George shared some of what he learned at his recent president-elect prep session, and we started with a fun table-by-table discussion of what could be termed "an oddball question".  Then we moved on to more serious discussion of upcoming events, the need for member recruitment/retention/engagement, and some specifics about upcoming events in April.  We also talked briefly about meeting frequency and times, with several interesting ideas emerging.  Another topic was our local profile and how to raise awareness and use what Rotary is about locally and worldwide to attract members.  Again, good ideas came out from those at the meeting.  Thanks to all the "stay at homes" during spring break week for the schools who shared their thoughts.

Veterans' Park Cleanup on May 3rd :  Scott Morrissette is leading this semi-annual project.  He has appealed for more members to step up and put "Service Above Self".   Teenagers and other willing volunteers are welcome and needed for this project.  Contact Scott at smorrissette@msn.com.

 

Upcoming Rotary Events and Dates:
Veterans' Park Cleanup Saturday May 3rd -- see the Special Announcement above for details.

District Conference May 1-3:  The annual D5960 conference, somewhat misleadingly titled "Make Peace Visible" this year, will be held at the Mystic Lake Hotel & Casino in Prior Lake, MN

On March 4th, we moved our Rotary meeting to Tattersall to hear City Administrator and River Falls Rotarian Scot Simpson update us on the state of the city.   The "Back to the Future" theme was both entertaining and informative, and it gave us a lot to think about regarding where River Falls has come from as a city and where it's going.

Foundation to River Falls 2025:  Here's a different story summary:  Barbara Tischart's slides are available by clicking the link in Download Files below.  Here's a guide to her excellent presentation.  

Slides 2-4:  how River Falls Rotary supports Foundation projects.

Slide 6: a reminder about our club's Jamaica solar power project in 2022-23.

Slides 7-11:  How the RF works and some examples.

Slides 13-18:  Encouragement to do more.

Slides 19-22:  A 'scorecard' for 2023-24
Slide 23: A reminder about ways to give.