Catherine Carter Huber
Executive Director/Chief Philanthropy Officer
St. Luke’s Foundation
Join us this Wednesday morning, November 23rd 7:30am in the Great Hall - Kitchi Gammi Club, 831 E Superior St, Duluth, MN 55802 as we hear from Catherine Carter Huber, Executive Director/Chief Philanthropy Officer at the St. Luke’s Foundation.
Catherine has been involved with nonprofit initiatives for over three decades. In 1985 she began her fund-raising career in Los Angeles fighting the emerging AIDS epidemic. Chicago was home for 15 years after that working in alumni relations at the Illinois Institute of Technology, Loyola University Chicago and as campaign director and vice president of development for the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago with 35 Y’s in a three state region.
Catherine’s undergraduate degree in communications is from the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point and her master’s in organization development is from Loyola University Chicago.
With two babies and the desire to live in a smaller community on a Great Lake, Catherine and her family moved to Duluth 20 years ago for her position as the executive director/chief philanthropy officer of St. Luke’s Foundation where she continues to work today. At the Foundation, funds are both raised from and awarded throughout our region with a focus on patient care, health education and clinical research.
Catherine has served on a variety of local, regional and national nonprofit boards. She is married with two college aged daughters and the passionate belief philanthropy is a powerful demonstration of hope.
Please note - Your RSVP ticket will only be used for attendance and will show a summary of $0.00. You will be directly billed by Harbortown separately if you choose to join us - and we certainly hope you do! Thank you! We cannot wait to have you!
Sincerely,
Chloe Strand and the Club Service Committee Members
Thank you Harbortown for an incredible Rotary Foundation Day!
If you were not able to participate in Foundation Day, it's not too late to pledge! Please let Amber know your pledge amount, write your check to The Rotary Foundation, and give it to Amber. You may also contribute online! If you contribute online, make sure to list your Rotary ID number.
The mission of The Rotary Foundation is to enable Rotarians to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education, and the alleviation of poverty.
On Wednesday, Karl Everett (Karlos) received a check from the Dickenson Rotary Club for $1000 to support the Bolivia Dream Fund student scholarships, that Matt Thibodeau initiated and spoke about on Foundation Day. The Dickenson club also provided the final donation needed to receive the matching grant from the District for the Viente de Septiembre medical clinic in Bolivia. Once we receive the grant money, Harbortown can move forward with Mano a Mano Bolivia to initiate the construction of the project! They plan to start the construction in December and complete the project in four months. They are planning to have the clinic in operation by April 2023. You are all invited to attend the dedication of the clinic, which will be a spectacular event, and visit with the Dream Fund students. We are planning The Great Bolivia Adventure on April 13th to the +/-23rd 2023. Please join us! Contact Karl Everett for more information and to reserve a place on the trip.
Please stop by London Road Rental (1710 London Rd) to pick-up your coffee orders!
Please mark on the sheet by the coffee boxes what coffee you picked and how many OR email Rob Haglin (rhaglin.awkuettel.com) what you picked up so the club can keep track.
Unable to make it down for pickup? Please email Rob.
I'd like to invite you on an adventure to Bolivia scheduled April 13th - 23rd, 2023 to visit the many Rotary projects you have helped support.
Enclosed is a Mano a Mano brochure describing the adventure. Please contact me if you have any questions, or need additional information.
Mano a Mano’s Center for Ecological Agriculture: Water, Food, Health and Education: A Journey to Learn
Mano a Mano and Harbortown Rotary invites you to join us on a ten-day trip to Cochabamba, Bolivia. Through this unique travel experience you will meet high Andean subsistence farm families and become immersed in their daily lives. The trip will provide an up-close view of how Mano a Mano teaches farming practices that protect the fragile natural environment and improve health. Travelers will take part in Mano a Mano’s distribution of the nearly 200,000 pounds of medical and school supplies that Minnesota volunteers collect, sort, pack and ship to our Bolivian sister organizations each year. Throughout this journey, you will see projects that accomplished our original vision and so much more.
What is Mano a Mano International? Mano a Mano is a grass-roots non-profit organization based in St. Paul, MN whose mission is to create partnerships with poor Bolivian communities that improve health and increase economic well-being.
Who can go on this trip? Adults and children who are accompanied by a parent or guardian are welcome. While Spanish speaking ability is highly valued, it is not essential. Interpreters will be available throughout all trip activities.
Where will we stay? Mano a Mano will reserve a block of rooms in a comfortable, clean hotel in Cochabamba. Private single or double rooms are available.
Where will we go? Our destination is Cochabamba, Bolivia’s third largest city, located in the Andes at about 8,000 feet above sea level. We will also travel to rural communities that tourists rarely visit.
For more information and any questions, please contact Karlos (Karl) Everett (karl_everett@q.com).
The Brain Game Books are in! Please pick up your books at the next meeting. Books are $10.00 each. There are a few extra available. Questions? Please contact Bob MacLean <bmaclean76@gmail.com>
If you have an upcoming program duty (please check the upcoming duty roster), please be sure to secure a speaker and provide notice to Chloe Strand (Chloe.Strand@hdcmn.org) as soon as that speaker is confirmed. If you are unable to confirm a speaker, please contact Rick Oase (rickoase@yahoo.com) or Stephanie Judd (sljudd@gmail.com) for help, consider other program ideas like a Ted Talk, presenting yourself on a relevant topic or your business, or creating some excitement for a community organization you are passionate about. It is your program, so think about what is interesting and engaging to you and share it with others!
If for some reason you are unable to switch duties with another member or you have simply exhausted all efforts to find a speaker, please notify Rick or Stephanie no later than 3 business days before the meeting (the Friday before the meeting your program is scheduled).
President Mary Durward is bringing her laptop to the Kitchi Gammi Club for weekly Harbortown meetings. Presenters may bring a USB drive with the PowerPoint presentation (or whatever is wanted to be shown on the projector while speaking). Please share this information with your program's presenter.
Thank you for your help and thank you to all who are working hard to find engaging content for our upcoming sessions!
Upcoming Program Duties:
01.04 - Evening Harbortown Happy Hour at Lake Superior Brewing (No morning meeting)
01.11 - Essentia Hermantown Service Project (4:00pm - 6:00pm)
For news, announcements, event promotion, social media, media releases, and more, please contact Charity Johnson (csjohnson@starbasemn.org / 218-788-7288) and Chloe Strand (chloe.strand@hdchrc.org / 218.340.2531).
For Scuttlebutt: If you are hosting the program speaker, please copy Chloe on the speaker's name, organization, and email. If you are the chair of a Harbortown Committee, please update Chloe on relevant information regarding grants and awards, meetings or news. Chloe and Charity will use this information to create more dynamic and engaging content to share with potential club members and on social media!
It is our goal to continue to share the good work that Harbortown Rotary is doing in our community, so your help and support is greatly appreciated! Thank you!
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