As a reminder, there will be NO Noon Virtual meeting on Monday, October 12. Instead, thanks to fellow Rotarian Phil Brown, we will be taking a Cranberry Harvest Tour at Glacial Lakes Cranberries! This is a great opportunity to learn about one of our local economic drivers and see some of our local fall beauty.
Last week fellow 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! www.uwswac.org
Two weeks ago brought us an update on 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.
Program Ideas Wanted? If you have program ideas please pass them along to our programs committee. Phil Brown is the committee chair so please reach out to Phil with any ideas. If Phil is out harvesting Cranberries pass it along to Shelly Mondeik - Shelly.Mondeik@mstc.edu
Do you have a great idea for our club? Don’t hesitate to reach out to club a board member or myself via phone 715-697-9167, e-mail (mdironside@uwalumni.com), or in person. As I stated at the start of this year we need to keep enhancing the value of Rotary this year and in the years to come. All great things that exist started with a little idea. Is it service related? Something to enhance the meetings? Is it cost savings? Say what... You have a great idea to raise funds for our local projects? Let me know what your ideas are!
Wanting a COVID-19 update in Wood Co? Kristie Egge, MPH from the Wood County Health department has joined us a few times over the last months giving us up to date information on the status in Wood County. The county has some great resources that are updated every weekday in the afternoon. Click on the links provided or explore the Wood Co website to find more information.
