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 Kay Parries, Rotary District 5580 Governor
District Governor Kay Parries has been a member of the Moorhead Rotary Club since 1988 and served as President in 1995/96 and 2012/13. She also was a member of the Fargo West Club during a change in job location.
Kay served as an Assistant Governor for Area 5, for six years in the Fargo/Moorhead Clubs. She calls that one of her favorite Rotary positions. She continues to work with the Fargo/Moorhead 5 Club Presidents group.
Kay is originally from Elgin, Illinois. Her first knowledge of Rotary was a Rotary High School Scholarship.
She has worked in retail for the past 44 years. She worked for Herberger’s Department Store for 23 years, starting in LaCrosse, WI. She was transferred to Moorhead, MN where she became the store manager. After retiring, she bought a craft store in Moorhead and renamed it K & Krafts. After 21 years, she closed her store and retired again from retail. Dan worked for Wells Fargo and, after retirement, helped Kay at the store.
Kay and Dan have been married for 35 years and have a daughter. Emily is an RN in Fargo, married to Tyler. They have two boys, Tate, four years old, and Hayden, 18 months.
Kay will continue to promote Mental Health with a focus on Children, and the Environment. She loves Rotary President Stephanie Urchick’s, theme, The Magic of Rotary, and encourages everyone to embrace it and have fun
Thursday, September 12th is Rotary Night at the NorShore Theater.
Rotary evening at the NorShore Theater will be September 12th. It will be the dress rehearsal before the opening of "Jersey Boys". The Tony award-winning musical about Franki Valli and the Four Seasons as they work their way from the streets of New Jersey to the heights of stardom. Featuring all of their chart-topping hits, including "Sherry", "Can't Take My Eyes Off You", and "My Eyes Adored You". This nostalgic journey with America's most famous vocal quartet will leave you cheering for more!
This event is free for all Rotarians and their guests!
Schedule:
The Jersey Boys Rotary Night Event, Thursday, September 12, 2024
6:00 p.m. Doors Open with refreshments and time to visit
7:00 p.m. Theatre Doors open guests can begin to take their seats.
7:30 p.m. Start of Show
There will be refreshments along with a cash bar starting at 6 p.m. and continuing through intermission
Tickets:
There are 200 tickets available. Please email Charity Johnson if you would like tickets and how many
The Northshore Inline Marathon is looking for volunteers across all aspects of the event weekend! Spots are available at the finish line, Friday registration at the DECC, course marshals, water stations, and more! Sign up to VOLUNTEER HERE!
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:
02.19 - Fireside
02.26 - Brandon Torgenson - MN Adult & Teen Challenge
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!
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