ROTARYCLUB of LA CRESCENT, MN

Mark Your Calendars

May 21 - 22

District #6250 Conference

In La Crosse! It does not get any easier to participate (and there will be NO registration fee!)

June

Change Over Dinner

Coming up soon! Watch for exact date. We will welcome our new officers that night.

August 6

Relay for Life

In Houston. Join this fight against cancer. See Ben for details.

Thank You

To Tom Fuchsel and his crew for cleaning up our highway. Special thanks to the National Honor Society of La Crescent-Hokah High School for assisting!

To Ron Wilkeand all the helpers to make Neighbors Day a success!

To all those that helped make the Group Study Exchange a worthwhile experience!

Fund Balances = 4/13/10

General $ 6,312

Playground - $ 8,497

Rotary Lights$ 100

PETS Conference$ 300

Dist 6250 Conference $ 400

Nicaragua$ 1,536

Community Entrance$ 2,948

Helping Hand$ 591

Rotary/Lions$ 100

June

Setup/Takedown: Dahl/Chaput

Greeter: Mac Dahl

Songs: Bev Jiardina

Fines: Lynn Gundlach

Rotary Moment: Lynn Gundlach

Programs:Bob Formanek

Rotary Club of La Crescent

Club #2676

District #6250

Chartered March 10, 1982

ROTARY PLAYGROUND FUND

Please help the playground project by bringingreceipts from anyQuillin’s store to Jon Amlaw.

Cans

Thanks to Doug HarpenauSam Jandt for all their work on this projects. It has come to an end because the Legion has decided to do it themselves.

Secretary

It is with regret that we announce that Margaret Johnson has submitted her resignation as Club Secretary. Her new job at LHI will not permit her to continue at that position.

Good Luck Margaret and THANK YOU for a job well done!

Anyone interested?Elaine has expressed an interest but would have to give up the Treasurer’s job.

Volunteers?

Host Families

We are looking for 3 good Host families for next year’s Exchange Student. Any suggestions? Please talk to Doug or Steve.

Quote of the Month

You’ve got to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was.Irish Proverb

2009-2010 Club Officers

President Steve Mau

President Elect Jon Amlaw

Vice President Lynn Gundlach

Past President Ron Wilke

Secretary Margaret Johnson

Treasurer Bev Jiardina

Youth Protection Officer Sam Jandt

Director ‘10 Bill Ohm

Director ‘10Sean Parker

Director ‘11 Larry Pupp

Director ‘11 Dan Wilson

Service to Club –Bev Jiardina

Membership Bev Jiardina

4 Avenues of Service Dinner Mary Grattan & Mac Dahl

Christmas Party Mary Grattan & Bev Jiardina

Newsletter Bill Ohm

Historian Mary Grattan

Changeover Dinner Mary Grattan & Bev Jiardina

Fund Raising Jon Amlaw

Applefest Tom Fuchsel &

Dan Wilson

Rose Sale Doug Harpenau

Super Event Lynn Gundlach

Service to Community –Bill Ohm

Highway Pickup Tom Fuchsel

Relay for Life Ben Barton

Rotary Lights Board Leo Chaput & Joe Thesing

Rotary Works Foundation Sean Parker & BoardJon Amlaw

Myrick-Hixon EcoPark Bill Ohm

PlaygroundDoug Harpenau & Mary Grattan

Memorial Day/Veterans Recognition

Chuck Dockendorff

Community Entrance Enhancement

Eileen Krenz

Interact Vacant

Neighbors Day Ron Wilke

International Service – Steve Mau

Youth Exchange Doug Harpenau

Exchange Student Marie-Audrey Bache (France)

Host Families

Fall ‘09 Brad & Caryn Peterson

Winter ’09-’10 Arick & Anne Hendricks

Spring ’10 Joel & Deb Affeldt

The Rotary FoundationJohn Benton

Vocational Service –Eileen Krenz

Robotics/LEGO John Benton

Junior Achievement Tom Stahl

Health AwarenessEric Kiesau, Larry Pupp, Joe Caron

Rotary Club of La Crescent

P.O. Box 56

La Crescent, MN55947

The Future of Rotary is in Your Hands!

May 2010

5Board Meeting @ 7 AM

7Program –Classification Talks – Michelle Mathiason Moore David Ebner

9Mother’s Day

14Program –Review of I-90 reconstruction – Craig Falkum, MN DOT

21Program – Mission Trip to Eastern Russia–Rita Deniger

23 Pentecost Sunday

24 Victoria Day (Canada)

28 Program – Review of 1st year in office – Hon. Matt Harter, Mayor of La Crosse

31Memorial Day

Setup/Takedown: Chaput/Dahl

Greeter:Leo Chaput

Songs:John Benton

Fines:Joe Caron

Rotary Moment:Ben Barton

Programs:Tom Fuchsel

La Crescent Club Meeting

Friday @ 7:00 AM

La Crescent American Legion Club

509 North Chestnut Street

Area Make-up Opportunities

Monday Noon - La Crosse East @

Piggy’s

Monday 6:00 PM - Onalaska @Seven Bridges

Tuesday 7:30 AM - La Crosse North @ Days Hotel (French Island)

Wednesday 7:00 AM – Holmen @Holmen Village Hall

Wednesday 7:30 AM – Valley View@ Famous Dave’s

Wednesday Noon - Winona @ Westfield Golf Course

Wednesday 7:00 PM – Rotaract @ Grounded Specialty Coffee

May 5th

Thursday Noon - La Crosse Downtown@ Radisson Center

Friday 7:30 AM - Caledonia @ Farmhouse Eatery

Friday Noon - Viroqua @Firehouse Restaurant