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Morning Meeting:
Malcolm Macaulay, MS, PT
Founder of the LightSpeed Lift
Join us Wednesday morning at 7:30am in the Great Hall - Kitchi Gammi Club (831 E Superior St., Duluth, MN 55802) as we hear from Malcolm Macaulay, MS, PT - Founder of the LightSpeed Lift. 

Malcolm graduated from the College of St. Scholastica’s PT program in 1986.  Since that time he has treated clients of all ages and with all sorts of physical challenges in Duluth, MN.  In 1994 while treating a client with neck pain he realized that Body Weight Support could help runners prevent and recover from injuries.  Unsatisfied with existing support systems he experimented until developing a system that supplied the lift at the axis of human motion, the hip.  For the past 12 years the LightSpeed Lift  system has been refined while Malcolm also continues to treat clients.  Helping people to move better and seeing their smiles after challenging events is his ongoing passion.
 
The mission of LightSpeed Lift is to design, produce, and distribute body weight suspension systems that help people of all abilities achieve their greatest movement potential.

Malcolm enjoys tennis, running especially trails, XC and downhill skiing, biking, lake swims, wave watching, spending time on and in the water, reading, general play and laughter.  All activities take second seat to spending time with family and inspiring playful and adventurous grandkids.
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RYLA Applications Due 04.20.24
Calling all Junior Rotarians!
 
Harbortown highly encourages you to attend RYLA this summer (July 14-20)! We get great feedback from the students who attend every year, and we hope you will take advantage of this opportunity.
 
Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) isn’t your average leadership camp. RYLA is designed to give high school students (high school juniors going into their senior year) hands-on active learning activities and sessions to build on their own leadership skills. Held on the University of Minnesota Crookston (UMC) campus, RYLA 5580 encourages youth to explore their own strengths and develop their own style of leadership.
 
There is no cost to you for attending RYLA 5580. All of the fees for each camper are sponsored by individual Rotary Clubs and all necessary supplies will be provided. 
DEADLINE TO APPLY IS April 30, 2024.
 
Campers can apply online at http://district5580ryla.org
 
Please contact Christian Koelling (crkoelling@gmail.com) if you have any questions.

 
Spring Quarter Programs
 
Harbortown Rotarians! Lauren is working on the Duty Roster for the coming quarter. If you know someone who would like to present to our club in the next quarter (April – June), please reach out to Lauren to get them on the schedule. Best way to reach her is at lauren.farden@edwardjones.com.

 
Rotarian Birthdays

Happy Birthday Rotarians!

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Happy birthday to our Harbortown Rotarians celebrating this May!
 
 
Jeremy Fryberger – May 14
Jeremy Jeannette – May 22
Mark Erickson – May 25
 
 
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 April Anniversaries to our following members!
We so greatly appreciate your commitment to service.
 
Scott Neustel (27 Years)
Neil Larson (1 Year)
 

 
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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:
05.08 - Hands-On Service Project: COGGS Trail Cleaning
05.15 - East Junior Rotarians
05.22 - Denfeld Junior Rotarians
05.29 - Mike Cochran: Duluth Rowing Club
06.05 - Stephanie Irwin: Jerry Thoreson, Destination Duluth
06.12 - Hands-On Service Project
06.19 - Matthew Sjelin, Duluth Karples Museum
06.26 - Presidents' Dinner

 
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
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