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12/28/22 VVR Newsletter

Rolan Covert
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Merry Christmas Valley View Rotary family and friends!!! 
 
May the Holidays find you smiling wide and grateful for all that you hold and have you looking forward to all the good we will accomplish together in the New Year!!!
 
Thank you to all who attended our meeting last week at the Onalaska YMCA to learn more about the Hearts to Schools program from fellow Rotarian Lee Rasch.
 
Also thank you to all who braved the cold weather and joined us at Rotary Lights for our work night! It was pure joy to greet and thank each visitor and all of the gifts they brought to donate!
 
There is no meeting this week.  Enjoy your time with family and friends! We will return in January for in person gatherings at the Onalaska Y all four weeks!  Check out the upcoming Speaker Schedule for some amazing programs! On a related note, I am off to Michigan to celebrate my parent's 50th anniversary, meaning next week's newsletter may come to you on a Monday :)
 
I am pleased to announce three new members of Valley View Rotary, for a total of 9 new members since July 1st.  Please welcome Amy Bettis, Erin Goggin and Matt Boschka.
 
Please keep Jill and Mike Blokhuis in your thoughts and prayers.  A Caring Bridge site has been set up at: Mike | CaringBridge for updates.
 
‘Shake up your holiday tradition’
December Blood drive: Multiple ways you can help
 
Our next Valley View Rotary Red Cross Blood Drive runs from noon-5 p.m. this Wednesday, Dec. 28, at Stoney Creek Inn.
 
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.
 
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.
 
Please help us to get Earth and Gustaf to School on-time from our weekly meetings.  There is now a sign up here: Driver | Rotary Club of La Crosse-Valley View (clubrunner.ca). You do not need to have completed the link above if you transport both students.
 
Mobile Meals
Our next Mobile Meals week is around the corner and approaching fast.  Please consider helping out by signing up here:  Signup | Rotary Club of La Crosse-Valley View (clubrunner.ca)
 
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
 
 
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) Check schedule as we do not meet in person every Wednesday and at times meet at another location.
Meeting Responsibilities
Greeter
Pham, Tan
 
Inspire
Frigo, Keli
 
Rooter
Smith, Robert
 
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 - 2023
 
Rotary Works Foundation
 
Director - 2025
 
Director - 2024
 
Director - 2025
 
Membership
 
Membership
 
Youth Exchange Officer
 
Youth Protection Officer
 
Youth Exchange Counselor
 
Speakers
Dec 28, 2022
Jan 04, 2023
The Rotary Foundation 101 - Everything a Rotarian Needs to Know
Jan 11, 2023
Local Author, Business Owner, Speaker
Jan 18, 2023
My Para-archery Journey
Jan 25, 2023
Youth Exchange Presentation
Feb 01, 2023
Bantry, Ireland Sister City
Feb 08, 2023
Youth Exchange Presentation
Feb 15, 2023
Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail
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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 December 16th our club has donated $1,103 to Polio Plus (goal is $1,855) and $4,392 to the Rotary International Foundation (our goal is $6,000, a little more than $100 per member per year).

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