Join us Wednesday morning at 7:30am in the Great Hall - Kitchi Gammi Club (831 E. Superior St., Duluth, MN 55802) as we hear from Drew Markey, YMCA Camp Miller Executive Director.
Drew Markey is the new Executive Director at Camp Miller. He arrived in Minnesota in early March and has been loving every day in the role and getting to know Camp Miller and the greater YMCA Community. Before Camp Miller, Markey served as the Senior Program Director and Environmental Stewardship Program Executive at YMCA Camp Erdman in Hawaii.
After graduating from Loyola University Chicago with a degree in Communications and Sports Management, Markey found himself at a YMCA summer camp to be a camp counselor for the first time. He quickly realized what a transformative, welcoming, and impactful place Camp is, and he felt as though he had missed out as a child on such a great experience. Since 2017, it has been his career goal to continue fostering and creating that space for kids to enjoy. Markey has worked his way through being the Director of a summer camp, family camps, retreats, and outdoor education programming to now be the Executive Director of Camp Miller.
Outside of work, Markey enjoys doing triathlons, playing soccer, fishing, collecting sports cards/memorabilia, and kicking his feet up on the couch.
October is here, and Rotary Roses distribution is right around the corner. Don't fret! It's not too late to sell more roses! Rose tickets can continue to be sold until Friday, October 16th. More tickets are always available!
Please let Bob MacLean know ASAP if you either plan to sell your remaining tickets or turn any unsold tickets.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED during Rotary Roses distribution on Friday, October 16th or Saturday, October 17th, please contact Bob MacLean or Kevin Anderson to sign up.
Everything's coming up roses!
Online sales for https://rotaryroses.com/ are live! Share the link via email, text, or social media.
Harbortown Rotary Rose Sale ticket books can be picked up from Bob MacLeanbmaclean76@gmail.com | 218.390.2241.
CONGRATULATIONS to our very own Karl Everett for being recognized as this year's Distinguished Rotarian of the Year for International Service from our Rotary District 5580!
Karl was recognized for the work he's done on the Bolivia projects including medical clinics, schools, and water wells. He's been involved in over $1million in construction projects over the twelve years he's been involved in International Service.
Congratulations, Karl! We are honored to have you as a representative of Harbortown Rotary and appreciate all the incredible years of service you have committed!
What would it take to row solo nonstop for 10,000 miles over eight months across the Pacific? It would take Katie Spotz. The Cleveland Rotarian and endurance athlete will set out near the end of December to break a record and raise $1 million to expand clean water access in Fiji.
Then, meet another group of Rotary members confronting the global water crisis with energy and fresh ideas: Rotaractors. The clean water and sanitation project they led in the Ashanti region of Ghana was the first to be completed since The Rotary Foundation opened global grants to Rotaract in 2022.
In our personal essay, Texas Rotarian Bill Martin writes movingly of the death of a friend, how the loss motivated him to become a regular blood donor, and why you should, too.
Finally, in this month's Our Clubs report, journey to the hills of Vermont to experience a garden of almost otherworldly beauty and learn about the unusual partnership that reopened the beloved destination to the public.
If you have the upcoming program duty (check the duty roster here), please be sure to secure a speaker and provide notice to Chloe Strand (chloestrand90@gmail.com) as soon as your speaker is confirmed. If you are unable to confirm a speaker, please contact Lauren Farden (lauren.farden@edwardjones.com) for help. If you have a different assigned program duty and cannot make it to the meeting, please find a replacement.
Harbortown Rotary has a Windows 11 laptop. 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.
There will be some changes to the Club Service role starting 7/1/26. There will now be a Club Service Committee: Chloe Strand, Brad Jenson, & Steph Jago.
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. Your information will be used to create more dynamic and engaging content to share with potential club members and on social media!
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