Are volunteering with youth (one-on-one)? Mentoring, Youth Exchange, RYLA, Academic Decathlon, High School Business Plans, Etc...
If YES, you need to have an annual background check completed. CLICK HERE for more details about how to get your background check completed. This only applies if you are working with youth one-on-one. If you are in a group more than 2 people, you don't need a background check.
Mick Faulhaber is our Youth Protection Officer for our Club. Contact him if you have any questions or concerns. Email: mfaulhaber@ward-brodt.com • Phone: (608) 661-8600
Mary Beth is founder and president of Ryan Signs Inc. A non-lawyer fee arbitrator, she is a member of the Fee Arbitration Committee and the Client Security Fund for the State Bar of Wisconsin. She is a past member of the Board of Directors and active participant with the What If? Foundation, which provides daily meals and education for children in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
A Rotarian since 1987, Mary Beth has served RI as RI president’s representative, Permanent Fund national adviser, Annual Programs Fund strategic adviser, task force and committee member, regional Rotary Foundation coordinator, zone coordinator, RI training leader, and district governor.
Mary Beth is a recipient of RI’s Service Above Self Award and The Rotary Foundation’s Citation for Meritorious Service. She and her husband, Alan, are Major Donors to The Rotary Foundation, sustaining members of its Annual Programs Fund, and Bequest Society members of its Permanent Fund.
The Rotary Foundation Trustees met 4-6 April in Evanston, Illinois, USA. The trustees selected Past RI Director Mary Beth Growney Selene to serve as one of two lead facilitators on the 2017 regional leaders training institute planning team.
We had not one but five speakers at our Friday, October 14, 2016 meeting. Five of our colleagues each told us about them selves in five minutes or less. The stories were interesting, inspiring, and informative.
Left to right on the top Leo Edelstein, Jack Ferreri. Left to right on the bottom Cherie Gon, Matt Loch, and Dean Ryerson
As bingo has become a go-to game for many seniors, researchers have also discovered that playing this game can have health benefits for the elderly. it can be an excellent way for them to promote their mental, emotional, and physical health.
Our own John Gerold (the Bingo Czar) leads a group of volunteers to run bingo games at Oakwood Village – University Woods at 6 – 7:30 pm the third Thursday every month from November through May. The first Bingo Night was Thursday, October 20, 2016, John Gerold, Mick Faulhaber and his wife Ann, and Mary Cobb Dunn had fun running the games. A big thanks to Ann for her able assistance.
John will send a reminder and logistical information ahead of each session. This activity also qualifies for a meeting make-up, if one is needed.
One of Paul Harris' initial goals was to create a business network of like-minded individuals with high integrity. Over the years our club's focus has shifted to service above self perhaps at the expense of making valuable, professional business connections, especially for newer members. Enter Rotary Works--a program that will appeal to those who want to learn more about the business side of their fellow members and share their own business interests.
Mary Beth Growney-Selene saw this program in action in Cleveland, brought it to the board for consideration and we heartily endorsed it. Attached is a flyer that explains the program. Our first meeting will be held at 11:15 a.m. before our meeting on Friday, November 11. Lynn Goldsmith agreed to be a co-chair and we are looking for another person to join her on this new adventure. This is a great opportunity to develop productive business relationships and get a taste of leadership.
This will be a very busy weekend in La Crosse, with several other events in town taking up hotel rooms. Book early to be sure that you'll have a room for the 2017 Rotary District Conference!
Room Block Information:
Radisson Hotel - Conference Venue
200 Harborview Plaza
La Crosse, WI 54601
Standard King Room: $149
Standard 2 Queen room: $159
Reservations:
(608) 784-6680 or (800) 333-3333
Ask for the Rotary District 6250 Conference Rate www.radisson.com/lacrossewi Enter promo code: RD6250 Room block deadline: April 14, 2017
The Charmant Hotel - upscale boutique hotel
101 State Street
La Crosse, WI 54601
Standard King or Double Queen Room: $249
Reservations:
(608) 697-7300
Ask for the in-house reservations: Rotary District 6250 Rate Room block deadline: March 27, 2017
From the United Nations’ earliest days in the aftermath of World War II, the organization’s humanitarian mission has always dovetailed with Rotary’s efforts to administer aid and build peace. This year’s Rotary Day at the United Nations, 12 November, will highlight the role businesses can play in that collaboration as we work toward a more just and equitable world.
The theme of this year’s gathering at UN headquarters in New York City, “Responsible Business, Resilient Societies,” recognizes Rotary’s role at the intersection of commerce and cause. As leaders in their professions and...
Today marked the start of the battle to take control of Mosul back from the Islamic State group, also known as ISIS. The city is the group's last major stronghold in Iraq. But humanitarian aid agencies have known about the military offensive, giving them an unusual opportunity to prepare for the crisis.
"It is rare for the world to get early warning of a vast human catastrophe," says Chris Warham, chief executive of ShelterBox. "The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees issued a paper in July saying this would likely be the biggest humanitarian crisis of the year — and we better get...
The first time Noel Jackson jumped out of a plane at 14,000 feet, it had nothing to do with raising money for polio eradication.
The Michigan dentist had received a gift certificate to go skydiving from his staff because they knew he was into adventure.
“It is definitely a defining moment,” says Jackson, a member of the Rotary Club of Trenton, Michigan, USA, of that first jump, done in tandem strapped to a professional skydiver. “The rush of the free fall is beyond anything I have ever experienced before. Just the speed and acceleration is unbelievable. You don’t even have time to figure out...
May 12-14, 2017