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The Rotary Club of St. Croix Falls/Taylors Falls celebrated its 25th Anniversary on June 26th, 2011.  In celebration, the Rotary Club will be having an Anniversary party in conjunction with the annual installation of new officers.  This memorable event will take place on June 30 at the Chateau St. Croix Winery in St. Croix Falls, WI.

It will be a special evening of terrific food, lasting memories, and official events, including the installation of this year’s new Rotary President LeeAnn Vitalis.  The Rotary Club is part of Rotary District 5960 under the leadership of Governor Judy Freund.

Over the years, the local Rotary Club has made significant contributions to the community.  Whether by supporting battered women’s shelters, local food shelves, hiking trails, skate parks and recreation, literacy programs, education , disaster relief, or eradicating Polio around the world – Rotary Club members are volunteers who choose to server other daily.  ‘Service Above Self’ is Rotary’s motto.

Rotary Clubs work collaboratively and by collaborating with other individuals and organizations, the St. Croix Falls/Taylors Falls Rotary Club has been able to amplify its service far beyond what any single person could do alone!  That sets Rotary apart and explains why we see consistent growth and participation in our club.

On June 26, 1986, a small group of businessmen chartered the St. Croix Falls/Taylors Falls Rotary Club for fellowship and opportunities to server others.  Of those founding members, our club is honored to still have four of those Rotarians at our weekly meetings. We wish to congratulate the charter member Rotarians Jerry Wyatt, Steve Swenson, Tom Engel and John Edling for 25 years of service in our community.

The Rotary Club of St. Croix Falls/Taylors Falls is a Chapter of Rotary International, a worldwide organization of business leaders dedicated to humanitarian service, high ethical standards and goodwill.

“Our members take great pride in the service we perform for our community and are thrilled when we can positively affect the lives of those who are less fortunate than ourselves.  We’ve found that we ‘re truly able to have fun making a difference!” said former President, Rebecca Berg.

For more information on Rotary, please contact Kirk Anderson at rotary@scfrotary.org.

The Rotary Club of St. Croix Falls is pleased to be a participating club in the $72,592 humanitarian grant put together by the Blaine-Ham Lake Rotary Club.  The following press release explains what the project entails.

Date: April 19, 2011
Blaine-Ham Lake Rotary Club
St. Croix Falls Rotary Club

The Rotary Club of Blaine-Ham Lake is the International Sponsor Club for the Rotary Foundation Global Humanitarian Grant to provide medical equipment focused on maternal and child health to four public hospitals in Argentina. The club, along with 20 other Rotary Clubs in Minnesota and Argentina, has joined together with the respective Rotary Districts and The Rotary Foundation to make the $72,592 grant reality.

As part of the sustainability component of the Grant, the Blaine-Ham Lake Rotary Club along with several other local Clubs are hosting four doctors from Argentina to meet with physicians and other healthcare providers, hospital and other health care administrators, community and county agency representatives, public safety officials, and numerous others to learn about the American health care system from April 9th to April 21st. Dr. Humberto Acosta, Dr. Cecilia Zerbo, Dr. Veronica Pringay, and Dr. Marcos Hermida will be arriving in the United States on April 9th to begin their Vocational Training Team experience.

The following Clubs contributed to the Grant: Anoka, Belle Plaine, Blaine-Ham Lake, Cambridge-Isanti, Coon Rapids, Elk River, Fridley-Columbia Heights, Greater Rochester, Hudson Daybreak, New Brighton-Mounds View, Rochester, Rochester Risers, St. Croix Falls/Taylors Falls, Wabasha, White Bear Lake, Woodbury and Zumbrota along with District 5960 in Minnesota/Wisconsin, and Alberti, General San Martin, General Sarmiento, and Villa Libertad de General San Martin along with District 4855 in Argentina.

Equipment at the four hospitals, Hospital Nuestra Senora de la Mercad, Hospital San Martin, Hospital Eva Peron, and Hospital Raul Larcade, includes hearing, neurological and other screening equipment for newborns, and equipment to detect uterine cancer. It is estimated that the equipment will help approximately 61,000 patients annually.

“We have worked with these Rotary Clubs in Argentina as partners in providing medical equipment for maternal and newborn care for several years now, but this is the largest and most collaborative grant especially with the exciting opportunity to host the Vocational Training Team from Argentina. The opportunity to make a difference in another part of the world with so many other partners working together is truly the spirit of Rotary,” said Tanya Crawford, President of the Blaine-Ham Lake Rotary Club.

The equipment will be ordered and delivered by September 1, 2011, once the Vocational Training Team returns to Argentina.

Rotary International is a volunteer organization of business, professional, and community leaders who provide humanitarian service and help to build goodwill and peace in the world. There are approximately 1.2 million Rotary club members belonging to 33,000 Rotary clubs in more than 200 countries and geographical areas. Learn more at www.rotary.org or www.district 5960.org.

Contact: Tanya Crawford, President, Blaine-Ham Lake Rotary Club
E-mail: tmcrawford8@gmail.com
Tel: 763-458-7004

Rotary District 5960 is pleased to invite all members of the District’s Rotary Club’s to get connected online through Facebook.  Look for district updates, videos, and photos from District 5960.

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Rotary District 5960 covers parts of Southeastern and East Central Minnesota and Northwestern Wisconsin.

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On April 14-16, 2011 at the Prom Center in Oakdale, MN, District 5960 will hold its annual conference.  The theme of the conference is “A River Runs To It!”

• District Governor, Craig Leiser – 2010-2011, has determined the theme for his year as Governor will revolve around water and water projects.  Did you know that 21 out of the 65 clubs in District 5960 have “water” in some form in their name?  Can you list them all?
• The watershed of every club in the district ultimately drains into the Mississippi River – then gets to New Orleans.  Do you know your watershed?
• How many lakes, streams, creeks, rivers in our District?

Thursday Afternoon

• Grants Management Seminar -

Friday Morning

• District Assembly for 2011 – 12 officers and Annual Business Meeting

Friday Evening

• Keynote Speaker: Don Shelby, retired WCCO/CBS News Anchor
• Entertainment: Kenny Salwey, “The River Rat” author and Public Radio Personality

Saturday Morning

• Elena Hendrick – Kairos in Nicaragua “Fast for Hope” Session

Saturday Noon

• Foreign Exchange Students parade of flags & talent show.

Friendship and Community Fountain

• Each Club should bring a gallon of their own water to add to the reservoir.

Water Resource Programs Breakout sessions

• St. Croix Wild and Scenic River
• The Mississippi River Recreational Park
• Minnesota River Wildlife Management

Where does our water go and who is using it?

The Water Cafe

Tables will be provided for for clubs to bring examples, pictures, slide shows or other items to offer as examples of their water resource projects this past year.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
St. Paul, Southeastern Minnesota and Western Wisconsin
Oct 14, 2010

Applicants are now being sought for the new global grant scholarship from Rotary District 5960. Worth $30,000 annually, this exclusive scholarship will help fund a graduate-level student from the St. Paul area, southeastern Minnesota or western Wisconsin to pursue educational and service dreams generating impact in the areas of Rotary’s new future vision focus:

• Peace and conflict prevention/resolution
• Disease prevention and treatment
• Water and sanitation
• Maternal and child health
• Basic education and literacy

Economic and community development Global grant scholarship applications are now available at www.rotary5960.org/scholarships.

Qualified candidates must be endorsed by their local Rotary Club by Jan. 3, 2011. Endorsed candidates by local clubs need to submit their application online by Jan. 10, 2011. Interviews for district finalists will be conducted on Jan. 29, 2011 in the Twin Cities. Scholarship recipient will then be able to study at an international university starting Fall 2011.

For more information about the global grant scholarship eligibility, the global locations to which the scholarship can be used and more, visit www.rotary5960.org scholarships or EMAIL MICHELLE Rotary is the world’s largest privately-funded source of international scholarships and has more than 30,000 Rotary clubs in over 200 countries and geographic regions.

St. Croix Falls, WI
June 23, 2010

The St. Croix Falls Rotary Club celebrated the changing of the Guard with new leadership and vision, but with the same focus on service.

The St. Croix Falls Rotary Club celebrated a new Rotary Club year with the rotation in of new leadership from the organization’s top – down. Each year, Rotary Clubs around the world celebrate the inauguration of a new Rotary International President, but at the same time, they celebrate new District Governors and Club Presidents too. The event is called the changing of the Guard.

This year the Changing of the Guard celebration was hosted at the home of Jon and Cheryl Cermin of St. Croix Falls. The Rotary Club of St. Croix Falls wants to acknowledge the hospitality of the Cermin’s, which allowed us to recognize the completed term of, now Past President, Terry Hawkins. And with appreciation for her year of leadership, she was present with a Paul Harris Fellow award.

Also, special recognition was given to an outgoing member of the Rotary Board – Richard Hartung, Club Secretary. For his years of dedicated service to the St. Croix Falls Rotary Club, Richard was also recognized as a Paul Harris Fellow.

This year’s incoming President is Rebecca Berg, who was ceremonially given the Rotary Gavel for the 2010-2011 Rotary Year. Congratulations and special thanks to Rebecca’s attitude of service to our club and community here in St. Croix Falls.

As part of the Changing of the Guard celebration, the St. Croix Falls Rotary Club recognized its newest board members:

• LeeAnn Vitalis, President Elect – who will lead our club during the 2011-12 Rotary Year.
• Steve McCormack, Secretary
• Rich Potvin, Vocational Service
• Tom Klugow, Club Service

Returning members of the board include:

• Brian Adams – Foundation
• Kirk Anderson – Public Relations
• Mike Armbrust – Membership
• Cheryl Johnson – Community Service
• Terry Hawkins – International Service (Past President)
• Kirk Otto – Youth Exchange/Youth Protection Officer
• Tom Engel – Treasurer

This year’s Rotary International Theme is, “Building Communities – Bridging Continents.” Rotary’s motto is “Service Above Self.”

As Rotary Club President, Rebecca Berg will encourage Rotarians to use their skills and talents to contribute to the local community and the world. Rotary is a humanitarian service organization with over 33,000 clubs in more than 200 countries and geographical areas. Rotary has made the eradication of polio its top priority for the world.

Rotary is dedicated to making a difference in the local community and world through several areas of focus which include: disease prevention and Treatment, water and sanitation, economic and community development, maternal and child health, basic education and literacy, and peace and conflict resolution.

For more information about Rotary visit www.Rotary.org or www.SCFRotary.org

Press Release

For Immediate Release
July 5, 2010

On June 29, 2010, two hundred Rotarians and guests attended the installation of Craig Leiser as Rotary International District 5960 Governor for 2010-2011.  Craig Leiser is past President of the Stillwater Sunrise Club and will devote his next year to the District’s 3100 members in 65 clubs and 4 Rotaract Clubs across south-central and southeastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin.

Craig has been serving the district for the past 2 ½ years as District Governor Elect.  As governor, Leiser will emphasize the Rotary International Theme of Building Communities-Bridging Continents.  His personal goal is to have every club complete a water project and every member attend one meeting outside his or her own club.  Craig will visit each of the 65 clubs during his year as governor.

Contact:

Marlene Gargulak
Public Relations Chair
Rotary District 5960
2195 18 3/8 Avenue
Rice Lake, WI. 54868
mgargulak@charter.net
715-234-8314

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District 5960 recently welcomed the newly chartered Rotaract Club of Rochester Minnesota.

The St. Croix Falls Rotary Club wants to send our greetings  to the new Rotaract Club and say “welcome to the district.”  Unfortunately, a representative from our club was unable to attend personally, but we were happy to send a gift to celebrate their Charter event.

The Rotaract Club celebrated their charter event on Wed, May 19, 2010.  The event took place at the Rochester Golf & Country Club in Rochester MN.  A Club Chartering Event is a special time to mark the beginning for a club and we are very excited for the Rochester Rotaract club.

So, what is Rotaract?

Rotaract is a Rotary-sponsored service club for young men and women ages 18 to 30. Rotaract clubs are either community or university based, and they’re sponsored by a local Rotary club. This makes them true “partners in service” and key members of the family of Rotary.

As one of Rotary’s most significant and fastest-growing service programs, with more than 7,000 clubs in about 163 countries and geographical areas, Rotaract has become a worldwide phenomenon.

How does it work?

All Rotaract efforts begin at the local, grassroots level, with members addressing their communities’ physical and social needs while promoting international understanding and peace through a framework of friendship and service.

For more information on the Rochester Rotaract Club, visit: www.rochesterrotaract.org

Today’s Rotary Club was to celebrate the 16 outstanding students from the St. Croix Falls and Osceola High Schools who were chosen to be the Student of the Month in 2009 and 2010.  From these winners, 2 students were given a $100 scholarship for college.  Scholarship was a gift from the Rotary Club of St. Croix Falls/Taylors Falls.

Presenting the Students of the Month plaques to the schools was Dr. Steve Bont of St. Croix Falls.  The winners of the $100 scholarship were: Austin Whittenberger of St. Croix Falls High School and Jessica Martell of Osceola High School.

The 2009-2010 Students of the Month From The St. Croix Falls High School

• Cory Gebhard, October 2009
• Megan Yunker, November 2009
• Jon Mikl, December 2009
• Austin Whittenberger, January 2010
• Gabby Nuckles, February 2010
• Katie Burns, March 2010
• Alicha Greenlee, April 2010
• Christian Wolfe, May 2010

The 2009-2010 Students of the Month From The Osceola High School

• Kristine Gustafson , October 2009
• Ricky Hoverman,  November 2009
• Jessica Martell , December 2009
• Megan Tarman , January 2010
• Avery Bundgaard , February 2010
• Cera Nelson , March 2010
• April Elise Strobach , April 2010
• May James Cross , May 2010

Also present at the meeting was Fmr. Police Detective and Talk Show host, Dan Conry.  Dan offered the students some words of wisdom about the real world and encouraged them to do their best.  You can find more information about  Dan at his website: www.DanConry.com

Next years Foreign Exchange Student, Elliott Frokjer, was also at our meeting to receive a special gift from the St. Croix Falls Rotary Club, presented by Warren White.  Elliott will be going to Switzerland as an Outbound Foreign Exchange Student.

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