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This Week's Program: Nathan Glockle, Educational Excellence With an Environmental Emphasis

Principal of Stowe Elementary, Nathan Glockle, will be sharing the results of their ongoing initiative in their school and their community.

For the last 5 years, Stowe Elementary has seen a revitalization in the communities of Gary New Duluth/Morgan Park. With the help of the YMCA, the Gary New Duluth Recreation Center, and the city of Duluth, they have worked together to increase community engagement.

This presentation will explore the impact engaged partners have had on the Stowe community, as well as what Stowe Elementary is doing to differentiate themselves from area schools to attract families to enroll. 

 

Please use this new link that will work for all recurring meetings in 2021: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84714189189?pwd=WHJGUk55REZCbzZBdVRkcUN4SFlMQT09

 
Meeting ID: 847 1418 9189
Passcode: 119791
Stowe Elementary Online
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Cash Raffle Tickets are on Sale!
It's time to Spring into action and do some selling! The Harbortown Rotary 2021 Cash Raffle has officially begun!! With the increased number of tickets and prizes this year, we are asking members to sell a minimum of 4 tickets each. However, to sell all of our tickets we need to average selling 7.5 tickets per member, so get creative and have some fun selling these tickets!
 
 
Your envelope with tickets will be available for in person pickup at all our in-person Wednesday club meetings at the Holiday Inn. Otherwise you can swing by and visit Goldy behind the US Bank on Michigan Street or at the Kolquist, Seitz & Goldman offices located on the 9th floor of the US Bank Building at 130 West Superior Street.
 
For ticket pick up contact Greg in advance 218-340-1688 or 218-336-1523, and don’t be shy to ask for more than 4 tickets!
 
A recent email was sent with some awesome templates to assist you with your sales efforts; including:
Feel free to use the templates, or let your creative juices flow and make the sales pitch your own! Our goal is to have every ticket sold and turned in with all cash by June 15th, 2021. Please coordinate with your team captain, Tony Hansen or Greg Goldman if you need more tickets. Captains will be asked to check in occasionally to help encourage their team’s sales efforts, assist in collecting ticket stubs and redistributing tickets if members need more.
 
Thank you all for your help, and I am excited to see the club come together to make this the biggest and best cash raffle fundraiser yet!
Boys & Girls Club Service Project Recap
Almost a dozen Rotarians along with several families members joined forces and provided some much-needed support to the Lincoln Park branch of the Boys & Girls Club. Everyone chipped in to help with building shelves for food and snacks, deep cleaning the gym and art supply area, organized some rooms and decorations and broke down a lot of cardboard. Thank you to all who participated in brightening the day of the students and staff at B&GC!
 
   
Photo Credit: Heather Salfer
April Issue of Rotary Magazine Now Available
With it it being almost Earth Day (April 22), it's a great time to dive into one of Rotary's newest areas of focus - the environment. Read details that highlight the $18M worth of environmental projects taken on by Rotary clubs around the globe, habitat restoration, water conservation and energy efficiency. This issue highlights a Minnesota Rotary club in the Twin Cities that is tackling the problem of climate change! Read the history of the Paul Harris legacy.
 
"As Rotary members, we can become stewards of environmental sustainability and adopt the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals in our daily lives at home and in our clubs," Says Holger Knaack, President of Rotary International. "Then we can incorporate them into our Rotary projects."
April 1 Attracting and Retaining Women of Rotary with Pam Solberg-Tapper
Rotary: Women: Change - A frank conversation on how to attract and retain women members
Featuring guest speaker Pam Solberg-Tapper!  
This training is open to all, including friends, family, and fellow Rotarians.
 
When: Apr 1, 2021 04:30 PM Central Time (US and Canada) 
 
 
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
 
If you have questions or would like more information, please contact DGN Kay Biga directly at kbiga@aol.com or (218) 390-6507.  Thanks again for your commitment to this project! 
 
Registration is Live for the Virtual 5580 Rotary District
Register for the 2021 Rotary District 5580 Conference today!
 
Go to: www.bemidji2021.com and register for free!
 
April 26 – May 1, join the district members for presentations every weekday at noon and 2:00 pm as well as:
  • Special happy hours on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 4:00 pm
  • Evening fun Monday and Friday at 5:00 pm
  • Service projects on Saturday
See the full agenda at www.bemidji2021.com
 
 
New Embroidery Options! Harbortown Logo Wear Available Now!
Show your Rotary pride loud and proud with new official Harbortown logo wear!
 
Thanks to Heather Salfer, who collaborated with John Cron to create the official Harbortown Rotary Apparel website.
 
Click on 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 photograph below for example of thread color.
 
 
 
Upcoming Program Duties
During these challenging times during COVID, it has become an even greater challenge securing weekly program presenters. But this time also affords the opportunity of the ease of a Zoom presentation versus which can be a bonus for a busy presenter.
 
If you have an upcoming program duty (or if you are unsure, please check the upcoming duty roster) please be sure to secure a speaker and provide notice to Don O'Connor (Don@duluthbx.com) as soon as that speaker is confirmed. If you are unable to confirm a speaker who can present virtually, you could look at options for a Ted Talk, consider presenting yourself on a relevant topic or your business, or create some excitement for a community youth organization you are passionate about. It is your program, so think about what is interesting and engaging to you and share it with others!
 
Even during our virtual meetings, we want to present engaging content and make the meetings meaningful for those that are attending the weekly sessions. We've hosted several prospective members and we want to keep them coming back with great content.
 
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 Don no later than 3 business days before the meeting (the Friday before the meeting your program is scheduled) whenever possible.
 
Thank you for your help with this and thank you to all who are working hard to find engaging content for our upcoming sessions!
 
Upcoming Program Duties:
 
June 16: Fred Rouse
June 23: President's Dinner: Ridgeview Country Club
June 30: TBD
July 7: Stephanie Irwin
July 14: Dave Kohlhaas
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Harbortown News
For news, announcements, event promotion social media, media releases and more, please contact Charity Johnson (csjohnson@starbasemn.org or 218-788-7288). 
 
IMPORTANT UPDATE: 1.5.2021
 
Chloe Strand joined the Marketing/PR committee last fall and is taking on many duties related to Facebook posts, Member Spotlights and more. When communicating PR details, please copy both Charity (csjohnson@starbasemn.org) and Chloe (Chloe.Strand@hdchrc.org) on relevant information.
 
For Scuttlebutt: If you are hosting the program speaker, please copy Charity 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 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!
Harbortown Rotary 2021
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