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Happy Rotary New Year ~ a message from DG DoreenBy Doreen Fox Kelsey on Monday, July 10, 2023 July is the month of new leadership and marks the beginning of the new Rotary fiscal year. If you are a new club president, you have probably led your first club and board meetings. It can be an exciting or even intimidating time. You have resources available to help you make the most of this time and enjoy a successful year. Your area is served by experienced past presidents, in the role of assistant governors, and they’re eager to help. I’ve listed them at the end of this article. Read More | |
What can a donation to The Rotary Foundation do?Monday, June 19, 2023 | |
Policy Change for DDF Allocation for GrantsBy William Dunwoody We have been experiencing a decline in contributions to the Annual Fund due to lower membership numbers and an average per member reduction in contributions to the Annual Fund. The Annual Fund is the primary source of funds for the District, Global, and Express Grants we administer. Due to this reduction in available funding, Express Grants will not be offered during 2023-2024 and a change in the way Global Grant DDF matching contributions will be administered has been implemented for all Global Grant DDF requests effective 1 July 2023. Read More | |
DACdb Officer Training Want to polish your secretary skills for your club, or perhaps prepare for your new role next year? Here is a page that can help you: log into DACdb, click the Support/Training tab, DACdb Training on the left hand menu, and Officer Training. I wish I could just give you a link, but you'll have to log in anyway.  | |
Disaster Response Training (USA)By Linda Kay Bauer_og.jpg)
Disaster Aide USA will be helping us train to respond to disasters around our district. We are starting with US responses, with plans to expand to Canada down the road. Our trailer is getting equipped with tools, and now it's time to get us ready to go.
August 5 Kootenai County Emergency Center 1662 W Wyoming Ave, Hayden, ID 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 pm Read More | |
RYLA 2023!By Debi Dockins on Wednesday, July 12, 2023 We met after three long years of zoom meetings with the leaders who had been chosen to attend the RYLA 2020 camp. The list of Rotary staff will be at the end of this note and as camp director, I send my sincere thanks to them. AND to ALL of you! You supported the efforts of RYLA, you donated funds to help cover the increased costs, and then you went out and found the coolest attendees you could find. To hear more about what happened this year at RYLA, please Read More | |
What’s happening in Youth Exchange?By Patricia Carson on Wednesday, July 12, 2023 The world of youth exchange is very busy this time of year! Eight of our long-term outbound students have just recently returned home to Canada and the USA. We still have one student yet to return. Returning from living abroad for a year can be very difficult for our students. They are happy to be back home with their friends and families in North America. At the same time, their host exchange countries seem so very far away and they are sad to have left their friends and host families abroad. It is challenging for our rebound students; not an easy time for sure. The District Youth exchange will reunite with these 'rebound' students at Camp Lutherhaven in September. We are excited to see the transformation in these young people and look forward to hearing their stories about exchange. Our District should be very proud of this group of students because they have proven themselves to be great ambassadors for our countries and for Rotary. Read More | |
Young traveling Rotarians ~ an opportunity!Tuesday, July 11, 2023Hello Rotarians! My name is Evyn Batie. I am a 23 year old Rotarian from Loveland, Colorado and I am on a mission! It has been my ambition for several years now to utilize my planned gap year (fall of 2022 through fall of 2023) as a service and learning opportunity. I am hoping, as a young Rotarian, to partner with Rotarians and Rotary Clubs around the United States and the world to create a unique traveling volunteer experience. As I travel, I am focused on finding organizations to serve and ways to give back to the community. It is my hope that this gap year will allow me to learn more about Rotary around the country and the world and will make me a better leader and stronger Rotarian for my own community. Read More | |
The Great Northwest Rotary Business DirectoryBy Linda Kay Bauer on Wednesday, July 5, 2023Life happens. We sometimes need help and want to find a Rotarian who we know will give us quality and ethical service. It might be at home or when we travel around the northwest. Coming soon! You can list your business in the Great Northwest Rotary Business Directory. It was started in District 5030 (Seattle) and neighboring districts are joining in. Watch your e-mail for how to list your business, and how to use the Directory when you need services. Question? Ask IPDG Linda at lindakaybauer@gmail.com. | |
President's July Message on the upcoming Waterton 2023 AssemblyBy Maria Kliavkoff on Wednesday, July 12, 2023 If you're curious about the Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park (and Association ~ WGIPPA), of which our District is a member), please click on this link and listen to WGIPPA's President Maria's July message , and consider attending the assembly (a registration article is elsewhere in this Digest)! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IKTsoCBEQw | |
Waterton Glacier International Peace Park AssociationJoin Us to Celebrate Peace and Environmental Sustainability at the Waterton Glacier International Peace Park Association General Meeting and Assembly  Please Register as a Guest for this Event | |
What is a theory of change?Tuesday, July 11, 2023 By Rotary International staff You may have heard the term “theory of change” but not really known what it is. You may have even dismissed it as academic jargon. But a theory of change is an important part of our Programs of Scale grant process because a well-thought-out theory of change can serve as an indispensable road map to successfully reaching a project’s long-term goal. And since our Programs of Scale are all about large-scale, big impact, measurable results, a theory of change is an essential thing to develop. There are many ways to illustrate a theory of change. But perhaps the easiest is to think of a theory of change as an explanation of how a program will achieve its intended impact and in what circumstances. Read More | |
District 5080 DEI Book Club Schedule Books for Summer ReadingThe DEI Book Club has scheduled the following books for summer reading. Washington Black by Esi Edugyan to be discussed on July 26th The Cross and the Lynching Tree by James H. Cone to be discussed on August 23rdThe New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander to be discussed on September 27th.
To learn about these new books and other books discussed in past meetings, click on the link for the latest updated version of the District 5080 DEI Book Club Readers Guide Flipbook. | |
Using ‘brave spaces’ to talk about diversity, inclusionBy Cam Stewart Mikostahpinukum (Red Morning), a member of the Rotary Club of Calgary East (District 5360) and one of six members honored by Rotary International as Champions of InclusionWhile an officer with the Calgary Police Service in 2000, I attended an Aboriginal Justice Camp where I first learned about the true history of Indigenous people. That history has included colonization, discrimination, and racism, all which have impacted current generations. I made a commitment that day that I would continue my knowledge journey and work toward correcting injustices. Read More | |
Friends we'll missIt's always sad when a member of our Rotary family passes away. You'll find them listed here. If a member of your club passes away, please let us know, and we'll post it. Send to lindakaybauer@gmail.com. Read More | |
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Prevent and treat disease. Rotary clubs around the world are working to strengthen communities by keeping them healthy. 