SOCIAL TIME - 11:30AM-12:00PM LUNCH BUFFET 11:30AM-1:00PM
Parking on 2nd Street, on the north side of the grounds, or near the back entrance of the grounds.
Beer will be available for credit card purchase.
Dress for the weather....but we will be under a tent.
This Week: District Governor, Todd Restel
District 6250 Governor Visit and Speech.
Last Week: Amanda Worman Holmgaard, Classification Talk
When Rotary was established by Paul Harris and three others, each person came from a different walk of life. This diversity is a cornerstone of Rotary. The intent is to have a cross-section of business and professional experiences in your community.
For decades Rotary International listed a range of professional “classifications” and restricted how many representatives of each could be in a club. This ensures that each club reflects the community in which it serves. It also reminds us to not have one profession as a dominant voice in our club. Over time, these restrictions have pretty much given way, but your classification continues to be of great interest to your fellow club members. That’s why your Rotary badge carries your name and your classification.
Classification talks help us learn about the life experiences and professional backgrounds of new members.
Thomas Francis Brock died September 12, 2024, at home, surrounded by his daughters and wife.
Tom was a member of Rotary Club of La Crosse for 20 years. From his wife, Jan: He wanted you all to know how much you all meant to him. The fellowship and ideals were two things he really valued - the principles/4 way test has always had a prominent place on his desk.
A celebration of life will be held Saturday, October 12 at the La Crosse Country Club from 2-4 pm. A private burial has been held. Schumacher Kish Funeral Home is assisting with arrangements.
Our speakers, Joe Ruskey, fellow Rotarian and owner of Dependable Solutions, and Investigator Darin Daveau with the La Crescent Police Department, will share information on the latest cybercrimes and scams affecting people in our area. They'll also share strategies to help you recognize, prevent, and report scams. The event is free and open to the public, but you must register to attend.
Pickleball for Polio - October 24th
Help us CELEBRATE WORLD POLIO DAY! Pickleball for Polio takes place at the Blue Zone Pickleball, 2500 Rose Street, La Crosse on Thursday, October 24th, which is World Polio Day.
There are four ways to participate in this fundraiser, all of which include a donation to Polio Plus:
Attend the event - $15 (includes one drink ticket)
Open Pickleball Player - $20
Join in the Pickleball Tournament - $25
Donate!
Items available for purchase at the event: Beverages from Blue Zone. food from Food Truck in the parking lot, bucket raffle tickets, other raffle drawings.
Hosted by: Holmen Area Rotary (Kelly Dunn), La Crosse After Hours Rotary (Marissa Dickinson), Rotary Club of La Crosse (Eva Marie Restel), Onalaska Hilltoppers Rotary (Ramona Lisowski)
Al’s Musky Challenge is a Rotary Beneficiaries Club of La Crosse Project that provides opportunity and support
to youth throughout the Coulee Region!
From July 25 through September 30, Rotarian Al Louis will be fishing Lake Vermilion in Northern Minnesota. This Summer, Al will fish with his fishing partners, both named A.J., as well as multiple sponsor guests and fellow Rotarians.
2024 recipients are the Boys and Girls Club of Greater La Crosse and the Family and Children's Center.
Please consider pledging and paying later or donating now.
Welcome to Week FOUR of RI’s Basic Literacy & Education Month.
With Pakistan still on the list as one of the only two countries in the world with
endemic cases of the dreaded poliomyelitis, the current chair of the Trustees of TRF,
Mark Daniel Maloney spoke on the continuing effort of TRF to completely eradicate
the ravaging disease. In a recent interview with Oonib Azam, a Karachi-based journalist published in The News International, Rotarian Maloney emphasized the necessity for a global effort in funding polio eradication in Pakistan. The Rotary Foundation, he said, was going to continue providing funds for polio eradication. So far, he said, they had contributed US $460 million for polio eradication in Pakistan, of the total $2.2 billion that they collected globally. The Foundation, he said, was coordinating with the Pakistani government, the World Health Organization, and UNICEF, in outlining the strategies to control the polio spread in the country. He added that malnourishment was also an issue that needed to be addressed for eradicating polio, as there had been cases in Sindh this year where fully polio-vaccinated children contracted the polio virus, mainly because they were malnourished. “Poor sanitation helps promote the spread of the polio virus environmentally,” he said. According to Azam, Maloney explained that the Rotary clubs in Pakistan had worked for years to eradicate polio in the country and they had made great strides. After having only six cases last year and then to have 19 this
year was discouraging, but compared to what the situation was 30 years back, “it’s a
great improvement and we go to continue that improvement,” he remarked.
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