Submitted by: Gloria Mink, District Administrator
The planning for our Rotary District Conference in Brainerd is well underway! I am sending this communication to remind you of some important dates, encourage participation in the project fair, and to apply for awards.
District Conference Memorial Service - I will need names of any Rotarians who have passed away since last year’s conference. Please send a photo along with their name, date of birth, and date of death before April 3, 2020 to gloriad5580@outlook.com.
Having a table at the Project Fair is a great way to meet Rotary members, promote your club and service efforts, and find partners. Sharing your clubs' priorities and your community's needs increases the likelihood that your service projects will find support. If you are interested in having a table at the Project Fair, please contact Jill Carlson at jcarlson@mmfcu.org. Our District Literacy Chair for this year has been invited to display Literacy Projects currently happening in our District. I know there are many such Projects underway, and if you would be willing to have your Project as part of the Literacy Display Table please email Marge McPeak at mmcpeak1@frontier.com with the details of your Project and the approximate space needed to accommodate it.
Our District Awards Chairperson, Julie A. Rothmeier, would like to encourage every club to submit at least one nomination for an award. We have fantastic clubs in District 5580, and great Rotarians!! Let’s recognize them at our District Conference, with the awards they deserve. Submitting the award is very easy. Go to our District Website, http://rotary5580.org/sitepage/awards to choose the award you wish to submit, fill in the information and submit. All nominations must be submitted by April 1, 2020.
We would like to remind you of the need for Rotary Clubs to send or bring items for the Silent Auction at the Conference. Carol Johnson will be the primary contact person for the Silent Auction and she will need to receive details on donated items. You can provide information directly to cbjohn0404@gmail.com.
As you can see, there are many ways for your club to be involved at District Conference. We look forward to seeing you there!
Register and reserve lodging today! https://rotary5580.org/50019/Page/Show?ClassCode=Page&Slug=district-5580-conference-2020-brainerd-mn
Gloria Mink
Executive Secretary
Rotary District 5580
620 Wild Trail NE
Pine River MN 56474
218-821-0204
gloriad5580@outlook.com