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"Leadership is lonely … I'm not going to be afraid of confrontation to get us to where we need to go. There's a big misconception where people thinking winning or success comes from everybody putting their arms around each other and singing kumbaya and patting them on the back when they mess up, and that's just not reality.
If you are going to be a leader, you are not going to please everybody. You have to hold people accountable. Even if you have that moment of being uncomfortable."
Women Beekeepers of the La Crosse Area Cathy Schuman, a clinical psychologist at Gundersen Health System started The Women Beekeepers of the La Crosse Area.
Honeybees are responsible for 80% of pollination overall and 30% of the world’ food. But lately, bees of all types have been dying off.
We will also welcome our students of the month:
CENTRAL: Deston Wooley, Pheng Shila Vang, Chantell Tyson, Julia Poelma, Psalm Woody and Juniper Rose.
LOGAN: Lauren Boge, Isabella Vang and Brooke Thurman
AQUINAS: Rachel Mertes, Sophie Cowgill and Harley Lenser-Sjolander
"The Brain Game" is a user-friendly educational guide which explains to parents why and how their child is learning and developing. Additionally, the book includes specific activities, songs, and suggested behaviors that parents can engage in to help foster their child's intellectual and social development.
The Brain Game was born when the Director of the Wisconsin Council on Children and Families spoke to the Rotary Club of La Crosse, WI. She was excited to spread the word of new, cutting-edge research into early child brain development. More than ever before, scientists discovered that proper stimulation of children in the first three years could play a huge role in growing a healthy brain.
You can purchase a copy of The Brain Game book for $10 at our Rotary Meetings.
If you plan to travel and attend a Rotary Club meeting, pick up a complimentary copy to give to the club as a gift.
Volunteers needed to drive Youth Exchange students
One driver is needed to take 3 or 4 local exchange students (Inga is one of them) on Friday afternoon February 28th to Madison. The driver should leave around 3:00 p.m. and would be back in La Crosse by 8:00p.m. A second driver is needed to pick up these students in Madison around 10:30 a.m. on Sunday (March 2) and bring them back to La Crosse.
Thank you to all who participated in our Thursday, January 9th meeting - PULSE SURVEY - Rotary Club Health Check.
Your feedback on how YOUR club is doing is important. This was a great health check to help us maintain our club's health and preserve its value for YOU and the community. Here are the results!
As part of the commitment, which represents a three-year extension of an existing partnership established more than a decade ago, Rotary will work to raise $50 million a year, with every dollar to be matched with two additional dollars from the Gates Foundation. Rotary also announced funding allocations totaling $45 million in support of critical immunization and disease detection, research, and community mobilization efforts in Africa (Angola, Ethiopia, Mali, Nigeria, Somalia, and South Sudan) and Asia (Afghanistan, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, and Philippines). While only Afghanistan and Pakistan continue to report cases of wild poliovirus, "last-mile" obstacles to global eradication, including weak public health systems and difficulty reaching children in areas of conflict, have proven challenging.
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 28th from 4:30-6:00 p.m. We have our volunteers!! Thank you to Mike Carey, Diana Carey, Bonnie Steidl, Catherine Kolkmeier and Kristie Korish for volunteering!
Tessa Edge, a 2019 graduate of Central High School, was presented with her $1,000 Service Above Self Award following completion of her first semester of school at the University of Minnesota. As you can see from her photo, Tessa embraced the opportunity to join the marching band, and was able to accompany the football team to perform during the Gophers victory over Auburn at the Outback Bowl in Tampa. "I had a wonderful first semester. Although my program is a difficult one, I strove to overcome the challenges," Tessa wrote in a note thanking the club for the Rotary award. "I am grateful for these opportunities and to you all for supporting me."
Caitlin Coffey
Logan 2019
Caitlin Coffey, a 2019 graduate of Logan High School, was presented with her $1,000 Service Above Self Award following completion of her first semester of school at the Franklin Olin College of Engineering, a noted private engineering college in suburban Boston. Caitlin has returned to school for the 2nd semester and was unable to attend a club meeting to receive her award.
Caitlin was a member of the Logan Interact Club and says helping organize iFeed helped her "realize how much Rotary does for others around the world!" She has already taken an active role in community service work in college, joining Code for Boston, a nonprofit dedicated to helping other nonprofits with software and related projects. Recently she worked on a project with a nonprofit called the Guardian Group, which is working to combat the presence of online human trafficking.
She is grateful for the Rotary award, which will help pay tuition and allow her to continue pursuing school. "I appreciate the work your club has done to make our community, as well as our nation, a better environment. Rotary was an amazing opportunity for me to help serve others in my community."
Matthew Jankowski
Aquinas 2019
David Stoeffler, Youth Committee member presented Matthew Jankowski with his
$1,000 Service Above Self Award
Matthew just completed his first semester at University of North Dakota.
"I had a really good first semester. I adjusted to my new school and college level classes well, along with making many new friends, working at the library for my work study financial aid and volunteering in leadership opportunities in student government. It's been a lot of work but also a lot of fun too." Matthew thanks the La Crosse Rotary in supporting him in his studies at UND.
Rotary Club of La Crosse Service Above Self Awards INFO
ROTARIAN DAVE KNUTSON MEMORIAL YOUTH SPONSORSHIP FUND
From Rotary After Hours
On December 16th 2019,our friend David Knutson passed away unexpectedly. He was an active member of the Rotary Club of La Crosse-After Hours with a passion for supporting Rotary youth programs. To honor Dave's memory, our club is determined to create an endowed sponsorship for a student to attend Rotary District 6250 - RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards) annually, in his name. Our goal is to raise $4200.
Happy Birthday Linda Zoerb - Jan 26 Annette Mikat - Jan 27 Joe Skemp - Jan 27 Sarah Arendt-Beyer - Jan 28 Dan Roemhild - Jan 28 Sheila Wieser - Jan 28 Robin Moses - Jan 29
Happy Wedding Anniversary John and Diane Dingman (H) - Jan 29
Rotary Anniversary James Gallagher (H) - Jan 23 - 32 years Steve Tanke - Jan 28 - 38 years Todd Restel - Jan 29 - 11 years Roz Schnick - Jan 29 - 5 years Jim Salmo - Jan 30 - 5 years Joan Parke - Feb 1 - 12 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 23: Raffle: $37; Scrip: $100; Fines: $162; Scooters: $1
ROTARY ATTENDANCE Jan 2nd - 51% Jan 9th - 55% Jan 16th - 58% Jan 23rd - 49%
Rotary Attendance policy is to attend or makeup at least 50% of the club meetings 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. Make ups can be made up anytime during the year.
100% Attendance Winners July - Jim Salmo August - Dan Howes September - Kenna Christians October - Kenna Christians November - Tim Kolek December - Todd Restel
New Members Kristie Korish Callie Smith Cindy Taerud Ian Turner
Honorary Members 24
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.
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 Sarah Arendt-Beyer.