This Week's Rotary Scuttlebutt 11.06.24 (Nov. 06, 2024)

Morning Meeting:

Elisa Benson & Jett Johnson - RYLA

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 Elisa Benson and Jett Johnson on their RYLA experience.

The Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) program is an intensive leadership development experience organized by Rotary clubs and districts for young people. Participants are nominated by local Rotary clubs to attend seminars, camps, or workshops that typically last from three to ten days. During these events, attendees engage in activities designed to build communication and problem-solving skills, learn from community leaders and inspirational speakers, and develop strategies for becoming dynamic leaders in their schools or communities.

RYLA aims to unlock participants’ potential, turning motivation into action while fostering lasting friendships and connections

Join us on Zoom!

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81421227000?pwd=c8dqLqgI1Y1PVHedRlWkfvUa1i5HkY.1

Meeting ID: 814 2122 7000

Passcode: harbortown

Learn more here!

Junior Rotarian 2024-25 Kickoff!

We are so excited to be hosting the 2024-2025 Harbortown Jr. Rotarian kick-off breakfast this Wednesday at our regular morning meeting.

They will be meeting for their annual kick-off breakfast prior to our regular meeting and joining us during the program.

Please welcome them to your table and take every opportunity to engage with the young professionals at upcoming meetings. Your mentorship and words of wisdom will have a lasting impact on these young adults as they make their way into the world with the values of Rotary.

Harbortown Holiday Party

You and your plus one are joyfully invited to join us on Thursday, December 12th at 5:00pm for Harbortown Rotary's Annual Holiday Party!

We will gather in our ugliest holiday sweaters and enjoy delicious food, and wonderful fellowship!

The night will include dinner catered by OMC Smokehouse and live entertainment by Duluth East Sterling Strings.

Who: You and Your Guest
What: Harbortown Rotary's Annual Holiday Party
Where: Duluth Cider
When: Thursday, December 12, 2024 | 5:00pm - 10:00pm
Why: To Celebrate the Holiday Season with our Fellow Harbortown Rotarians

$35/Person

Cash bar available

Rotary Events and Meetings Calendar

Mark your calendars for Harbortown's upcoming hands on projects, committee meetings, and gatherings!

LINCOLN PARK SPRING CLEAN-UP: neighborhood litter pickup organized by Ecolibrium3 and Ursa Minor

Saturday, April 26, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Register individually at https://ecolibrium3.salsalabs.org/lnpkcleanup2025/index.html. There is an option to organize large groups and meet at Clyde, but EcoRotary will be tabling at Ursa Minor (the individual & small group start point), so we will be planning to show up at Ursa with individuals/couples/families selecting whichever time slot they prefer. More details on the registration page.

Rotarian Birthdays

Happy Birthday to our Harbortown Rotarians celebrating this April!

Mike Cochran – April 16

Carl Maki – April 20

Happy Rotary Anniversary!

Happy Rotary April Anniversaries to our following members!

We so greatly appreciate your commitment to service.

Greg Goldman (36 Years)

Mark Erickson (33 Years)

Heather Salfer (17 Years)

Mark Fredrickson (6 Years)

Amber Sadowski (4 Years)

Upcoming Program Duties

If you have the upcoming program duty (check the duty roster here), please be sure to secure a speaker and provide notice to Casey Nies (Nies.casey@gmail.com) as soon as your speaker is confirmed. If you are unable to confirm a speaker, please contact Lauren Farden (lauren.farden@edwardjones.com) for help. If you have a different assigned program duty and cannot make it to the meeting, please find a replacement.

Harbortown Rotary has a Windows 11 laptop. 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.

Upcoming Program Duties:

04.23 - Mike Waldron - 23rd Veteran

04.30 - Scholarship Day

05.07 - Jr. Rotarian Take Over

05.14 - Denfeld meeting takeover

05.21 - PM Fireside

05.28 - Tessa Sandberg - TownePlaces Suites

06.04 - Dereck Murphy-Williams of Homegrown

06.11 - Jay Gabler - 100 Things to do in Duluth

06.18 - Harbortown Foundation Day

06.25 - President's Dinner @ Ridgeview

Harbortown News

For news, announcements, event promotion, social media, media releases, and more, please contact Casey Nies (nies.casey@gmail.com | 701.351.7270)

For Scuttlebutt: If you are hosting the program speaker, please copy Casey on the speaker's name, organization, and email. If you are the chair of a Harbortown Committee, please update Casey on relevant information regarding grants and awards, meetings or news. Casey will use this information to create more dynamic and engaging content to share with potential club members and on social media!

Do you have Harbortown Rotary pictures to share!? Share your photos HERE with Google Photos so we can spread the word about how awesome our members are and the impact we're making on our community!

Harbortown Rotary 2024