Aloha from Lobster Fest! This year, the event went Hawaiian to raise funds for service organizations that benefit youth. Four local Rotary clubs, including our Eagle/Garden City Rotary Club, joined together Saturday, Sept. 28, at BSU's Jordan ballroom for a dinner and auction. And we had a wonderful time!Stories
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Aloha from Lobster Fest! This year, the event went Hawaiian to raise funds for service organizations that benefit youth. Four local Rotary clubs, including our Eagle/Garden City Rotary Club, joined together Saturday, Sept. 28, at BSU's Jordan ballroom for a dinner and auction. And we had a wonderful time! |
 Our presentation at this week's luncheon featured Cathy Cooke of Whole Home and Body Health. As a certified expert in holistic nutrition and building biology, she and her company dig deep to address underlying imbalances in people's bodies, looking especially at nutrition, exercise, mental outlook and stress, as well as at chemicals, mold and EMFs in their homes and workplaces. Just in time for Halloween, we were scared silly but inspired by her focus on EMFs or electric and magnetic fields |
 Cassandra Wagner, philanthropy director for Giraffe Laugh, was the featured speaker at our Oct. 3 lunch meeting. Idaho is one of only four states that do not offer funded public preschool. In response, this nonprofit provides early education and nurturing to young children by ensuring school readiness, empowering families and building strong future. She shared not only about the organization's participation in Preschool the Idaho Way but also about its new facility opening in Garden City next year. Giraffe Laugh is always seeking volunteers, donated items contributions. You can help! |
 Hallmark movies often put their characters in challenging situations, but we all know that it’ll work out in the end. |
 Dr. Vincent Kituku, founder and director of Caring Hearts and Hands of Hope, spoke at our Sept. 12 Rotary meeting. This nonprofit's primary mission is to identify orphaned or poverty-stricken children in Kenya who might otherwise be forced into early marriage, child labor or destructive lifestyles and give them a quality high school and university education. His stories and message inspired us — and moved a number of our members to stay after and learn how they could help. After the meeting, the Eagle/Garden City Rotary Club presented Dr. Kituku with a gift of $600 for his nonprofit. |
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 The Eagle/Garden City Rotary Club officially welcomed three transfer members, and we could not be more excited! I'm shown here with Dennis Creighton, Kathy Creighton and Rebecca Blewett on my left. These three members bring enthusiasm for service and perspectives on how other clubs work. They will help guide us toward our vision of enriching the lives of our community, especially our youth. |
 Hey club members! We all know what a big job it is to govern District 5400. And we've had some amazing people filling that slot in recent years. But the process of nominating and preparing Rotarians to serve as district governor (DG) never ends. It's time to submit nominations for 2022-2023! Put on your thinking cap and share your ideas at an upcoming Eagle/Garden City Rotary meeting. |
 Way back in mid-February, I received an email that simply said, “I will be visiting your state this summer and am considering your organization to partner with for our service project. Please contact me at 972-xxx-xxxx.” Hmmm, Dallas, Texas? Being curious, I called. Even after talking with Diana Rodriguez, I was a bit doubtful. Now I'm so glad I followed up on the email — and here's why. |
 A while back, I wrote a blog about a visioning exercise that the Eagle/Garden City Rotary Club is undertaking. The goal is to help us envision our future direction and priorities. We are looking at what our club's personality is, what type of a club we are, what characteristics are important to us and which areas of community service we want to focus on over the next three years. Assisted by three trained facilitators, all of whom are local Rotarians, 13 members of our club met for over four hours on June 1. The discussion was lively and fruitful! |
 Several members of the Eagle/Garden City Rotary Club had a very special experience over the weekend of May 17 through 19. That experience was the 2019 District 5400 Celebration, which was held in Boise for the first time in many years, if ever. Historically, Sun Valley has hosted the annual conference, and perhaps this new venue was a trigger for inspiration and energy as the event was truly one to remember. Led by the boundless spirit and creativity of District Governor Jennifer Deroin, EGC members Gretchen Brown, Natalie Chavez, Gene de Laveaga, C.J. Huston, Mike Sieler and I, along with more nearly 300 other Rotarians laughed, cried, worked and played our way through a remarkable weekend. |
 Recently, Gen. Darrel Manning, founding member of the Rotary Club of Eagle/Garden City, wrote about the start of our club almost 22 years ago. We began with 25 members — a level we wanted to maintain — and that’s about where we are today. As Gen. Manning said, we take pride in being a small and nimble organization that can move quickly and get things accomplished efficiently. All of this is done with a great spirit of friendship, respect and collegiality. Now as we reflect on our past, we see opportunities for growth in the future. This is the first of several blogs I'll write about our plans and progress. Read more and check back soon! |
 Rotex, is it the same as Rotaract or Interact? Where do "Rotexers" fit into my Rotary club? I'm glad you asked. Rotexers are young people who have completed a Rotary youth exchange and wish to continue service with their local youth exchange program and clubs. These youth, usually between 17 and 30, are not necessarily Rotary members. But they live, work and study within our communities and have a thirst for service and leadership. |
 Chicago attorney Paul Harris formed the Rotary Club in 1905 to bring together professionals with diverse backgrounds to exchange ideas, form lifelong friendships and give back to their communities. Rotary's name came from the group's early practice of rotating their meetings among the offices of its members. That was 114 years ago, and now the organization has 1.2 million members around the globe. Rotary's anniversary reminds General Darrell Manning about the beginning of the Rotary Club of Eagle-Garden City in 1996. We're not at 114 years yet, but we're still counting! |
 District 5400 Rotarians traveled to Denver for the North American Youth Exchange Network conference, held March 13-17. They went carrying pins, business cards, proven Rotary Youth Exchange practices, and a thirst for new ideas. They returned with a bronze-level certificate of achievement for our leadership and quality RYE program. |
 This Friday, Feb. 22, our waitress extraordinaire Martina McAllister is strapping on her dancing shoes and preparing to bust 17 hours of moves to raise money for the Children's Miracle Network.That's right, it's time for BSU's annual Dance Marathon! This year, the students have set their sights high, at $208,000. This money goes to the St. Luke's Children's Hospital, paying for a gamut of needed supplies for sick children and their families. Open your wallet and give generously today! |
 The Eagle-Garden City Rotary Club and Pioneer Federal Credit Union teamed up to purchase and distribute dictionaries to area third graders to demonstrate their commitment to education and Idaho's children. |
 As part of the Eagle-Garden City Rotary Club's commitment to promoting peace and helping youth, we annually host a Rotary Youth Exchange student coming to District 5400. This year, we are proud to host Julia Hakola of Finland. |
 District Governor Jennifer Deroin visited the Eagle-Garden City Rotary Club November 1 to urge us to "be the inspiration." Using the metaphor of spindles of thread that can be woven into beautiful tapestries, she encouraged each of us to "pull the thread" of our potential and weave it into the Rotary tapestry of our lives. |
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Greenbelt lovers can show their enthusiasm for the Boise Greenbelt by buying commemorative bricks! |
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Our motto, "Service Above Self," embodies our humanitarian spirit. Rotary’s Avenues of Service guide our activities: |
Rotary is an organization of business and professional persons united worldwide who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations and help build goodwill and peace in the world. You may also ask, can I be a Rotarian? |
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