At our last meeting, we didn't have a speaker. We all enjoyed getting to know each other better and having a few laughs! It was fun! We also started to do a 50/50 Raffle! We had a great response to it and Dwight won $87!! Woo Hoo!!
For our next meeting, we will be hearing from Mary Van Hout. She will be telling us about the Guatemala Oliveras Scholarship Fund. I am looking forward to it!!
Reminder - if you want to get more involved with our club - we have room for you! Send me an email and we can chat about it!
In the coming weeks, you will be receiving a member survey from our new Membership Chair, Petra. We want to hear your feedback about what is important to you.
If you want to be featured in our Member Spotlight for a month, let us know! You can answer a couple of questions and we will post them online so people can get to know you and you will be able to share the page with your friends!
Remember - We are gaining 2 min a day of more sunlight each day! There is always something to be thankful for!!
Looking forward to seeing everyone at our Happy Hour next week!
We have exciting news, Changemaker Rotarians! Our application to D6250 for $5,000 in matching funds for our Family Health LaClinica appeal has been approved! That means that every dollar contributed by a member or club from District 6250 (our district) will be doubled. If you made a contribution of $20, it will be matched by another $20, resulting in $40 of blood monitoring supplies, doubling the impact on the lives of folks who badly need those life saving supplies. As of today, 10 club members have given $1,116! If you haven't given yet, I hope you'll take the opportunity to do so at your earliest convenience. All gifts from our members will be matched!
Our appeal will continue with outreach to Rotary clubs in the service area of Family Health La Clinica, as well as requests from Past District Governors and all clubs in D6250. If any club wishes, we're willing to make a presentation to them about the project, virtually or in person. And you'll be able to invite family and friends you think may be interested as well. We're on our way to success in our first big project! Nice job Rotarians!
International Project
John Locke is the subcommittee chair for International Service. He maintains contact with a group of Rotaracters from Morocco who are working to clean up their city. We are in a supporting role at this time as the group gets its feet on the ground.
Service Continues
John is also working on identifying a project we can collaborate on in conjunction with the TRICON in La Crosse April 28-29. We're heard from many of you that fellowship is one of your primary interests in Rotary, so this effort will include a social time for us to get together IN PERSON! I can't wait! Stay tuned for more information on this.
Please feel free to let me know if you become aware of any service project, in our communities or international, that you think we might put on the list!
Thanks to you all for your efforts to provide Service Above Self!
Registration is Open! Join us January 21st, 2023 for a great opportunity for any Rotarian to participate in our Vibrant Club Workshop. New this year: join us for an online session or attend in person in La Crosse.
Please read below for information on volunteering at the Youth Ethics Symposium, hosted by the Rotary Club of Madison. They are looking for 10 more volunteers (as either facilitators or hosts) on February 3, 2023. This is a really awesome event that brings together high school students from all over Dane County. The young leaders that attend learn valuable skills that help them tackle ethical dilemmas. Please take a moment at your next meeting or directly pass this invitation to volunteer along to your club members that would be interested. They should inform Joyce Bromley (CC'd) by December 23rd if they want to participate.
Thank you!
Erin Luken
Group 8 Assistant Gov.
Over 200 junior high school students will be attending the Ethics Symposium to be held on Friday, February 3, 2023 at Monona Terrace, 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
In preparation for being a facilitator or a host you would be required to attend the training session on January 28, 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon at Capitol Lakes, Grand Hall. The training session will provide the opportunity for this year’s facilitators and hosts to work together. At the training session the principles of the Rotary Ethics model will be rehearsed to enable each facilitator and host to feel competent in the Rotary ethics model. The Rotary model will be used in each break-out session. The purpose of repeating this model in each session is to re-enforce the ethics format in order to prepare students in its everyday use.
On February 3rd, you would be assigned 3 breakout sessions with about 20 students in each session. In each session, a discussion of a different pre-determined dilemma using the Rotary Ethics model will be facilitated by a Rotarian and assisted by a room host.
Rotarians who have participated in the past have found these roles rewarding. I hope that you will consider participating this year.
I can be reached by telephone if/they have further questions at 608-238-0623.
District 6250 will have a Rotary Friendship Exchange with District 3170 in India
What: Rotary Friendship Exchange (home and hotel stays, meetings and tours) with various Rotary Clubs and Rotarians in West Central India. Return leg will bring Indian Rotarians to our District.
When: District 6250 travel to 3170 … February 4 to 14, 2023. District 3170 to 6250 … June 10-20, 2023. There are visa requirements in both directions, but it can be done simply on line.
Where: We will travel to Mumbai(Bombay), then inland to their district. We will move in their district to visit parts of Maharashtra, Goa and Karnataka.
Who: Maximum of 12 interested Rotarians, spouses and/or family members. If oversubscribed / too much interest, we will use District 6250 RFE policy parameters to put the final group together. Note that the policy favors RFE novices. If you travel to India, you are expected to host and to enlist your club members to host when the Indian Rotarians visit Wisconsin.
The District 6250 RFE committee would like to announce a new Friendship Exchange to Budapest Hungary, from April 9 to the 19th of 2023. Up to 10 team members.
Probably staying in a central Hotel in Budapest, some homestays possible.
9 Rotary clubs in Budapest will be taking turns showing us the city and important historical Stories and locations. 10 maximum team members.
The cost will be Airfare, probably hotel, meals, and incidentals. We would coordinate the flights with the team members if possible, so if you are a bit nervous don’t be, the team will take care of you!
If you have not been on one of these they are an amazing experience of seeing the sights, experiencing local culture and making real Rotarian friends
Group Leader will be Mark Etrheim, mark@mchlax.com, 608-769-7200. Any questions, please contact me directly. mark@mchlax.com,
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