Thank you Harbortown Rotarians for your support of the Sumala Medical Clinic.  Mano a Mano Bolivia completed the Clinic construction and the facility is now in operation.  We greatly appreciate your support and the Rotary clubs, District 5580 Rotarians and Mano a Mano Bolivia for your support that helps the rural Bolivians in the Sumala community.

 

Karl Everett

International Committee

 

 

This is Rotary Disease Prevention and Treatment month… With all that has been impacted due to COVID this theme seems fitting not only for December but for the entire first six months of this Rotary year.  With remarkable speed, vaccines are starting to be deployed; appropriately going first to the most vulnerable and the front line people who care for them.  The vaccines provide a much needed ray of hope at the end of a tunnel… granted it is a very long tunnel still ahead.  Be sure to read the article by RI President Holger highlighting some of the actions Rotarians can be taking in support of our communities as the COVID vaccines start to roll-out!    

Excerpt from District 5580 Cross Currents Newsletter

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The December issue of Rotary magazine is now available on line.

 

Read how the impact of COVID-19 has driven advances in telehealth across the globe. pick up reading suggestions to gain inspiration for starting a new year, and follow Márcia Menezes from polio survivor to champion weight lifter.

There have been a number of questions during this time regarding leave of absence and the procedure for submitting a leave.  If you would like to submit a leave of absence, please visit the Harbortown Rotary home page under the Home Page Download Files section or contact admin@harbortownrotary.com to obtain the LOA form.

 

Below are guidelines regarding the Leave Of Absence process:

 

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!