey ahead, especially with communication. All areas were impacted: comprehension(although this has made great gains), speaking, reading and writing. Right now he can do none of these. Out patient therapy starts on Tuesday. He is working hard and I am very proud of him. He would love hearing from his Rotarian friends, especially by snail mail. When we get things figured out with therapy, a visit now and then will be appreciated. Again, Dan appreciates hearing from you. Nancy
Dan's address is N1723 Paris Angel Drive, La Crosse WI 54601
THE NOMINATION COMMITTEE presented to membership the 2016-17 Club Board and Rotary Works Foundation Board (representatives from our club) ... Moved by Bill Hoel, seconded by David Amborn to approve the 2016-17 Boards....motion carried. Click here to view.
I have been asked by Todd Restel to oversee the club history subcommittee that is a part of the 100th Club Anniversary (2019) action committee. Over the past few weeks, I have put in a few hours in the La Crosse Public Library Archive Room reviewing the first few files of the 3+ boxes of material available. These materials are a treasure trove of past information on the founding of our club, along with the various activities and projects our club has accomplished since 1919. Some of the information has been supplied by past efforts within our club – I have seen the name Bob Daley and Dan Danou thus far. The charge of this subcommittee is to dive into this material to uncover information and data that will be used by the entire action committee to help plan the 100th Anniversary celebration. Although it is VERY early in the process, the amount of material make it necessary to get a start on the history gathering. This email will serve as a public cry for any members who would like to join this part of the project.
For those members interested, please reply by email with your interest. I am going to set an appointment approximately once a week for 1 hour at the downtown Library to review the materials. Everyone on the sub-committee will receive the date/time of the next months “gatherings”. Once reviewed, I will be creating summaries on each artifact, along with a photo. These summaries will be forwarded to the subcommittee on a Monthly basis, and to the main action committee soon after. More than one set of eyes reviewing this material is helpful as new material often creates new connections.
I see this sub-committee having much work in front of them. It will take commitment and dedication – but I hope a few of you are up to the challenge! In case you can’t be at a particular gathering, committee members will receive a summary of the materials reviewed so you can “catch-up”. If you are interested in joining us, please let me know by email.
World Services of La Crosse will again honor local citizens who share our belief in global friendship and serve as models of citizen diplomacy. We invite Coulee Region Rotarians to nominate candidates for the 2016 World Services’ Citizen Ambassador, Citizen Diplomat, and Student Ambassador of the Year awards. Nomination information is available by calling World Services 608-781-4194 or on World Services website www.wslax.us. Deadline for nominations is January 29th. Please also save the date for the annual Citizen Diplomacy celebration event, Tuesday, April 19th World Service Nomination Form.
MEMBERSHIP 2015-16
Active Membership
June 30, 2015 - 167
Sept 30, 2015 - 169
Jan 4, 2016 - 164 Jan 11, 2016 - 163
Resignation: Jacqueline Kartman
Honorary Members Jan 4, 2016 - 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.
Excused Membershipis offered to members whose age and number of years in Rotary total 85 years. Excused Members will pay the quarterly dues of $67 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.
OUR ROTARY YOUTH EXCHANGE STUDENT IN ISTANBUL, TURKEY
I’m Cameron Neader, an 18 year old who’s lucky enough to have a “once in a life experience” two times. I went on exchange to Fyn, Denmark in 2013-2014 through Rotary and now on a second Rotary Youth exchange to Istanbul, Turkey for 2015-2016. My first day in Turkey was September 1st.
Happy Birthday
Roger Le Grand - Jan 16
Todd Ondell - Jan 16
Bill Pritchard - Jan 17
Jerry Ostreng (honorary) - Jan 20
Happy Wedding Anniversary
Thai Vue (Kaying) - Jan 19
Happy Rotary Anniversary
Sharon Imes - Jan 14 28 years
Jeanne Meyer - Jan 15 - 7 years
Steve O'Malley - Jan 15 - 12 years
Michelle Skemp - Jan 16 - 2 years
Peter Krause - Jan 17 - 31 years
Brian Reitzel - Jan 17 - 3 years
Mike Hartigan - Jan 19 - 32 years
Tara Johnson - Jan 19 - 21 years
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.
Jan 7th: Raffle $52; Fines $125.10; Scooters $9; Scrip $50
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
$10 gift card July - Kenna Christians
Aug - Carol Abrahamzon
Sept - Barb Kruse
Oct - John Wettstein
Nov - Jim Lewis
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.
GET WELL wishes go out to:
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