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CLUB INFO

 

MEETING THIS WEEK

February 20, 2020
 
RADISSON CENTER
 
MENU
Soup and Salad Bar
 
 
 
 
 
PRESIDENT TAMI'S QUOTE OF THE WEEK
 
“Ninety-nine percent of failures come from people who make excuses.”
-George Washington

 

THIS WEEK AT ROTARY - February 20th
 

 

Scott Bradford - Classification Talk: Scott Bradford is a Financial Advisor at Mutual of Omaha. He serves clients by helping them achieve clarity and a sense of security as it relates to their financial goals. In addition to financial wellness, he believes in strengthening our community and the relationships within it as an active member of the La Crosse Downtown Rotary as well as the La Crosse Chamber of Commerce.

LAST WEEK AT ROTARY
 

 

Lindsey Purl is the new Great Rivers Hub Director for Great Rivers United Way. In her role as Director, she is charged with planning, implementation, and maintenance of the Pathways Community Hub Model. The Hub is a collaborative and innovative systems change that aims to bridge the gaps that exist between healthcare and social services by addressing social determinants of health through Community Care Coordination. It is designed to bridge the gap between health care delivery and the social service sector for cost savings, improved population health outcomes, and increased client experience and engagement. This unique collaboration is impressively improving the systems connecting human services with at-risk individuals and families in our community.  More information can be found here. DOWNLOAD PDF FLYER

Download the PowerPoint here (PDF)

Great Rivers HUB was developed and launched on August 1st 2017. Its mission is to facilitate cost savings across health systems and the community, improve population health outcomes, and improve client experience and engagement. This is accomplished through the implementation of the evidence-based Pathways Community HUB model which aims to reduce risk through focus on outcomes. The HUB model is a system change initiative that addresses the ingrained and often siloed system issues that many at-risk populations face today. This is an initiative spreading quickly throughout the nation and this community is leading the movement in the state of Wisconsin. Great Rivers HUB shifts our community’s focus from services provided to outcomes achieved, from provider-led to client-led, and from siloed organizations to community collaboration.

 

 

ROTARY WORKS FOUNDATION -TAX RECEIPTS
 
 
 
PICK UP YOUR ROTARY WORKS TAX RECEIPTS AT OUR MEETING
February 20th
Questions? Contact Scott Herdeman
608-886-9793
 
ROTARY WORKS FOUNDATION
Your donations doing good in the Community and World
 
VENUE CHANGE FEBRUARY MEETING
 
Reminder: On February 27th we will be meeting at the Coulee Council on Addictions - Recovery Center.   Rotarian Cheryl Hancock and Executive Director of Coulee Council on Addictions will be our speaker. Tours of the building will be available after the meeting. Parking information will be coming! We would also like to fill their food pantry - if you would like to donate, please bring non-perishable food items to the meeting. Lunch will be catered by Festival Foods.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TRAVELING - ROTARY MAKEUP OPPORTUNITIES
Traveling....want to do a Rotary makeup?  You can find a club on the RI website  -  Locate a Rotary Club LINK  OR Rotary International also has the Rotary Club Locator App (info below). 
 
This is great opportunity to meet other Rotarians and find out what their clubs are doing...and bring ideas back to our club! If you are planning on visiting a club on your travels, pick up a banner and one of our Brain Game Books to bring as a gift.  Great way to promote our Brain Game...we also have Brain Game brochures available.
 
Rotary Club Locator app

Find Rotary clubs worldwide with our free Rotary Club Locator app. You can search for clubs by keyword, country, state or province, district, and even meeting day. Or simply use the “Near me” feature to find clubs close to your current location.

Note that when you search for nearby clubs, the map won’t display e-clubs. Use a keyword search to find information on e-clubs.

Download the Rotary Club Locator App:
 
FELLOWSHIP - FEBRUARY 18TH
Please join us for our next fellowship gathering Tuesday, February 18, 2020 from 5:00 - 7:00 PM at Piggy's Smokin' Blues Lounge at 501 Front Street, La Crosse.  
 
 
 
CELEBRATIONS

 

                                   

 Happy Birthday
Nancy Flottmeyer - Feb 18
Anita Froegel - Feb 18

Happy Wedding Anniversary
 Jeff Odom - Feb 17 

Rotary Anniversary

Ray Kline - Feb 20 - 28 years  
Roger Sorenson - Feb 20 - 28 years 

 

ROTARY FRIENDSHIP EXCHANGE OPPORTUNITY
 
 
If you have never been on a Rotary Friendship Exchange, now is your chance!  The fall Brazil Friendship Exchange will take place from October 3rd through the 14th in central Brazil in Belo Horizonte.  Never been on a Friendship Exchange then you have priority!  Bring your spouse, bring your son or daughter, bring a friend! For details, contact Mark Etrheim, 608-769-7200 or MARK@MCHLAX.COM.  Read more for extra details.
 
We fly into Rio de Janerio and then a short flight to Belo Horizonte where we get picked up by local Rotarians.  Fall break?  Bring the family! We typically spend ...3 nights at 3 different clubs,  stay in home-hosted accommodations and each club doing its best to show their home towns off.   Always an adventure of the best kind.  Cost is your airfare (?900-$1200?) and maybe a few hundred dollars for any meals not provided, entry fees, and souvenirs.  It will be warm during our stay as they are in the southern hemisphere and is late summer there.  Rotary makes friends fast!  For details, contact Mark Etrheim, 608-769-7200 or MARK@MCHLAX.COM
 
Rotary Friendship Exchanges are exchanges between groups of Rotarians for the purpose of creating connections and friendships.  The magic of Rotary happens when these friendships morph into relationships from which projects can be born!  Anyone Rotarian can participate in a Friendship Exchange.  Anyone with connections in certain parts of the world is encouraged to consider leading a Friendship Exchange.  More information on the DISTRICT FRIENDSHIP EXCHANGE PAGE.
 
 
ROTARIAN DAVE KNUTSON MEMORIAL YOUTH SPONSORSHIP FUND

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 $4,200.

Donations can be made at our website:
https://rotaryafterhours.org/page/memorial-youth-sponsorship

Or by check: Payable to Rotary After Hours, add Memorial Youth Sponsorship to the memo field, and mail to:


Rotary After Hours, P.O. Box 1622
La Crosse, WI 54602-1622

 

Please share the link and help us keep Dave's memory alive by supporting the cause he cared about most. Thank you for your support!

 

 

 

 
ROTARY CLUB EVENTS & LINKS
 
 
Winter Moon Tunes concert being held on February 29th opening with TUGG.
 Think warmer weather...and join us!
LINK TO TICKETS AND MORE INFORMATION
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Save the date for our District 6250 Conference  - ROTARYFEST - June 19-21, 2020.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
HOLMEN ROTARY SERVICE AUCTION - Save the Date - March 26th more details coming.   WEBSITE.
 
 
RAFFLES

RAFFLES

February 20, 2020

Raffle $10 Kwik Trip Gift Card

Marble Raffle  $30

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.

Feb 13th: Fines: $284; Scooters: $4

 
 
 
 
 
 
ATTENDANCE

ROTARY ATTENDANCE
Feb 13 - 52.9%

 

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

 

 

 
 
MEMBERSHIP

MEMBERSHIP 
Active Membership
191

Honorary Members
25

Associate Membership is 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 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.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.

 

 

PROGRAM CHAIR & DUTY ROSTER COORDINATORS
Program Chair for July 2019 - June 2020
 
DUTY ROSTER COORDINATORS
February - Peter Grabow
March - Alex Lueck
 
 
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.
 
 
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

Nick Passe, Secretary
nick@passelaw.com

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

Kelly Krieg-Sigman
The La Crosse Brain Game
P.O. Box 384, La Crosse, WI  54602-0384
info@rotarybraingame.org

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

Scott Herdeman, Administrator
rotaryworksfoundation@gmail.com

Sponsors
Interested in being a sponsor?
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Speakers
Feb 27, 2020
Coulee Recovery Center
Mar 05, 2020
Mar 12, 2020
Classification Talk
Mar 26, 2020
Razia's Bus
Apr 02, 2020
YWCA's Racial and Restorative Justice Programs
Apr 16, 2020
Wildnerness Survival Skills - Boy Scouts
Apr 23, 2020
Cannabis 101
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Upcoming Events
Rotary Board
Radisson Hotel
Mar 09, 2020
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
 
STAR Meeting
Radisson Hotel
Mar 12, 2020
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
 
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Meeting Responsibilities
Sergeant at Arms
Christians, Kenna
 
Secretary
Passe, Nick
 
Treasurer
Carey, Diana
 
Registration Assistant
Dahlby, Earlamae
 
Piano
Gschwind, Mary Ann
 
Program Chair
Arendt-Beyer, Sarah
 
Duty Roster Coordinator
Grabow, Peter
 
Introduce Speaker
Grabow, Peter
 
Introduce Guests and Visitors
Serle, Brian
 
Greeter
Green, Kaycie
 
Hospitality Greeter
Swanwick, Bruce
 
Raffle Ticket Seller
Riley, Sheila
 
Scrip Seller
Stoeffler, David
 
Rotarians in the News
Snow, Anne
 
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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
 
Rotary Works Board Member
 
Rotary Works Board Member
 
Rotary Works Board Member
 
Rotary Works Board Member
 
Membership
 
Program Chair
 
Public Relations/Social Media
 
The Rotary Foundation
 
Youth Exchange Officer
 
Youth Protection Officer
 
Youth Exchange Counselor
 
Youth Exchange Counselor
 
Youth Exchange Counselor
 
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