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This Week: Bentleyville Service Project, No Morning Meeting
Please note there will not be a morning meeting on Wednesday, November 4, 2020.    Instead, Harbortown will be providing a second opportunity to volunteer for the Bentleyville set-up for the 2020 holiday season. Please note that volunteers must be age 16 or older. Bring your family and friends and please wear a mask!
 
What: Bentleyville Service Project
When: Wednesday, November 4, 2020
Time: 5 PM to 8 PM
Where: Bayfront Festival Park
 
Questions? Contact Carl Maki at carl.maki@asdcosupply.us 
 
RSVP here for the event. Click on Members on the left side of the page. Then click Register Me at the bottom right. You can also register guests through this link.
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Foundation Day is Next Week! 
Next Wednesday at our regular Rotary meeting, we celebrate the Rotary Foundation and honor individuals with a Paul Harris Fellow.
 
To find out more about the Rotary Foundation please check out this link.....  https://www.rotary.org/en/about-rotary/rotary-foundation
 
You will see that the Rotary Foundation focuses on 6 causes.
 
Promoting Peace
Providing Clean Water
Saving Mothers and Children
Supporting Education
Growing Local Economies
Fighting Disease
 
It does this by spending 91% of all donations directly on programs and has earned a 4 star Charity Navigator Rating.
 
Our club wants you to support the Rotary Foundation by donating at least $100 per year.  In fact if you do this next week, our club will honor you with a Paul Harris Fellow.  So who was Paul Harris and what is a Paul Harris Fellow? 
 
Please read more here..... https://www.rotary.org/en/history-paul-harris-fellow-recognition .... about Paul Harris.
 
Now to become a Paul Harris Fellow one needs to make a $1000 donation to the Rotary Foundation OR have $1000 donated in your honor.  This is where it gets fun at Harbortown.  We ask that you make the first $100 donation.  The club kicks in the next $200 towards your Paul Harris Fellow and your fellow members will pledge the next $700 to make you a Paul Harris Fellow.  This all happens in about a minute or two in a frenzied auction like environment.  It can be chaotic, but it is fun.  We will make around 12 people Paul Harris Fellows tomorrow and raise over $15,000 for the Rotary Foundation in about 15 Minutes.
 
Can I count on you to make that first $100 donation to become a Paul Harris Fellow?  Let me know!  Have questions?  Give Keith Kylmala  a call 218-348-7236 or email his at kkylmala@kylmalatruss.com.
Last Chance to Register: District 5580 One Rotary Summit
WHAT:                   DISTRICT 5580 ONE ROTARY SUMMIT
                                     “Rotary Opens Opportunities”
WHEN:                   November 5, 2020
TIME:                     5:00 PM - 7:30 PM  
WHERE:                 Virtual
 
Explore the power of Engagement and how “Rotary Opens Opportunities” at this year’s District 5580 Virtual One Rotary Summit and gain a better understanding of how Membership, Public Image, and The Rotary Foundation work together.  Join Rotarians and Rotaractors interacting at this One Rotary Summit designed for you and your club.  It will be time well spent!  
 
Watch this short video "5 Reasons to Attend the District 5580 Virtual One Rotary Summit": https://youtu.be/PQkPRWxtBsQ
 

REGISTER today by following the link below.
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwrceyrqDMjHNdf9M14QR71LHZ3Nec6AOVx 

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
 
 
Local Rotary in the News
A couple of news-worthy stories from our local Rotary club and around the district!
 
We had about 15 Harbortown Rotarians and got a lot done.  Following is a link to the media coverage from Fox21 and with an interview from our fearless organizer Carl Maki, nice job Carl! Be sure to check out our Facebook page for photos.
 
 
Wednesday was also World Polio Day. A handful of members from local clubs gathered at the Holiday Inn to promote the day and celebrate the progress Rotary has made fighting this terrible disease.  See the media coverage on the following link and our own Scott Soderberg interview, nice job Scott!
 
November Rotary Issue Available Now
Read about the 2021 International Rotary convention scheduled in Taipei; a touching story of a young man's efforts to balance the scales of racial injustice, how the pandemic is impacting hunger across the nation and so much more!
 
 
honors folk deities  hopes and dreams
 moment of reckoning
Leave of Absence Procedure
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:
  • Leaves are not granted automatically
  • A leave of absence is granted by a majority vote of the Board
  • A leave can be granted only to a member who has no outstanding debts to the club
  • Career transition leaves are handled differently so please contact the club president or Jan for further details
  • A leave is granted for a specific period of time not to exceed three months
  • A member is still responsible for rotary dues and fundraising but not meals during the leave
 
Progress Report on the Laguni Sulti Bolivia Water Well Project
 
We received all the funding and matching grant from the District and all the Rotarians for completion of the Laguna Salti water well project.  I heard back from Mano a Mano this week and they have successfully completed one of the two water wells!  They will continue work advancing the second well in one month.  Thank you, all Rotarians who provided support for this project!
 
Karl Everett
Harbortown Rotary International Committee
Colchani Bolivia Medical Clinic News
 
Good news on the Colchani Bolivia Medical Clinic.  Although we did not receive a matching WCS grant from the Rotary District, I received enough commitments to provide half the financial support from a dozen clubs and individuals to finance the project, plus we have a very generous Rotarian to match our dozen club contributions!  Thanks to all Rotarians contributions we can move forward to construct the project.  Thank you everyone for your commitments to fund this worthy project!  Mano a Mano Bolivia is ready to begin construction in November into complete the project in five months, before the winter season in the southern hemisphere.  Thank you sincerely for your commitments to help out the needy Colchani, Bolivia community.
 
Karl Everett
Harbortown Rotary International Committee
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 2020
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