Valley View Rotary Newsletter - August 17, 2025 (Aug 17, 2025)

Rotary Club of La Crosse

Valley View

Onalaska, Wisconsin

Valley View Rotary Web Page

VALLEY VIEW NEWSLETTER

August 17, 2025

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THIS WEEKS SPEAKER

AL SCHULZ

WHEEL CHAIR PROGRAM

Al Schulz delivering a wheelchair to an individual in Central America (left), Photo of warehouse where wheel chairs and medical supplies are collected and repaired before shipping to Central America (right).

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AUGUST MEETING ASSIGNMENTS

-Greeter: Jennifer Schroeder

-Inspire: Bob Newberry

-Rooter: Brad Quarberg

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moon tunes this week

PHOENIX

THE REMAINDERS

Moon Tunes

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moon tunes sign up !!!

Please note: The sign-up link below in this newsletter will only work from your devices if you are logged into our club website https://valleyviewrotary.com at the same time.

another option to sign-up is the club website https://valleyviewrotary.com/ and select "Member Area" on the bar. Scroll down to Events & Volunteering" and choose "Volunteers" which should open a box with the event choices (my apologies for clubrunner)

we are working on getting this fixed

August - September Sign-Up

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Bill Harnden, Emcee for Salute to Lindy Shannon.

Group of local musicians from the late 50's and 60's that were influenced by Lindy Shannon.

The Molly Maguires with Valley View Rotary's very own Art McClure. The Molly Maguires recorded a local hit song with the help of Lindy Shannon.

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Valley View Rotarians enjoying the beautiful evening at the Avenues of Service Awards Dinner. Congratulations to ours members Cindy Shireman, Rising Star Award and Sandy Heck, Club Rotarian of the Year.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS, EVENTS & OPPORTUNITIES

TURKISH ROTARY FRIENDSHIP EXCHANGE

HOSTED BY VALLEY VIEW AND HOLMEN ROTARY CLUBS

link to schedule below

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VALLEY VIEW ROTARY CLUB PICNIC

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14

Sunday, 9/14, starts at 4:00 pm
Mark & Mary Kerrigan’s home – 30662 Mulder Road, Dresbach, MN
Taco bar
Ukrainian Delegation will be joining us
RSVP deadline: AUGUST 30. Here’s the link to the Sign-Up Genius that Julie Nelson so kindly put together: Valley View Rotary: Valley View Rotary Picnic

Mark & Mary Kerrigan's home location 30662 Mulder Rd., Dresbach, Mn

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MOON TUNES INTERACT HELP NEEDED

We need club members to staff the INTERACT concessions stand during the last two weeks of Moon Tunes September 4 & 11.

Please let Nancy Schmidt know if you can help

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ATTENTION:

CLUBRUNNER SWITCH TO CLUBRUNNER NOVA

On September 4th our club will be making a software switch from ClubRunner to ClubRunner NOVA.

- This new technology and infrastructure will provide a faster, more reliable, and robust platform, and be as secure as ever.

- If you use the ClubRunner app, you will likely need to reboot and sign back in once we make the change.

- The look will be simplified for everyday member use.

- This will simplify some of our processes and help with membership tracking and much more.

We have a ClubRunner NOVA training on Zoom scheduled for September 10th for all members. More details to follow.

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UKRAINE OPEN WORLD PROGRAM

HOSTED BY VALLEY VIEW ROTARY CLUB

September 12 - 20

Link to schedule below

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WALK TO DEFEAT ALS

Valley View Rotary Club member Gayle Dolle has put together a walk team in Memory of Linda Lyche. Click on the link below to donate or join Gayle's Walk Team.

Event Details:

Saturday, October 11th

Riverside Park, La Crosse

Registration begins at 8:30 AM

Program starts around 9:50 AM
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Walk kicks off at 10:00 AM (less than a mile – short walk, mighty cause)

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Nov 12, 2025

Teddy Eck

Off-Site at Rivoli Theater

Nov 19, 2025

Matt Boshcka

Kande Care Project

Nov 26, 2025

NO MEETING-THANKSGIVING EVE

Dec 03, 2025

ANNUAL MEETING

View entire list

Member Birthdays

Jim Warren

November 2

Scott Safranski

November 3

Brad Quarberg

November 6

Bob Newberry

November 15

Shari Laffredi

November 17

Mark Kerrigan

November 27

Anniversaries

Diana DiazGranados

Rob Wayss

November 25

Steve Christiansen

Pat Christiansen

November 26

Join Date

Bill Shepherd

November 1, 1985

40 years

Bradley Teske

November 1, 2014

11 years

John Lyche

November 1, 1981

44 years

Darwin Isaacson

November 8, 2000

25 years

Bryan Walker

November 13, 2024

1 year

Gary Brown

November 30, 2005

20 years

President

Bruce Nuttall

President Elect

Shari Laffredi

Treasurer

Dick Spencer

Secretary

Sarah Huber

Rotary Works

Tom Sahlstrom

Director

Cinthia Shireman

Director

Matt Mahlum

Director

Sandy Heck

Director

Amy Bettis

Director

John Ruud

Director

Gayle Dolle

Youth Exchange Officer

Nancy Schmidt

Immediate Past President

Scott Safranski

Public Image Chair

Cinthia Shireman

Membership

Mike Herro

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