Don Martin, Feed My Starving Children, presented about the 12th Annual MobilePack event. Incarnation has hosted over 25,000 volunteers over 11 annual All Hand on Hope Feed My Starving Children MobilePack events resulting in 6.7 million meals being packed. Our Rotary club in partnership with the local High School Clubs looks forward to this event…
Our Youth Exchange Student from Hungary, Da’ria gave a presentation on her year so far. Erik and Christina Tvedten have been keeping her busy visiting Minnesota attractions like Valley Fair, the State Fair, sporting events, and of course school. She won the Most Improved Award for her soccer team, with Coach Tvedten, also Da’ria’s host…
Thank you, Jim Hunt, for the update on Fast for Hope. Fast for Hope has been around since the ’70s. It is unique to our district. It is called Fast for Hope because initially, clubs would forgo one meal each year and the monies for that meal would go to Fast for Hope. Now clubs…
Thank you Minahil for giving a great presentation about Pakistan and yourself. Minahil means Paradise Breeze in Arabic. Pakistan is an Islamic Country, established in 1947, founded by Muhammed Ali Jinnah. The national language is Urdu and the official language is Urdu and English. More that 20 languages in almost 70 different dialects are spoken.…
Jim Hunt, Rotary Club of White Bear Lake, presented on a project we supported from his club along with The Rotary Clubs of Lakeville, New Brighton / Mounds View, Prior Lake, Red Wing, Roseville, and Stillwater Sunrise. The Rotary Club of White Bear Lake received a Rotary District 5960 matching grant for the project to construct…
IT’S TIME TO START PLANNING OUR JUNE TRIP! We will be going to Uganda from June 12th to the 25th to work at the Mbiriizi Advanced Primary School, put on a birthday party for the orphans AND not only finish the trip with a safari but also go to the Ziwa rhino sanctuary. (We went…
Craig Leiser, a Rotarian from Stillwater Sunrise, past District Governor 2010-11, and currently on the District International Service team, presented a check to Rick Pratt (International Team Lead) and our club and our Sylvia’s Children Grant. Sylvia’s Children, Inc. – Funding for orphans attending high school and college in Mbiriizi, Uganda, Africa Who will care…
World Polio Day 24 October One Day, One Focus, Ending Polio. Our 6th annual World Polio Day event will take place at the College of Physicians in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The live stream begins at 5:30 PM CDT. Find out how you can take part in World Polio Day, and watch last year’s live stream program…
The Rotary Club of North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale is raising money to build a road. I hope you’ll partner with us! Al-Maulin is a remote village in the Indonesian country of Timor Leste. (see map) The mountainous region provides extremely rich soil, exceptional for farming. The 97 households (about 500 people) are subsistence farmers. They are…
Who will care for these children? You’re an orphan… you live in the village of Mbiriizi, Uganda, Africa… your parents have died. Who will take care of you? Without a designated guardian or a government safety net, no one! With Sylvia’s Children, the orphans attending the Mbiriizi Advanced Primary School, have a safety net. They are…