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My message from last week presented additional insight into Rotary International’s (RI) focus area on ‘Peace and Conflict Prevention/Resolution.” This week, I want to share how your voice is actually heard within RI which is via Councils. Again, this information is directly from RI’s website. The links in this letter should be active, but if not, this information can be found on RI’s website at the following link: https://my.rotary.org/en/learning-reference/about-rotary/councils. My hope is that you will spend some time exploring this area on your own.
If this topic is of further interest, we have a few club members who have been and remain active in this area and can help with any questions or comments you may have.
With the arrival this week of Valentine’s Day, I have attached a very short (2:30 minute) link from the History.com that gives a brief history of the celebration’s origins. Link Valentine's Day
As a final note, please invite a potential member to join us at this week’s meeting. We have funds set aside to cover the cost of your visitor.
This week at Rotary we will welcome Shaudel Spivey. La Crosse activist and educator Shaundel Spivey received the 2019 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Award in La Crosse. One of Spivey’s most ambitious projects is BLACK — Black Leaders Acquiring Collective Knowledge — developed in 2015 and established as a nonprofit in 2016. Based on seven pillars — education, financial literacy, family, youth engagement and empowerment, community engagement, spirituality, and wellness — the organization collaborated with the La Crosse School District last summer to take 43 students on a Legacy Keepers trip, touring the King Center in Atlanta, historically black colleges including Clark and Spelman, and former slave trails, as well as exploring STEM education and entrepreneurial opportunities. The weeklong tour was Spivey’s response to the students’ desire to learn more about their ancestors and history.
Last week we welcomed Jamie Korn, Director of Development at the Family and Children's Center. Jamie is also an active Valley View Rotarian.
Her presentation was on the Hope Academy -"Hope Academy provides teen parents the opportunity to complete a high school credential and raise a healthy child. With the foundational belief that teen parents can be great parents, our staff ensures the long-term self-sufficiency of teen parents and the healthy growth and development of their children. Our vision is for all Hope Academy graduates to continue to make healthy choices and understand that no consequence is beyond repair. Teen parents dream of a life in which they become the best parent, employee, and community member possible; at Hope Academy, we make those dreams reality."
The programming components include: Academic Preparation; Early Childhood Education/Parent and Child Together; Parent and Life Education and Early Childhood Educare Room
Beth Franklin Community Concierge La Crosse Area Chamber of Commerce
Proposed by Todd Restel
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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.
Benefits of sponsoring an ad on the Rotary Club of La Crosse web site: Enhance your business' public relations and image. Advertise an upcoming event. Opportunity to sponsor and support the Rotary Club of La Crosse and your community. Sharing with fellow Rotarians in our club and other local clubs who would like to know what you do.
Why advertise on the Rotary Club of La Crosse web site?The majority of visitors to our website are members and friends of our club. This makes our site's web sponsorship an ideal opportunity for small and large businesses to promote their products, services or an upcoming event in our community. Moreover 100% of the advertising revenue goes back to our club; this in turn supports the local community.
Cost is $20 per month up to $120 per year . . . . click here for form and more information. We will include your logo/link on our web site, send one email blast to all Rotarians and include an initial mention in our newsletter and on our Facebook page.
Click on the logos under Web Site Sponsors...located on right side of our home page and in each newsletter. Our current sponsors are: Catholic Charities, New Horizons, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, Designing Jewelers, Rotary Works, The Brain Game and Rotary Lights.
We send our condolences to Bruce Swanwick. Bruce lost his mother, Helen Swanwick.
Bruce will be having a celebration of Helen's life on Friday, April 12th at Howie's from 2-8. Bruce's address is 3036 Lakota Place, La Crosse WI, 54601.
ONALASKA HILLTOPPERS: Spring Fling at the La Crosse Country Club on March 21, 2019. Tickets $50. Sponsor a table. Join us at the Fourth Annual Hilltopper Rotary Spring Fling on Thursday, March 21, 2019 at 5:30 pm for a delicious dinner, bucket raffle, socializing, the chance to win $1,000, and more! Money raised from the Spring Fling will go help fund Club projects and the Onalaska Sculpture at the Great River Landing. Link for more information.
HOLMEN SERVICE AUCTION: Lunda Center on April 4, 2019 from 5-10 Come join the Holmen Area Rotary Club in their 2019 Service Auction. Come bid on unique and special items and services and support the Holmen Area Rotary Club and their service to the community. There will be food, drink, lots of fun and fellowship. Hope to see you there!
VALLEY VIEW ROTARY MOON TUNES: Riverside Park - Bill Miller and friends June 6, 2019. Web Site.
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 July - Sheila Wieser August - Bob Riutzel September - Peter Grabow October - Chuck Hanson November - Grant Withrow December - Tami Woods
Associate Membershipis a program to recruit younger members, millennials, to membership. Associate Membership is available to anyone who is proposed for membership who is 35 years of age or less. Associate membership will end when that member reaches the age of 38. They would pay for dues and $100 for meals per quarter no matter how many meetings they attend that quarter.
Corporate Membership is a program to allow multiple employees of a business Rotary participation under one primary membership. Each corporate membership is limited to a three-year term. After the three-year corporate membership term, the individuals are required to become individual members. View Corporate Membership Policy.
Family Membershipis a program to allow a second individual Rotary participation under one primary membership. View Family Membership Policy.
Honorary Membership is offered to members who have distinguished themselves by meritorious service in the furtherance of Rotary ideals.Unlike other membership categories that can be requested by the member, Honorary Membership is bestowed upon a member by election from the Board of Directors. View Honorary Membership Policy.
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 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.
Congratulations to Lucia who pulled the blue marble last week!
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.
If you would like to volunteer for Rotarians in the News, be a greeter, a hospitality greeter, raffle ticket seller, scrip seller or announce guests, you can email the Monthly Duty Roster Coordinator that are listed above....just click on their name. If you would like to give your classification talk please contact Program Committee Chair Andy Bakkum.
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