Thank you received from United Way for the donation to Imagination Library
Rose Sale: Contact Angela for tickets, Jeff Sundell for Couple Sales
Bob Reichert sent Ely Rotary a Duluth Rotary Club Flag in appreciation for our presentation to Bob at his presentation in May
Casino Night - Weekly meetings before regular meeting at 11:00 a.m. Grand Ely Lodge
Reminder for Casino Night Event: 8/16/2024 at Miners Dry. Professional dealers with additional games, prizes
Rotary is selling advanced discounted tickets available July 10
Spread the excitement to our community to encourage attendance. There are posters available for the event. See Terri, Tom or Lindsay
Reminder: Let Tom know if you are familiar with resources to support foreign exchange students. Mike Musich knows of a student interested
Angela Campbell - President Update
Sign up for Rose Sales at Zup's. The sign up sheet is on Club Runner. We can use more help
Angela would like a weekly update on sales each Monday. Email: Akc1@frontiernet.net or call her at 218-343-1414. E-mail preferred
Guest Speaker:
Our presenter this week is Past District Governor Craig Loughery.
Craig has been a member over 20 years, served all Club offices, served four years as an Assistant Governor, then District Trainer, District Public Image Chair, on District Strategic Planning Committee, Membership Chair, and District Grant subcommittee. He then served as District Governor in 2015–2016.
He has attended numerous District and Zone training conferences as well as the Rotary International conference in Brazil. In Ely, he worked in obtaining numerous project grants and served as an auctioneer for our annual fundraiser.
With Diane, he organized and managed an international grant to bring freshwater to the poorest area of Haiti. They obtained grants from the District and Rotary International totaling $93,000 for the project.
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Speaker Highlights:
Craig reviewed how Rotary is organized with Clubs, Districts, Zones and Rotary International.
Craig described the organization is like an onion with layers
Only 3 countries are not members, Cuba, Iran and North Korea
34 zones with large geographic cultures
Ely is in Zone 29, District 5580
District spans North Dakota to Ontario
Board of Directors is elected by District Council
100% volunteers each district is autonomous, non-political and non-sectarian
Diane and Craig attended the discrict conference in Fargo this year. Theme: Create Hope in the World. Conference Focus: Nature and how it improves mental health
Conferences offer:
Training
Exchange of ideas
Opportunity for joint activities
Dynamic speakers
Breakout sessions
Spending time with other areas of the district
Silent auction to benefit polio initiative
Outlined grants available to local clubs
Reviewed the House pf Friendship to showcase individual clubs and projects
Rotary International Conference 2024
Calgary
District pays for the District Governor to attend
Cultural oriented
Susan Polege plans to attend from our club
Opportunity to compare notes with other cultures
For more information:
Come to our meetings to learn more
Encourage others to join the Ely Rotary Club
Visit Rotary International, District 5580 and Ely Rotary websites
Thank you to Craig for sharing his wealth of experience and knowledge of the organization and the value of district and international conferences.
Card Game Drawing:
Joe Owens won the chance at the drawing but did not win.
The pot started at $77 today. The drawing will continue to grow for the next meeting.
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