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 Kevin Gray, St. Louis County Administrator.
The St. Louis County Administration Department is based at the Courthouse in Duluth, with additional staff serving citizens from commissioner offices in Virginia, Hibbing and Ely.
The Administration Department is responsible for developing and implementing the broad policy directives of the Board of Commissioners. This team also manages intergovernmental relations, public relations, administrative support, aid to other agencies and labor relations.
Gray oversees a wide variety of departments including both external and internal county departments like Public Works, Planning & Zoning, Land & Minerals, Safety & Risk Management, Veterans Services, and Human Resources.
Vulnerable and unsure of where to go, women released from jails and prisons across the U.S. face many dangers, sometimes starting right outside with sex traffickers lying in wait in the parking lot. A Rotary club in Topeka, Kansas, has made it its mission to help these women get to safety and rebuild their lives. To do it, they turned to former inmates.
August is Rotary's Membership and New Club Development Month. To mark the occasion, we're highlighting a unique aspect of Rotary membership — support and care for members experiencing major personal challenges. Hear members' stories in our "Lifequakes" feature.
This month, we also turned to our members for stories and tips on how they boost club productivity by tapping into artificial intelligence tools. Then, find even more tips in the Handbook on how to revitalize clubs and create vibrant new ones. Both strategies are essential for reaching Rotary's goal to grow to 1.25 million members by 2030 (more about that in our Goodwill column).
If you have the upcoming program duty (check the duty roster here), please be sure to secure a speaker and provide notice to Chloe Strand (chloestrand90@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 Speakers:
Sept. 9th - Dr. Jose Velasquez, Executive Director, Mano a Mano Bolivia
There will be some changes to the Club Service role starting 7/1/26. There will now be a Club Service Committee: Chloe Strand, Brad Jenson, & Steph Jago.
JULY 1 - SEPT. 30, 2026 - Scuttlebutt
For news, announcements, event promotion, social media, media releases, please contact Chloe Strand | cstrand@allete.com | 218.340.2541
OCT. 1 - JUNE 30, 2027 - Scuttlebutt
For news, announcements, event promotion, social media, media releases, please contact Stephanie Jago | sjago@charter.net | 218.343.1833
For Scuttlebutt: If you are hosting the program speaker, please copy Chloe on the speaker's name, organization, and email. If you are the chair of a Harbortown Committee, please update Chloe on relevant information regarding grants and awards, meetings or news. Your information will be used to create more dynamic and engaging content to share with potential club members and on social media!
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