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President's Message

Naomi Fruechte
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October 2024
 
Hello Fellow Rotarians:
 
Rose Sale:  We did it!  Our rose sale was a huge success thanks to our rose sale chairman, Randy Mell, all members who sold flowers, and those who volunteered to distribute.  Also a big thank you to Mary Ann's Floral for securing the flowers and sharing space for us to distribute them.  Thanks to Thrivent for a grant that was used toward payment of the flowers.  This was our most profitable sale, slightly surpassing our sales in 2018 which was our previous high.
 
Welcome Teachers:  Our Service Committee chair, Sherry Sime, delivered roses, a welcome note, and our Rotary club brochure to new teachers in Caledonia schools on behalf of our club.  This is the second year we have welcomed new teachers as a community service project.
 
Congratulations to Supt. Craig Ihrke, fellow Rotarian, for the 2024 Blue Ribbon School Award given to Caledonia High School.
 
October Club Programs (courtesy of Mary Mell):
  • October 4 - Ice Breaker Question:  What is your favorite childhood memory?
  • October 11 - Re-classification talk by Dan Small
  • October 18 - Committee meetings
  • October 25 - Board Meeting
Cybercrimes, Scams & Fraud:  LaCrescent Rotary Club will host the "Cybercrimes, Scams & Fraud:  Arm Yourself with Knowledge!" event on October 16 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Wieser Park Pavilion.  The event is free and open to the public,  but you need to register in advance 
 
Rotary Peace Academy   Our DG is encouraging every Rotarian in our District to take advantage of a free training course available to us through Rotary’s partnership with the Institute for Economics and Peace.  This two-hour course titled “Rotary Positive Peace Academy” is designed to help you discover the strategies and tools that can help individuals build and sustain peace.  The link to sign up for this course is: https://www.positivepeace.academy/rotary   
 
 
Club Duties
 
Programs - October - Mary Mell        November - Julie O'Mara Dodson
Inspiration - October  ?????                November - Tom Danielson
Greeter - October - Tom Danielson      November - Randy Mell
Contact Sibyl:  Oct 6 - Dan;  Oct 13 - Mary;  Oct 20 - Andrea;  Oct 27 - Nancy
Tend to Gazebo garden:  Oct 6 - Mary;  Oct  13 - Nancy  Oct 20 - Ashley
 
 
 
October 24 - World Polio Day  Every dollar donated to Polio Plus during the 2024-25 Rotary year will be matched by the Gates Foundation 2-to-1.
 
 
Weekly Meetings at Elsie's, Caledonia at 7:30 am  Board meeting at the Wired Rooster at 7:30 a.m.
 
MONTHLY THEMES
 
October - Community Economic and Development Month
 
November - Rotary Foundation Month
 
December - Disease Prevention and Treatment Month
Committees:
Club Administration/Foundation
Chr. - Arien O'Heron
Mary Mell
Tom Danielson
Beth Stempinski
 
Membership & Public Image
Chr. - Ashley Dress
Randy Mell
Naomi
 
Community Service
Chr. - Sherry Sime
Joannie Schmidt
Andrea Eger
joe Welch
Naomi Fruechte
 
Youth
Chr. - Julie O'Mara Dodson
Dan Small
Craig Ihrke
Nancy Runningen
Activity Leads--
Chamber Liaison - Sherry
Facebook - Ashley
Website - Naomi
Rose Sale - Randy, Mary 
Quillin Cookout - Randy
Socials - Club Admin comm.
Gazebo Gardens - Service comm.
Neighbors' Day - Sherry
Scholarships - Craig
Rotary Lights - Beth & Sherry
Avenues of Service - Mary
Rotary Works - Nancy & Joannie
Dolly Parton Imagination Library - Ashley
Interact - Julie
 
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Thomas Danielson
November 27
 
Join Date
Julie O'Mara Dodson
October 1, 2008
16 years
 
Thomas Danielson
October 1, 2007
17 years
 
Arien O'Heron
October 25, 2010
14 years
 
Randy Mell
October 30, 2020
4 years
 
Elizabeth Stempinski
November 1, 1999
25 years
 
Dan Small
November 16, 2018
6 years
 
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