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Morning Meeting:
Twin Ports Rotaract
 
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 Star Gump. Grace Lavan, and Trevor Koenig - Twin Ports Rotaract
 

 

Twin Ports Rotaract is a group of UMD students who are committed to make a difference in the community and the world with great love, one step at a time.

Star Gump is a freshman at University of Minnesota Duluth, majoring in Public History. They are the President of the Twin Ports Rotaract Club and chair of the Twin Ports Rotaract Satellite UMD. They were on the board of their Interact Club in Edina, Minnesota for a few years.

Grace Lavan is a first year student at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She plans to double major in Earth and Environmental Sciences and Geographic Information Sciences before pursing a doctorate in veterinary medicine. Grace graduated from Cloquet High School, where she participated in the Junior Rotary program.

Trevor Koenig is a first year student at the University of Minnesota Duluth. He is majoring in Environmental and Outdoor Education, because of his love of the outdoors. His hobbies include sewing and embroidering. He was in Interact at his high school.

 
 
Join us on Zoom!
 
Meeting ID: 814 2122 7000
Passcode: harbortown
 
Stories
3rd Grade Dictionaries
Thank you to our Harbortown Rotarians and the New Generations Committee for their continued support of the 3rd Grade Dictionary Project!
Dictionaries continue to be a delivered and we could still use some help.
Contact Christian K if you are interested in helping deliver dictionaries with the new generations committee. 
 
 
boy in gray sweater beside boy in gray and white plaid dress shirt
Here is a photo from a recent delivery to Homecroft Elementary school last week

 
 
Rotary Events and Meetings Calendar
Mark your calendars for Harbortown's upcoming hands on projects, committee meetings, and gatherings!
 

Rotary Night at the Duluth Playhouse will be September 11th.   This event is sponsored by the Pachel Foundation.

The show is at 7:30 with doors open at 6 for snacks and drinks. 
 
 
 
 

 
    Upcoming Guatemala trip opportunity

    Guatemala Hands-On with FM Rotary

    The Fargo Moorhead AM Club is leading a hands on project to build several school classrooms in Guatemala. They have room for four additional team members and we are welcome to join them.
     
    The cost of the ground package for this trip is $850 which covers lodging, most meals and transportation from Guatemala City to the project site. The dates include R&R in Antigua, which is a fun place. This cost does not cover the round trip between Duluth (or MSP) and Guatemala City. You are on your own for booking that flight. I should be in the $800 range.
     
    The dates for the Guatemala Service Project are March 15- March 23. The team leader is John Johnson from the Fargo Moorhead AM club. If interested, contact John at 701-371-5329.

     
    2025 District 5580 Conference

    District 5580 Conference Update

    After careful consideration, it has been decided to CANCEL the 2024-25 District Conference, previously scheduled for April 24-26, 2025; due to scheduling conflicts with another district training event. 

    But, don’t be dismayed!  There will be another opportunity to connect with District 5580 Rotarians this calendar year…

    The 2025-26 DISTRICT CONFERENCE is tentatively scheduled to be held on October 24-25, 2025 in Duluth, MN!

    Save the date and stay posted for additional information!   

    Gloria Mink
    District Administrator
    Rotary District 5580

     

     
    Rotarian Birthdays

    Happy Birthday to our Harbortown Rotarians celebrating this July!

    • Mary Durward – July 8
     
     

     
    Happy Rotary Anniversary!
    Happy Rotary July Anniversaries to our following members!
    We so greatly appreciate your commitment to service.
     
    Rick Oase (40 Years!)
    Scott Soderberg (27 Years)
    Christian Koelling (17 Years)
    Jerry Kortesmaki (10 Years)
    Adam Hughly (1 Year)
     
     
     

     
    Upcoming Program Duties
    If you have the upcoming program duty (check the duty roster here), please be sure to secure a speaker and provide notice to Steph Jago (sjago@charter.net) 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. 
     
    Upcoming Program Duties:

    7/23 – Heather N Wilde with Hezzie Mae Publishing and Third Coast Superior
    7/30 - Mike Ryth with the Alzheimer's Foundation
    8/6 – Alec Beaulieu with The MN Star Tribune
    8/13 – Catherine Carter Huber with St. Luke's Foundation
    8/20 – Amber Sadowski (Japan Trip)
    8/27 – Dereck Murphy-Williams with the Homegrown Music Festival
    9/3 – AJ Axtell with WLSSD
    9/10 – TBD
    9/17 – Arik Forsman with Duluth City Council
    9/24 – TBD
     

     
    Harbortown News
    For news, announcements, event promotion, social media, media releases, and more, please contact Stephanie Jago | 218.343.1833
     
    For Scuttlebutt: If you are hosting the program speaker, please copy Stephanie on the speaker's name, organization, and email.  If you are the chair of a Harbortown Committee, please update Stephanie 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! 
     
    Do you have Harbortown Rotary pictures to share!? Share your photos HERE with Google Photos so we can spread the word about how awesome our members are and the impact we're making on our community!

     
    Harbortown Rotary 2024