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12/14/22 VVR Newsletter

Rolan Covert
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Happy New Week Valley View Rotary family and friends!!! 
 
It was a nice turnout for our holiday party last week! Thank you for everyone taking time to celebrate the holidays and all the good work we do, including the La Crosse County Foster Care Gifts!  It is not too late to turn in your gift, which you can do with the receptionist at the La Crosse County Health and Human Services Building.
 
Please join us this week at Wahlburgers/Hy-Vee.  This is a one-time offsite visit for our Club Assembly.  We will return to the YMCA for the following Wednesday, December 21st. I apologize for the short notice but Zoom access will not be possible.
 
The Executive Board will be meeting Tuesday morning, December13th.  Please reply with any items you would like for the board to review or consider.
 
‘Shake up your holiday tradition’
December Blood drive: Multiple ways you can help
 
The next Valley View Rotary Red Cross Blood Drive runs from noon-5 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 28, at Stoney Creek Inn.
 
 Scott Friell, Donor Recruitment Representative for the La Crosse American Red Cross, says demand for blood continues high — more donors are needed. All donors will receive a limited-edition Red Cross Long-Sleeved T-Shirt while supplies last.
 
As a Valley View Rotarian, you can help by:
• Helping during the drive by working from noon-2:30 or 2:30-5 — we need four volunteers; sign up with bquarberg@gmail.com.
• Signing up to give blood redcrossblood.org or 800-733-2767.
• Encouraging others to donate ­­— Share the flyer at work and/or on your social media page (or share from the Valley View Rotary Facebook page.)
 
Refer questions to Brad Quarberg at bquarberg@gmail.com.
 
Rotary Lights
 
How excited are you for our work night!!!!  If you haven't already done so, sign up is here:  Rotary Lights 2022 VVR Signup | Rotary Club of La Crosse-Valley View (clubrunner.ca)
 
If there are no open spots and you would like to help, let me know and we can fill you in.  If you can bring warm weather that is a bonus!!
 
Youth Exchange
 
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
 
Snack Drive for Northside Elementary
 
Keep those snacks coming!  Kids at Northside Elementary are grateful to have some new snacks to munch on and are quickly working through the treats that have already been sent.  Feel free to bring your snacks to Rotary for Julie Nelson to pick up or use the Amazon list and have them sent directly to the school at 1611 Kane St. La Crosse, WI. 54603.
 
The address at school is
Northside Elementary
1611 Kane St.
La Crosse, WI. 54603
 
Upcoming Save the Date:
  • 12/18 Little Lights Everywhere. The Main.
  • 12/22 Valley View Work Night at Rotary Lights
  • 01/27 Hairball ROCKS La Crosse Center
Other Event Resources:
 
Thank you, Rotarian friends, for all you do for our community and our world!
 
Cheers-

Rolan
 
Welcome to Valley View Rotary!
Wednesdays at 7:30 AM
R.W. Houser Family YMCA - Onalaska
400 Mason St
Onalaska, WI 54650
United States of America
Join us on Zoom here: https://laxymca-org.zoom.us/j/81822994924?pwd=ZzlVeHZoOUdXeGZwSkxvd0tmZXhWQ (Zoom Password is 469027)
Meeting Responsibilities
Greeter
Dunnum, Kate
 
Inspire
Isaacson, Darwin
 
Rooter
Bauer, Terry
 
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Cinthia Shireman
December 15
 
Jill Blokhuis
December 21
 
Join Date
Roger Imes
December 6, 2000
22 years
 
John Hansen
December 9, 1980
42 years
 
Steve Fleis
December 9, 1980
42 years
 
Jill Blokhuis
December 26, 2001
21 years
 
Executives & Directors
President
 
President Elect
 
Treasurer
 
Secretary
 
Immediate Past President
 
Director - 2025
 
Director - 2024
 
Director - 2025
 
Rotary Works Foundation
 
Director - 2023
 
Director - 2024
 
Membership
 
Membership
 
Youth Exchange Officer
 
Youth Protection Officer
 
Youth Exchange Counselor
 
Speakers
Dec 14, 2022
MEET AT HY-VEE THIS WEEK
Dec 21, 2022
Hearts to Schools Revisited/Update
Dec 28, 2022
Jan 04, 2023
Jan 11, 2023
Local Author, Business Owner, Speaker
Jan 18, 2023
My Para-archery Journey
Jan 25, 2023
Youth Exchange Presentation
Feb 08, 2023
Youth Exchange Presentation
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Photo Albums
Laos
Moon Tunes 2021
Rotary Lights 2019
Youth Exchange dinner 2019
iFeed 2019
Pints for Polio 2019
Youth Exchange Photo Directory Links:  Please contribute memories as they are created:

 
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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