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