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This week at Rotary we will have one of our favorite programs, a classification talk. This is one of the fun opportunities to get to know our members better. In Rotary, members' classifications refer to their occupations, professional expertise, and training. Rotary clubs aim to include members from a number of classifications because bringing together professionals from different fields and industries increases a club's capacity to serve its community as well as giving its members an opportunity to learn more about others in the community. During the classification talks, members get to learn about the type of work they do, family life and background stories that brought them to join the fellowship and service in our club.
This week Rotarian Lynn Bruns, a member of our club since November 2013 will share his life journey with us.
We will also have the "Students of the Month" from Aquinas, Central and Logan with us and our Youth Committee will be making an announcement about a "Community Service Award" available for the Students of the Month to win.
Logan High School - April - Brooke Jorstad; May - Ben Pierce; September
Central High School - April - Grace Graff; September - Rebekah Stout (No May Student of the Month)
Aquinas High School - April - Elena Ruff; May - Kim Lichter; September
Ann Kappauf, Executive Director of New Horizons will also be our guest. We will present her with a check for $600 that we collected in September for double fine month. Thank you to all who donated to this great cause.
Last week at Rotary our program was ALICE training. Presented by Tom Wright, Gundersen Lutheran Emergency Management & EMS.
Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate (ALICE) Active Shooter Counter Strategy: There is no single method to respond to an active shooter event, but prior planning and ALICE training will allow people to choose the best option during an active shooter situation, with the goal of maximizing lives saved.
Avoid Deny Defend™: The intuitive, easy-to-remember three step plan for survival in the event of an active shooter event or other public acts of violence.
Growing club membership, finding ways to enhance the image of the work of our clubs, and deepening member involvement in The Rotary Foundation are three critical themes facing our clubs. To think more about where your club is and where your club wants to be regarding these themes and to learn new ideas to strengthen your club, plan on attending the “One Rotary Summit.”
Saturday, November 12, 2016
9:00 am to 1:00 pm
Wilderness Resort, Wisconsin Dells
The La Crosse After Hours Club is looking for two hosts family for their exchange student, Eugene. Eugene is attending Central High School. They are looking for a family to take him around the holidays for about three months, and another in the Spring until he leaves. For more information, please contact Bill Pritchard.
The Centennial Ad Hoc Committee has already started meeting. Our Club's 100th Anniversary will be June 2019. Todd Restel who will be our president at that time is the chair of the committee. The committee is looking for a signature project that we can do....click here to view their ideas....and they are asking members to weigh in and make suggestions. You can fill out the form and return to Todd Restel or drop off at the registration table.
We collected $600 for our double fine month in September! On Thursday, October 6th we will present a check to Ann Kappauf, the Executive Director of New Horizons in La Crosse. Thank you to all that made a donation. What a great way to support one of our local agencies in need.
Red Basket - If you find someone in the news...bring the paper and put it in the red basket located on the registration table. Those doing Rotarians in the news will check the basket prior to the meeting and will include in their news.
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.
Arch Klumph’s idea for an endowment fund dedicated to “doing good in the world” planted the seed for The Rotary Foundation in 1917. Thanks to his vision and staunch advocacy, and the extraordinary generosity of Rotary members worldwide, that fund has become one of the world’s leading humanitarian foundations.
Learn about the people and events that have made our Foundation a powerful force for good. That one idea and an initial contribution of $26.50 set in motion a powerful force for good that has transformed millions of lives around the globe. View the timeline of the history of the development of what is now the Rotary Foundation.
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 $150 for the 3rd quarter card sales. Y-T-D sales are $600.00. Thank you to all who supports Anita's fundraiser for the Rotary Works Foundation.
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.
Sept 29th: Raffle $63; Fines $112; Scooters $11; Scrip $10
New Horizons Total to Date = $600.00.
September 1st = $57.50
September 8th = $179.00
September 15th = $168.00
September 22nd = $102.50
September 29th = $56.00
Donation from member = $37.00
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.