This Week: Hybrid Fireside Meeting at Northland Country Club
Tomorrow, May 5th In place of the Harbortown morning meeting, Harbortown will host it's first in-person (and hybrid) Fireside Meeting at Northland Country Club.
There will be dinner and a cash bar, the cost for the dinner is $30 per person. We will still offer a virtual opportunity to join as always.
Menu:
Chicken Breast with Chardonnay Creme
Swedish Meatballs
Yukon Garlic Mash Potatoes
Seasoned Green Beans
Caesar Premixed Salad w/ croutons on side
Rolls/Butter
As you may recall, Harbortown Rotary partnered with Gary New Duluth Rec Center to take on the annual spring clean up of the Veteran's Memorial Park.
Save the dates for our May clean-ups!
May 12th - Second Wednesday 7:30 am to 9:30am in place of our morning meeting
May 26th - Wednesday before Memorial Day 4:30 pm to 7pm
Rec center area tasks will include: general clean-up of site, drainage ditch from soccer field to Commonwealth (spring runoff brings a lot of branches/trash downstream - rubber boots a good idea), weed whacking/trimming, there may be a dead tree to cut down.
Veteran's Memorial tasks will include: General clean up, weeding, trimming bushes/plantings, freshen up mulch, plant flowers in three planters.
Please email Jinell Abernathy if you are able to attend.
The 2021 Virtual Convention will be better than ever, opening more innovative opportunities to learn and to engage with the family of Rotary, near and far. You’ll be able to network in virtual lounges, meet new partners in service, and join fun activities with Rotary members from around the world.
This event is open to all Rotary members and participants from 12-16 June 2021. Registration fees are as follows:
*Registration must be paid in full between 16 April and 7 May to receive the $49 rate.
Registration is also now open for the Rotaract, Youth Exchange Officer and Inter-Country Committee pre-conventions, which will be held June 10-11, 2021. The cost of each preconvention event is $20.
Both the convention and preconvention events include access to the virtual House of Friendship.
On April 22nd, Segundo Velasquez with Mano a Mano shared some exciting updates regarding the impact of the water project in the valley of Cochabamba, Bolivia that was completed in 2012.
Below is an excerpt from the touching story:
Our counterpart organization Mano a Mano Nuevo Mundo completed the Jusku Molle reservoir project in 2012. This reservoir provides 350 Bolivian families with sufficient water to irrigate their crops. It can hold 50,000 cubic meters of water and irrigates about 741 acres of land (the reservoir is roughly the size of 3 football fields).
A letter was recently translated from the people of the area about the impact this water project has had on their lives: “I am grateful to those people who helped us with this project. Thanks to them we can irrigate our corn. We have some to eat and some to sell. Otherwise, when we need something from the market, what would we do to survive.” Doña Maxima Ricaidez
Karl Everett and several other Rotarians were able to take part in several projects in South America. "This was my first trip (2013) to Bolivia with Rotarians Mike Cochran, Keith Brokke, Blake Crosby, Warren Bender, Scott Neustel and others; and got me and other Rotarians interested in your projects, to provide assistance to needy Bolivians. Rotarians have helped with the construction of these water reservoirs, but also schools, roads, water wells; and a dozen medical clinics, working with Dr. Jose Velasquez of Mano a Mano Bolivia."
Please Join Life House for their Celebration of Success-Rooted in Hope Gala
Date: May 13th
Time: 5:30-6:45 PM
Location:Virtual
RSVP: Go to one.bidpal.net/Lifehouse or text " Life House" to 243725
Details: An inspirational evening celebrating 30 years of seeing past the darkness of the toughest situations. Come away knowing that like us, you are rooted in the bright light of hope and possibility.
5:30-6:00: Music by Chastity Brown
6:00-6:45: Celebration of Success Program
Welcome
30-year Anniversary
Honoring our Youth
Our Vision Ahead
Thank You
Please Join Life House for their Celebration of Success-Rooted in Hope Gala
Date: May 13th
Time: 5:30-6:45 PM
Location:Virtual
RSVP: Go to one.bidpal.net/Lifehouse or text " Life House" to 243725
Details: An inspirational evening celebrating 30 years of seeing past the darkness of the toughest situations. Come away knowing that like us, you are rooted in the bright light of hope and possibility.
Please turn in your sold ticket stubs and cash as you collect them, so remaining tickets can be redistribute as needed. You can bring them to morning meetings or coordinate with Tony (Tmh0823@Gmail.com), Greg or your team captain if you need help turning these in.
As of last Thursday we have collected funds for 226 of the 500 tickets. This is a great start! Of the 209 additional tickets distributed thus far, there are quite a few tickets that have already been spoken for, but we just need to get the funds turned in. This leaves us with roughly 65 more tickets yet to be picked up or assigned, so please turn in your tickets to your Captain, Tony or Goldy as you sell them.
Each member is only being asked to sell 4 tickets, but if you are not going to be able to sell your tickets, please let Tony know ASAP so we can find these tickets a new home. Otherwise, buy yourself a ticket or give one to a coworker, friend, neighbor or your employees as a way of saying thank you!
Any Harbortown members or family interested in playing bocce ball at Skyline Thursday night in a Bocce Ball league?
Each team needs four people to play each week plus any subs who would like to join. Several Women of Rotary are already signed up for team Crooked Pint organized by Jinell. If anyone else is interested in being a part of the team or if other Harbortown members are interested in starting a second team contact Jinell (jinellabernethy@gmail.com) or Mary (rotarymary@mdurward.com) for more information. The season runs from the end of May through mid-September.
Show your Rotary pride with new official Harbortown logo wear!
Thank you to Heather Salfer and John Cron for creating the official Harbortown Rotary Apparel website. Click the link below, select your favorite apparel brand, use the newly branded Harbortown logo, and place your order! Prices vary depending on the brand you select.
NEW! Light colored embroidery options are now available for dark apparel. See below for example of thread color.
If you have an upcoming program duty (please check the upcoming duty roster), please be sure to secure a speaker and provide notice to Rick Oase (rickoase@yahoo.com) or Stephanie Judd (sljudd@gmail.com) as soon as that speaker is confirmed. If you are unable to confirm a speaker, 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).
The Holiday Inn has dedicated a laptop for weekly Harbortown use. All presenters need to bring is 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.
Because Harbortown is asked by the Holiday Inn for RSVPs each week, Rob will RSVP each weekly presenter to ensure the presenter gets breakfast. If the presenter is bringing a guest, please let Rob know so he can RSVP the guest, as well. Questions? Please contact Rob Haglin (rhanglin@awkuettl.com).
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:
October 27: Andres Gonzalez: Dave Uric, Twin Metals
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 Charity and Chloe on the speaker's name, organization, and email. If you are the chair of a Harbortown Committee, please update Charity and Chloe on relevant information regarding grants and awards, meetings or news. Charity and Chloe 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!
