Juneau Gastineau Rotary Clubs has partnered with Juneau Douglas High School to start new Interact Club. Chartered on October 13th, the club has 10-20 members and is still growing. Congratulations to Juneau Gastineau Rotary Interact Club representative Kim Champney and Club President Doug Eckland who worked with D5010 Interact Chair Dan Dawson to get the club chartered. Congratulations to officers: President: Allison Hoy; VP: Gloria Bixby; Secretary: Molly Minick and Treasurer: Eva Sturm. their first project is helping Juneau Gastineau Rotary provide Gift Bags with gloves, masks, gum, sanitizer, etc. to the homeless at the local shelter called The Glory Hall. They should do about 75-bags on Christmas Eve.
D5010 Rotary is collaborating with Rotary to bring new learning and growth opportunities to you and all district Rotarians. This online initiative will support our members, strengthen our clubs and reinforce the long-term growth of Rotary in our district. Check out the District 5010 Growth & Learning Center by clicking this link: https://rotarydistrict5010.org/page/growth-learning-center/
If you wish to honor or memorialize someone with a contribution to The Rotary Foundation, the best way is to use rotary.org/donate and choose “I would like to make this donation in honor or in memory of someone.” The donor making the contribution will receive gift credit and a tax receipt (where applicable). The person they wish to honor, or the person’s family in the case of a memorial, will be notified of the gift.
Interested in making a gift to The Rotary Foundation as a memorial or tribute to honor a loved one? Give today at rotary.org/donate.
District 5010's first online Polio Plus fund-raiser just went live and with 9X matching funds! Check it out below and online at https://go.rotary5010gives.
Your $40 donation to The Rotary Foundation through our District's "Take Out Polio - I saved 600" pin sale ultimately becomes $360 in vaccine, enough to innoculate 600 children against Polio. Rotarian Kathryn Beers stunning graphic below shows how.
Jump on, Take Out Polio! Celebrate World Polio Day
Click on this link to get started now: https://go.rotary5010gives.
October 24, 2020 is World Polio Day.
The Theme for World Polio Day is, "A win against polio is a win for global health" World Polio Day is a time for Rotarians from all over the world to come together, recognize our progress in our fight to end polio, and talk about the action we need to take in order to end Polio for good.
Here is the link to the "World Polio Day Program" https://www.endpolio.org/
- RSVP here for reminders/updates: https://
endpol.io/wpdev - Time: 9 AM EDT/8 AM CDT/2 PM GMT
- View the program here: www.facebook.com/rotary
Following its premiere on 24 October, the program videos will be available indefinitely on Rotary International Facebook and the RI website: www.endpolio.org/
Congratulations to the D5010 Clubs receiving the 2019-2020 Presidential Citation. The Citation criteria is established each year by the RI President to support, engage, and recognize clubs that are committed to strengthening their club. Receiving the Presidential Citation is a mark of excellence.
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