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PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT

Does your club have an idea or project to help the environment? District 5580 is committed to supporting activities that strengthen the conservation and protection of natural resources, advance ecological sustainability, and foster harmony between communities and the environment. District 5580 is offering $100 to clubs to support a project of their choice to Protect the Environment.

Need Ideas? Project Examples

To apply simply submit the following to envirocomm5580@gmail.com.

Environmental Project Form - include a brief description of your project, who participated, and how much it cost
RECEIPTS
A great action photo or two or even a short video!

MENTAL HEALTH INITIATIVE

Mental Health Initiative

Rotary District 5580 supports RI President Gordon McInally in his initiative to break stigma, raise awareness & increase access. Club’s will receive up to $100 towards a Mental Health Initiative.

Learn more and get ideas at https://www.ragonmentalhealth.org/.

To apply simply submit the following to District Administrator Gloria Mink.

District Expense Reimb Form 2024 (up to $100)
RECEIPTS
A brief description of your project

PUBLIC IMAGE GRANT

Could your club benefit from up to $250 to $400 for Public Image projects?

Here's how:

Identify a project. Determine the potential cost.
Complete the PUBLIC IMAGE GRANT APPLICATION and email it to Scott Soderberg, as instructed on the form.
Scott will contact you with any questions, or for clarification.
If approved, you can proceed with your project.
On project completion, submit the completion information and return it to Scott.

SIMPLE right?!

Here’s what a couple of our 5580 clubs have done with Public Image grant money:

NEW MEMBER GIFT

All new members inducted into District 5580 Clubs from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024 are eligible to receive a new member gift of a Rotary shirt shown in the graphic.

To receive the shirt the Club President or Secretary needs to email Mark Leutgeb, District membership Chair, at mvleutgeb@gmail.com with the name and brief bio of the new member, male or female shirt size, and mailing address. Shirts will not shrink. The shirt will be shipped and the new member will be announced in the District newsletter.

We hope that our new Rotary District 5580 members will wear their shirts proudly throughout their communities sharing the news about the good work that Rotarians do.

CLUB SUPPORT AND RESOURCES

HOW DO I? If you are asking this question, check out the Club Officer Resources page. Where you can find the Speakers Bureau, fundraising ideas, club officer job descriptions, and more!

HAS YOUR CLUB VISIONED YET?!!

What will your club look like 5 years from now? A good way to find out is through a Club Visioning.

Video of District 5580 Projects

DISTRICT 5580 GLOBAL SCHOLAR VIDEO

Freddie Huppé Campbell (she/her) is a proud Métis woman who currently resides on the traditional, unceded, unsurrendered territory of the Algonquin Nation - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

She leads Indigenous Clean Energy's (ICE) Global Hub, focusing on the acceleration of community-renewable energy microgrids in Indigenous, island, coastal and remote spaces as a core component of just global climate action. She is also the co-host and co- producer of the Decolonizing Power podcast series featuring a global network of leaders, including young innovators, sprinting towards a sustainable, fair and impactful clean energy future.

Video Link

GOING HYBRID - Rotary Meetings

Thanks to our Rotary friends in District 5950 for putting together this "Going Hybrid" training!

https://portal.clubrunner.ca/50084/sitepage/going-hybrid?fbclid=IwAR28YIE7G0x9OM6-veSDRlGNGq4_d18puK484bC8tgDEFJ7-rvZJn2IJXzQ

SERVING BEYOND THE CLUB LEVEL

Are you ready to take the next step in Rotary Service? District 5580 needs leaders, committee chairs and committee members. Become part of the District 5580 Leadership Team. Please review the DISTRICT 5580 ORGANIZATION AND COMMITTEE BROCHURE and think about your skills and what leadership position or committee would interest you.

GRANT PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Are you interested in partnering with other clubs Grant Projects to help people in need? Here is a link to a page designed to provide Rotary Clubs in District 5580 with the chance to review active or upcoming projects and to evaluate opportunities for potentially participating in the projects financially or as volunteer workers.

Click HERE for more information about PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES!

END HUMAN TRAFFICKING

Rotary's multi-district Initiative to End Human Trafficking began with Rotary clubs in Minnesota and has expanded to Wisconsin, North Dakota, and parts of Ontario. https://rotaryendht.org/

PUBLIC IMAGE, MEMBERSHIP, FOUNDATION

Past District Governor and Rotary District 5580 Public Image Chair Craig Loughery shares how Public Image, Humanitarian Service, Membership, and supporting The Rotary Foundation worked together to increase membership in the Rotary Club of Ely MN!

DISTRICT NEWSLETTER