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This Week's Program: Brad Vieths, LSC Dean, Business & Industry
The Holiday Inn has suspended all in-person events indefinitely due to governor Walz’s recent COVID orders.  Our weekly meetings will be Zoom only until we are notified otherwise.
 
Joining us via Zoom tomorrow is Bradley Vieths, Dean at Lake Superior College. Brad will share with the club information about his programs within the College of Business and Industry.
 
We will doing a virtual pass the hat at tomorrow's meeting for the annual Thanksgiving Day baskets.
 
Please use this link that will work for all recurring meetings going forward: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84714189189?pwd=WHJGUk55REZCbzZBdVRkcUN4SFlMQT09
 
Meeting ID: 847 1418 9189
Passcode: 119791
 
Please join us!
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Foundation Day Recap 2020
Last Wednesday the club hosted the first ever Virtual Foundation Day for Harbortown Rotary. 
 
It was definitely different than our normal in-person fiduciary money piling but overall ran pretty smooth. 
 
A number of board members stepped up to help keep track of donations and Keith Kylmala did an awesome job of managing the whole event virtually.  Thank you to everyone for your donations and helping raise close to $5,500 and making 7 new Paul Harris Fellows.  For all of those who contributed please go to Rotary.org and click Donate to complete your donation.  If you were not in attendance and could make a donation please visit the same website.
Christmas Baskets for Mentor Duluth Families
So far we have raised $150 for the virtual Pass The Hat for Mentor Duluth.  Thank you to those that have donated already.  Please remember we have 9 families we are sponsoring this year and really need to club's support for this project.  
 
Christmas Gift Delivery – Jim Wheeler is organizing the Christmas Gift Delivery again this year. 
 
Gifts will be delivered to the Domiano Center this year rather than to the individual families. 
 
Contact Jim directly to help with shopping or wrapping! jwheeler@wheelera.com
 
You can also still donate to the basket fund collection by sending a gift via Venmo to @Tony_Hansen or via PayPal.   Thank you for your generosity!
 
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Zoom Program Duties
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:
 
March 3: Dr. Glen Hansen, Microbiologist
March 10: Rick Oase
March 17: Greg Wegler
March 24: Rob Haglin
March 31: Eric Goetz
 
 
 
Impact to Upcoming Seasonal Events
In consideration of state mandates, increase in community spread and the health and well being of our members, it is evident that the Harbortown holiday season will be different this year.

The board is looking at options for ways to celebrate the season, enjoy opportunities for fellowship and maintain our mission for service to the youth in our community.
 
In-person, indoor gatherings will not take place this year, but if you have any thoughts or ideas for our club, please feel free to reach out to any member of the board or send you thoughts to President Jeremy Jeannette at jeremy@caduluth.com. 
 
Take good care and best wishes for a safe and happy holiday season.
 
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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
 
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
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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