Last weekend we packed over 900 fruit boxes for our friends and families in the community.
What a team!!!
It took ALL of our members to get us to our fundraising goal!
It took 13 volunteers to prep the area and assemble boxes.
It took delivery drivers between Saturday and Monday to deliver 355 boxes.
It took MANY volunteers to work through the assembly line positions Saturday morning to pack the boxes.
And it took 3 gallons of coffee, 6 boxes of glazers, a gallon of orange juice, some donut holes, clementines, and bananas, and a whole lot of holiday cheer to make this happen!
WE HAVE SOME EXTRA BOXES! $25
Reach out to Niki Pohnl if you would like to purchase extra boxes or add to the order you already picked up!
New Member Proposals
The following community member has been proposed to become members of our club:
Faith Brown, Cappella Weddings and Event Coordinator, proposed by Matthew Curtis
Kaitlyn Rowe, Collections Department Manager at Marine Credit Union, proposed by Chuck Hanson
Lauren Harris, Workforce Strategies Director at Chamber of Commerce, proposed by Liz Filter
According to club procedure, applicant names are to be published in our weekly email bulletin for two weeks. If there are no objections from the current membership, these applications will be approved. Please contact the Club Administrator if you object to these applications by Dec. 24th
TriCon brings together members from three Rotary International Districts: 6220, 6250, and 6270. These districts serve clubs in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, a portion of Minnesota, and most of Wisconsin.
At TriCon, participants learn, are inspired, and grow through interactive workshops, plenary speakers, and networking opportunities. All this truly makes TriCon an outstanding Rotary conference experience.
NOTE: Our club's connection with this event:
The District Governor belongs to our club!
Our club is a sponsor of the event.
Rick Kyte is one of the keynote speakers.
Don't miss out on this lively, educational, and fun-filled Rotarian experience.
Bears available at club meetings the next few weeks.
Cash, Venmo, or charge on your account.
FOUNDATION MINUTE: December 16, 2024
Welcome to Week THREE of RI’s Month of Disease Prevention & Treatment
The report this week, is culled from a Rotary online announcement published by Etelka Lehocyky, Rotary’s online reporter. The Rotary Healthy Communities Challenge, a three-year, US$30 million program to combat disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mozambique, Nigeria, and Zambia, has officially launched. Rotary International is partnering with the Gates Foundation and World Vision to target pneumonia, malaria, and diarrheal diseases, which are among the leading causes of death for young children and other vulnerable populations in these countries. “Our goal is to empower communities by strengthening their health systems, ensuring that every child has access to life-saving care,” says Larry Mapani, the program’s lead in Zambia and a member of the Rotary Club of Kitwe, Zambia.
The Rotary Healthy Communities Challenge aims to reach an estimated 3.5 million people in 700,000 households. In addition to treating the targeted diseases, it will engage communities, raise awareness about the importance of treating disease early, and improve the collection and management of data. The latter are essential for accurate health reporting and informed decision making. The Rotary Healthy Communities Challenge uses an approach similar to that of Partners for a Malaria-Free Zambia, the highly successful recipient of Rotary’s first Programs of Scale award, in 2021.
Like that program, the Healthy Communities Challenge will collaborate with local partners to strengthen existing health systems. It will train, equip, and deploy thousands of community health workers to reach children where they live. “Rotary is committed to improving health outcomes by empowering communities,” says Aloysius Dele Balogun, the program lead in Nigeria and a member of the Rotary Club of Agege, Lagos State, Nigeria. “Through this initiative, we are equipping our community health care workers with the tools and training necessary to deliver life-
saving services right where they are needed the most.” By training health workers and bolstering medical resources at the local level, the program is expected to yield benefits for each country far into the future.
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