This Week's Rotary Scuttlebutt 12.25.24 (Dec. 25, 2024)

No Morning Meeting:

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

As we reflect on the past year, we are filled with immense pride and gratitude for all that we have accomplished together. From our successful community service projects to our engaging events and fundraisers. Harbortown Rotary continues to make a positive impact. None of this would have been possible without the dedication and hard work of our members, volunteers, and supporters. Thank you for your unwavering commitment and enthusiasm. Here's to another year of making a difference!

Below are a few highlights from 2024

Learn More Here!

2025 District 5580 Conference

District 5580 Conference Update

After careful consideration, it has been decided to CANCEL the 2024-25 District Conference, previously scheduled for April 24-26, 2025; due to scheduling conflicts with another district training event.

But, don’t be dismayed! There will be another opportunity to connect with District 5580 Rotarians this calendar year…

The 2025-26 DISTRICT CONFERENCE is tentatively scheduled to be held on October 24-25, 2025 in Duluth, MN!

Save the date and stay posted for additional information!

Gloria Mink
District Administrator
Rotary District 5580

Rotary Events and Meetings Calendar

Mark your calendars for Harbortown's upcoming hands on projects, committee meetings, and gatherings!

LINCOLN PARK SPRING CLEAN-UP: neighborhood litter pickup organized by Ecolibrium3 and Ursa Minor

Saturday, April 26, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Register individually at https://ecolibrium3.salsalabs.org/lnpkcleanup2025/index.html. There is an option to organize large groups and meet at Clyde, but EcoRotary will be tabling at Ursa Minor (the individual & small group start point), so we will be planning to show up at Ursa with individuals/couples/families selecting whichever time slot they prefer. More details on the registration page.

Rotarian Birthdays

Happy Birthday to our Harbortown Rotarians celebrating this April!

Mike Cochran – April 16

Carl Maki – April 20

Happy Rotary Anniversary!

Happy Rotary April Anniversaries to our following members!

We so greatly appreciate your commitment to service.

Greg Goldman (36 Years)

Mark Erickson (33 Years)

Heather Salfer (17 Years)

Mark Fredrickson (6 Years)

Amber Sadowski (4 Years)

Upcoming Program Duties

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:

04.23 - Mike Waldron - 23rd Veteran

04.30 - Scholarship Day

05.07 - Jr. Rotarian Take Over

05.14 - Denfeld meeting takeover

05.21 - PM Fireside

05.28 - Tessa Sandberg - TownePlaces Suites

06.04 - Dereck Murphy-Williams of Homegrown

06.11 - Jay Gabler - 100 Things to do in Duluth

06.18 - Harbortown Foundation Day

06.25 - President's Dinner @ Ridgeview

Harbortown News

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!

Do you have Harbortown Rotary pictures to share!? Share your photos HERE with Google Photos so we can spread the word about how awesome our members are and the impact we're making on our community!

Harbortown Rotary 2024