ROTARY CLUB of LA CRESCENT, MN

ROTARY CLUB of LA CRESCENT, MN Mark Your Calendars 2008-09 Officers/Chairpersons May 1-3 President Ron Wilke District 6250 Conference President Elect Steve Mau Hotel Mead in Wisconsin Rapids. Vice President Jon Amlaw Past President Jeff Rood June 21-24 Secretary Margaret Johnson Rotary International Treasurer Bev Jiardina Rotary Club of La Crescent Convention Director ‘09 Lynn Gundlach RI’s 100th convention will be held in Club #2676 Director ‘09 Lynn Reynolds Birmingham England. District #6250 Director ‘10 Sean Parker Director ‘10 Bill Ohm Chartered March 10, 1982 August 7-8 Service to Club – Bev Jiardina Membership TBA Relay for Life International Service 4-Way Test Dinner Mary Grattan Join us in Houston. Ben will have The Club has voted to do another Applefest Tom Fuchsel details. service project in Nicaragua. We are Christmas Party Mac Dahl & working on what form the project Bev Jiardina Thank You will take and who our partner(s) will Fund Raising Doug Harpenau To Tom Fuchsel for helping us be. See Steve to volunteer. Newsletter Bill Ohm clean-up the highway, to all of those Historian Mary Grattan who assisted with Neighbors Day New Member Changeover Dinner Mary Grattan & Bev and to all who attended the District Our newest member is Samuel Jiardina Assembly. Jandt. He is an attorney and has an Rose Sale Doug Harpenau Rotary Works Foundation Jon Amlaw & office on South Walnut Street. Sean Parker Community Service Community Breakfast Doug Harpenau At a recent club meeting, we Welcome Sam! Service to Community – Bill Ohm discussed the club’s next Highway Clean-up Tom Fuchsel community project. A number of ROTARY PLAYGROUND FUND Helping Hand Fund Jon Amlaw opportunities were presented. A Relay for Life Ben Barton majority of those present voted for 98% Be sure to donate your Quillin’s Rotary Lights Leo Chaput & Joe continued involvement at Old Thesing receipts to this project. Hickory Park or to enhance aspects Super Event Bob Formanek of the community’s entrance Myrick-Hixon EcoPark Bill Ohm Quotes of the Month amenities. Mayor Mike Poellinger Neighbors Day Ron Wilke st Spring – an experience in will be with us on May 1 to discuss Playground Doug Harpenau & those possibilities in more detail. immortality. Mary Grattan We will then take another vote and Henry D. Thoreau International Service – Steve Mau hopefully agree on what to do next. Youth Exchange Doug Harpenau Don’t knock the weather: nine- Exchange Student Daniela Hostos tenths of the people couldn’t start a (Colombia.) Club Officers conversation if it didn’t change once Host Families Lynn Gundlach has agreed in a while. Fall ‘08 Julie Beddow-Shubert & to serve as Vice President. This puts Kim Hubbard Chris Schubert her on track to be club president in Winter ’08-’09 Lori Schiltz 2011-2012. Yeah, Lynn! June Service Spring ‘09 Todd & Teresa Hase There are two Director’s Programs: Dick Wieser PolioPlus TBA positions that will need to be filled. Greeter: Mac Dahl Vocational Service – Jeff Rood These are two year terms starting Rotary Moment: Dan Wilson Interact Jeff Rood July 1st. Please see Ron or Steve to Songs: Chuck Dockendorf volunteer or nominate someone. Setup/Takedown: Dahl/Chaput The formal election will be Fines: Ben Barton at an upcoming club meeting. ROTARY CLUB of LA CRESCENT, MN May 2009

1 Program – Community Project – Mike Poellinger

1-2 District Meeting – Wisconsin Rapids

7 Board Meeting @ 7 AM

8 Program – TBA

10 Mother’s Day

15 Program – Group Study Exchange from Philippines La Crescent Club Meeting Friday @ 7:00 AM 18 Victoria Day La Crescent American Legion Club 22 Program – Health Care 509 North Chestnut Street Reform – Robert Neese Area Make-up Opportunities 25 Memorial Day Monday Noon - La Crosse East @ American Legion Post 52, 29 Program – TBA 711 South 6th Street Monday 6:00 PM - Onalaska @ Programs: Leo Chaput Seven Bridges Greeter: Doug Harpenau Tuesday 7:30 AM - La Crosse Rotary Moment: Lynn Reynolds North @ Skipperliner Headquarters Songs: Earl Seaton Wednesday 7:00 AM – Holmen @ Setup/Takedown: Chaput/Dahl Holmen Village Hall Fines: Joe Thesing Wednesday 7:30 AM – Valley View @ Famous Dave’s Wednesday Noon - Winona @ Westfield Golf Course Wednesday 7:00 PM – Rotaract @ Grounded Specialty Coffee April 8th & 22nd Thursday Noon - La Crosse Downtown @ Radisson Center Friday 7:30 AM - Caledonia @ Farmhouse Eatery Friday Noon - Viroqua @ Firehouse Restaurant

Rotary Club of La Crescent P.O. Box 56 La Crescent, MN 55947

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