Happy Friday Fellow Rotarians! 

 

October 24 Day of Caring – Rotarians Raking.  (It also happens to be World Polio Day, so we will also be collectively giving polio the Finger that day).  I’m looking for volunteers to join me as Rotarians Raking at the day of Caring.  I’m hoping we can get at a minimum six of us to represent a yard clean up team.  It starts at 8AM.  If you are interested please let me know via this link.  Rotarians Raking  Invite family and friends to fill our morning with fun.

 

United Way of South Wood and Adams County CEO and Rotarian Tari Jahns gave us an update on this year's United Way Campaign. Check out United Way's website to follow along with all the great things United Way does to support our community!  Education, Financial Stablity, Health, and Safety Net Services.   www.uwswac.org

 

The surveys have returned, now what?  The Foundation Board will be meeting 10/23/2020 at 8:00AM.  Unless posted as closed sessions these are always open meetings.  Please reach out to the board for the meeting link if you wish to sit in. If you are interested in attending the Foundation Board Meeting please reach out to a current board member for the meeting information.

 

SAVE THE DATE:  Foundation Board Meeting, Friday, October 23 at 8am.

Agenda and zoom invite to follow.  Main topic will be the results of the survey.

 

 

Thank you Phil and Mary for your gracious hospitality.  What a personalized tour of the history and traditions that make up the Glacial Lake Marsh.  Great food and I couldn’t ask for better company.  It is incredible to see what we have in our own back yard that is unique only to this region and nowhere else in the world! See pictures from the Cranberry Marsh here:

https://www.amazon.com/photos/shared/FKM5gFEKSraZRYABCkcF2A.meRXkejfFbPX6s_Nky5taf 

 

 

Continue to help a fund raising project within our district called “Wheels of hope bus tour.”  The Rotary clubs of Lacrosse are raising funds to purchase a new bus for the transport of girls that attend Razia Jan’s school in Afghanistan.  Razia’s Ray of hope foundation has created transformative change by educating more than 1,000 girls from kindergarten through college.  The bus is in desperate need of replacing to provide the students safe reliable transportation to and from school.  They are very near their goal and are asking for your help to finish it off.  The links below are the Go-Fund Me page, and a video of Razia’s inspiring talk at the district conference last spring. 

Wheels of Hope Go Fund Me                   Razia Jan District 6250 Talk

 

 

 

 

 

Speaker: Amber Stancher

Program: Educational Training at Wood County Jail

 

 

Speaker: James Malouf

 

Evening Social

Tour of new Boys & Girls Club/YMCA

 

Foundation Survey Results

 

 

 

 

Chalkboard quote of the week… “You will never have this day again, so make it count!”