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Valley View Rotary Update

Weekly update for 8/25/2010

If you missed today’s meeting, then you missed my story of how I met Big Bird, Elmo, and Prairie Dawn from Sesame Street at Riverside Park.

We welcomed our new exchange student from Finland, Riina Maria Bhatia. If anyone has a cell phone she can use or are willing to let her be part of your calling plan (you would be reimbursed), please let me know.

Today’s program was an extremely informative presentation by Mary Kay Wolfe and Noelle Weber of the YWCA. Started in1906, the YWCA has a staff of 17 and serves 1500-2000 annually in the Coulee Region. They stressed how important community support is. Their programs are social service related and are summarized below:

CASA For Kids is a program where trained volunteers make sure at-risk kids are in a safe environment.

A-PRO provides a program and equipment for those who are limited physically such as adaptive skiing, hand cycling and swimming.

Adaptive gardening is located in Holmen

Swim Club is for boys and girls age 5-18

Transitional housing is for the homeless and single with children

Restorative Justice allows victim and defendant to come together and also includes those with truancy issues

Women’s Community Based Housing is an alternative to jail

Ruth House is an emergency shelter for drug and alcohol abuse. Maximum stay is 90 days.

Employment Training

Teen Services includes: Bridges for teens at risk and Team Lead for young people with outstanding potential

Special Events include Walk A Mile In My Shoes and Tribute to Outstanding Women

Upcoming dates

September 14: 7:30 am Board meeting

September 14: 4-way Test dinner

October 22: Car raffle

Weekly update for 8/18/2010

A special thank-you to John and Linda Lyche for again hosting our annual picnic. A wonderful time was had by all as we enjoyed great food catered by Famous Dave’s and had the opportunity to meet Riina Maria Bhatia our new exchange student from Finland. Thanks to everyone who helped make this a fun and successful event.

Thanks and have a great week. Larry

Meet Larry Peterson, Valley View Rotary's President for 2010-11.

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