Amy Demmer, Executive Director of Hartley Nature Center
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 Amy Demmer, Executive Director of Hartley Nature Center
Amy Demmer is the Executive Director of Hartley Nature Center and a nonprofit leader with more than 15 years of experience in organizational management, strategic direction, and community development. Prior to joining Hartley in 2024, she served as Executive Director of the Grand Marais Art Colony and Community Development Director at Zeitgeist Center for Arts and Community. Amy holds a graduate degree in nonprofit leadership from UMD and has contributed to numerous regional boards, commissions, and collaborative initiatives throughout northeastern Minnesota.
Hartley Nature Center is Duluth's nonprofit environmental learning center, connecting people of all ages to nature through education, play, and exploration. Located within the 660-acre Hartley Park, the Nature Center welcomes over 200,000 visitors to the Park each year and serves more than 10,000 community members through school field trips, youth programs, outdoor recreation programs, citizen science projects, and natural resource stewardwardship volunteer projects. By providing meaningful outdoor experiences and caring for the natural spaces that make Duluth unique, Hartley inspires lifelong connections to nature and fosters a healthier, more resilient community.
We would like to thank Jan Fournier for her years of service and dedication in her role with Harbortown Rotary Club Administration. We'd also like to bid her a heartfelt farewell as she begins her well-earned retirement. Jan's reliable and professional work kept our meetings, projects, and events running smoothly, and we are so grateful for her steadfast service which exemplifies the Rotary ideal of "Service Above Self."
Jan, we are grateful for your commitment and friendship. We wish you many years of happiness, relaxation, and well-deserved adventures ahead.
As Dan Holm is about to step into his role as Harbortown Rotary President for the 26-27 year, let's take a moment to acknowledge all the leaders in the Holm family. Thank you Donald, Duane, Max, & Dan for keeping the family tradition going, providing Harbortown Rotary with solid leadership.
From left to right: Dan, Donald, Duane, & Max Holm
Thank you to everyone's for your help and participation in the 2026 Cash Raffle. Below are this year's winners! We sold 370/500 tickets for total Revenue of $37,900. With prize money paid out, we raised over $17,000 for our club. Please return any remaining tickets you have in your possession (sold or unsold) asap. We need to have all the tickets on hand for audit purposes.
Congratulations to our 2026 Winners!
$10,000
Jim King
$2,500
Deb Laskowski
$1 ,000
Jeff Olson
$500
Jeff Freier
Jessica Leonzal
David Fulda
Ryan Erspamer
Marty Schubitzke
Scott Miller
Bill Punyko
Craig Carlson
Chris Trapp
Greg Goldman
Rick Oase
Steph Jago
Nichole Carter
Thanks again for your generous support of Harbortown Rotary!
On behalf of the Harbortown Rotary Charitable Foundation board, I want to take this opportunity to thank each of you that took the opportunity to join us July 6th at Ridgeview Country Club for our annual Golf fundraiser to benefit the Robert Hermans Scholarship Fund and the Donald Holm Founders Fund.
And to those that were not able to be join us, we thank you as well for your support of your Foundation!
Your continuing support of those funds and the Foundation is so greatly appreciated. Thanks, again!
There are some exciting volunteer opportunities coming up this summer at STARBASE!
First and foremost, thank you for your continued support of our program—we truly couldn't do it without amazing volunteers like you!
One of the most impactful parts of the STARBASE experience is connecting students with adults who use problem-solving, creativity, and real-world skills in their everyday lives.
Whether you work in science, technology, engineering, math, the military, environmental fields, or a completely different career path, your experiences can inspire students and help them see new possibilities for their futures.
This summer, we'd love to have you join us! Take a break from the office, spend some time in the sunshine, and have some fun with our campers.
You can help launch rockets as a Rocket Launch Volunteer, assist with Registration or Lunch Buddies during Summer Explorers Camps, or support students in our Code Quest Camps.
Each link includes additional information about the program, volunteer roles, and what you can expect during your time with us.
If you have any questions or would like to learn more, please don't hesitate to reach out. We'd love to have you be part of another exciting summer at STARBASE!
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.
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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