The La Crosse Symphony Orchestra's first recipient of its Gundersen Fellowship Program is violist, Adrian Jackson of Austin Texas.
The La Crosse Symphony added the diversity-focused fellowship in partnership with Gundersen Health System. The new Gundersen Fellowship Program of the La Crosse Symphony brings Adrian to our community for each concert week this season. He works with the Central High School orchestra, the Boys and Girls Club Free Violin Lesson Program, and the healing arts program at Gundersen as well as performing with the La Crosse Symphony Orchestra. Adrian Jackson will be bringing strong musical support and value to our community through his fellowship.
Jackson is a young aspiring performer, educator, and student. Adrian began studying music, initially on the violin, at the McCallum Fine Arts Academy in Austin,Texas. Adrian discovered the viola when he was fifteen years old.
He is a Graduate of the Eastman School of Music and will be going on to pursue a professional studies certificate in orchestral studies at the San Francisco Conservatory studying under professors Dimitri Murrath and Johnathan Vinocour.
Adrian has served on the faculties of the Leander Music School, Rochester Music Collaborative, Bach to Rock Music School, and the Music and Arts Center teaching violin, viola, and piano to beginning through advanced students.
Adrian has performed as the Principal Violist of the Southern Tier Symphony, section violist in the Cayuga Chamber Orchestra, and the winner of the Dennis De Couteau Ballet Orchestra Fellowship. Adrian had attended esteemed festivals like the Interlochen Arts Camp, Heifetz Institute, Castleman Quartet Program, and Red Rock Chamber Music Festival.
Jackson has been on stage with the LSO while celebrating their 125th anniversary season.
Lunch this week: Grilled chicken and vegetable skewers, with Brown Rice pilaf and sweet corn succotash.
Coffee, ice tea, coffee, and milk available.
Guests are ALWAYS welcome! RSVP in advance to Niki Pohnl if know you are bringing guests but last minute invites are also welcome!
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Hiking Fellowship - Saturday, June 8th
LOCATIONS: GREAT RIVER BLUFFS STATE PARK
We will meet at 10 am in the parking lot nearest the North Overlook (map below) for the map). We will hike to the East Overlook. In and out is about 3 miles. You may also drive to the Campground and go .3 miles to the East Overlook. The hike is quite easy. Bring bug spray.
We recommend buying a parking permit online (CLICK HERE) $7/day or $35 for year/round pass before you go and bring print out for dash.
You may also join for lunch afterwards at TimeOut Tavern in La Crescent. Please RSVP to Thomas Behrenbeck by Thurs. June 6th.
As a reminder, our Club Rotarian of the Year nominations are due June 1st. The Board of Directors will review all nominations in the June 10th meeting. This year's winner will be reviews at the June 27th meeting. CLICK HERE for the nomination form.
Rotarians in the News - May 23rd-30th
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Rotary International Convention
Todd and Eva Maire Restels and Mark and Sharon Jolivette taking a break at the Bacha Coffeeshop before heading to their break out sessions.
Eva says, "We are learning lots and getting great ideas at the Singapore International Rotary Conference to bring back to everyone."
Welcome to Week FOUR of RI’s Month of Youth Activities.
Hope You all had a Memorable Weekend! In the current issue of rotarynewsonline Rhasheeda Bhagat reports on the efforts of a Rotary District and TRF at saving the lives of premature babies. According to the report, the Rotary Club of Rourkela Royal, RI District 3261, implementing its first Global Grant, is making a dent in the abysmal numbers of infant mortality in the Eastern Indian state of Odisha. Odisha has one of the poorest records in India and is near the bottom of the pile when it
comes to IMR (Infant Mortality Rate) at 37/1,000 live births, which is the third highest in India. The national average IMR in India at present is 22/1,000 live births.
A pediatrician revealed that specialized centers that could care for such babies exist only in select cities and nearly 44 per cent of the neonates who finally reach a well-equipped pediatric facility in ordinary vans or other vehicles, arrive either dead; or with severe complications resulting in long term morbidity. Often times, the available ambulances were woefully inadequate to meet this need, both in terms of equipment and skilled manpower.
Responding to this heartbreaking situation, the Rotary Club of Rourkela Royal leapt into action and in September of 2023, applied for a Rotary Foundation Global Grant. Within a record time of just 7 months, the sum of $42,139 USD was approved by TRF. Rotarian Ajay Agarwal, project chair explained that Unmeed (Project Hope) is a specialized vehicle with over a dozen equipment that can ensure the safe transportation of the infant from the birthplace to the hospitals with modern facilities. With this essential and godsend Project we hope to prevent as many deaths and disabilities as possible that result from improper transport of neonates in non-equipped vehicles.” Thanking District 3261’s international partner Rotary Club Pashupati, Kathmandu, which contributed to the grant, Agarwal expressed gratitude to Rotary for providing “… this first-of-its-kind facility in our city and a much-needed service that will go a long way in saving lives of newborn babies. This is a feather in the cap of not only our club but also District 3261 and Rotary as a whole.”
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