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09/21/22 VVR Newsletter

Rolan Covert
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Happy New Week Valley View Rotary friends!!!  

I want everyone to know how excited I am at the participation at last week's Club Assembly!  You should have received by now the summary of notes from our 5 committees about all the great activities and projects past, present and future!!! This document should be available on Club Runner by end of next week.

As our Committees look to strengthen their impact, I encourage you to visit the District resources available at https://rotary6250.org/ as well Rotary tools at https://my.rotary.org/.

Speaking of District 6250, you can meet our September 28th Speaker District Governor Ben Bauer here and listen to his September Monthly Message: https://youtu.be/wahfHfH-8Qk

With the amount of activity and partnerships currently in motion, I want to offer some time this week where I will be available for either committee specific or Valley View general membership and/or related discussion - either to support an initiative, share an idea or provide feedback.  If these times don't work, please connect and we will find a time that does.  For this week, I will be available Monday, Sep 19 from 12:30-2 pm and Thursday, Sep 22 from 10-11:30am.  I look forward to connecting with you!

Use my Zoom Invite Link for Monday and Thursday:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5565215952?pwd=OE9KNGJnODArR3BoQ2gwQi94dk1rdz09

Meeting ID: 556 521 5952
Passcode: 796211

Please join your fellow Valley View Rotarians this week where we will be formally introduced to and learn more about one of our newer members, Shari Laffredi.  Please join us at the YMCA or on Zoom (the Valley View Zoom link on the right side of the newsletter)!!!!

See you Wednesday!

Important Notes:

Service Opportunities This Week

  • Our friends at LTC Natural Products LLC are looking for help with loading another container of donated medical supplies bound for Laos.  Loading will occur Monday, September 19th at 8:00am at their warehouse on Brice's Prairie, W8288 County Rd Z Building #53. Onalaska.  Please reach out to Charlie Dee at charlie@deeimp.net or 608.386.8590 in case there is any changes with logistics for this endeavor.
  • Rotary Lights is near and needs our help!  Thank you to the Valley View Rotarians that have helped with this project so far!  We are looking for 5-7 folks from 6 pm to 9 pm at the Rotary Lights Building (27 Market St.) on the following dates:  Sept. 19-20-21-22-26-27-28-29.  No experience is necessary. Please email Pat Stephens at pstehpens@eagle.uwlax.edu if you are able to help on one of these days.  Thank you!
Youth Exchange
  • Holmen and La Crosse Downtown Rotary Clubs are seeking their 3rd Host Families, hosting approximately from March 27-July 17.  Alfred, a student from South Korea is looking for a family to host in the Holmen School District.  If you know anyone with interest, please reach out to Scott Ryan scottryan@charter.net. Mathilde from France is looking for a host family in La Crosse Logan School District.  Interested hosts for Mathilde should contact Jim Salmo jimsalmo@msn.com
  • If you are available this week, Earth and Gustaf invite you to one of their two games this week. They play Monday 9/19 at 7PM Home vs. Arcadia, and Tuesday 9/20 at 7PM away at Field for Kids vs Central High School.
  • While sign-up is complete, you have an opportunity to interact with Earth, Gustaf and other Exchange students at La Crosse After Hours Rotary Clubs' Mini-Masters at Riverside Amusement Park this Thursday, Sep 22nd. Social Hour with Food Trucks and Raffle is 5:30-6:30pm with Raffle and Golf Winners announced at 8:15pm.
  • Please coordinate with the Youth Exchange Team to include our new friends in your plans if you have completed the background process here> https://yehub.net/cgi-bin/CEN_get.cgi?pgid=vola
Coming Soon
  • The Board has approved 1 packing team for iFEED.  If you are interested in participating in this amazing Interact Service Opportunity, let us know!!!
  • The Onalaska Hilltoppers 3rd Annual Chiefs Challenge Pulled Pork BBQ-Q event is scheduled for Thursday, October 6th from 3:30pm to 6pm.  
  • Greater La Crosse Area Diversity Council's 11th Annual Conference is Thursday, October 6th from 7:30am to 3:00pm at Western Lunda Center.
In the Area:
 
If you are looking for fun this week (events found through searching, may want to contact respective venue for additional information, feel free to submit your events to be added for future newsletters) ....
  • Sunday 9/18. 6th Annual Craft & Vendor Event. Onalaska American Legion. 731 Sandlake Road, Onalaska. 10am - 3pm.
  • Sunday 9/18. Q and Cory from The Sundogs Acoustic Trio. Fox Hollow, 1pm.
  • Sunday, 9/18. Coulee Region Steel Drum Band. Elmaro Vineyard. 1pm-4pm.
  • Monday 9/19. Service Opportunity 8am loading donated materials into freight container destined for Laos - see details above.
  • Monday 9/19. Viking River Cruise Ship. 7am - 1pm. Riverside Park.
  • Monday 9/19.  BBBB B I N G O at the La Crosse Center. Doors open at 4pm - Calling starts at 6pm. 
  • Monday 9/19. West Salem High School Soccer at 7pm home game vs Arcadia.
  • Tuesday 9/20. West Salem High School Soccer at 7pm away game at Field For Kids versus Central.
  • Wednesday 9/21. Shari Laffredi, Get to Know Classification 7:30am Onalaska YMCA
  • Thursday, 9/22. La Crosse After Hours Mini Masters 2022. Riverside Amusement Park. Please come at 5:30 to interact with our area exchange students, buy raffle tickets and make new friends!!!!
  • Thursday 9/22. Jazz Night. Schmidty's. Starting at 6pm.
  • Friday 9/23.  American Dutchess Paddlewheel Boat. Riverside Park, 7am - 6pm.
  • Friday 9/23. Check out Blufflands Hiking Group Camp & Hike Event at Interstate State Park in St. Croix Falls, WI. (Fri & Sat event)
  • Saturday 9/24. Family Fit Games. Fundraiser for La Crosse Suicide Prevention hosted at Anytime Fitness - La Crosse, 10 am.
  • Sunday 9/25. American Countess Paddlewheel Boat. Riverside Park, 7am - 6pm.
Save the Date:
* Ocktoberfest - September 29 - October 1
* October 15 - Historic Downtown Days, La Crosse Downtown
* October 24 - World Polio Day, endpolio.org #endpolio
 
Other Event Resources:
 
Thank you, Rotarian friends, for all you do for our community and our world!
 
Cheers-

Rolan
 
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Please visit Club Runner for our Club's Board decisions and finances.  You will find this information and more in the Private Documents folder.

Rotary International Giving Update:

Donating the number of years at your birthday to the Rotary Foundation for Polio has become a club tradition.   Just log in to My Rotary and click on donate.   As of August 31st our club has donated $345 to Polio Plus (goal is $1,855) and $3,182 to the Rotary International Foundation (our goal is $6,000, a little more than $100 per member per year).

 
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