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I hope to see you on Tuesday (February 19th) for our Club’s monthly Fellowship event (held the 3rd Tuesday of every month). The “Champagne Studio Tour” event will begin at 5:30pm and will be held at Eva Marie Restel’s Art Studio. Please come if you are able (even if you didn’t pre-register.) The event is at our house – 227 Losey Blvd N. which is on the corner of Losey Blvd and Vine Street. You and your spouse/significant other/partner are welcome.
Shortly after last week’s program by Shaundel Spivey, I was forwarded a link to a TED talk by one of our Club members. This 14.5 minute video by Mellody Hobson is entitled “Color Blind or Color Brave?” This is worth watching and is a great continuation of the conversation that Shaundel started with us last Thursday. Color Blind or Color Brave Link
As a reminder, Eva Marie and I want to treat each member of our club to either a breakfast, lunch or dinner during my year as Rotary president. You are welcome to bring your spouse or significant other. If you have a family with kids and want to bring them, then we will set something up at our home that will be child friendly. Please reach out to either one of us and we will get a meal on the calendars.
I have two final notes. One, please invite a potential member to join us at this week’s meeting. We have funds set aside to cover the cost of your visitor. Two, if you have recommendations for future links in our newsletter, please email those to me. I love discovering new areas of interest from other people that I respect. I also take music requests for the exit song after our meeting is officially adjourned.
Don’t forget that our meeting location has changed this week!
This week at Rotary we will be offsite at Gundersen Health System in the Rasmus Center.Parking available in Parking Lot Blue and on the streets. Bag Lunch will begin at 11:30 and meeting at Noon. MAP to Rasmus Center
Our speaker will be Dr. Larry Skendzel and the topic will be Palliative Care. Dr. Skendzel is a hospice & palliative medicine specialist at Gundersen Health System. He graduated from Wayne State University School Of Medicine in 1990 and specializes in hospice & palliative medicine.
Centennial Fundraising Committee: Thursday, February 21st at 1:00 pm following our regular meeting at the Gundersen Health System - Overholt Auditorium.
Centennial Donors Group Meeting: Thursday, February 21st at 11:00 am prior to our regular meeting at the Gundersen Health System Overholt Auditorium.
Last week at Rotary we welcomed Shaudel Spivey. La Crosse activist and educator Shaundel Spivey received the 2019 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Award in La Crosse. One of Spivey’s most ambitious projects is BLACK — Black Leaders Acquiring Collective Knowledge — developed in 2015 and established as a nonprofit in 2016. Based on seven pillars — education, financial literacy, family, youth engagement and empowerment, community engagement, spirituality, and wellness. For more information on BLACK you can contact Shaudel.
Nancy Flottmeyer Owner Weddings by Nancy/WBN Event Group Proposed by Tami Woods
Regina Siegel Assistant Vice President Trust Point Proposed by Eva Marie Restel
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If no written objection to the proposal stating reasons is received by the Board of Directors from any member of the club within seven days following publication of the name of the prospective member, the prospective member shall be considered to be elected to membership.
Benefits of sponsoring an ad on the Rotary Club of La Crosse web site: Enhance your business' public relations and image. Advertise an upcoming event. Opportunity to sponsor and support the Rotary Club of La Crosse and your community. Sharing with fellow Rotarians in our club and other local clubs who would like to know what you do.
Why advertise on the Rotary Club of La Crosse web site?The majority of visitors to our website are members and friends of our club. This makes our site's web sponsorship an ideal opportunity for small and large businesses to promote their products, services or an upcoming event in our community. Moreover 100% of the advertising revenue goes back to our club; this in turn supports the local community.
Cost is $20 per month up to $120 per year . . . . click here for form and more information. We will include your logo/link on our web site, send one email blast to all Rotarians and include an initial mention in our newsletter and on our Facebook page.
Click on the logos under Web Site Sponsors...located on right side of our home page and in each newsletter. Our current sponsors are: Catholic Charities, New Horizons, Drake Choir, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, Designing Jewelers, Rotary Works, The Brain Game and Rotary Lights.
In Memory of Rotary District Governor Nominee Sue Halambeck. We are sorry to report the news that Sue Halambeck, who was planning to serve as Governor of our district in 2020-21, passed away suddenly on February 9th.Sue was a staunch supporter of Rotary and a proud member of the Sun Prairie Rotary Club since 2004, serving as president in 2008-09. She also participated in District Friendship Exchanges to Sweden and Australia and was a host mom for a French youth exchange student. Our sympathies to Sue’s family in her loss.
ONALASKA HILLTOPPERS: Spring Fling at the La Crosse Country Club on March 21, 2019. Tickets $50. Sponsor a table. Join us at the Fourth Annual Hilltopper Rotary Spring Fling on Thursday, March 21, 2019 at 5:30 pm for a delicious dinner, bucket raffle, socializing, the chance to win $1,000, and more! Money raised from the Spring Fling will go help fund Club projects and the Onalaska Sculpture at the Great River Landing. Link for more information.
HOLMEN SERVICE AUCTION: Lunda Center on April 4, 2019 from 5-10 Come join the Holmen Area Rotary Club in their 2019 Service Auction. Come bid on unique and special items and services and support the Holmen Area Rotary Club and their service to the community. There will be food, drink, lots of fun and fellowship. Hope to see you there!
VALLEY VIEW ROTARY MOON TUNES: Riverside Park - Bill Miller and friends June 6, 2019. Web Site.
ROTARY ATTENDANCE Jan 31st - 46% Feb 7th - 50 % Feb 14th - 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 - Sheila Wieser August - Bob Riutzel September - Peter Grabow October - Chuck Hanson November - Grant Withrow December - Tami Woods
Associate Membershipis 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 Membershipis 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.
Congratulations to Lucia who pulled the blue marble last week!
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 14th: Raffle $42; Fines $103; Scrip $210; Scooters $4
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 Andy Bakkum.
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This week at Rotary we will be offsite at Gundersen Health System in the Rasmus Center.
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