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This week at Rotary....Part 2 - Prescription Drug Abuse will be May 19th. Local doctors talk about the perils of prescription drug abuse, how to recognize the signs and how club members and the community can respond. Featuring: Dr. David Onsrud, the addictions specialist with Mayo Clinic Health System Franciscan Healthcare; and Dr. William Bucknam, an addiction psychiatrist with Gundersen Health System.
Last week we hadPart 1 - Prescription Drug Abuse. We had a special video presentation - Painkillers: The Story of Steve Rummler. A powerful personal story about a Minnesota man who became addicted to prescription painkillers and eventually died of a heroin overdose in 2011. If you were not able to attend the meeting last week...It can be found online at -- http://steverummlerhopefoundation.org/video/
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.
Katie Berekedal Grant Allocation Manager
Gundersen Medical Foundation
Classification: Foundations - Hospital
Proposed by David Amborn
Joseph Skemp Managing Shareholder
Moen Sheehan Meyer
Classification: Law Practice-Family/General Litigation
Proposed by Michelle Skemp
Cards will be for sale before and after our Rotary Meetings.
Graduation, 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!
Save the date for our Spring Social, Tuesday, June 21st at Valley High Golf Club, Houston. Golfing will start around Noon and Social around 5:30.
Cost will be $55 per person for golf - includes a lunch (brat, hotdog, or ham/turkey sandwich, chips-pickle spear and 18 holes of golf with cart. This would be a 4 person team scramble ($15 will be donated back to Rotary).
Cost of the social will be $20 per person - appetizers will be served. Cash bar.
Online Registration Now Open...click here. Please note you will need to register twice if you plan on golfing and attending the evening social. Click on "Members" to register for the evening social...click on Golf Registration to register to golf.
We are looking for items for our raffle baskets. Click here to view list of some suggested items. We will take whatever you donate...if we don't use it for the Spring Social we will use if for the Avenues of Service Dinner in August. You can drop your donated items off at the registration table. Thank you to those that have already donated.
Money raised will go towards the Rotary Vista Trail...our commitment for signage and a Grand Opening that will be held this summer.
Come enjoy yourself at your Rotary District Conference.
Mix and mingle with your Rotary friends and make new ones. Savor fine food and fun in one of Wisconsin's premier locations. Expand your Rotary superpowers through insightful presentations and dynamic speakers.
Join the Celebration! This is one District Conference you DON'T want to miss!!
MEMBERSHIP 2015-16
Active Membership
June 30, 2015 - 167 May 16th - 171
Honorary Members Jan 22, 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 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 $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 Christians - May 20
Tom Golden - May 21
Thai Vue - May 25
Happy Wedding Anniversary Jack and Ann Haase - May 20
Tami (Brian) Woods - May 21
Gibran (Sana) Augustine - May 23
Ryan (Cathy) Geister - May 23
Mike (Vicki) Hartigan - May 24 Maria (Derek) Peterson - May 24
Val (Deborah) Schute - May 25
Marble Raffle $10
Congratulations to Mark Jolivette winner of the Marble Raffle ($70)
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.
May 12th: Raffle $69; Fines $193; Scooters $8; Scrip $250
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 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. If you would like to give your classification talk please contact Program Committee Chair Todd Restel.
