Welcome to the 2021-2022
Rotary Year!
This is our Club's 25th Anniversary Year!
The Rotary Club of Dixie Sunrise was chartered on September 5, 1996
President, Charlotte Shelley
and members of our Club
welcome you to share in the work of this great group!
This week's meeting, February 24, 2022
President, Charlotte Shelley conducting
Dave Highbee will lead The Pledge of Allegiance
Suzanne Leonelli will lead the 4 Way Test
Steve Quinn will provide blessing
Due to recently expressed concerns locally, from District 5420, and from RI over disease spread (Covid AND the awful strain of flu this year) we are temporarily reinstating the Zoom connection for our meetings. The on-going use of Zoom will depend on the use of it by our members.
NOTE: these are hybrid meetings. You may attend in person at The Bloomington Country Club OR you can attend via Zoom.
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IMPORTANT MESSAGE:
Due to a series of unfortunate events The Evening of Elegance has been postponed.
NOTICE, WE DID NOT SAY CANCELLED, WE SAID POSTPONED.
The Committee is working to re-schedule this event in the Fall.
THIS WEEK'S PROGRAM:
Dave Nelson and other travelers will tell us all about their experience with Rotary's Friendship Exchange program. The team, lead by our incoming District Governor Jose spent, time in Porta Penasco
Sounds like they had a blast! It will probably make us all want to sign up for the next exchange.
Coming up March 10th:
What do you know about publishing?
Did you know we have a publisher in our midst?
Paula Bell Christie, publisher of St. George City Lifestyle will give us some insights into the magic of taking an idea through to a publication. Can't wait to learn more!
Watch for our meeting on March 17!!!
Here is a hint......
UPCOMING MEETINGS:
The next monthly Board Meeting will be Tuesday, March 8th at 5:00.
The Golf Committee will be meeting on Wednesday, March 9th at 5:30 at Nelson's Wash.
AND!
Utah Rotary District Conference:
A Conference Like No Other
May 12-14, 2022
Utah Cultural Celebration Center, 1355 W 3100 S, West Valley City
With the theme of Connecting Today’s and Tomorrow’s Leaders, and in partnership with Professional Education at the University of Utah, this year’s District Conference will appeal to Rotarians and young professionals not yet familiar with Rotary.
Check out the Rotary and professional development programming on the Conference Schedule page.
Our speakers will address the issues of climate change, empowering girls, refugee status in Utah, the role of leaders as change agents, and ways we can connect today’s and tomorrow’s leaders through Rotary.
The House of Friendship will feature exhibits and how-to advice from Utah Rotary clubs who have undertaken bold, bright ideas for fundraisers, collaborative service projects, public image strategies that your club can replicate.
Our Saturday May 14 service projects will provide hands-on assistance to those suffering food insecurity, victims of domestic violence, and veterans who have served our nation here and abroad.
All will receive a digital certificate of attendance at this professional development Conference which also includes all the Rotary programming you love!
Register now:
- Thursday night May 12 Rotary Foundation Dinner is $50, celebrating The Rotary Foundation: its service within our state and humanity all over the globe.
- Friday/Saturday May 13-14 Conference registration is $160, includes five meals. Clubs are encouraged to sponsor a young professional in their area, who is a potential member.
- Partial sponsorships – resulting in a $60 cost to attend Friday & Saturday – are available to Rotaractors and young professionals new to Rotary not sponsored by a club.
SERVICE ABOVE SELF*
Road clean-up!
April 2nd. Meet at Tonaquint Park and Richard will lead us in making a difference in our community!
And, since all good events require food, we will meet up at DeDe's for breakfast after Dixie Drive is all cleaned up!
The Washington County Fair - a major funding opportunity for us as well as just plain fun - will be April 20-24th.
The Parkinson's Walk will be on April 23rd. Stay tuned for details.
IRONMAN! May 7th!
The signup link is live NOW, please sign up for your preferred shifts for Run Aid Station 7! That is us! It is a new location this time around because the race takes a different path. LOTS of spots open, pick one that suits you!
Here is the sign-up link for Ironman:
https://ironman.volunteerlocal.com/volunteer/?id=59923
The Second Annual Dixie Sunrise Rotary Club
Golf Tournament is coming up. Wow, this year it will be a Cinco De Mayo event! May 5th!
If you would like to help, the Golf Event Committee will meet next Wednesday at Nelson's Wash.
Weekly Polio update:
This week's report is tragic:
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8 AFGHAN POLIO FRONTLINE WORKERS SLAIN WHILE CONDUCTING THEIR DUTIES - After the safe and successful resumption of nationwide polio campaigns since last November, we received tragic news that 8 polio frontline workers have been killed this morning (February 23rd) in a series of shootings in Takhar and Kunduz Provinces in northeast Afghanistan. The vaccination campaign has been suspended in both provinces. Statements have been issued by both the Regional Director of WHO’s Eastern Mediterranean Region, Dr Ahmed Al-Mandhari, as well as by the United Nations in the country, condemning these attacks, expressing condolences to the families and underscoring that the provision of health and the safety of health workers at the forefront are paramount, and must be kept neutral to any geo-political situation anywhere.
In response to this tragedy, Rotary’s International PolioPlus Committee (IPPC) and the Trustees of The Rotary Foundation donated $100,000 to the Center for Disease Control’s (CDC’s) Keegan’s Heroes Fund, which was established to financially help the families of polio workers in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Nigeria who have incurred serious injury or loss of life as a direct consequence of their participation in polio eradication activities. To learn more about the Keegan Heroes Fund, click here.
As you are aware, our Club sponsored the Rotary Satellite Club of Southern Utah Veterans.
We are happy to see members of their club joining us from time to time and hope perhaps some of you would like to attend a meeting with them.
They meet on the 2nd Thursday of the month at 5:30 at the Elks Lodge.
Thanks Veterans Club for your service!
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Our Club Officers and Directors
President: Charlotte Shelley
President Elect, Dave Nelson
Immediate Past President, Suzanne Leonelli
Secretary: Ayanna Franzen
Treasurer: Steve Quinn
Club Administrator: Marla Shelby
*Note: our community has an endless number of absolutely critical needs and needs help from our citizens. However, as a Rotary Club we cannot be all things to all people. So only those service opportunities approved by the Board will be listed in this bulletin. If you have project you wish our members to support, please submit your request to President Charlotte prior to the Board Meeting each month. Thank you!
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