This Week's Rotary Scuttlebutt 02.07.24 (Feb. 04, 2024)

Second Harvest Food Bank

Food Box Packing

(No Morning Meeting)

Join us Wednesday evening from 5:30pm - 7:30pm at the Second Harvest Food Bank for food box packing! We will pack food boxes for those in need. Junior Rotarians welcome!

Second Harvest Northland's (formerly Second Harvest Food Bank) mission is to end hunger together in NE Minnesota and NW Wisconsin. Second Harvest Northland works compassionately to end hunger by ensuring dignified and equitable access to food for our neighbors facing hunger.

Second Harvest

4503 Airpark Boulevard
Duluth, MN 55811
(218) 727-5653

Learn more about the program here!

NAACP Freedom Fund Dinner

The Community Service Committee voted to sponsor the NAACP Freedom Fund Dinner on Saturday, February 10th. As part of our sponsorship we receive 2 tickets for this dinner event and here is the link to details:

https://duluthnaacp.org/freedomfund

Please let Bob MacLean know if you are interested in attending, and he will forward the meal choice email to you to register. We hope someone can take advantage of this opportunity and show support from Harbortown Rotary! The meal choice and registration need to be made by TODAY, Sunday 2/4.

YIR,

Bob MacLean

218-390-2241

Junior Rotarian Morning Meeting

ATTENTION, JUNIOR ROTARIANS -

We are going to hold another all-Jr. Rotarian breakfast with the committee on February 14 at 7:15 AM at the Kitchi Gammi Club.

At this meeting, we will spend some time in small groups discussing your ideas and finalizing your $1,000 school project requests. We will also go over the meeting process and date selection for your May Morning Meeting Takeovers.

Counselors, it might be beneficial to schedule a WIN session this month for students to be able to discuss ideas.

Please RSVP to Charity Johnson (csjohnson@starbasemn.org) if you are able to make the February 14th morning meeting. We will need to make sure we have plenty of food for all who attend!

Counselors, we would love to have you attend again as well!

When you arrive that morning at the Kitchi Gammi Club, please walk to the front desk and check the meeting location sign to find out what room we are in.

Thanks everyone!

Charity Johnson

csjohnson@starbasemn.org

Rotary Magazine - February

"The most virtuous war is the war against war." Paul Harris made that remark in a 1928 message to the Pacific Rotary Conference in Tokyo in which he warned of fear as the driving force that plunges nations into strife. Rotary's virtuous war against war — peacebuilding — is advancing with a new Rotary Peace Center for the Middle East and North Africa opening next year. In this issue of Rotary magazine, we look at how its graduates will become catalysts for peace.

Click here to read the February 2024 issue. The link will take you to your digital copy, which you can read using any common web browser.

February is Peacebuilding and Conflict Prevention Month. Learn how you can get involved by recruiting candidates for Rotary Peace Fellowships at all of Rotary's peace centers. Our "Handbook" story lays out the application process.

Also this month, get to know Rotary President-elect Stephanie Urchick. One of her priorities? Healing a divided world through Positive Peace.

And in another of our feature stories, we take you to a unique vocational training program in California started by Rotary members to give classic cars a new life and young people a shot at a better future.

Rotarian Birthdays

Happy Birthday Rotarians!

What to Write in a Birthday Card - Unique Happy Birthday Wishes

Happy birthday to our Harbortown Rotarians celebrating this February!

Jim Wheeler - March 9

Greg Goldman - March 11

Kevin Anderson - March 30

Have a birthday this month but don't see it here? Make sure to update your information in Club Runner so we can recognize you!

Happy Rotary Anniversary!

Happy Rotary March Anniversaries to our following members!

We so greatly appreciate your commitment to service.

Craig Carlson (40 Years)

Duane Holm (36 Years)

Kerry Leider (29 Years)

Jinell Abernethy (20 Years)

Jeremy Jeannette (19 Years)

Shawn Clairmont (8 Years)

Dan Holm (7 Years)

Brad Irwin (2 Years)

Lexi Lanigan (2 Years)

Lauren Farden (1 Year)

Sophie Hillmeyer (1 Year)

Share Your Rotary Pics!

Do you have Harbortown Rotary pictures to share!?

Use the Google Photos link below to share them with us, so we can spread the word about how awesome our members are and the impact we're making on our community!

Share your photos HERE with Google Photos!

Upcoming Program Duties

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).

Harbortown Rotary has a Windows 11 laptop at the Kitchi Gammi Club for weekly Harbortown meetings. 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.

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:

04.03 - Jim Boileau

04.10 - Gabe Walsh, CEO of Lake Superior Area Realtors Association

04.17 - Jordon Eunison-Chisti

04.24 - Chester Bowl Hands-On

Harbortown News

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!

Harbortown Rotary 2023