We’ve all taken our own path to become a member of Rotary. Some of you joined because your father was a Rotarian. Some of us signed up because an employer tapped us on the shoulder and asked us to attend a meeting. Others became members only after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling made it possible. Yet each of us entered through one mechanism — an invitation.
An invitation that unlocks our imaginations and allows us to know that everything and anything is possible. Each one of us has that same opportunity — the honor to extend an invitation.
Submitted By: Jill Baum and the Environment Committee (which is seeking additional members! Please contact any of us if interested in helping to get this group off and running)
Have you been soaking up the sun's rays lately? Try that with your next load of laundry! All you need is a clothes line or rack - or a porch railing, back of a chair, flat spot on the ground... Let the sun and wind do the work in place of your dryer this month. Enjoy fresh-smelling sheets and a lower electric bill in exchange! Check out the link below for additional great reasons to air your laundry.
Submitted by: Mary Durward, Outbound Exchange Student Coordinator
The Rotary District 5580 Outbound Exchange Student Orientation was held on Saturday July 16, 2022 and was a huge success! The outbound students, rebound students, parents, and volunteers all enjoyed networking and hearing from District Governor Kay Biga about her perspectives on Rotary, Youth Exchange, and the upcoming Rotary year!
Get ready for the 2022 North Star Zone at the Mall of America in Minneapolis, Minnesota!
The 2022 Rotary Zones 25B and 29 Institute will be held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, September 15-18. This is the place to meet fellow Rotarians from around our Zone, network, learn from experienced Rotary members, and share your talents with others. You never know who you will meet, or how you will be inspired. Our paired Zones extend from Canada down through the middle of the US to Texas.
The Rotary Flagpole in “All Veterans Memorial Park” in Staples, Minnesota
Located on the south side of Highway 10 between 8th and 10th Streets, Staples “All Veterans Memorial Park” sports an 80 foot tall flagpole that flying a 20 foot by 30 foot American flag that can be seen for many miles in every direction.
While the park is a continuing collaborative community effort under the responsibility of the All Veterans And Community Parks Association, its iconic flag and flagpole started as a project of the Staples Rotary Club.
WE CAN ONLY SHARE YOUR CLUB'S NEWS, IF WE KNOW ABOUT YOUR CLUB'S NEWS!
The number one thing most clubs want to know is what is happening around the District, but we can't help spread the word if we don't know what your club is up to.
Please submit a summary of your club events, news and projects to Renae Ronquist and Gloria Mink by the 10th of each month. We can include information in our Monday Minutes and in our newsletter.
Hello fellow Rotarians. Please share this message with your Rotary Club.
The Rotary Club of Superior is seeking paddlers and volunteers for our Lake Superior Dragon Boat Festival, August 26-27 in beautiful Superior, WI. This year’s charitable partner is 23rd Veteran, a local organization whose mission is to provide happier, healthier lives for veterans living with trauma.
Submitted by: Lu Ann Hurd-Lof (Park Rapids Rotary)
On July 14, Park Rapids Rotary Club hosted a Social Hour at 2nd Street Stage, a weekly summer music concert series in downtown Park Rapids. Club members wore Rotary and Wavemakers Dragon Boat team shirts to increase visibility of Rotary in the community and displayed photos of the past year's club activities.
The Dickinson Rotary Club's June Community Kindness initiative collected $210 and two full boxes of snacks for the Dickinson office of the Dakota Children’s Advocacy Center. The DCAC office in Dickinson coordinates a team response to incidents of child sexual above with the goal of promoting healing and justice for victims and their families. The donation was accepted by representatives of DCAC and presented by Rotarian Dawn Pruitt, right, who has received club and district recognition for community service for the club's Community Kindness program.
After hearing a presentation about a new girls wrestling program in Dickinson, Rotarians voted to donate $1,565 to the program. The funds will be used for wrestling camp scholarships (estimated at $150 per participant) and uniforms. The funds came from the interest that is disbursed annually from the club’s charitable foundation at the North Dakota Community Foundation. Pictured are Coach Matt Meyer, left, Clancy Meyer, co-coach Pastor Jerry Stravia and Club Past President Mark Billings.
The Nipigon Rotary Club is providing for Nipigon, Red Rock, and Dorion: - yearly: framed Kindness Certificates to one student per grade per school at the end of the school year (started June 2022) - (2021-22 budget) Buddy Benches - one per school (4) - (2022-23 budget) The Buddy Bench by Patty Brozo book - one per school (4)
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