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We still have openings for housing for one couple and one woman. The group arrives in La Crosse around 7:30 pm Sunday May 13th, and leaves Wednesday morning May 16th. While they are here, we could also use drivers for group activities should hosts be at work. Contact Mark Jolivette at email mjolivett@aol.com or phone or text him at 608.385.7659.
Last week our presenter was Virginia Wintersteen and she presented the STAR Center at a Glance.
This is a major community collaborative to address Health Equity in individuals with disabilities and impairments that prevent them from meeting the recommended level of physical activity. There are 35000 individuals in our greater La Crosse area that are impacted, all are at risk of developing secondary health issues.
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.
We are sending our condolences to the Anne Snow family. Anne has been on LOA for a number of months because she moved her grandfather back to La Crosse last fall and has been his caregiver. Charles 'Don' Johnson, 99 passed away last Friday. Obit.
Anne's address is 33769 Burns Valley Road, La Crescent, MN 55947.
We will have our annual Kid's Coulee Work Day on Saturday, April 28th from 9-12 since mother nature didn't allow us to do so last Saturday. Wear work clothes and bring gloves, rake, broom and shovel if you have them. We will serve a lunch at Noon.
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.
Pat Stephens....update about his granddaughter Sascha who is battling cancer at St. Judes. If you would like to send a card their address is:
Sascha, Casey, and Deb Stephens 1350 Concourse Ave. Apt. 907 Memphis, TN 38104
Casey and Deb reported that the MRI scans that were taken last Friday showed no new growth of the tumors and no more cancerous fluid in the spinal cord. Little 9 year old Sascha has been remarkable. What a journey she is going through. She will still get 5 more chemo treatments and is still scheduled to be there through October but at least we're given this ounce of encouragement that she stands a chance of beating the "C" word.
I know that prayers payoff and can't thank everyone enough for their good wishes and ongoing support. We are so blessed to be surrounded by caring, loving friends. Keep those prayers coming and we'll continue to keep you informed of what is hopefully ongoing positive results.
We are looking for nominations for "Rotarian of the Year" from our club....please submit you nominations to rotarylax@charter.net by May 1st...click here to view form. The board will review the nominations at the May board meeting and make a selection. The Rotarian of the Year will be recognized at our Spring Social and the Avenues of Service Dinner on Tuesday, August 14th.
Our Youth Exchange Student for 2018-19 will be a girl, Lucia from Spain.We have already identified two host families, they live in the Central school district. The first family will have her from mid-August to early December, Her second family will have her from early December to around March 31st, after which her third family would have her until mid-July 2019.
We are looking for one more family that would like to host her from March through mid-July. If hosting an exchange student interests you or if you have any questions, please talk to Maria Norberg, Eva Marie Restel or Jack Haase. Also, feel free to talk to Tami Woods on what it has meant to her family to host Beca.
Katie Shephardson received the Rotary Global Award. Read on Katie's blog about the Rotary Global Award and how Katie with the help of Rotarian Bruce Swanwick applied and was awarded the Rotary Global Grant. Katie will be pursing a Masters degree at the University of London SOAS which specializes in the geographic regions of Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. You can follow Katie's adventure on her blog.
Happy Birthday Jean Bassett (honorary) - April 23 Val Schute - April 24 Angela Czerwinski - April 25 Mark Solyst - April 25 Tina Klingr April 26 Terry Witzke (honorary) - April 26
Happy Anniversary Dave (Sandra) Johnston - April 23 Ruthan (Roger) Schulz - April 23 Jodi (Dan) Widuch - April 25
Happy Rotary Anniversary Jerry Ostreng (honorary) - April 28 - 52 years
ROTARY ATTENDANCE April 5 - 60% April 12 - 59% April 19 - 60%
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
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.
One of our guests won last week and donated it back to our club.
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.
April 19th: Raffle $92: Fines $94: Scooters $0: Scrip $185
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 Tami Woods.
This week we will welcome the La Crosse Chief of Police, Ron Tischer. 
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