This Week: Follow Up/January 11th Round Table Discussions
Following the January 11th Club Roundtable session, the
evaluations were collected and the comments were categorized by committee. The committees reviewed the comments and identified them by the following four recommended options:
Priority items to be considered for action as soon as possible
Priority items to be considered with additional planning needed
Items that should be referred for consideration in the next club Strategic Planning process (or deferred indefinitely).
Exemplary activities that we should continue (we don’t want to inadvertently neglect exemplary practices that are working well).
The board has collected the committee recommendations and is processing the priority items with the goal of moving a number of them toward implementation in July 2024.
There are two areas that the board feels need further dialogue among the members. This week our roundtable discussions will be based on the following topics:
Given the board decision to discontinue singing the song, America, should some activity take its place (sing another song, no singing, recite the Rotary Mission and/or Vision (see below), other)?
How should we modify Rotarians in the News, and potentially Braggers & Squealers, and at the same time, maintain a fun atmosphere?”
As in the first roundtable, the application of the principles of the Four Way Test will serve as a guide for members in the facilitated discussion.
Because of the membership focus of this meeting, it is suggested that we refrain from inviting guests. If you have questions about the program, please contact Task Force Chair, Lee Rasch.
Rotary mission statement
We provide service to others, promote integrity, and advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through our fellowship of business, professional, and community leaders. Rotary Vision statement
Together, we see a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change — across the globe, in our communities, and in ourselves.
Next Week: Off Site Meeting
Last Week: Dr. Wayne Bottner,
Embracing Disability
The presentation included a brief personal history, information about the prevalence of disability, and
the origin of implicit biases about it. Building on that foundation, contrasting conceptual models of
disability were presented and practical advice given to encourage incorporating disability into our
approach to issues, both personal and civic.
Lunch this week: Chicken Caesar Wraps w/ Kettle Chips & Pickle.
Coffee and water will be provided.
Guests are ALWAYS welcome! RSVP in advance to Niki Pohnl if know you are bringing guests but last minute invites are also welcome!
Service Opportunities
Letter Carrier Food Collection Teams Needed Saturday, May 11th
Great Rivers United Way is helping out by recruiting driving teams, consisting of a driver and at least one passenger each, who will use a personal vehicle to collect donations on an assigned route(s) ahead of local Letter Carriers in La Crosse and Onalaska.
Drivers and their passenger(s) will report to the La Crosse Post Office, where they will receive materials and a route. Driving teams will follow mail routes, making two or more sweeps of that route to ensure as many donations as possible are picked up by volunteers, rather than Letter Carriers, who are also delivering mail this day. We estimate that driving teams will be done by 2:00 p.m. at the latest. This event is rain or shine.
This is a family-friendly volunteer opportunity – the more helping hands, the better! Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up. Thank you!
Richard Strauss is looking for program ideas for the 2024-2025 Rotary year. Please reach out to him if you have heard of or seen a program you think would be great for our club or have a topic you would like to learn more about.
Avenues of Service - Accepting Nominations
Save the date! The Avenues of Service Event will be held on Wednesday, August 21st. This is a yearly Rotary event, celebrating ALL area Rotary clubs and all the good we do in our community and world. Registration will begin soon!
The AoS Committee is now accepting nominations for the following recognitions:
Rising Star
Club Volunteer of the Year
Lifetime Achievement
Club Service
Vocational Service
International Service
Community Service
New Generations
All forms can be found on our website and needs to be submitted by June 1st.
Pick up a pack of tickets to sell at this week's Rotary meeting
OR contact the Rotary Office for tickets.
TriCon 2024 was FABULOUS! Ask any one of these people who represented our club!
Ask them who they met, who their favorite speaker was, which House of Friendship booth they visited, what breakout sessions they attended, and what they did for fun while in the Green Bay area (maybe you can tell by the picture).
THREE "OPERATION POLLINATION PARTNERSHIPS" SIGNED EARTH DAY WEEKEND (April 22, 2024)
ROSALIE “ROZ” SCHNICK
FOUNDER AND CHAIR, ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEE,
ROTARY CLUB OF LA CROSSE AND OPERATION
POLLINATION VISIONARY AND SIGNEE
If pollinators could smile, they'd be smiling this Earth Day. On the weekend before Earth Day (Friday, April 19th and Saturday, April 20th), three "Operation Pollination Partnerships" were signed.
First, on Friday morning April 19th , the largest (ever) pollinator resolution signing took place in Minneapolis, MN where a dozen organizations gathered at the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization to sign the Minnesota version of the Wisconsin "Mississippi River Operation Pollination Partnership" that was launched in La Crosse on September 28, 2023 (For details of the Wisconsin launch, see Rotarians launch Pollinator Partnership for North America’s longest river - ESRAG - Environmental Sustainability Rotary Action Group). This Minnesota signing included Rotary District Governor (DG), Jewelie Grape, and District Environmental Committee Chair, Steve Solbrack, from Rotary District 5950 (southern Minnesota including Minneapolis).
Next, on Friday, April 19th , three Rotary Districts from WI/Upper Peninsula of MI signed an Operation Pollination Partnership at their TriCon gathering in Green Bay. This signing involved three current DGs (including our 6250 DG Michelle McGrath, DG 6220, and DG 6270), three Governor Elects (including our 6250 DG Elect Todd Restel), and three Governor Nominees of those same Rotary Districts (including our 6250 DG Nominee Michael Koss). This signing event was also
inspired by the Wisconsin OP launch in September (see reference listed above).
On Saturday April 20th at Rotary International Headquarters in Evanston, IL, the two Rotary Districts of Chicagoland (Districts 6440 and 6450) signed an Operation Pollination Partnership at their annual Conference. District 6450 is where Rotary was born; this is Paul Harris's district, and District 6440 is the location of Rotary's headquarters in Evanston.
The weekend pre-Earth Day was great for pollinators, as Rotary Districts from Chicago to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan said "protecting pollinators is important and something we can help out with" when they signed Operation Pollination Partnerships. In addition, 18 organizations from the state of Minnesota (and beyond) also showed their support for pollinator conservation/education.
FOUNDATION MINUTE: April 22, 2024
Welcome to Week 4 of RI’s Month of Maternal & Child Health
Rotary Club of Jaipur Round Town, RID 3054 and Rotary Club of Rajdhani, RID 3292
(Nepal) collaborated to establish the Renal Sciences Center at the Rajasthan Hospital in Jaipur through a Rotary Foundation Global Grant worth $288,000 USD. In a report by Team Rotary News, the RF-sponsored center will provide low-cost dialysis and associated services like retinopathy and neuropathy to less privileged patients. Project coordinator, PDG Ramesh Agrawal said that the project has already benefitted over 5,500 patients. The new facility will provide a complete spectrum of care from simple dialysis to a renal transplant procedure, cataract and laparoscopic surgeries and other related treatments at much lower costs than private hospitals. It has also helped in providing employment opportunities by training over 100 paramedical staff.
Fun Facts about Jaipur, India.
The Pink City…so named when in 1876, the Prince of Wales and Queen Victoria visited India and the Maharaja of Jaipur ordered the whole city painted pink. Since then, it has become the color of hospitality
Capital city of Rajasthan State, NW India.
First planned city in India, started in 1726 and completed in 4 years.
Population in 2023: 4,207,000
Hosts World’s largest free literary festival
Has the most expensive hotel suites (The Raj Mahal Presidential Suite is $50,000 per night)
Jaipur has the biggest circular park in all of Asia.
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