Join us Thursday, January 19^th at the Kitchi Gammi Club for the Rotary 101 Open House in the Cocktail Lounge 4:30pm - 6:30pm. This will be an informal event where you can ask questions, learn about the club, and socialize with fellow members. We will have appetizers and a cash bar. Bring ideas on how we can improve the club, and questions for the committees! Hope to see you there.

New Generations Committee is hosting a Junior Rotarian Breakfast for all Junior Rotarians on Wednesday, January 25th at 7:15am. This is an opportunity to get all Junior Rotarians back together again, similar to our first full meeting. We will spend some time discussing and/or working on your school project proposals (thanks Denfeld for getting yours in last week!) as well as spending time in your school groups reviewing the process and selecting dates for the May Meeting Takeovers. In May, each school will host one of our Harbortown meetings and have responsibilities for greeting, fellowship, program, introductions, etc. It’s a great opportunity to gain meeting management skills!

 

Please send your RSVP (yes or no) to Charity Johnson (csjohnson@starbasemn.org). We’ll have a small gift for everyone who attends.

 

 

 

You're invited! Explore “Imagination to Action” at this year’s District 5580 One Summit, formerly known as One Rotary Summit.  One Summit is designed for all members of Rotary – new and experienced Rotarians and Rotaractors – to come together and share discussion about service opportunities and the relationship of Membership, Public Image, and The Rotary Foundation.

 

 

 

The estimated total cost of the trip will be dependent on the side adventures the group chooses to take (between ~$1,600 to ~$2,400 total, plus travel expenses to Miami, Florida). Harbortown's International Committee has money set aside for those interested in the adventure: $500 to those who have taken a trip before and $750 travel voucher for first timers. 

 

Mano a Mano’s Center for Ecological Agriculture: Water, Food, Health and Education: A Journey to Learn: Mano a Mano and Harbortown Rotary invite you on a 10 day trip to Cochabamba, Bolivia! Through this unique experience, you will meet high Andean subsistence farm families and be immersed in their daily lives. Travelers will take part in Mano a Mano’s teaching of farming practices that protect the fragile natural environment and improve health and distribution of medical and school supplies. Throughout this journey, you will see projects that accomplished our original vision and so much more.

 

What is Mano a Mano International? A grass-roots non-profit organization based in St. Paul, MN whose mission is to create partnerships that improve health and increase economic well-being.

Who can go on this trip? Adults and children accompanied by a parent or guardian are welcome. 
Where will we stay? Comfortable and clean hotels.

Where will we go? Bolivia’s third largest city, Cochabamba, located in the Andes at 8,000 feet above sea level, and rural communities that tourists rarely visit.

 

If you have an upcoming program duty (please check the upcoming duty roster), please be sure to secure a speaker and provide notice to Chloe Strand (Chloe.Strand@hdcmn.org) as soon as that speaker is confirmed. If you are unable to confirm a speaker, please contact Rick Oase (rickoase@yahoo.com) or Stephanie Judd (sljudd@gmail.com) for help, 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).

 

Thank you for your help and thank you to all who are working hard to find engaging content for our upcoming sessions!

 

04.19 - Family Freedom Center

04.26 - Evening Fireside

05.03 - Marshall Junior Rotarians

For news, announcements, event promotion, social media, media releases, and more, please contact Charity Johnson (csjohnson@starbasemn.org  /  218.788.7288) and Chloe Strand (chloestrand90@gmail.com  /  218.340.2531).

 

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. Chloe and 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!

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