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CLUB INFO

 

ZOOM MEETING THIS WEEK
May 28, 2020

11:30 Social
12:00 Meeting Starts

Link will be sent Thursday

 

 

PRESIDENT'S TAMI QUOTE OF THE WEEK
 
 
 
 
ROTARY ZOOM MEETING THIS WEEK - MAY 21st
Our club will have a ZOOM meeting again this week.  We will be sending you a browser link via email Thursday morning.  We will open at 11:30 and our meeting will start at Noon.  If you have an announcement you would like to make...please contact Tami Woods at woodstami13@gmail.com.   If you would like to have a guest attend, please let Tami know and YOU can forward your email link to them. 
 
We have put together a Zoom cheat sheet....tips on how to make your experience with Zoom a littler easier.   If you have a tip, you would like to share, please let us know.  I will add to the sheet each week if necessary until we all become pros at this!   ZOOM TIPS LINK    
 
Thanks to Sarah Arendt-Beyer you can now view past Zoom Rotary Meetings - she will post each week on our web site......LINK.
 
 
This Week at Rotary:
 
Dr. Cheri Olson, a family physician who recently retired from Mayo Clinic Health System where she served for many years as a member of the faculty of the Family Medicine Residency, will be speaking on the topic of vaping.  She was recently named medical director of St. Clare Health Mission.
 
 

 

LAST WEEK AT ROTARY- May 21st
LAST week at Rotary....
 
 
Our Youth Committee recognized  nine "Extra Effort Students."    A thank you to Rusty Cunningham, Executive Editor of the La Crosse Tribune and River Valley Media Group for presenting our "Extra Effort Students" to our membership.  The students honored will receive: a certificate, a Rotary Bronze Coin and $250...made possible by David Amborn, Tom Brock, Randy Nelson, Tom Berkedal, Bruce Swanwick, Bob Masewicz, Joyce Wichelt, Mary Stanek, Patt Boge, Ed Neuman, Annette Mikat, James White, Richard Strauss, Tom Thompson, Tom and Julia Behrenbeck and Mark Solyst.
 

Top row:
Shaylin Ancius, Aquinas; Danessa Brocks, Central; Will Olson, Central

Middle row:
Makayla Hagen, LaCrossroads; LaShawna Osterhout, LaCrossroads; Esther Vang, Logan

Bottom row:
Clara Harter, Logan; Julian Wagner, 7 Rivers; Angeli Engel, 7 Rivers

 

ROTARY WORKS 
 
Rotary Works Foundation 
May Grants
 
$1500 to Holmen Community Center
$2,500 to Wheels of Hope - Razia Bus Project
 
Your donations to the Rotary Works Foundation helps make these grants possible.
Thank you!!
 
 
HUNGER TASK FORCE DONATION
 
Donation of $1000 to Hunger Task Force
Thanks to all who came out last Friday to donate!
Reminder this Friday is the last Friday of the Drive Through Food Drive!
 
 
 
 
TOGETHER WE CAN VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY
 
 
 
La Crosse County Health Department is teaming up with iFeed, Rotary, and Rotary Lights to hold “Food Drive Fridays”, a drive-thru style food drive where donors don’t get out of their vehicles
 
Collections will be held every Friday from 11am-1pm starting on Friday, April 17th through May 29th.
 
Valley View Mall parking lot (by former Macy’s location), 3800 Hwy 16, La Crosse Downtown La Crosse:
 
La Crosse County Parking lot behind the Courthouse & Law Enforcement Center, 333 Vine St:
 
Big Lots parking lot located at 3960 Mormon Coulee Rd, La Crosse
 
Non-perishable foods are running dangerously low at The Hunger Task Force, and with the postponement of the National Letter Carrier’s Stamp Out Hunger food drive, they are in desperate need of canned goods for the programs they serve. Canned items needed include meats (tuna, chicken), peanut butter, soup, fruit, boxed side dishes (stuffing, rices, potatoes), breakfast items (cereal, oatmeal, etc), canned ravioli & spaghettios, pasta & pasta sauce. We believe that everyone deserves to have access to food and essentials, especially in times of uncertainty.
 
IF YOU CAN VOLUNTEER PLEASE CALL PAT STEPHENS - 608.385.0490 OR pstephens@eagle.uwlax.edu
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AVENUES OF SERVICE NOMINATION DEADLINE IS July 15th
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 18th at the  La Crescent Area Event Center, 595 Veterans Parkway, La Crescent, MN.  A decision will be made on July 18th if we will have the event.  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 details coming.
 
We are now looking for nominations for the following categories:  Avenue of Service Nominations for Club Projects, Lifetime Achievement Nominations and the Rising Star Nominations.   More information and nominations forms can be found on the Avenues of Service Dinner page on our web site....LINK.  Deadline to submit nominations is July 15th
 
 
AL LOUIS'S 2020 MUSKY CHALLENGE
“Al Louis’s 2020 Musky Challenge”
 
 
 
Some of our members work for non-profits, some members serve on boards, some members may know of a worthy cause or organization.  Your Rotary BOD is reaching out to all of you for recommendations to be the recipient(s) of “Al Louis’s 2020 Musky Challenge Fundraiser”.  Starting July 25 through August 25 Al will be fishing up at Lake Vermillion with the hopes of catching many Muskies.  Al is contributing $100 per Musky he catches during that time frame and challenging our members to match any $ amount towards each Musky.  If you want to challenge Al to $10 per Musky and he catches 7, your generous contribution of $70 would go towards the fund.  Last year we raised over $4,000 which went to The Parenting Place for the 2019 Diaper Drive.  This year Al would like to extend this fundraising event with another worthy recipient(s).  Al’s minimum donation will be $500 and he will also be promoting this fundraiser at his honorary clubs in Arizona and Minnesota.  Anyone donating $50 or more will receive a bronze Centennial coin.  If you are interested in receiving funds for your organization or an organization that you care about please submit your request to Lyn or Tami.
 
Here are some things we would like to know:
  1. What is the organization or cause?
  2. How would the funds be used?
All requests would need to be submitted to Lyn or Tami by June 1st.  The Board will vote on the top 5 and make a decision on the recipient(s) at our June BOD meeting on June 8th.
 
A huge “Thank You” goes out to Al Louis for initiating this fundraiser and being a “Person of Action” in Rotary.
 
 
ROTARIAN OF THE YEAR 2018-19

Rotarians of the Year
2019-20

Andy Bakkum

Andy Bakkum was chosen as one of our Rotarians of the Year. Andy's nominator's stated:  He is a very active Rotarian with our club's events and he has been active in the Interact Program.  Beyond that he brings fun and humor to the club. Another nominator stated he has been tremendously engaged as a leader propelling many of our Rotary initiatives forward.   At PETS (President-Elect Training Seminar) Andy took the initiative to start a fundraiser for books for Razia's schools....over the weekend they collected $10,000+.

Lyn Sheffer

Lyn Sheffer was also chosen as one of our Rotarians of the Year.  Lyn's nominators stated:  Lyn has been deserving of this award for many years, and we can think of no one more worthy to be our Rotarian of the Year.  Lyn emobies Rotary. She lives and breathes the Four Way Test and exemplifies Service Above Self.  What we love most about Lyn is the kindness, respect, and compassion she shows to all of our members, and to our community. She greets us with a smile, listens patiently to our requests, and is always there to help.  Lyn cares deeply about our older members and goes above and beyond to support their involvement.  In a club where so many could be singled out for their service, Lyn stands out amongst us, and we are blessed to have her as a member and as a leader.

 

Andy and Lyn will be recognized at the Changing of the Guard and the Avenues of Service Dinner on August 18th.

 
 
 
 
    
ROTARY DISTRICT  6250 VIRTUAL ROTARYFEST
 
 
 
WHEELS OF HOPE FUNDRAISER INFO
 
Thank you to  Rotarians Jodi Widuch and Mary Beth Hensel for presenting our "Wheels of Hope" project.   This is an international project that our club in cooperation with other Rotary Clubs has set a goal to raise money to fund a bus and a van to safely transport girls to their schools in Afghanistan.    LINK to PowerPoint Presentation.
 
 
 
 
 

Only 12% of women in Afghanistan are considered literate. The Zabuli Education Center is one of the few successful schools for girls that is working to change that sad statistic. The Wheels of Hope Project is an important support to expanding educational opportunities for girls and creating safety. This work is inspired by  Razia Jan, last year’s District Conference keynote speaker and founder of the school.

Follow-up from Jodi Widuch...…. 

Thank you very much for the opportunity to talk with you about the Wheels of Hope Project.

As follow up here details of how to donate: 

1. Here is the link to our Go Fund Me Page. This is the easiest way to used a credit or debit card. There is a small processing fee that you can choose to pay for. charity.gofundme.com/razias-wheels-of-hope 

2. You can also donate by check, payable to Rotary Works Foundation, Wheels of Hope in the memo, and mail to Jodi Widuch, 2555 Edgewood Pl., La Crosse, WI 54601 

3. Link to our campaign materials that summarize the project.

 Your donations are tax deductible, even if given through the Go Fund Me page.

Questions? Please let me know.

Thanks so much everyone.

Jodi 

 

CELEBRATIONS

 

                                   

 Happy Birthday
 Thai Vue - May 25
Anne Snow - May 26
Jake Erickson - May 28
Peter Grabow - May 29
Randy Nelson - May 29
Anna Prinsen - May 29
Jim Salmo - May 29

Erick Maki - May 30
Steve Shultz - May 30 


Happy Wedding Anniversary
 Mike (Vicki) Hartigan - May 24
Val (Deb) Schute - May 25
Mary (Randy) Mickelson - May 26
Marcie (Scott) Wycoff-Horn - May 27
Angela (Curt) Czerwinski - May 30

Rotary Anniversary
Kelly Krieg-Sigman - May 29 - 17 years

 

MEMBERSHIP

MEMBERSHIP 
Active Membership
185
Honorary Members
27
Associate Membership is 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 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.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.

 

 

SCRIP KWIK TRIP CARDS
Scrip Kwik Trip cards are still available for purchase.   We have them in denominations of $10, $20, $25, $50, $100.  We have about a $1000 on hand we would like to sell.  Send a check to Lyn Sheffer at N6945 Pine Lane, Holmen, 54636 and she will send you the cards.  Our club gets 5% back + if you use the card in store we will get another 10% back.  Thank you for support our club fundraiser.
 
 
 
ROTARY CLUB EVENTS & LINKS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
MORE INFO IN THE DISTRICT NEWSLETTER
 
 
 
 
 
Updated May 4th
A Roundup of Rotary News from Rotary International
 
 

May 2020
Connecting Students and Communities Around the World
 
 
 
 
PROGRAM CHAIR & DUTY ROSTER COORDINATORS
Program Chair for July 2019 - June 2020
Sarah Arendt-Beyer
ProgramChair for July 2020 - June 2021

Rob Palmberg
 
If you would like to give your classification talk please contact Program Committee Chair Rob Palmberg.
 
 
CONTACT INFO

Rotary Club of La Crosse
P.O. Box 1914, La Crosse, WI  54602-1914
608-526-4491 

Lyn Sheffer, Administrator
rotarylax@charter.net

Nick Passe, Secretary
nick@passelaw.com

Earlamae Dahlby
Attendance and Make-up Coordinator
earlamae@centurytel.net 

Kelly Krieg-Sigman
The La Crosse Brain Game
P.O. Box 384, La Crosse, WI  54602-0384
info@rotarybraingame.org

Rotary Works Foundation
P.O. Box 1571, La Crosse, WI  54602-1571
608-886-9793

Scott Herdeman, Administrator
rotaryworksfoundation@gmail.com

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Christians, Kenna
 
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Passe, Nick
 
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Carey, Diana
 
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Dahlby, Earlamae
 
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Haase, Ann
 
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Arendt-Beyer, Sarah
 
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