The COVID-19 level for La Crosse County is measuring at a LOWlevel at this time.
Per current CDC guidelines, when a county is in low COVID risk level, wearing masks indoors is optional.
According to the CDC's guidelines, individuals in communities at this level should stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccines and get tested if you have symptoms, but wear a mask indoors in public if you choose. However, additional precautions may be needed for people at high risk for severe illness. People may choose to mask at any time. If you have been exposed to COVID-19 or test positive, we ask that you follow the CDC guidelines for quarantining/isolating.
This Week at Rotary: Chuck Hanson, Classification Talk
Chuck Hanson was born and raised in La Crosse, Wisconsin. He is graduate of Central High School, a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Saint Olaf College and graduated with honors from the University of Wisconsin Law School. After serving as a JAG in the United States Air Force he joined the law firm of Hale Skemp, Hanson, Skemp, & Sleik in 1977, where he has practiced law for over 45 years. He concentrates his practice in the areas of civil litigation and workers compensation. Chuck has an AV rating from Martingale Hubble, which is the highest professional rating that can be given to a lawyer.
Chuck is a past-president of the La Crosse County Bar Association. He was a founding board member and served as president of the Wisconsin Association of Workers’ Compensation Attorneys. Chuck served six years on the Board of Governors for the State Bar of Wisconsin and served as liaison to the Litigation Section.
Chuck is a respected community leader who has served as the founding president of many community organizations including Freedom Honor Flight, which sends WW II Veterans to Washington, D.C. to be honored; the Riverside International Friendship Gardens, Inc., and the La Crosse Associations for our sister cities in Dubna, Russia; Luoyang, China; Bantry, Ireland; and Forde, Norway.
An active Rotarian for over43 years, Chuck has served as president of the Rotary Club of La Crosse, founding president of the Rotary District 6250 Foundation, District Governor for Rotary International, and currently serves as Chair of the International Service Committee for Rotary District 6250. He is also the founding and current president of the Brain Game, Inc., which is devoted to healthy early childhood development.
Chuck and his wife, Cheryl, best friends on life’ journey, have been married for over 52 years. They have two sons, Eric and Matthew and four grandchildren.
Last Week: Jake Erickson, Boys and Girls Club Initiatives
Leaders from the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater La Crosse shared how the Club is creating a variety of pathways for area youth. CEO, Jake Erickson, and COO, Joan Parke, discussed how Club members now have unique opportunities to receive mental health services, scholarships for higher education and explore career options to discover their best path towards a great future.
Under the leadership of Jake, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater La Crosse operates 8 Club facilities, serves over 4,000 youth annually and works hard to do whatever it takes to provide great futures. Jake serves on a variety of community committees and task forces in order to help make La Crosse a great place to live, work and play.
The meal will be feta stuffed chicken over farro with broccoli
Milk and iced tea will be available for you to pick up at the north bar as you find your seat. Cargill Room staff will also be happy to deliver a glass of milk or iced tea to you while they're serving the meal.
Note: If you prefer to keep your mask on during the entire meeting, you will be provided a boxed lunch to take home with you.
IFEED FOOD DRIVE
We will be passing the hat this week for our food drive. Donations can also be made through your club account (email Niki a $$ amount) or through VENMO (@RotaryClub-Lacrosse, #4491 specify food drive). Interact students will shop!
PACKER RAFFLE - TICKETS AVAILABLE!
The Packer Raffle is up and running! The Riverfest Commadores organize this yearly raffle and our club's budget benefits greatly by the number of tickets we collectively sell.
Tickets sell for $10 each. Each ticket has a bar code on the back good for one FREE Lava Wash at Ship Shape Car wash (a $20 value good through 01-31-23.)
1st Prize: 2 tickets to the Packer/Viking game on Sunday, January 2, 2023 at Lambeau
2nd Prize - 2 tickets to Hamilton musical on April 29, 2023 at the Orpheum Theater in MSP
3rd Prize - $500 gift card to Festival Foods
The drawing will be Monday, December 5th at Celebrations. Need not be present to win.
Selling Details: Sign out as many packs of 10 as you would like at club meetings or by contacting Niki Pohnl. Sell your tickets, return the cash/check/Venmo and sales stubs to Niki Pohnl by December 1st.
Our club receives $5 (half the ticket sale price) for every ticket sold. Our goals is to sell 500 tickets.
Rob Grover, Erik Asher, and Joseph Kress have submitted their applications for Club Membership. According to club procedure, their names are to be published in our weekly email bulletin for two weeks. If there are no objections from the current membership, these application will be approved. Please contact the Club Administrator if you object to this application by October 31.
Do you know someone you think might like to join our club? Click the link below to propose them to the Membership Committee.
Hors d'oevres, cash bar, 50/50 Raffle, and dishes to sample from the student's home country.
Tickets purchased in advance $40/person
Tickets at the door $45/person
(This link goes through Rotary After Hours. You must sign up as a GUEST.)
Funds raised for this even help our students cover the cost for the East or West Coast trip at the end of their exchange. A great way to meet our exchange students and support our own student, Matihilde.
Welcome Asif Fnu. Asif is a Financial Advisor in the La Crosse area and is sponsored by Dean Dickinson.
Welcome Bridget Thomas. Bridget is a realtor for Raven Reality and sponsored by Michelle Skemp.
Welcome Tashyra (Shy) Jackson. Shy is the Executive Director of Operations for Hope Restores and sponsored by Roz Schnick.
La Crosse Climate Action Plan - Input Needed
Ted Redmond from Pale Blue Dot spoke to our club this past winter. They have spent time gathering information and input from the community to get them this far, but they want more people to look through the draft and provide comments.
To provide comments, you can click one of the ten areas and then scroll to the bottom. CLICK THE LINK BELOW and you can provide comments on the bottom of the page.
CLICK HERE for the direct link to view the documentary, "Going Home Like a Shooting Star: Thea Bowman's Journey to Sainthood". In this documentary, you will find our very own Rotarians, Regina Siegel and Mary Ann Gschwind.
District Polio Plus Challenge
World Polio Day is October 24th. Some clubs have a tradition to raise funds for Polio Plus in October. District Governor Ben Bauer is also issuing a challenge to our District to raise $130,000 for Polio Plus by March 30, 2023. That is an increase of $11,000 over last year's success. Better yet, when we reach the goal, DG Ben will dye his hair purple in honor of our contributions! Keep reading to for more info and some tools to help us get there!
Rotary Exchanges are Back!
The Rotary Friendship Exchange (RFE) is a program designed to exchange members with another district in order to create new friendships and foster international understanding and good will. Participants are ambassadors for their own club and their country. RFE is an intense social and cultural experience. Some exchanges are all for fun and some are project based.
District 6250 will travel to District 3170 in India the week(s) of February 4-14, 2023. The group will travel to Mumbai (Bomba), then inland to their district, then will move in their district to visit parts of Maharashtra, Goa and Karnataka. Participants pay for air fare and make their own travel arrangements and are stay in host homes during their visits.
Who can travel on a RFE? Maximum of 12 interested Rotarians, spouses, and/or family members. If you are interested, contact Dave Clements (link below) as soon as possible to get your name on the interest list.
The need to help our local food pantries has never been greater. The mission of Rotary Lights is to "feed the hungry". They are selling these bears to help offset some construction costs of larger food pantry, serving thousands of needy families in our area. Bears can be purchase for cash, VENMO, or club account at weekly meetings. Help support WAFER if you can!
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