Rotary Club of La Crosse
                              Valley View
       Onalaska, Wisconsin
 
VALLEY VIEW NEWSLETTER
August 3, 2025
 
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THIS WEEKS SPEAKER
 
  PETER KADUC 
 
FROM COMMUNISM TO SUCCESS     
 

Peter Kaduc, Cryogenics Engineering Manager at MWSCO. Peter is considered one of the top authorities on cryogenics in the mid-west. 

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AUGUST MEETING ASSIGNMENTS
            -Greeter: Jennifer Schroeder
    -Inspire: Bob Newberry
     -Rooter: Brad Quarberg
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moon tunes this week
 
IRISH NIGHT 
 
 
EILEEN IVERS 
&
GADAN 
Featuring Enda Scavill from West Banjo Three
 
 
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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
 
 
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VALLEY VIEW ROTARY/MOON TUNES PRESENTS CHECK TO ROTARY LIGHTS
 
 
The Moon Tunes Fans at the July 10 concert donated to feed the hungry in the Coulee Region. Their donations were matched by the Valley View Rotary Club. Additional donations were received from the Rotary Club of Holmen, Ed Jaekel, Matt Mahlum and several other VVRC members.  A check for $5,000 was  presented to Rotary Lights at the Moon Tunes this past Thursday. All Funds will be going to the Hunger Task Force.
Valley View Rotary Club President Bruce Nuttall presenting the $5,0000 check to Pat Stephans & Scott Lundeen from Rotary Lights at Moon Tunes. 
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Valley View Rotary Moon Tunes Bucket Collection Crew. 
 
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La Crosse/Epinal Cultural Exchange Fundraiser.  On Wednesday, August 13, the La Crosse/Epinal Sister City Committee will be holding its annual Cultural Exchange Fundraising Soiree from 5-7:30pm. It is a gourmet Tour de France with wine and appetizers Γ  la FranΓ§aise at Le Chateau, 410 Cass Street. Our club will be donating a basket for the silent auction. There will also be a wine pull, door prizes, and music in the lovely Le Chateau garden by "Under Paris Skies". Admission is $65 per person ($15 is tax deductible). Please see Shari for tickets (slaffredi@yahoo.com)
 
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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:
πŸ—“ Saturday, October 11th
πŸ“ Riverside Park, La Crosse
πŸ•£ Registration begins at 8:30 AM
🎀 Program starts around 9:50 AM
πŸšΆβ€β™‚οΈ Walk kicks off at 10:00 AM (less than a mile – short walk, mighty cause)
 
 
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Stefanie Kline past-president of Rotary After Hours is the Sustainability Director at Habitat. Stephanie has asked us to help promote their project. This will be a major improvement in the neighborhood. This project is on the west side of Logan Middle School. They are looking for volunteers for this event. Contact Stefanie Kline at 
 
Speakers
Nov 12, 2025
Off-Site at Rivoli Theater
Nov 19, 2025
Kande Care Project
Nov 26, 2025
NO MEETING-THANKSGIVING EVE
Dec 03, 2025
ANNUAL MEETING
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Birthdays & Anniversaries
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
 
Executives & Directors
President
 
President Elect
 
Treasurer
 
Secretary
 
Rotary Works
 
Director
 
Director
 
Director
 
Director
 
Director
 
Director
 
Youth Exchange Officer
 
Immediate Past President
 
Public Image Chair
 
Membership
 
Welcome to Valley View Rotary!
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R.W. Houser Family YMCA - Onalaska
400 Mason St
Onalaska, WI 54650
United States of America
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