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“It’s time to stop searching and start serving,” goes the promo. Simple, direct, and anything but frivolous is a new Rotary podcast produced jointly each week by Minnesota’s Rotary Districts 5950 and 5960. The hope is to reach current Rotarians, and engage listeners worldwide in service.
Why the title: “Searching for Service?”
“Post-Covid is a time for reconnecting,” explains co-host Joseph Kirk, a new Rotarian whose day job is real estate with Sotheby’s International in Edina, MN. “People have eliminated things that don’t matter and are focusing on the things that do matter.”
Co-host Kelly Kirk agrees. She is also a new Rotarian who works as a loan originator with Summit Mortgage. She enjoys the leadership opportunities Rotary offers, and understands how fundraising goes hand in hand with service.
“We want to help people find their best through service,” Joseph Kirk summed it up. “Rotarians can learn about what’s going on, and at the same time, we’re extending Rotary’s reach” as speakers share their experiences and opportunities.Produced weekly at the studio of AM950-KTNF Radio, “Searching for Service” airs from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Sundays. Tune in wherever podcasts are found: online at www.am950radio.com or on Spotify, Google, or Apple Podcast apps.
Rotary Clubs are encouraged to download the RSS Feed and make it a permanent part of their club web pages via ClubRunner, said District 5950 Governor Lloyd Campbell, Jr. His colleague in this venture is District 5960 Gov. Dayle Quigley of St. Paul.
Monthly podcast themes follow the calendar of Rotary International. Past shows are available for listening and include a variety of speakers: Tom Gump, District 5950 Past District Governor and Aide to Rotary International President-Nominee Stephanie Urchick; Joe Stahlmann, District 5960 Polio Plus Committee Co-Chair; and Gayla Holmgren talking about “Preschool for Success.”
Pictured: Joseph and Kelly Kirk in service on a Rotary highway cleanup project with children Conrad, age 8, and Landon, age 6.