Rotary President-Elect Ian Riseley is asking all clubs to track the number of hours of service members contribute to their communities and the amount of money donated during Rotary Year 2017-2018. The goal is to show what a force Rotary is in the world -- at a club, district and RI worldwide level.

Think about the impact on a prospective members or project partner when you can describe precisely how much your club contributes to your community and our District invests in Minnesota.

RI's website will have a reporting feature by the July 1 beginning of the Rotary year. Even before then, clubs can plan their tracking method. Besides tracking dollars raised for your community, include money raised from the community and spent on a local Rotary project. Hours of service may be a little trickier to track. Krysta Peterson, president of the South Metro Minneapolis Evenings (SMME) club, has a spreadsheet her club already uses to track hours of service and activity. We will make that available on the District 5950 website.

These will be very powerful numbers! I can’t wait to see what kind of story they tell for our District.

The TCYP (Twin Cities Young Professionals) Summit on May 19 will bring together hundreds
of young professionals from the greater Twin Cities area. Twelve District 5950 Rotary clubs are collaborating to be an event Silver Sponsor, their funding allowing young attendees to hear speakers discuss diversity, inclusion, communication, self-growth, and more. This annual summit gathers industry leaders together to share insights on how to grow their business expertise, focus their leadership skills and integrate their passion into the workplace.

Collaborating clubs are St. Louis Park, Bloomington, Eden Prairie Noon, Minnetonka, Edina, Chanhassen, Chaska, Golden Valley, Waconia-West Carver, Edina Morningside, Shakopee, and Eden Prairie AM.

Eight young professional Rotarians will represent District 5950 at the event, staffing an exhibitor table during registration and breaks. They will also connect with attendees during sessions and meals, creating opportunities to engage in one-to-one and small-group conversations. As a Silver Sponsor we will have a quarter-page ad in the program and receive recognition during the event.  

These collaborating clubs hope to recruit new Rotary members and create more awareness of Rotary and our Rotary District. If you are a young professional and would like to register for the event, you can get more information at www.tcypsummit.com.