This Week's Program: 5580 District Governor Keith Brokke
This week we are honored to welcome our new 5580 District Governor Keith Brokke.
District Governor Keith Brokke is a charter member of the Fargo Moorhead AM Rotary Club established on March 4, 1991 and served as club president in 2004-05. Keith & Lynne are major donors and bequest donors; they are Paul Harris Society members and in 2002-03, they hosted an exchange student from Venezuela.
Keith was honored to be selected as D5580 Rotarian of the Year in 2010-11 and received TRF Citation for Meritorious Service in 2011-12.
Keith served in the ND Air National Guard from 1969 to 1976 and worked for Border States Paving, Inc. of Fargo, ND (a heavy/highway road contractor) from 1975 to 2019 (44 years) and retired March 31, 2019.
Keith and Lynne will celebrate 50 years of marriage in March 2022, and they have two daughters . . . Nicholle is a learning disability teacher in St. Paul and daughter Sara is married to Ben Hosch. Together, Ben and Sara are missionaries in Taiwan and have 5 children (3 girls & 2 boys). Nicholle & Sara attended Camp RYLA and have accompanied Keith on mission trips to Guatemala as has Lynne on several occasions. Lynne joined the Perham Rotary in 2001 and was actively involved for three years while working in Perham. She is now a member with Keith in the FM AM Rotary.
Please join Harbortown at our next hands on service project. Once again, we will help clean up the Gary New Duluth Rec Center. Meet onsite on Wednesday, September 22nd from 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM.
If you have a weed whacker, chainsaw, or brush whacker, please bring them. Gloves are always a great idea!
Superior Sunrise club is hosting a golf tournament and “I Don’t Play Golf” fundraiser on September 10, 2021.
Golf Tournament: Friday 9/10/21 shotgun start at 9:00 am at Nemadji Golf Course, Superior. Four-person team cost is $240. Price includes 18 holes, cart, lunch and meal after the tournament at Dodgie’s East End Tavern.
Prizes: 1st place - $600; 2nd place - $300; Randomly Selected 3rd place - $150; Best Dressed Team - $50. Golfers can register online at superiorsunriserotary.org no payment due until tournament day.
I Don’t Golf Fundraiser – Dodgies East End Tavern starting at 5:30 pm. Food by Rich Cuisine (pulled pork with fixings) for $10 per plate. Music by Born Too Late 7-9. Lots of raffles and drawings through the night. We are accepting raffle donations if anyone is interested.
Questions? Please Contact Johanna R. Kirk at jrk@kirklawsuperior.com.
The September issue of Rotary magazine highlights amazing stories of how many Rotary clubs and members responded to the COVID-19 crisis in their communities and beyond and why hybrid meetings are part of the "new normal."
Rob Haglin received questions about what weekly program presenters need to bring. Historically, each presenter would bring their own laptop, but the Holiday Inn has now dedicated a laptop for weekly Harbortown use.
This laptop is setup with Zoom, the Owl, and the projector, so presenters do not need to bring a laptop or projector. All that is needed from presenters is a USB drive with the PowerPoint presentation (or whatever is wanted to be shown on the projector while speaking). The USB will put the presentation on the Holiday Inn laptop. Once the presentation is over, the presentation file is deleted off the laptop. 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).
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 (rhaglin@awkuettel.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:
Feb. 16 - Hands-On Second Harvest Food Bank
Feb. 23 - Carl Maki
Mar. 2 - Dan Holm
Mar. 9 - Rick Cleath
Mar. 16 - Hands-On Boys and Girls Club (Clyde Iron Location)
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!
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