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May 12, 2021  •  Rotary Club of Missoula, Montana  •  Chartered May 2, 1917
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Club’s Auction Basket to help support District Foundation 
 
When DG Sandy Carlson asked Rotary club presidents throughout Montana to support the fundraising auction being held at this year’s District Conference May 14-16 in Kalispell, President Victoria Emmons recruited just the right person to make it happen... Diane Dawson.
 
As Board Member and Fellowship Chair, Diane has demonstrated her creativity all year long as she worked to liven up our weekly meetings with special holiday décor or birthday cakes. She planned one after another fellowship activity, only to have many of them canceled due to that pesky pandemic. For this assignment, Diane crafted a gorgeous basket of items that will be auctioned at the conference this month. Proceeds from auction sales will help support Rotary club projects all over the state. The District Foundation offers grants to clubs to assist in a variety of projects. One such grant helped our club provide Neighbor Bags to families at The Salvation Army to help reduce incidence of Covid-19.
 
The basket that Diane so beautifully assembled includes: three wines from Tenspoon Winery—Going to the Sun, 2019 Saint Pepin grapes; Prairie Thunder, red wine; and Roxy Fire, 2017, Reisling; plus, Wild Huckleberry Syrup; Tenspoon Winery Candle; Bequet Salted Carmels; Wild Huckleberry Champagne Jelly; Montana Wild Huckleberry Bark; Vacuum Pump with Wine Stoppers. The basket is valued at $180.
 
Special thanks to Diane for her marvelous creativity and for donating the basket of goods. Thanks to Ten Spoon Winery, as well, for the great discount on items for a good cause.
 
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Speaker for May 12, 2021

TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME!

The Missoula PaddleHeads, formerly known as the Osprey, are the local minor league baseball team in Missoula. They bring professional sports and entertainment to our community throughout the summer. The team is associated with the major league team, the Arizona Diamondbacks. 
 
This week’s speaker is Brett Shure, stadium operations manager for the PaddleHeads. Brett will give us a preview of the upcoming season, as well as longer-term plans for the team and its role in Missoula. 
 
Brett was born in Orlando, Florida, and attended Cornerstone University in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he played baseball all four years as a pitcher. He relocated to Missoula in 2019 to work for the Osprey as their operations assistant, staying on as the team made the transition to the PaddleHeads.  
 
 
 

Last Week Update May 5, 2021

Design & Planning Matters

Our speakers Aaron Wilson (left) and Andrew Hagemeier (Right) of Missoula County joined us last week to discuss the Mullan Road Planning project. Aaron and Andrew shared about the long range plans for Missoula County road structure.   We need to think about transportation and how our roads are different.  For example North Reserve was built with modern subdivisions.  Autos were the major focus and Reserve street is one of the most congested in terms of traffic.  When planners design for cars you get more cars on the road.  Resources unfortunately are more restrained and growth costs more, especially to build infrastructure that is efficient and sustainable.  Missoula is limited to growth because of land and keeping our town attractive environmentally.  We are growing 3-6 persons a day and 600-800 hoes a year.  Right now there are a deficit on homes and costs are outpacing revenues.  Costs have gone up 70% and the gas tax does not cover the cost of building roads.  The gas tax has not risen since 1994 and so Missoula has to locally raise funds for a more efficient system.  About 71.7% of the population drives alone with about 15% biking and bussing to work.  Just the recent work on the Russell street cost $80 million dollars for a short amount of highway.  Right now core services are within 15 minutes away and there are more demand for land.
 
The Mullan area is the next development being considered and in concert with Missoula County they have put together a BUILD coalition in 2019 and got 13 million from the 23 million ask to build houses, restoration and trails.   "Road design matters" for all types of transportation, safe lanes, walkers bikers, cars, buses are all looked out when doing long range planning.   What is next for Missoula is creating a long range planning plan with 5 core goals, Expanding mobility, climate change, economic development, equity investments and wholistic growth.  The Missoula county zoning code is being rewritten to incorporate all these growth patterns.  

Habitat for Humanity Service Opportunity

Ready for a day of fun, fellowship and doing good?
Greetings Rotarians! We have a great service project opportunity coming up with Habitat for Humanity on June 4 and 5. We'll be volunteering time/effort to assist them on a couple of build days! Group sizes are limited to ten. We have four volunteers signed up for each day thus far, but we need more. Please invite your spouses, significant others, teenagers (no young children, please, due to safety concerns on a build site), Rotaract members, friends and neighbors to help. It’s a great way to introduce them to Rotary and all the fun we have together.
 
The homes we'll help build are located in East Missoula (more details to come) and our participation commitment begins at 8:30 am and ends at 4 pm for a full day. Half-day volunteering is available as well. No special tools or skills are required.  
 
Our club will provide lunch and Jim Hutcheson says he’s volunteering to coordinate that effort. If you would like to be involved, but do not want to participate in the build effort, helping to bring lunch to the build crew would be a great way to participate.
 
If interested, please email me your preferred day and include whether you are able to join for a full day or half day, or are volunteering for lunch duty. I will fill the ten available slots for each day in the order I receive them. HOPEFULLY by June 4-5 the Covid situation will have improved enough so that we can extend the volunteer opportunity to more people.  
 
If you have questions or need additional information, please don't hesitate to reach out to me directly. See below for my contact information.
 
Thanks, and hope to hear from you soon!
 
Levi Thane
levimthane@gmail.com

Bottled Water Sale

Thank you for your support! 
Thank you to all the many Rotarians who purchased cases of bottled water in support of the Western Montana Global Coalition, a partnership of which our club is a member. The cases will be available to pick up once they are retrieved from Culligan water here in Missoula. If anyone has a truck or other large vehicle and can help with pickup of the 21 cases and delivery to Victoria’s house where others can then pick them up from there, please let her know.
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International Spotlight

CINCO DE MAYO FUN FELLOWSHIP 
 
Kalispell Rotarians invited us to join a special virtual party for Cinco De Mayo.   Special guests joined us from Guatemala and were interviewed by a Interact member from Corvallis on what they do.   A good time was had by all.  

Plastic bags become sleeping mats  

The Rotary Club of Windsor, Ontario, Canada repurposed used plastic bags into sleeping mats for the Salvation Army emergency shelter. Club members cut the bags into strips and crocheted them into twin bed size mats. —Rotary magazine Feb 2020
 
“They’re waterproof, easily transportable, more hygienic than a blanket, and can be cleaned easily.”
President's Message
Victoria Emmons
member photo
A nod to all the Mothers
Something we all have in common … a mother. Whether our mothers were wiping our runny noses, dropping us off at summer camp or piano lessons, packing our lunches for school, sewing our wedding gowns, cheering us on at basketball games, offering a lake house for our family’s vacation, planning a reunion, running a business so we could pay our college tuition, buying a condo nearby so she could care for the grandkids while we’re away, baking cookies with our kids, keeping a scrapbook of our elementary school artwork, working three jobs cooking dinner and doing the laundry … each one them remain an amazing person. Some of us had mothers with us as we grew up, others of us had aunts, grandmothers, or step-moms who served the same role…or even an older sister. Yep, older sisters get that role, too, especially in a very large family.
 
It’s not so easy to be a mom, especially today. Sure, we have all those kitchen and laundry conveniences that our grandmothers could have only dreamed of. But many of today’s moms also work at least one or more jobs just to keep the family going. 
 
The last year has been a challenging one for moms in general. Being hunkered down in a home 24 hours a day with three or four little kids underfoot as you try to work online, yet share a computer with your kids so they can also sit in their online classes once a day had to be miserable. My daughter has two kids and I know the lockdown from the pandemic was hard on their family. Juggling all of that for more than a year is really asking a lot of moms … and dads, too.
 
So this week, I salute all the mothers in our Rotary club, in Missoula and the world over. Thank you, Moms, for raising your children to adulthood, instilling in them the values you share, and creating the next generation of productive people. Good job!
 
News
Notables
MISSOULA ROTARY TO AWARD GRANTS TO SIX LOCAL NONPROFITS 
Following the recommendations of the Grants Committee, the Rotary Club of Missoula Board of Directors voted to support six local nonprofits with grants ranging from $500 to $1,500. Thanks to the generosity of our members through Avenues of Service donations, our club had $7,000 available to grant awards, not including the $1,500 in scholarships that will be awarded later this spring. Grant projects had to fit into one of Rotary International’s seven areas of focus.
 
”We were very impressed with the number and quality of grant applications that our members submitted on behalf of nonprofits,” said President Victoria Emmons. “It was a difficult choice as we had requests totaling $15,250 and we were only able to fund less than half of the need.”
 
Grant recipients will be invited to a future club meeting to accept their awards. Organizations that will be awarded grants include: Lowell Elementary & Lowell Westside Park — $1,500 (economic & community development) and Missoula Aging Services, Meals on Wheels — $1,500 (disease prevention & treatment), both submitted by Kathy Schulte; Missoula Education Foundation, math literacy for kindergarteners — $1,000 (basic education & literacy), submitted by Chris Nowlen; Missoula Symphony, Montana Suzuki Institute — $1,000 (Basic education & literacy), submitted by Dolores Bandow; Montana Justice Foundation, civil dispute resolution — $1,500 (Maternal & child health), submitted by Bob Minto; Partnership Health Center, “Reach Out & Read” — $500 (Maternal & child health + basic education & literacy), submitted by Victoria Emmons. The grant to Partnership Health Center will be joined by the Happy Bucks donations our members made in memory of former Missoula Rotarian Dr. John Browne.
 
Special thanks to the Grants Committee, including: Mike Schauf, Dolores Bandow, Ryan Boyd, Jim Hutcheson, Royce Engstrom, Kathy Schulte, and Victoria Emmons, chair. 
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BEER AND PIZZA  FELLOWSHIP

Join us at our first after hours gathering at the Highlander Beer Brewery at 200 International Drive Missoula, MT 59808 located behind Washington Corporation on Wednesday, May 12 at 5:30 pm.  Highlander beer and artisan pizza will be shared with whomever comes and joins us.   
 
 
YOU CAN STILL WIN A ROTARY FLAG QUILT  
It’s not too late to purchase tickets for the Rotary flag quilt raffle to be held at District Conference later this week in Kalispell. You need not be present to win. District International Chair Terri Smiley brought the quilts by for club members to view when we last met at Missoula Country Club. Two quilts were handmade using flags from Rotary clubs of District 5390, as well as flags from international Rotary clubs around the world. Both quilts are gorgeous. The Montana Rotary club flags quilt will be raffled at the District Conference May 14-16 in Kalispell. The other quilt bearing international flags will be auctioned at the conference in a live auction. If anyone would like a chance to win the Montana quilt, you can purchase tickets from President Victoria for $10 each or 3 for $25. Please make checks payable to Rotary Club of Kalispell Daybreak. Proceeds support the Global Coalition and other international Rotary projects in the District.
 
 
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RYLA: OPPORTUNITY FOR LEADERSHIP 
District 5390 is offering its annual Rotary Youth Leadership Academy (RYLA) in person this summer from July 10-14 at Luccock Park Camp. Tall pine trees, early morning fresh air and scores of teenagers climbing out of sleeping bags eagerly facing a new day. This is just a small part of the reality of RYLA in District 5390. Camp RYLA will be an incredible experience for young people in our community.  
 
RYLA will be held at Luccock Park Camp, approximately 15 miles south of Livingston. Our Rotary club selects two students each year for RYLA scholarships at $375 per student, funded through your Avenues of Service contributions. We are in the process of accepting applications for students who are entering 10th or 11th grade next year. We also need volunteers to work on the selection committee as we can only sponsor two students. If interested in being involved, please contact Martha Ripley at marthar@orimt.org.
 
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DID YOU KNOW? 
Q. Do you know who is credited with creating Mother’s Day?
A. Answer to last week's question ... Can you name all of our Rotary club's members who were inducted this fiscal year?  The five new members who have joined our club this year include: Donna Upson, Dan Lee, Elaine Gagliardi, Frank DiNenna, and Shari Riggs. It’s not too late to recruit a new member into Rotary before our FY 20-21 year ends. Our goal was to recruit five net new members, but since we have lost some, we have not yet reached our goal. Share Rotary with someone you know today!
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2021 ROTARY DISTRICT CONFERENCE IN KALISPELL
The annual District 5390 Conference will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn, 1840 US Highway 93 in Kalispell May 14-16. Both live and online versions will be offered to accommodate everyone. Be sure to reserve your hotel room now and ask for the Rotary District 5390 block of rooms for special pricing. 
 
Conference Registration IS NOW OPEN! 
 
 
We have many different options ranging from Full Conference, a single Banquet or Virtual Only. In addition to training, two excursion options on Saturday afternoon are built into the agenda: a tour of Glacier National Park, or a local brewery/wine/distillery tour. Excursions cost an additional $25. Box lunches will be provided before you board the bus of fun for these excursions. The All Conference fees include all meals.
 
All Conference Inclusive $175
Meals Only (all conference) $125
Friday Only Conference $90
Friday Only Dinner $50
Saturday Only Conference $115
Saturday Only Dinner $50
GNP Tour $25
Brewery Tour $25
Virtual $25
 
The weekend conference will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn in Kalispell. You can secure your reservations online, or by simply calling the HGI Kalispell Hotel direct at (406) 756.4500. The Rotary room block has already expired.
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2021 VIRTUAL ROTARY CONVENTION JUNE 12-16, 2021

Registration is open! Don’t miss your chance to connect with Rotary members at the 2021 Virtual Convention: Rotary Opens Opportunities which will take place online June 12-16, 2021.

For those who have never attended a Rotary International Convention, this affords an opportunity to be included in an amazing event for a price easy on the wallet. While it's not the same as being there live with all the grandeur of thousands of Rotarians from around the world gathered together in one huge hall, seeing all those faces from around the world on your Zoom screen helps remind us all of Rotary's magnitude. And it helps us feel pride at being a part of this wonderful organization.

Enjoy a special rate of $49 through May 7, 2021. After that, the registration fee is $65.

You can also join fellow Rotarians early at a pre-convention, June 10-11, for Inter-country Committees, Rotaract, and Rotary Youth Exchange officers. Each pre-convention will cost an additional $20.

The 2021 Virtual Rotary Convention and pre-conventions are open to all Rotary members and participants and include access to the virtual House of Friendship. Don’t forget to visit the convention event page on Facebook to connect with others and stay up-to-date on event news and program highlights.  Register today and save!

 
MASK, PLEASE.
Facial masks are still required -- at least for now -- by the City of Missoula, although things are looking up as more and more people are receiving vaccinations. Pick up your Rotary People of Action mask at our next meeting at the Florence.
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HELLO.
Facial masks. No handshakes. No buffet lunches. Still a welcoming atmosphere as we meet at the Second Set Bistro on the first floor of the Florence Building, or via Zoom if you can’t attend in person. Meal Cards are on sale at check-in for $180 for 12 meals. $20 per lunch for individual lunches, both members and guests. Invite a guest! Remember we meet the last Wednesday of each month at Missoula Country Club for fellowship, no program. Meal cards are not applicable at the country club fellowship lunches. Just a good time with fellow Rotarians. Guests are always welcome, just please RSVP in advance for you and your guests.
 
Service Above Self.
 
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May is Youth Service Month. 
Reaching out to our youth makes future Rotarians
 
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Speakers
May 12, 2021 11:45 AM
Missoula Paddleheads Minor League Baseball Team
May 19, 2021 11:45 AM
Awarding of Paul Harris Fellows
Jun 02, 2021 11:45 AM
Club Assembly: Your Rotary Why
Jun 09, 2021
Jun 16, 2021 11:45 AM
When Russia Took Crimea
Jun 23, 2021 11:45 AM
Summit Independent Living
Jul 07, 2021 11:45 AM
Induction of Dean Fiedler as Club President
Jul 14, 2021 11:45 AM
Midtown Master Plan
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Events
Missoula Rotary Foundation
Jan 01, 2021 – Dec 31, 2021 12:00 AM
 
Rotary Club weekly meeting
Florence Building
May 12, 2021
11:45 AM - 1:00 PM
 
Weekly Lunch Meeting May 12, 2021
Florence Building
May 12, 2021
11:45 AM – 1:00 PM
 
District 5390 Conference in Kalispell
Hilton Garden Inn
May 14, 2021 – May 16, 2021
 
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Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Robert Seim
May 1
 
Nancy Pickhardt
May 16
 
Donna Upson (Correia)
May 18
 
Robert Hermes
May 27
 
Join Date
Fran Albrecht
May 5, 1999
22 years
 
Lauretta Belts
May 9, 2001
20 years
 
Bob Minto
May 10, 1989
32 years
 
Martha Ripley
May 15, 2002
19 years
 
Charlie Bloom
May 31, 1995
26 years
 
Executives & Directors
President
 
President-elect/Vice-President
 
President-elect Nominee
 
Secretary
 
Treasurer
 
Past President
 
Sergeant-at-Arms
 
Director, Club Service: Programs
 
Director, Club Service: Fellowship
 
Director, Club Service: Membership
 
Director, Community Service
 
Director, Community Service
 
Director, International Service
 
Director, Risk Management
 
Director, Vocational Service
 
Director, Youth Service
 
Director, Youth Service
 
Committee Chair, Public Image
 
Committee Chair, The Rotary Foundation
 
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