FEBRUARY IS PEACEBUILDING AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION MONTH
2-Feb-23 1st Thursday Rotary Committee meetings at Even Hotel
9-Feb-23 2nd Thursday Rotary Finding Substance X -- the Team That Created Cortisone and Won the Nobel Prize. - Matt Dacy, executive producer Mayo Clinic Heritage Films
16-Feb-23 3rd Thursday Rotary Service option: Rochester Public Library Social option: Twigs Restaurant
23-Feb-23 4th Thursday Rotary Mayo Research Interns from Mexico: Rotaractor Mariana Gonzalez Trevino & group
2-Mar-23 1st Thursday Rotary Committee Meetings
9-Mar-23 2nd Thursday Rotary #5960 District Governor Dayle Quigley
February 9, 2023
Matthew Dacy
Finding Substance X -- the Team that Created Cortisone and Won the Nobel Prize.
Matthew D. Dacy is executive producer of Mayo Clinic Heritage Films, an award-winning series of documentaries and dramatizations that honor Mayo Clinic's history and culture. Check out a preview of this film and all the other Mayo heritage films at https://history.mayoclinic.org/books-films/heritage-films.php
Matt is the founding director of Heritage Hall, the museum and welcome center on the street level of the Mayo Building. He began his career at Mayo Clinic in 1984 and has worked in fundraising, communications, and administration. He is a former member of our Rotary club and he served as a Rotary Foundation Scholar in Israel. Matt is an amazing storyteller, history expert and one of the most gracious people you'll ever meet.
We are pleased to announce that registration is open for Camp RYLA 2023.
Camp RYLA is a four-day leadership camp for high school sophomores and juniors, held at the YMCA Camp St. Croix outside of Hudson, Wi.
Students are selected by their local Rotary Clubs (from Districts 5950 and 5960) who sponsor their participation. ($450 per student, $475 after April 1st.) For more information on the camp, visit our new website at CampRYLA.org
Our three Rochester Rotary Clubs RYLA team includes Jan Hagedorn, Alan Hansen and Deb Christianson.
It’s February and time to kick-off our SHARE THE LOVE campaign promoting the importance of giving to The Rotary Foundation Annual-Share Fund. The Share the Love campaign rewards giving in the month of February with matching point incentives for Paul Harris Fellow awards.
EARTHQUAKES IN TURKEY AND SYRIA ShelterBox is responding after a series of powerful earthquakes hit Turkey and northern Syria. Please donate today to help people affected by the earthquakes and other disasters around the world. https://www.shelterboxusa.org/
4-Way Test Lawn Signs with your club’s website and QR Code
Ed Marek, Former District Governor 2020-2021 asked us to share this opportunity with you: At the District Midterm in January, District Leadership announced this unique opportunity for Rotarians in our District:
Did you know that if you buy the majority of your gas at Kwik Trip, you could pre-pay for your gas AND help the club at the same time? A $100 Kwik Trip card immediately creates $5 for the club and any in-store purchases creates another 5% donation.If you would like to purchase Scrip cards, send an email to romnrotary@gmail.com with how many and what denomination you'd like. In additional to Kwik Trip, Scrip cards are also available to Apollo Liquor and Menards. The cards are purchased at face value, but the club receives 5% back from Apollo Liquor and Kwik Trip and 4% back from Menards. The club receives an additional 5% on purchases at Kwik Trip, other than gas, inside the store.