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CLUB INFO

Next Meeting
Radisson Center

May 17, 2018

11:30  Networking
12:00 Meeting

Menu
Gumbo
Dirty Rice
Roasted Vegetables

 

 

THIS WEEK AT ROTARY
Our program this week will be LeaderEthics-Wisconsin, presented by Lee Rasch.
 
 
LeaderEthics –Wisconsin is a non-partisan/non-profit organization dedicated to promoting integrity in the American Democracy through ethical leadership practices among elected officials. Ethical leaders are:
  1. Honest and truthful.
  2. Transparent with public information.
  3. Unifiers rather than dividers, and
  4. Willing to represent the collective interests of their constituency.
 
 
 
 
LAST WEEK AT ROTARY
We would like to thank Heidi Svee for sharing her life story with our membership.  
 
 
If you would like to give your classification talk, please contact Program Chair Andy Bakkum.
 
 
 
NEW MEMBER PROPOSED
NEW MEMBER PROPOSED

Help Build Rotary's Future
 
Share Rotary with a Friend
 
Every Rotarian is Responsible for Membership Growth
 
Timothy Candahl
Chair of Town of Shelby
Proposed by Tim Ehler
 
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.
 


 

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FRIENDSHIP EXCHANGE UPDATES
 
 
 
We would like to thank:
 
Tom and Julia Behrenbeck,  Mark and Sharon Jolivette, Mark and Dori Eitrheim and Joyce Wichelt for hosting the Latvian Rotarians.
 
Dean Dickinson, Roger LeGrand, Joyce Wichelt, Mark Eitrheim, Mark Jolivette and Tim Durtsche for driving.
 
We are in need of hosts for the Argentina  Friendship Exchange.  We still need beds for two people coming singly, June 16-20.
 
Contact Mark Jolivette at email mjolivett@aol.com or phone or text him at 608.385.7659 if you would like to host or have any questions.
 
 
 
 
TREE PLANTING & SOCIAL
 
Mark your calendars for Saturday, June 2 to be part of our Tree Planting Project and Year End Picnic at Camp Decorah. This is a collaborative project with Rotary After Hours. 
 
The first part of the day we need volunteers to help plant up to 200 white pine saplings. Fun outside activities will start around 11:00 and end by 3:00 (options include; kayaking, zip lining, and fishing) The picnic lunch will be from 11:30 to 1:00 and is only $5 per person.
 
Come to plant, come to picnic or just come to play outside. All Rotarians and their families are invited to attend. 
 
Register today at this link: click here.
 
Mark your calendars and register today!
 
 
 
UPCOMING COMMITTEE MEETINGS
CENTENNIAL FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE: 1:00 pm on May 17th at the Radisson Center.
 
TREE PLANTING & EVENT SOCIAL COMMITTEE: 11:00 am on May 17th at the Radisson Center.
 
ROTARY COIN COMMITTEE:  1:00 pm on June 7th at the Radisson Center.
 
 
 
 
ROTARY GOLF OUTING
 
 
 
 
 
 
LOGGERS FELLOWSHIP
We will again have a Rotary Fellowship at the Loggers Game on Thursday, May 31st...La Crosse Loggers will be playing the Eau Claire Express.  Brickl Brothers Pavilion from 4-6 pm.  Seats will be undercover in Section D.  Game at 7:05  Adults $17 and Students $12 (ticket voucher for another game and Loggers sunglasses included in ticket price).  If you are a Logger’s Season Ticket Holder, the cost is $10.  This will be a Polio Plus fundraiser and the La Crosse Loggers will donate $2.50 per ticket to Polio Plus.  Register here if you plan on attending.
 
Payment prior to the event.  Please send your check to Rotary Club of La Crosse, PO Box 1914, La Crosse WI  54602-1914 or drop your payment off at our weekly meetings at the registration table.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NOMINATIONS NEEDED FOR AVENUES OF SERVICE BANQUET
Every year the nine area Rotary Clubs gather for a celebration of club projects and honor members that have lived the Service Above Self motto.  Clubs will also honor their Rotarians of the Year.  This year our Avenues of Service Banquet will be Tuesday, August 14 at the Lunda Center at WTC.  The celebration will begin at 5:30 with a social.  This is a fundraiser for our Rotary Works Foundation.  We hope you will save the date.  It is a great night of fellowship and celebration.  More information will come closer to the date.
 
We are now looking for nominations.  Please click on the forms below for more information.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
WELCOME TO ROTARY NEWS WHEEL

Current Rotary News Wheel

We have changed our deadline to submit an ad to Tuesday prior to the meeting.         

Link to submit your ad.

 

 

CELEBRATIONS

 

                                   

 Happy Birthday
Alex Lueck - May 15

Happy Anniversary
Bob (Marie) Daley - May 14
Kurt (Julie) Schroeder - May 14
Chris (Kathy) Hackner - May 15
Roger (Julie)  Stanford - May 15

Happy Rotary Anniversary
Richard Strauss - May 16 - 16 years


 

ATTENDANCE

ROTARY ATTENDANCE
April 26 - 56%
May 3 - 61%
May 10 - 53%

 

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 - Miranda TerBeest
August - Sue Durtsche
September - Tim Durtsche
October - Jamie Capuzzi
November - Wendell Snodgrass
December - Al Louis
January - David Amborn
February - Lyn Sheffer

March- Petra Roter
 
 
MEMBERSHIP

MEMBERSHIP 
Active Membershi
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189

Honorary Members

25

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 Membership is 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. 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 of $75 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.

 

 

RAFFLES

RAFFLES

May 17, 2018

Raffle $10 Kwik Trip Gift Card

Marble Raffle  $40

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 10th: Raffle $67: Fines $84: Scooters $5: Scrip $110
 
 
 
 
PROGRAM CHAIRS
Program Chair for July 2017 - June 2018
 
 
Monthly Program Chairs
 
Program Chair for July 2018 - June 2019
 
July - Heidi Svee
August - Petra Roter
September
October - Jamie O'Neill
November - Miranda Terbeest
December
February - Bonnie Steidl
 
 
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 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 Andy Bakkum.
 

 
CONTACT INFO

Rotary Club of La Crosse
P.O. Box 1914, La Crosse, WI  54602-1914
608-526-4491 (Phone and Fax)

Lyn Sheffer, Administrator
rotarylax@charter.net

Bruce Swanwick, Secretary
bruceswanwickjersey@gmail.com

Earlamae Dahlby
Attendance and Make-up Coordinator
earlamae@centurytel.net

 

The La Crosse Brain Game
P.O. Box 384, La Crosse, WI  54602-0384
608-304-2971

Jeanne Meyer, Administrator 
info@rotarybraingame.org

 

Rotary Works Foundation
P.O. Box 1571, La Crosse, WI  54602-1571
608-886-9793

Kathy Knoblock, Administrator
Scott Herdeman, Upcoming Administrator

rotaryworksfoundation@gmail.com

 


 
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Speakers
May 17, 2018
Leadership Ethics
May 24, 2018
Dairyland Power
May 31, 2018
Rotary Loggers Tonight and Spring Social on Saturday
Jul 05, 2018
HAPPY 4TH OF JULY
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Upcoming Events
Rotary Works Board Meeting
Viterbo University
May 17, 2018
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
 
Come for Supper
Our Savior's Lutheran Church
May 29, 2018
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
 
Loggers Fellowship
La Crosse Loggers
May 31, 2018 4:00 PM
 
Tree Planting - Picnic Social
Camp Decorah
Jun 02, 2018
9:30 AM – 3:00 PM
 
Rotary Coin Committee Meeting
Radisson Center
Jun 07, 2018 1:00 PM
 
Rotary Board
Radisson Hotel
Jun 11, 2018
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
 
2018 Rotary International Convention
Jun 23, 2018 8:00 AM –
Jun 27, 2018 10:00 PM
 
Meeting Responsibilities
Secretary
Swanwick, Bruce
 
Sergeant-at-Arms
Amborn, David
 
Registration Assistant
Dahlby, Earlamae
 
Program Chair
Grabow, Peter
 
Piano
Haase, Ann
 
Greeter
Maki, Erick
 
Hospitality Greeter
Wycoff-Horn, Marcie
 
Introduce Guests and Visitors
Kernozek, Ilene
 
Rotarians in the News
Durtsche, Sue
 
Introduce Program
Grabow, Peter
 
Raffle Ticket Seller
Prinsen, Anna
 
Scrip Seller
McArdle, Dillon
 
Executives & Directors
President
 
President Elect
 
President Elect Nominee
 
Past President
 
Treasurer
 
Secretary
 
Rotary Works Foundation Liaison
 
Sergeant-at-Arms
 
Board Member
 
Board Member
 
Board Member
 
Board Member
 
Board Member
 
Board Member
 
Board Member
 
Board Member
 
Board Member
 
Club Administrator
 
Membership
 
Program Chair
 
Public Relations/Social Media
 
Youth Exchange Officer
 
Youth Protection Officer
 
Youth Exchange Counselor
 
The Rotary Foundation
 
Youth Exchange Counselor
 
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