Last Wednesday in place of a normal morning meeting, we tried something a little different.  We had 21 Rotarians and one guest demonstrating Service Above Self by cleaning up the Park Point Beach and Picnic area.  It was a cloudy but beautiful morning to be by the water as the wind blew and waves crashed on the beach.  It was a great way to start the day by helping to keep our community clean and maintain the treasure we have in Park Point and Lake Superior.  Thank you everyone who showed up and helped out.  You can check the Harbortown Facebook page for photos.

 

There’s a new way you can raise funds for The Rotary Foundation. Our new peer-to-peer fundraising platform, Raise for Rotary, is now live in English! This new fundraising tool is easy to use, shareable on social media, and gives donors recognition credit!

Making it easy to use and share
Setting up a fundraiser with Raise for Rotary is simple and fast. You can support specific Rotary causes, such as the areas of focus, fighting polio, or disaster response. And your fundraiser is easy to share with your friends and family — especially on social media.

Giving donors recognition credit
Anyone who gives through Raise for Rotary using the email address they use for other Rotary functions, such as their My Rotary account, will receive Rotary giving credit and recognition.

Minimizing fees to do more good
External fundraising platforms have their own fee structures, rules, and guidelines. By creating our own platform, more of the funds you’re raising go directly toward Doing Good in the World.

With Raise for Rotary, you can tie your fundraiser to an event such as a birthday or athletic endeavor, or you can create a custom occasion. Have you given up haircuts because of COVID-19 and are willing to shave your head? Do you have a skill like juggling or quilting? Turn these things into fundraisers — the options are endless.

No matter how you choose to fundraise, the donations you generate help us make an even bigger impact around the world. 

Thank you for your support and happy fundraising!

(Excerpt from the Rotary Foundation)

Because District 5580 was unable to meet in person, a video memorial was created to honor Rotarians in the district who have passed, including two Skyline Rotarians - Chuck Voss and Graden Grobe.

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!